Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-11

surely worked MS way up a. the important
position he now holds
Mr.. Mansfield is so5Hewhet Of musician
himself and has very decided ideas as to
Just how he wants every detail In his
productions At the nrat,. rorcarsal he pre-
sented Mr.. Adelmann with score and parts
for an orchestra OF twenty OF more musl-
clans. The Creighton like other theaters,
only employs nine men regularly, and so
several important parts were missing and
many important notes unheard. Horror
overspreai the great aCter~N-featurcs as the
longed for strains failed to strain. and he in
quired the cause. when Il was explained
he demanded twenty more musicians. and
he wanted them quick. Franz's mobile
countenance did not beam Ike sunrise In
springtime at the thought Of
a hunt for twenty dtsen-
gagged musicians. and Mansfield. reading
in his hesitation dubious outlook, gave an
imitation of a man about TO do something
desperate. 1t all resulted in the engage
mont OF musicians enough TO form an or
Chestra Of eighteen men.
Mr. Mansfield has a stage manager, but
no detail escapes his own supervision, ana
the music frequently came in for Its share
OF his fatherly intervention. No feathers
flew, fer there were none to hy, neither
Mr.. Mansfield nor Mr. Adelmann being
geese, and as the result OF their labor
Omaha was enabled to hear one OF the best
orchostras and some of the best playing
ever heard by the writer at a regular theater
performance. The musicians showed plainly
that when they are given good work to do
they will perform 1t well and that they
have the training so necessary to such work.
The experience they have gained will be
especially useful in the future. The greater
part of the audiences at the Creighton paid
good attention to their playing and often
applauded enthusiastically all OF which is
an encouragement to the development of
good music in this city,
At Boyds theater. on October %, CON
cert will be given under the direction Of
Miss Clary. at which the celebrated harpist
Miss Maud Morgan Of New York. viii APP
pear. She will be assisted By Mrs. c. C.
Hughes and Mr.. Jules e., Lumbard OF this
city Miss Morgan Is daughter Of the great
organist George w. Morgan, and is one Of
the best performers upon the harp in the
country. Besides being an expert player
she is thorough musician, and is the con
ductor of the LenoX Choral society, an or
ganiZation of New York women devoted to
tho singing of choral music. Miss Morgan
made her debut at the age of IL in con-
cert at which the empress OF Brazil was
present. 1t is not likely that the thought
occurred to her that her empire would fade
away and her husband wander in foreign
lands, an exile, just as the young harpist
with whom she was so pleased approached
the zenith of her popularity and power.
MIS-. HUGHES anu MT. l-uilbdiu dlo ldNOl
ties and may be expected to contribute ad-
ditional interest to the program. II is
always a pleasure to listen to the Grand
Old Man of Omaha.
Mr. l.. A. Torrons has organized com
pany for the production of the Gilbert and
Sullivan comic opera "Pinafore." All the
rehearsals will be held at private residences
and a short musicale Will be a feature OF
the evenings proceedings The cast of the
opera 's as follows:
Joscphine...... ............. Miss Dickinson
Little Buttercup. ....,.......L Miss HoaSland
Hebe. ebe.....................Mrs G. w. Johnston
Ralph Rnckstraw.... Mr.. ID. II. Wheeler
Admiral. l................. Mr.. L. b. Copeland
Captain. MIR. l.. II. Tate
Dick Deadeye..........Mr c. s. Haverstock
Boatswain's Mate.........,..Mr c. L. Duel
Midshipmite. Mr. Lowell Dunn
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