Scan 81
Voice and violin: sketches, anecdotes, and reminiscences by T.L. Phipson, 1898
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1heard; and in spite of the strict regulations, the little speeches with allusions to the police, and the perfectly inaudible bell of Monsieur Fétis, it was long and loud.
3Another ovation, however, was immediately forthcoming.
5After a rather lengthy deliberation on the part of the jury, it was decided that the first prize should be divided between Monsieur Beumer and Mademoiselle Fréry; the second prize and accessits being awarded to some of the other students.
7This decision was, of course, received with great cheering. But the uproar reached its climax when M. Beumer and Mademoiselle Fréry, both radiant with smiles, came forward, hand in hand, to the front of the stage to receive the award of the jury. The applause was then quite deafening, and I never witnessed a greater display of enthusiasm.
9The following Sunday, according to custom, Mademoiselle Fréry played her prize piece again at the hall of The Augustines, at the usual concert of the pupils of the Conservatoire, when her success was just as great, and she had to repeat the last part of the Rondo.
11My readers will doubtless like to know what became of these two interesting young persons who came forward, hand in hand, to receive their divided prize, amidst the enthusiasm of a distin-
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