Molony, William O'Sullivan, Diary, 31 August 1914

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W.O. Molony diary, [page 115]
Case Study: 
A British Teenager Caught Up in the First World War: William O’Sullivan Molony
Creator: 
Molony, William O'Sullivan
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diary
Date: 
31 August 1914
Place: Berlin
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McMaster University Libraries
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Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format.

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eng
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[page 115]
those Americans who are in need of money.
It was very successful; the voices were bad; the pianists were good—and the violinists were excellent.
Phadrig A’gon (whoever the dear woman is) sang very badly—too much acting for such a horribly unattractive being.
Louis Persinger is one of the well-known Berliner violinists and is very fine. His music expresses his thoughts—which must be very beautiful. He is not at all self-conscious and his tones are lovely.
Augusta Cottlow is a splendid pianist—quiet and steady. She possesses a great deal of power in her fingers, which is necessary, as her style of music (Bach-Schumann-Liszt) is heavy.
I have just heard that all the servants of the British Embassy had been given notice for July 30th.