WONDERFUL GIRL VIOLINIST.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 198, 15 May 1908, Page 5

WONDERFUL GIRL VIOLINIST.

■ Tho latest genius to ; arrive in London is . liliss Kathleen Parlow, ■ tho;.seventeen-year-old'Canadian violinist, who has created such a great .sensation; in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, St.-•; Petersburg,, . and Christiania.. Queen . Maud of_: Norway is taking a keen personal interest in her career. ■ vVMiss Parlow. (says the London "Express") is - now- considering a tempting offer mado by an American- syndicate; who have suggested a tourof.sevonty concerts in North America at £250 per'.concort, to. be followed -by a further, fifty concerts in South' Amcrica - at the same figuro, 'representing in all a sum of £30,000. ' ' _ ■Both.King Haakon and Queen'Maud-wroto . to, . Miss,, Parlow's - mother • predicting . that • the * girl iriolinist would' create a sonsa- .-. tion .equal , to-, that which she'made, on tho , Continent, when she nppcarcd ;in- London at tho Queen's Hall. . \Thoir Majesties ..gave their; patronage to: the concert, and' among ' ■ others /who gave ; their: patronage or took seats .were. Princess- Christian, thei Duchess , of.'Norfolkj' tlio .Duchess/of Rutland; . the Duchess -of Westminster,' Cicrd Strathcona, . Lord ! Desborough, and Cduritcss : Bathurst. ". Mis3,Parlow;.;as a. : mcre child was,fortunato enough'; to come under. the. , notice of Dr.! Grosz, who.waS' Eo.'inipressed .by her femark- . ' able talent 'that he took- hor to' St. Petcrs-

burg to seo the great, Professor Ai;er.' : Tliat was i'about five years ago;', and ■ the professor,: .who'.has'never made any: chargo for,;his v tuition, .declared, in Berlin;recently that .hisvyoung . pupil was one of .tho greatest ■violinists the-last- twonty-fivo ;v4ars.-'.;HeT triumphant tqur. which . began in-,: September / last;:, terminated • "at >Chris-tia.nia,.-where. QueonaMaud, after hearing>her play,; presented,to her. a..diamond- pendant;.. ,;Thp,.people of,; Christiapia were;-so enchapted.;;with:, the' talent:;of .tbe.young/'violinist that thoy .subscribed £150.. and hor ai Guarnerius violin which had' belonged to Viotti. 1