QUEEN AND BOY PRODIGY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8061, 13 July 1904, Page 2

QUEEN AND BOY PRODIGY.

-■ -■■■» • 1 CHILD .VIOLINIST'S VISIT TO! BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The Queen, after having received glow* ing reports about youngV Franz voiy j Vecsey from her .Imperial relations at St. Petersburg, commanded the fovtiig Violinifeb to Buckingham Palace on May 13j where her Majesty receiv-ed him at three o'clock in the preseiy» of H.R.H. Princess Victoria and several of her grandchildrenand suite. . He first played Wieniawski's "Faust Fantasie," amd tken^ afc the Queen's special request) "AV6 Mfiria," 'by t Schubert-Wil-j h*lmj. Some of the attendants were going i to provide the youttg artist with a miiisje* Stand, and thk gafty. s©emed very surprised to flad that this Vas tiofc npwsßary as ■ plefrs everything froni memory. . j ' Her Majesty expressed -hrr'Setf ii nioat bivibti d& delighted ijutli Vocsey, . aijd hoped to hear him ofteli agkin. i. Aftir the periohhaiice tlis Quetn tbok tea'*rith, Mdihe and H«3fr voii Veesey, who aecoirtpauieu" thrii? Sdhj •Whiie iittle'Frauz niay*i ■ ivith .the gfiil'lcljildt'en in an adjacent fbbni; fie v>a» askifl by one bl the g^iitlem^n present What lid tvdlild like best to see' ■in the palade,; ftnd Wheii . he said "calinoiiSj" he was ehdWti sonle.ef tliem, Mt. wanted to know Whether oiie could f^ally shbofc with them. It iris explained /to .-hfelv tha* that could be dfttfej but, fbr^ tunafcelfj it Wfts not neceesaty^ kiii&Z ft "visit lasting mo?e tlian ah lotlf and a half VecSey departed Vvith hig pai>* eiitE liiuvin*Jtis^cet§ And fioivers; ittlghVi " Gotlrt Girctila* '* cbfitainect - the f oll&*i bg:~ "Master Fran* VBu "Veegey had tfie fionour of performing upon the ffoira .before her Majesty the Qtieea..tMg afWrnooh, tfciiig. accompanied upon th* pknofort^.fejr Bis nibtheri atdr&p Vd& y e d« seyi? ; M; Vott^VeGsey Mi this liondur of beiiig preeentj"