Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1910 — STRAD FOR A PRESENT. [ARTICLE]

STRAD FOR A PRESENT.

Philadelphia Woman Gives Costly 1 nstra men t to Yohc Violinist. Few violinists, even after “they become great, own a Stradivarlus, but this good fortune has fallen to Domenico Bove, the young Italian of this city, whose career, which many believe will rival Kubelik’s, has scarcely begun, the Philadelphia Bulletin says. interesting of all is the fact that this musical treasure was the property of the late Antonin Dvorak, the Composer, from whose widow the violin was recently purchased by Mrs. Joseph Drexel, and by her presented to the youthful Bove. Mrs. Drexel is widely *knomi as '$ patron of music, and, Interested as she has been In the young violinist's career,- it is but-natural that she should choose him for the honor of owning the Stradivarlus. Surely nothing could be a greater inspiration to a violinist than the possession of such a priceless thing. - Such things have prices, and high ones, too, for it is whispered that Mrs. Drexel paid 915,000 for the instrument, which gives the layman an idea of what such a gift means in prosaic dollars and cents. Mrs. Drexel made light of the matter when asked recently about the gift to her protege.. "Although naturally averse to parting with this souvenir of her husband, I learned recently, that Mme. Dvorak was willing to sel) ths Instrument.” _sg_ld Mrs. Drexel, “and when it came lpto my possession I naturally looked about for soipe one Who could use it properly, since I could not play it myself.” Bovs Is now in Prague, Bohemia, where It is understated the violin wa*» transmitted to him. Mme. Dvorak reticles In Prague. The young violinist is making rapid progress, according to reports received by his friends In this city. A son of poor Italians in the southern section of ibis city, Domenico early manifested an Inherited ability to play the fiddle, both his parents galling a livelihood thereby. Then Frederick E. Harn, the widely kncflm violinist of this city, became interested in the lad and gave him lessons.. His undoubted ability and his proficiency in mastering the most 'difficult' technique of the art aroused the interest qiir several wealthy « patrons, who, it is understood, made it possible for hlqj to go aaroad to finish his musical education. Several of the foremost musicians in this city declare that Bove will become a second Kubelik.