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MISCHA, a violinist, born at Stalnoje, Russia, in 1891. He played violin in public at the age of five. He studied with Fidelmann, at Odessa, five years and accepted the invitation of Professor Auer, of St. Petersburg, to study with him in 1902. In 1904, when he was 13, he was looked upon as an artist of great promise in St. Petersburg. He then began to make a tour of the capitals of Europe, and finally crossed to the United States. He made his début in New York with the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in 1908, and from that year has toured America a great many times, always receiving much applause. He has also shown talent as a composer and has a number of songs and violin pieces to his credit.
ELMINA (el-me'nä), a British settle ment and fortified seaport on the Gold Coast, a few miles W. of Cape Coast Castle. It was first settled by merchants of Dieppe, came into the hands of the Portuguese in 1471, of the Dutch in 1637, and in 1872 was ceded to the British, who destroyed the native town during the Ashanti war. Pop. about 4,000.