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FIVE VIOLIN AND PIANO PLAYING CHILDREN RETURN TO NTO ORLEANS TO PRESENT irUSICAI, CONCERTS February -	1870
!7.0. Daily Picayune - Sunday, January 30, 1870
THE FRANKO FAYILY
These extraordinary musical prodigies, concerning whose talents as pianists and violinists the musical critics of Berlin gnd other German ar.^ Europoean cities have indugled in the most enthusiastic eulogies, have, arrived at hfl>me in our city (New Orleans), having been absent abroad for several years, perfecting their musical education.
The Franko family, five in number, are the children of Kr.
H. Franko of orr city, and are to appear in concert for the first time in their; native city on Thursday evening next (Feb. 3* 1370).
The children, vhose ages vary from seven tc fourteen years, all Play u’lon the viclin and the piano vith equal facility, and those who have heard them rehearse are enthusiastic in thfeir praise.
Their concert at O^d Fellows Hall will doubtless be crowded, as it should be, spein-7 that they are our own little folks. Since their ret\:rn to the United States, these children have been playing in the North and ’/est, creating a furore wherever they appeardd.
PrDrramme in detail ■eas given in February 2, 1870, pg 1 issue.
IT.0. Daily Picayune -"‘rid ay, February *+, 1870 p 1 c 5
The Trar.ko family consisting of five talented and admirably trained children, two toys aged 7 and 10, and 3 girls 9,' 12, and lU years.
They gave their first grand concert last nirht at Odd Fellows’ Hall. This favorite resort was well filled notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The audience displayed an enthusiastic appreciation of the young performers, which ecannot but have been gratifying to them. It was obvious also that the ovation was offered not les's tc their artistic skill than to th' circumstances of their all being natives of this city.
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The various selections in the programme, alreadyv published,
were all admirably rendered by the young artists. "5am," the youth
0^ ten, handled his bow ’’itja exquisite skill and taste, and was most
admirably seconded by his lifted sisters, Jeannette and Selma, and the younger children.