The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-30
he PUTS It
OVERA THE:
SOUTH BAY
Long Haired Pianist With
Artist Temperament
Gets Away With Proceeds
of Concert Which Never
Came Off.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Indiana Harbor Ind, Aug. 30.-This
is tale of how simple pianist put it
over on the trusting patrons of the ex-
elusive South Say hotel.
The pianists style and title is Pro
fessor Fred Rosner, the Hungarian Pr
anist," and as such he appeared recent
~ and made a sensational hit at the
Auditorium, at the time The s KOmcal
Kids" were filing an engagement at
this place of amusement. SO when it
was announced that the professor was
to be heard in concert at the South Bay
Saturday night. there was somewhat Of
a scramble for tickets. Only the South
Bay folk are too polite to really scram-
Bile for anything.
When the eventfuI night arrived not
only We're the patrons of the hotel
largely represented. but a number of
music lovers had come out from Chi
cago, some more from Gary and still
others from East Chicago and the Har-
Dor to take in the function.
His Hair and Temperament.
The professor was there with the
musical hair and the artistic tempera-
ment. That is, he was seen 1uttering
in and out while the tickets were be-
] decollete, who had been engaged from
Chicago by the professor to assist with
song and dance. And so later in the
evening was a monologist from Chica-
go. The monologist did not arrive.
however until $3.50. When he did
show up he was travel stained and
/ breathless and made the startling apol-
! ogy that he had lost his way, been
thrown off a car at Whiting. and had
walked from there to the scene of the
! festivities. Was he too late for his
turn? No? How was that2 Hadn't
the concert begun? 1t hadn't. The
monologist looked his amazement.
In the meantime the guests were be
ginning to be a little uneasy. Some
few yawned and wondered when the
show was to open. Then came one
with velvet foot and a ditto voice
and glided among the assembled com
pany and in dulcet tones announced
that the professor had skipped out and
taken the proceeds with him.
Assisting Artists suffer.
The Information proved especially
disconcerting to the assisting artists
who were counting on their little divi-
dend toward making the homewarc
journey. AT least the monologist was
Well, the incident proved the undoinl
Of the concert It was never pulled off
When the realization that the pro
fessor had transformations y withdrew
from the scene. had taken a firm hole
of the company, there was a question
raised as TO who was responsible. some
affirmed that Superintendent J. ". Lee
of the Inland mill whose name hat
been linked with the management o
the event while the latter was heinl
promoted, had been seen to eXchang
a significant glance with William jew
ell. superintendent Of the continuou
| mill al the same plant, whose name ha
also been linked with the function
, promotion 1t is understood that bot
these gentlemen withdrew mysterious
"A short time later, and were seen to
gether in earnest conversation. It
also declared that the professor wa
seen in Hammond on Sunday a tn
Majestic hotel, that Mr.. I~es took
train for Chicago during the afternoon
= and that Mr.. Jewell went out ia
launch. It is therefore surmised tina
| Messrs. Lees and Jewell were simpl