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Mystery of the Planters Hotel Blind Pianist
A Christmas week in Augusta unfolds a strange incident at the Planters Hotel where a blind pianist named McCarthy played with Strakosch troupe members in a haunting private moment and then impressed a crowd at a public concert with improvised variations on familiar operatic themes.
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Waverley Magazine
J WM. B. Redfield
Augusta
Broad Street
Merry Sons and Daughters of Africa
Planters
Yankee Land
Oneone
Robbins
George H
Strakash
TiTr
Strakosk
Maurice Strakosh
Madame Patti Strakosh
Parodi
Amodio
Academy of Music
la Petite
Cora DeWilhorst
Squires
Ile
George
Cora
Bogan
Germania Musical Society
M’carthy
Perkins Institution For the Lind
Boston
Germany
Prussia
Strakoxh
Mr. BR
Strakodi
de Wilhorst
Amedo
Strakosch
Mrs. B—_n
Blind Loy
Savannah
Delock
Myself
B—_ not to let the blind Loy knew we were in the room, Strakosh, Madam Strakosh
Alkat
McCarthy
Lome
Strekosh
Henri Herz
Pal
Strakosh
Madam Parodi
Madane Strakosh
Mile
Signor Ambiio
Bain
Mooc
Miss B
Linda di Chamounix
Madan da Wilhorst
South Carolina
Haydn
Mozart
Herz
Planter's
Aaron V. Brown
Tennessee
United States
Washington City
Aston V. Brown
General Casa
Brunswick
Virginia
Jersey
Giles
Chapel Hill
Senator Mangum
Gov
Manly
North Carolina
Judge Trimble
Nashville
Otaty
James K
Congress
Polk
Gov. Brown
House
Territories
Oregon
Pulk
Baltimore
Piérce
State Rights Party
Buchanan
Post Office Department