NOTED PIANIST FAILS TO APPEAR FOR CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT, INTENSIVE SEARCH UNDERWAY
New York City (JFK+50) On January 27, 1925, Associated Press reports that "world famous English pianist, conductor and composer Ethel Leginska*...failed to appear at a scheduled concert...last evening."
The performer's disappearance was reported to authorities by her secretary, Miss Lucile Oliver, who said that Miss Leginska had left her home without escort.
Miss Leginska, who was the first woman to lead the New York Symphony, was scheduled to perform before a large crowd at Carnegie Hall last night.
The New York City Police Department has been called in to send out a general alarm and Miss Leginska is now the subject of an "intensive search."
JFK+50 NOTE
Ethel Leginska failed to appear at multiple concerts, but according to Victoria Karlsson, "she always returns." The New York Times reported that she "may have lost (her) memory" as she had "forgot (her) identity previously."
*Ethel Liggins Leginska (1886-1970) was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England & became a pioneer of women's opportunity in music performance, composition and conducting.
SOURCES
"Clue To Leginska Found By Police, Learn That Pianist Called a Friend After She Vanished on Monday," The New York Times, January 29, 1925, www.nytimes.com/
"Ethel Leginska, Aural Thought," by Victoria Karlsson, July 12, 2011, www.victoriakarlsson.co.uk/
"Ethel Leginska, Noted Pianist, Vanishes on Way to Concert," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 27, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
