Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1910 — Weeps for Broken Violin [ARTICLE]

Weeps for Broken Violin

Child Prodigy Leaves Audience After Ovation With Breaking Heart Over Accident SL Louis.—Although she scored a triumph before the Orpheus club in in East St Louis at Its concert at the Broadway theater. Miss Mary McCausland, the fifteen-year-old St. Louis violin prodigy, left the theater with a broken heart Her beloved violin, which she carried in its case under her arm, was broken and she is fearful that its wonderful tones may never be restored. Just as she was leaving the stage after her final number, towing and smiling in response to the enthusiastic applause that greeted her, she stumbled over a platform that had been used by the leader of the chorus and fell headlong. She sprained her back and her left arm in the fall, but she did not think of that. She recovered composure quickly and smiled to the audience to assure them that she wasn’t hurt, and then looked down at her instrument. Miss McCausland picked it up tenderly and carried it off the stage, with difficulty bolding back her tears. „ The audience had not understood that the violin was broken, but a gesture by the girl told them and silence fall. The instrument is a Lupot and is

valued at $1,200. It is 113 years old. She purchased it last winter and still is devoting the money from her concerts to finish paying for it