NATIVES AS AUDIENCE.
. * LONDON, January 20. M. Moiseiwitsch, the Russian pianist who recently visited Australia, told arepresentative of. the London •" Evening News" - that lie had the strangest audience of his life when he played the "Tannhauser" overture on the piano, on' an Australian transcontinental train, which had halted in the desert for a few minutes. M. Moiseiwitsch looked out of the window and saw a dozen scantily-clad, open-mouthed aboriginals. "These people have no musical instruments," he related, "and it was the first time they had heard music. I won't say they were appreciative. They were puzzled and bewildered, and even forgot to beg for money and food from the passengers. They were still gaping when the train departed."
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17990, 6 February 1924, Page 6
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NATIVES AS AUDIENCE.
Press, Volume LX, Issue 17990, 6 February 1924, Page 6
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