El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-02
Letter From
a Musician
In Vienna.
Vienna. Austria. March 10.

Vienna. Austria. March 10.
Dear Mother-Your most welcome
letter came just an hour ago and gave
me SO much pleasure that l must
thank you at once. If there is any
thing beside music lessons that at
times a would-be or want-to-be-artist
needs it is encouragement and l should
not be surprised if the lack of it was
not what killed Schubert and Beeth-
oven. Here within one block of Schu-
bert's house every one knows every
thing he ever did and some of the
things he suffered were enough to kill
him but for the faith he had in him
SELF My troubles. although not one
hundredth part of Schubert's, at
times do need encouragement and
am very thankful that it always comes
when needed.
Michel Zadora took my picture. with
my kodak in front of Schubert's house.
so l will send you one although it is
only an amateur picture as ANY one
could see with half an eye"-I believe
that is the way the grammars have
that sentence written.
am standing at the door, above the
doorway is a bust of Schubert and a
sign so:
Franz Schubert's
Gebursthaus.
when the sun once more consents to
shine and we are better practiced in
the art.
am dressed to go 10 see Frau He'd
licka-Loscher and hope to find her at
home this time. She is mostly away
and no one ever knows when to come.
But she told me to come this after
noon SO l suppose l will find her there.
Tomorrow eve is another recital at
Leschetizky's and l am glad he never
gets angry there because l saw him so
angry last week that he was cussing,
kicking and running at the same time.
was in the torture chamber or trans
lated. waiting ROOM" when l heard
him yelling and fussing and in a mo-
ment l saw him coming out of the
studio with his hands flying and run
ming after a pupil he had just kicked
out. He was angry because he only
got one kick at him. Such temper.
no man living has beside him. but such
a teacher no one ever will be-,
Mr.. Fischoff. the first professor at
the conservatory said LeSchetizky
was the only teacher and said he al
ways kicks every one out but that
you must only wait a month and go
back again because there will be no
such teacher when he is gone SO by all
means do not lose this opportunity.
Mr.. Fischoff. as / wrote you, is very
pleasant little fellow and one of the
best pianists.
I believe l sent you a program of
Rosenthars next concert and will write
YOU about it when / hear ii as l know
the program all except one or two small
pieces.
The last piece l began is beautiful
although it is quite loud. STIFF and
to take it STIFF is wrong so you can
imagine l have gained quite great
deal of strength since I've been in
Europe.
have some three or four pieces and
two or three etudes for next lesson
but hope to learn them satisfactorily.
think the severe nervous attack
| had will leave me soon. If not l will
miss one or two lessons as it leaves
me unable to play. Do not think this
| is from overwork for it isn't. For
since l got my kodak and good while
before l took some holidays. Fraulein
Dagmar Walle-Hansen gave a concert
] in Munchen which was a grand sue
cess Some of the numbers were Con-
certo. Grieg. ArabesQue, Schuman, Po-
| lonaise. Bdur-Chopin, and Tarantella-
lLeschetizky. The critics spoke very
highly of her and she was then invit-
ed to play before a party of the royal
1
made friends at once with the royalty.
Fraulein Walle-Hansen is an artist,
finished under Leschetizky and now
| has the position Of assistant to Herr.
Prof She thinks of making a
tour of America in a year or so and
am sure she would be very successful.
Five years ago she was asked to play
the Grieg Concerto under the direction
of the composer and although the con-
cert was only one week off and the
composer is very particular, she learn
| ed the concerto and played it with
Grieg conducting the orchestra and
from memory in one weeks time. The
critics then said she was grand and
even the composer who is very hard to
please was very enthusiastic over her.
am very glad to be able to stay two
years and know it will be so much
better. l think that the two years will
help me SO that then l can work on in
America quite we'll and probably quite
successful at least l hope SO. Will
write again soon as my time is up now
and | must hurry to see Frau Loscher.
With lots of love for your dear self
and grandmother and all friends. Very
| lovingly
Your Devoted Son,
| Abby De Avirett.
Mrs Howell Ladies' Hair Dresser