Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-29
Wins Musical Scholarship Which Poverty
OOmpels Her to Rsiinquiih.
CANON FELLOwES A FRIEND IN NEED
Raises Funds to Enable Her to Pursue
Musical Studies
FINALLY GOES TO XUBELIps PR5cEPToF
Return 60 Great Britain and Appear
ance in London Proves a Great
Triumph for Young
Girl.

Copyright. 1908. by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, March 2s.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram From an
itnerant street musician, the daughter Of
poor harpist, Miss Marie Hall has be-
come In one appearance the foremost
woman violinist in all Europe because Of
her marvellous execution and sympa /.
thetie playing. 'Kubelik in skirts"
declared her audience, for she. too,
is pupil Of the great master, sevck.
Yet with all her ability Miss Hall suf-
fered many disappointments while a child.
She was born In Newcastle Upon Tyne, and
when a mere child played In the streets
with her father. Even under these ad-
verse circumstances her playing attracted
attention. BY dint OF seraping and saving,
friends Of her father managed to raise
money enough to send her to London that
she might enter the contest for the Wes-
seley scholarship. She won the scholar
ship with such remarkable ease that It
astonished the judges. But although she
had won the. most coveted prize Of musi-
clans. she was compelled to rellnquish It..
Her father had no money with which
she could live in London and pursue her
studies. During her thirteenth year her
family moved from Newcastle to Bristol
and Miss Hall went back to street nd
ding.
Canon FeIIOwes a Good Friend.
Canon Fellowes and a friend in passing
one night became impressed with the
playing Of this frail child. They stopped
and, listening. learned something about the
child. They took other friends interested
in music TO hear the child play. Then.
learning of the scholarship the child had
OF money, they contributed enough to send
her to Birmingham to be taught by Max
Mossel.
For three years she studied under him
when again the question OF support for
the family at home arose and she had to
quit and return. Again Canon Fellowea
and her friends rallied about her, and she
was sent to learn with Kreuser.
While studying with Kreuser. Kubelik'z
advice was asked. He heard her play and
became enthusiastic.
Take her at once to Prague and lei
her be with sevcik." he said
To Prague she went. Before being ien-
tered as pupil at the Conservatorium she
had to play Wleniawski's Concerto. After
playing five bars with much skill and
feeling. the great Dvorak said; II am
pleased with your playing / accept you
Then. according TO Miss Hall. began the
hardest work OF her career. II had to At.
tend lectures on harmony" she said, land
the history OF music. had to begIr
working very early in the morning to gel
through with It all. The lessons ] most
enjoyed, after / had finished my course
at the conservatory. we're my private ones
For then had lesson whenever the pro.
fessor had time, often as early as 6 o'eloci
in the morning. and as late a. 10 o'clocl
at night, when he would insist on seeInI
me home. He used to call my lessons hi
little concerts"
Great Triumph at Home.
seyclk pronounced Miss Hall the mos
brilliant pupil he ever had At her frs
public appearance 1t Prague she was re
called twenty-five times. She was equal!
successful in Vienna, at q concert giveI
in aid Of the Philharmonic orchestra.
4 Now for the unfeellng English" sevcil
told his pupil. To her Seveik ccnnded nj
!. favorlte violin. the same with which Kub
elk made his debut. and with this Mis-
Hall played her audience into the wildes
delight. Like most OF sevcik's pupils, sh
has little or nothing more to learn from
a purely technical point OF view. The re
mainder-greater power and fulluess o
tones-must come with maturity and ex
peTienec
Miss Hall Is now Is years old, siende
and frail looking. with waving brow
hair and blue eyes Aside from her musi
her chief interest 10 in her younge
brother, child Of . years.
"You should hear him play" she said
81 can do nothing in comparison"
She hopes to DO for her brother wha
others did for her. He will be sent to be
teacher, seveik for she believes this lit
tie brother has even greater talent tha
she has. When she visits her birthplace
Newcastle Upon-Tyne. on April 4. ther
Will be a public reception in her honor