• Description: In July 1921, the Bourbon News reported on the performance of Wm. H. Fultz, a one-armed musician described as a globetrotter and world traveler. On the street he played the violin, a French harp, and an autoharp at the same time, the latter operated by a wire attached to the toe of his shoe
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  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Bourbon News, July 8, 1921.

One-armed musician. Spectators on the streets Wednesday were treated to a novel sight as they wandered along: that of a one-armed musician, who manipulated several musical instruments at the same time with apparent ease.

Wm. H. Fultz, globe-trotter and world traveler, was the man who attracted the attention of passers-by by his performances. Fultz played a violin, a French harp, and an autoharp, all at the same time, the latter instrument being played by means of a wire attached to the toe of his shoe. He rendered the latest popular and classical music in a manner that would have been creditable to a more fortunate person in a physical way. Fultz was the personification of good nature and said that a man need not necessarily be handicapped by the absence of one limb. He makes his way readily through the world by his own efforts and seems proud of his independence. He can use a typewriter with equal ease as he does his musical instruments, as was evidenced by an exhibition he gave in the office of the Paris Commercial Club.
The Bourbon News, July 8, 1921.

Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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