Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1903 — Patti, Kubelik and insrance. [ARTICLE]

Patti, Kubelik and insrance.

It was Mme. Patti who originated the idea of insuring the voice. Hers is “underwritten" for $5,000 a performance or $40,000 for total loss of voice. Only twice has she drawn the insurance, although she is nearly sixty years old. It is interesting here to recall the fact that Kubelik, the latest wonder in violin perfonpers, has his right hand insured against accident tor SIO,OOO, while total disablement of his left arm would bring him $50,000. When he tours, six persons accompany him —his manager, valet and four others.