Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
KOCIAN AHEAD OF TINE
Distinguished Vlolinist Arrives Earlier
Than Expected
is BEING ENTERTAINED GENEROUSLY
I only Monday H. Left Him for Rest
and study, but He IL of the sort
who Don't object 20
That.

Jaraslov Kocian, Bohemian violin vir-
tuoso. arrived over the Union Pacific from
Denver yesterday afternoon at 3:25-which
was Just the hour he was least expected
by John Rosicky. Vaclav Buresch, Joseph
Mix and the other local Bohemians who
had planned to meet him at the station and
give him escort to his hotel. Colonel Mix
was the only one to reach him before he
drove from the station. The two, with
Franz spindler. Kocian's ~accompanist, Miss
Julie Geyer, solo pianist and, her mother,
and r. c. Heck, treasurer Of the company,
took carriages to the Paxton where Kocian
will be quartered until after his concert at
the Boyd Monday night, except for such
time as he will be entertained about town,
which will be considerable. The program
OF entertainment for him was inaugurated
last night when several countTymen met
him informally at the home Of Mr.. Vaclav
Buresch, Seventeenth and Center streets.
Today he will be a guest at Mr.. John Ros-
icky's, 1915 william street, where a dinner
distinctly Bohemian is to be given him
and afterward a carriage drive about the
city II the weather be propitious and Ko-
clan favorable. In the evening from 5 to
$3.50 o'clock a public reception will be given
at Bohemian hall, Thirteenth and Martha
that all may have opportunity to meet the
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gram has been scheduled for Monday as
that day is to be allowed him for rest and
for the practice he desires previous to the
night entertainment in public.
Came Ahead OF Time.
Yesterdays confusion resulted from the
FIRST section Of train No. 8 being run as
train No. 102 which makes few stops and
has a lightning schedule. 1t was known
here that Kocian had started on No. 6 and
for that reason no one expected him until
$3.50 or later. Mr.. Rosicky's first notin-
cation was when r. ". Miskovsky met him
on the street and remarked he had seen
Kocian at the hotel. Frank Yak who was
with Mr.. Rosicky and who had left Kocian
In Denver the night before after an after
noon concert, didn't believe Il and bet q
hat on his opinion. Mr.. Miskovsky is gamer
by one hat. All the afternoon local Be-
hemians and others who had not been in
formed Of the violinist's arrival haunted
the Union station to assist In giving him
a welcome and a committee was preparing
TO 60 out into the state to meet his train.
EveL Mr.. Rudolph Aronson. who is man
aging the tour and is ahead OF the artist
most OF the time, was among the surprised
and had to be telephoned for.
Didn't Worry the star.
But all this arrangement Of plans and
confusion in reception did not appear to
disturb Kocian In the least, He trudged
into the hotel with his three overcoats, his
dress suit case and his never-released vio-
lin box as serenely as a grocery drummer,
registered for himself in a good, readable
hand, with New York as his headquarters,
and rode up to his room on the parlor
floor without blinking an eye. Colonel Mix
and Treasurer Heck assisted where pos
sible, Of course, but Kocian could have
gotten through very nicely without them,
for Kocian is a business man as we'll as
an artist, Moreover. he is q really jolly
little chap who is not only friendly but
sociable to the limit Of his English vocabu-
larry. In this respect he differs some from
Kubelik. The latter was cordial, but DIM
dent and reserved. He seemed to prefer
not to talk, whereas talking is one of
Kocian's delights. When he exhausts his
English he calls his own language or Ger
man into execution for any who may not
understand. He is full Of life and warmth
and sympathy. 1t is claimed for him that
he has q feeling in his playing that Kubelik
had not. Certainly he has an animation in
his conversation that his predecessor had
not.
What He Looks Like.
He isn't as handsome as Kubelik, from a
woman's point OF view, perhaps, but he will
win a man in half the time. Kubeiik, It will
be remembered, was dark and as dainty
and supple as a girl. Kocian is equally
supple and active, but his eyes are blu0.
his long hair is very light and his mustache
a thin blonde affair. His travelling suit is
a business mans gray, and with 1t he wears
a rather awkward dotted blue tie over a
soft shirt and rundown collar. His
nimble hands, after the warm clasp OF
greeting. busy themselves with something
every second Of the time. Yesterday after
noon while chatting with callers II was a
key chain that furnished him employment
and he pulled 1t about into as many differ
emit shapes and positions as a boy could
have done.
But, indeed, Koclan is scarcely more thar