The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-01
ST. PAUL TASTE
not YET REFINED.
KUBELIK sHRUGs SHOULDERS
WHEN MENTIONING CAPITAL.
Famous violinist and His Retinue Reach
the City Kubelik Gives His Impress
sions Of Cities and Caricature Artists
Thinks Europe Still the Seat Of
Music.

Jan Kubelik and his violin, his secre-
tary, his manager and his valet reached
Minneapolis early this morning anu
TOOK quarters on the parlor floor Of the
West hotel, preparatory to the concert
the great vIollnlst is to give tomorrow
When interviewed this morning Kube-
Xix wore a coat and waistcoat Of dark
brown velvet, and with his beloved vio-
lin in hand, welcomed his interviewer.
Papers Please Him.
Your American papers please me-"
said kubelik in somewhat broken Eng
!ish. Il have taken particular notice
how generally they are read by the peo-
pie; much more so than in any country
IN Europe. All Americans read the
them. It is educational. But I notice
they are run with a great deal of free
dom. Here is picture of myself that
has appeared in a. number Of American
papers. -
The violinist displayed large black
and-white drawing of himself, carica-
ture, made with faring wide black lines.
& e' was posed as madly playing his VIC
I'm. with hair waving out behind him,
doing, apparently, violent things to a
piano. The face, however, was not I'M
like Kubelik'e &. ....
DO American cities appreciate clas-
steal music as do the cities of Europe9,,
Countries are good deal alike in
appreciation of music. In my own case
i found in Europe some cities very much
more appreciative than others. This is
true in America. Boston, PHILADELPHIA.
Chicago, and especially New York, gave
me very warm welcomes with large
audiences. I
"HoW was your audience in st,
st. Paul Queer Place.
cit was q good audience, but
guardedly- not one of the very best. y
He shrugged his shoulders with this
delivery. He might have signified that
the cooking was poor or that the must
cal taste of the capitol city was not
refined -. =. ~. :. :
"To become a master Of the violin;
essential9'' .fessz a.
.1.There are good yiolinists ins Amer
lea, but none that I would caH really
great artists. Schools of music are al
ways bettered by age. Years of sue
cess have established European instruc-
ton SO that I am Of the opinion it
cannot be equaled in this country. The
Berlin and Brussels. Fine instruction
may also be had in Paris. Yes, to be-
come master Of the violin, | would
advise as a finishing essential, study
under the great instructors in Eu
rope.
| Just, then the room phone rang. +
| All, I no like these telephones. ]
do not ever want to answer them, -
said the violinist; SO at this juncture
the interviewer took his departure to
permit the Halter Of telephones to
wrestle alone with the instrument.
| The program for. Kubelik's concert
tomorrow evening is as follows: g77 !ts,,
Concerto G. minor. ~: II! Bruet
! $500 4. :@Es- * Kubelik. IL -
Prelude, op. 2s, No. II. ................ Chopin
Mazurka, op. 6S, NO. 1......'. Chopin
on .s&a Miss Agnes Gardner Eyre.
Concerto, Dr91najor. .Paganin
.4fg,sE M Asy,z.s, - Kubelik. ,sf ~ -vs.:.. .
L Miss Agnes Gardner-Eyre. E*&s -
E(a} 'slayisher Tanz,'' No. 16.. Dvoral
| ~ II M'zephy .:s .Huba.
E(c) lssSouyenir, de Moscow. ....,.. .Wteniawsk
/ Kubelik. - s