The Pensacola journal., 1913-12-31
BARON CAUSE OF
MUCH SURPRISE
IN PENSACOLA
SURPRISE WAS ESPECIALLY
GREAT AMONG THOSE WHO
KNEW HIM AS DR.. ANTHONY v.
COLBY.

Residents OF Pensacola were sur
| prised yesterday morning to learn tha
the city had been entertaining Baror
| more surprised than those with whom
the baron. under the name of DR.. An
thony v. Colby, had become acquaint-
ed
Coming out OF his seclusion Of sew.
eral weeks the baron talked freely
during yesterday with those around
the hotel and with others with whom
he is on friendly terms, and told him
of his reason for not permitting his
identity to become known before Mon
Or the baron the Tampa Tribune OF
several weeks ago contained the fol-
lowing:
Baron Andor Won Coboly, the Hun
gaTian pianist and composer, has left
our midst-gone to charm the people
of New Orleans. They are a music
loving people of a high grade of ap-
probation for real art. The pianist
will be lionized there. Tampa, New
Orleans and Havana are experimental
ground which the New York man
agement wished to have Won Coboly
test for numerous reasons, knowing
that If anyone could charm the South
this artist could, His success is sure
in the other cities. They are older
in age and art than Tampa, and he
was not. advertised far enough ahead
for people to realize that so great an
artist was really here. Those who
heard his magnificent recital will
never forget it and should not.
'sVon Coboly is an. artist to be re-
membered for such as he are rare. In
January he has few days unlocked
when he could come here and give
us one more recital before beginning
his long journey around the world
~
Hungary before year from June, and
has no plans for ever returning to this
country.
There are composers In plenty. also
pianists but not many composers and
pianists tied up in one bundle of life
they usually come in separate pack
ages. Nor do we find composers of
such distinction and honor in one of
his years. Any one of his compost
tions would stamp an artist pianist
above the ordinary run of musicians,
but to compose the vast number of
hige grade compositions and play
them with the master nand of an ar
tist is simply colossal.
His composition, The Blacksmith
of the Village took first prize at the
International competition of the Paris
Academy-you who do not know what
it means to take first prize at a Eu-
ropean academy of music, just go over
down on their marrow bones and wor-
ship at the shrine of such a genius
Moreover. he is the proud poSsessor
of nineteen decorations. Many of the
artists have been satisfied with two
or three. Won Coboiy has made an
extensive trip around the world to
America; now he is to retrace his
steps. While in Canada he met a
number of fellow artists, among them
Jan Hamburg. who, in a CONVERSE
ton at the club said he thought it
for one to travel so many
miles in a given length Of time, where
upon Won Coboly mailed Hamburg q
letter giving him the itinerary of his
travels, As it is characteristic OF Won
Coboly am going to copy it. hoping
[ have his permission.
Has Travelled Much.
Toronto. February 22nd 1913.
Mr.. Jan Hambourg, Welsborough
Apartments. Toronto. Ont.
Dear Sir: According to my prom
ise of last night, I herewith mail you
portant towns-since February End
1911.
Budapest. Vienna. Prague, Vienna.
Tnsbuck. Venice. Fiume Trieste, Mi
Ian. Florence Roggia Messina. Ma
pies, Rome, Genoa Turin. Lyons,
Marsaille. Paris. Bern. Bazel, Zurich,
Nurenburg F'urth, Leipzig
Halle, 1Tadgebarg, Berlin, Frankfort
Posen, koningsberg, Warsaw, Wilma,
Moscow. Novgorod. st. Petersburg,
Cologda, Bielgorod. Eief. Kishenaf,
Odessa, Bucharest Budapest. Adriano-
pie Constantinople, Salonilxa. Nash,
Bergrad, Nesatz, Budapest, Paris. Ca
lais. Dover, London, Paris. Marsaille,
Salamanca, Madrid. Car
tigena, Seville. Malaga, Gibralta, Ca
diz. Lisbon, F'ez (Morocco), Oran, Tu-
MS, Tripoli. Benghazi. Alexandria
(Egypt), Cairo, Suez, Akabah CARA
bia). Jerusalem. Mecca. Tany, Damas-
Gus, Babylon, Bagdad, Teheran, Yezd.
Jazik, Daman Qndia) Bombay, NV
sore, Nedras, Puri, Calcutta, Luck
now, Yunnan (China). Canton, Annoy.
ShansS&. Tiensin, Pedng. Nukden,