Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-17


1t is safe to say that the greatest musical
event of the present season will be the
concert given by the Omaha Musical society
at Creighton theater Monday evening,
February l. at when Nine. Nordica, Mime.
Scalchi and Messrs. Berthald, Dempsey and
Luckstone will appear These great artists
have worldwide regulations and will give a
performance equal to any to be heard in
New York or any European city. Every one
Is popular because he and she succeed in
pleasing the public. 1t is the public that
has said that they are great. 1t is the
public that has paid thousands OF dollars
to near them. 1t was the public that pre-
Sented Nine. Nordica at her last appearance
at the Metropolitan Opera house last season
with a triple crown of gold and jewels
valued at thousands of dollars and an ova-
tion the like of which was never accorded
to any other singer in that magnificent
temple of art. The public generally likes
good thing when 1t actually comes in con-
tact with it, but there is such a stay-at-
home tendency in this city that the manage
ment Of the Musical society may be obliged
to give its concert by telephone in order
to secure listeners Such provision is
occasionally made for the lame and sick
who cannot go to church and who wish to
hear the service or sermon. So great an
event as the visit of these artists can hardly
fail to arouse great enthusiasm here, as II
has and does elsewhere, and it Is the oppor-
tunity of the year to see and hear the most
famous and most honored singers who ever
crossed the Missouri river.
At the last quarterly meeting OF the Omaha
Musical union the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, Il.
ID. Patton; vice president, Franz Adelmann;
secretary, Herman Rohrs; recording secre-
tary, Emil Hofmann; treasurer, julius Meyer.
The following constitute the board of di-
rectors: F. NJ Steinhauser, Julius Thiele.
Charles Eggers, Arthur Smith, Eddie Hof-
mann, Herman Schunke, Isaac Kaufman.
The Musical union is an organization of
the orchestral players in this city and Coun-
ell Bluffs, and has for its object the main
tanning of the highest possible standard of
excellence as musicians and instrumentalists
among its members. Rigid examinations are
held which must be successfully passed by
each applicant for membership in order to
gain admittance Orchestral music has been
improving in public estimation this season,
and the union is willing and anxious to sec
ond all honest endeavOrs tending toward it's
promotion. number of new members have
been received during the last two months
and the musicians outlook is decidedly en-
couraging.
The Omaha Church Choral society will
give a concert February in the First Con-
grogatonal church for the benefit of the
Nebraska Childrens Home society. The
music will be under the direction of Prof.
L. G. Kratz who will be assisted by some
of the best musical talent of Omaha and
Council Bluffs. The object is a most worthy
public charity. Some 240 dependent and or
phan children have been placed in families
during the past three years through the
agency of this society.
Mr.. Torrens is pushing forward his prep
aratons for the performance Of "Pinafore"
to be given Saturday evening January 30
at the Creighton theater. He has engaged
Mr.. C. T. Murphy of the Columbia theater
Chicago. as stage manager, and members OF
the company speak very highly OF his abil-
ity and prophesy a fine performance. Pima
forec is one of Gilbert and Sulliyan's most
meritorious productions and has been sung
wherever comic opera of the lighter order is
given. 1t is always popular and will doubt
less appeal to a large audience. Mr. Tor
rens' undertaking is a good thing for the de-
Velopment of the musical resources In this
city. He has about him some OF It's mcst
talented young men and women and they
are full of enthusiasm over their work. That
is the spirit which insures success and II
may safely be predicted for them.
HOMER MOORE