The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
WONDER BOY YIOLINIST HERE.
J on TECSEY DOESN'T KNOW HE'S
4 MUSICiL HENONENON.
More Anxious About His Camera Pictures
Than His Violin When the Customs
Officers Seized Doth-Hls STORY OF
His Lessons with Uncle" Joachim

Than Ills Violin When the Custom,
Officers Seized noth-His story oil
His Lessons Win Uncle" Joachim
Franz Won Vecscy. the Hungarian nun
derkind who has made Europe sit up and
listen to his violin playing in the last year
arrived yesterday on the Lucaniu and
| had not been In this country an hour before
he came into collision with the United
States authorities He had started 10 leave
the dock with his 5000 Amat under one
arm and his camera in the other hand
Neither had been marked and revenue
inspector seized the two articles.
Give me the pictures, cried eleven
year-old Franz. cutching at the kodak.
Il want my pictures back
The violin might have remained forever
in the inspectors hands for all the efforts
the infant phenomenon made TO recover
it, But he did want the pictures OF the
ships company, which he had amused him
self taking on the way over
Daniel Frohman was at the pier 10 meet
the Lucania and expected TO enjoy the
delight of hearing Franz say how glad he
was to he in this country From tho time
the boy has known anything about the
land 30 far from his own Budapest he
has wanted to come to America But he
had no such expressions OF satisfaction
as Mr. Frohmnn awaited.
well. aren't you glad 10 be in America"
Mr.. Frohman asked.
Yes" came hesitaungly in the boys
excellent English Il am glad TO be here
But | am only glad now because it's near
California. hat IL six days further away
from Buda pest and | want 10 20 there
-When?' asked Mr.. Frohman. seriously.
Tonight or Tomorrow night
Tonight. was his immediate answer
The boy is "A cheerful, healthy looking
lad with black hair and q pale face. more
indicative Of race than any lack Of health.
lie Is constantly laughing takes an alb
normal interest in watches and Is likely 70
AXE them apart II lac has time heiore he Is
noticed. Although lie plays for pleasure
he never mentions the violin unless tho
subject Is introduced
with Uncle Joachim he repented 90 q
que-tioner al the Hotel Netherland. Yes.
/ studied his cadeuAt- in the Beethoven
concerto. Before ! went TO Berlin | had
played always the cadenza- Of NeluAtemp-.
Uncle Joachim said he would teach me
his
What else did he say asked Mime. Won
Necsey the child mother
That they were very hard and that he
did not believe little boy could ever learn
Franz cried with childish delight and
played It for him he second time went 10
see him, How happy Uncle Joachim was
How he Rugged mol"
Franz forgot all about the violin in a
second and was trying 10 open gold
cigarette case almost before he had finished
the story about the caden1a4 for the Bee
thoven concerto. He makes his first APP
pearance here on Tuesday but he j. free
from the nervousness With which mature
artists must struggle. He doesn't know
what II means TO be nervous.
I've not p.ayeu the VIC IN ia nix days
he said yet shall not rehear-e but once
before the concert. III play little on
SUNDAY and then fchearre really ON Monday
for two hours on Monday want to
20 TO the park though II II is not too cold
\ on know ! have tCIr hoars every day
that | must spend IN the open air That
only 'elves me Two hours for praCtior
a. | must study my books besides
Franz had on sailor suit yesterday
knickerbockers and black stockings H.
wore no ieWelry, IN spite Of the thousands
Of dollars he has earned IN the last year
or more His mother .ay- that be has no
tastes other than N- music, u az any Mite
black haired Hungarian boy might NOS
possess. He - made 10 follow perfectly
FORMAL life that he may continue To- play
twice a week AMI yet keep ia boytsh health
and spirits He has regular ~,ecp. regular
work and regular play.
His father hi- manager, Max Gross, ana
his secretary complete the personal suite
Of this young Hungarian, who until year
ago last May was lost in the olsourty OF
an the other little boy- in Hungary Who
do not happen 70 DO noble He studied
first with his father. who H. a VioniSt
and later with Huhav at the conservatory
in Vienna Max Gross beard the boy pay
there and took him 10 Berlin His concerts
were. lefore that difficult public. the most
sensational performance that Berlin had
heard in years
Since that time the boy has met with the
same success all over Europe In London
h has been especially idplized joachim.
after hearing him play the NleMdw7kl
concerto. 4aid. This l. the greatest miracle
that ever happened / am - year old and
never expected 10 see anything like II
Little Franz has never seen news
paner and docs not know tnat ne u ever
est idcn Of his own Importance in the world
OF music. nor does bee know that he IS earn
ing a fortune every year.
He will play on Tuesday night AZ Car
uegie Hall After he leaves New \ ork lie
will make tour Of the country But 10y
the terms OF his contract with Mr. Frohmnn
the boy can play only twice week. His
parents are con vinced that he has a great
career before him as a mature artist and
they do not intend 20 have that spoiled 10y
any injury 10 his health at present. The
ubysicians under whose carr he has been
say that tho work does him no harm az
he must play and learn, easily.
@Good-hy- said Franz. courte~ying with
n din Of one knee 10 his guests .. they ieii
the room yesterday Ana dop forget
Uncle Frohman. I'm going 10 California to-
night"
Franz's little habit Of calling every
bOdy uncle il Hungarian