Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16
KUBELIK IS ONLY A BOZ
OF the Stage h Becomes Merely an In.
tsrsSting YsInE Bohemian.
wDEAWAKE, MODEST AND OBSERVING
Wonderful Master of Violin is CHARM
ing in other ways Than Though
His Great Musical
Genius.

belik in private life is Just q boy, and were
It not for a certain foreign somethinl
about his face, which is indescribable and
yet stamps him as q Bohemian, he could
readily pass for a descendant of a lona
line OF Americans, for he Is unaffected
simple. yet courteous In his manner. franz
and sincere in his expression Of thought
and feeling. and withal possessed Of q boy
lsh interest In everything about him. He
likes to tell a good Joke. as we'll as listen
to one. He cannot carry on q long CONVEX
sstion in English. being obliged to lapse
into his native tongue. but what he does
say he says well. and with very little 40.
cent.
In appearance he is Of medium height and
slender, with q long, narrow foot and
small, strong hand. the index and second
fingers being unusually long and the little
finger exceptionally curved. His face ID
broad, the jaw being quite square. His
eyes, a yellow brown In color, are very
wide awake. His mouth is not well shaped
but he has good teeth and laughs often.
His eyebrows and hair are perhaps the
most distinctive features of his head, which
Is we'll formed. His eyebrows are loAg,
narrow, sharply defined and slant In 9
curve towards his nose, giving a peculisI
expression to his countenance. His hair
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wiry, and when he plays. seems to fall In
with his various moods.
In dress he is modest, but correct, and
the only articles OF jewelry he wears ara
a scarfpin, a monogram with the initials
In rubies and diamonds, M. T, surmounted
by a crown, which was presented to him
by Archduchess Maria Theresa Of Austria,
and a ring. the gift Of Archduchess Marie
Josepha, the future queen.
His MedAl Are Many.
Kubelik has a collection of very hand
some gold and jeweled medals, which he
modestly displays.
This one, my first" said he, 'Is from
Carolus, the first king OF Roumania. I re.
ceived 1t two years ago. This is from the
king OF Servia. This, of which l am ex-
tremely proud, is the Order OF st. Gregory,
from the pope, and is generally given only
to cardinals. Ny last medal was pre-
scented by the king Of wurtemberg.
~ am glad / have these medals, for ii
I did not deserve them, / could not get
them, could II But medals do not make
me play better. I love my music, and I
have been so pleased with my reception in
America I have much to interest me In
the country and in the people. 1t is so
new, so strange to me. SO different from
| al o1ucE COuhlilopl bhAl aboultlAnCn 4 WOA~
der II ] am really here, or II It 70 all q
dream.
az do not believe / could live In America
because everything moves so fast here.
The people, the horses, the trains. every
thing except the colored folks. They are
the slowest people I ever saw, They lose
so much time. When 1 eat my meals, the
walters are at least five minutes in bring
ing icewater, which I never touch. Then
they spend more time In getting the but
ter, which Europeans seldom eat, except
with cheese and coffee. After that they
go for the celery. In Europe we have
celery after dinner, not with 1t, and SO
on. Perhaps it is a good thing that some
thing moves slowly in America, as q sort
of balance for the other things.
Finds IL Pretty Swift.
america is delightful, but it makes me
feel 300 years ahead Of the mes. Indeed,
It seems that the United States are GEN.
turtles in advance of Europe. And what
sensible inventions you have for making
life quick and comfortable. I do not know
what l shall DO when l return to Bohemia
for I am getting accustomed to all this
fairy land, even II it does make me feel
older. There is one thing l will be glad
OF when l reach home, and that Is 1 won't
be afraid to look up when l walk along
the street.
I'm New York 1 have to keep my eyes
on the ground or straight In front of me,
for when / look at those terrible buildings
fifteen or twenty stories high 1t makes me
dizzy. discovered, after trying q few
times, that it was best for me not to look.
when someone said. Nov look at this or
that for / knew that 1t meant that I must
nearly twist my head OF in order to see
the object pointed out to me.
The only fault / have to find with Amer
lea is It is too hot, the hotels are heated
TO suffocation and the railway cars ara
unbearable. I cannot understand how the
Americans can live in such an atmosphere
in their homes, and then they go out into
the cold streets without suffering greatly.
One day, / suppose, some intelligent man
will invent a way for warming the streets
in winter. and cooling thum In summer.
The Americans are such clever people that
nothing they should do would ever surprise
me. One who has never visited the United
States can never begin to understand their
cleverness and versatility. II the elixir
Of life is ever discovered, / think It win
be by an American, for they now live
longer for their years than any other people
on the globe, and, as a rule, enjoy life
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social life. You see, like all foreigners, I
have already made q few observations for
myself.
His Audiences Warm Enough
Before coming to the United States ]
had been warned OF the coldness OF the
musical audience. but on the contrary.
have found the people exceptionally lemon
s~trative and keenly musical.
II keep in practice for my recitals by de-
voting three hours a day to my violin. I
do not believe in firing myself. Three
hours is Just long enough TO benefit me-
and at the same time afford me much pleas
ure.
II am an admirer Of all the best COM
posers, but Beethoven. Schubert and Paga-
mini are my favorites."
Kubelik Is accompanied on his tour By
his manager. Hugo G%orlitz, who first
brought Paderewski TO this country; his
secretary, a valet. and his accompanisL
Rudolf Friml, a young Bohemian and a Iifs-
long friend. Mr.. Friml does not speak q
word OF English, but he will interpret his
thoughts by means OF the best composers
for the benefit OF Omaha at his first recital