Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-28
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Next Thursday evening the Omaha
Musical society will give It's fourth concert
for the present season at the Creighton
theater. 1t will appear in conjunction with
the Camilla Urso Concert company, an or
ganization now on its way to the Pacific
coast.
Nine. Camilla Urso is one OF the first
artists of the world, and as a violin ~virtuoso
no other woman and few men can be COM
pared with her. She has played in all the
| great cities of Europe and America. Born
in France, the daughter of a flute player in
the opera house orchestra of her native
town, she was from the very first under the
influence of the art to which she has devoted
her life. When she, a child, asked for a
violin, 1t was denied her on the ground that
it was not d suitable instrument for a
woman to play, but she persisted in her de-
mands and finally succeeded in gaining her
point. That persistence to attain all that
is worthy has been the handspring OF her
character and has made her one of the
| greatest artists in the whole musical world.
Nine. Urso is said to have a thoroughly
competent company to assist her. Nine.
Minnie Methot, the soprano, is said to be
one Of the finest singers on the American
concert stage. She has scored successes in
Paris and New York. Edwin Douglass, the
tenor, comes well spoken of and possesses
a fine, robust voice. George d.. Wesley, the
pianist, is a good soloist and accompanies.
The Musical society has been rehearsing
regularly every week since the Nordica con-
cert and may be expected to do as good work
on March 4 as it did on February 1. Two
Of it's numbers are very light and were Sc
lected in order to give this program an es-
pecially popular character.
An important feature OF the program VIII
be the harp solo played by Miss Wilhelmina
Lowe. Omaha'S harDiSt is probably the best
this side of Chicago.
1t is safe to predict a fine concert for
Thursday evening, and if the music-loving
people of this city show their appreciation
by their presence the Omaha Musical society
will continue to bring to their doors the
greatest available foreign talent and to give
performances in the future as in the past.
The program of the concert follows:
Piano Solo-Hungarian Rhapsody. List
Mr.. George H. Wesley.
CIV The Musical Society.
Harp obligato, Miss Wilhelmina Lowe.
songsp(a9 Du Bist Die Ruh.".....schubert
(b) In Springtime. .Fesca
Mr.. Edwin Douglass.
Grand Caprice de Concert. Ernest Guirand
Nine. Camilla Urso.
Miss Minnie Methot.
Ladies' Chorus-Day is Departing. ......Raff
The Ladies of the Musical Society.
Violin Solo-Reverie. ............ Vieuxtemps
Nine. UrSo.
Recitation-Helene Traumere ............
Mrs. r. e. Sunderland.
Duet-Magdlein Nimm Dich in Acht....
Miss Methot, Mr.. Dougiass..
Harp Solo-Mazurlsa. ...,.... ...Schuecker
Miss Wilhelmina Lowe.
S~ongs-(a) Sans Toi. .............., d'Hardelot
% O., Sorrow.....,.. ..Tchaikowski
Miss Methot.
Violin Solo-The Witch's Dance. -.
Nine. Urso.
C~horus-The Heavens Are T~elling-The
Miss Methot, Mr.. Douglass.
The Musical Society.
Concerning the vocal resources Of Omaha
1t Is worth while to notice that the resident
population Of this city will be increased
perhaps 25 per cent-possibly more-by the
holding of the Transmississippi Exposition
and that out Of these newcomers many
singers may be selected, able and willing
to help increase the resident choral nucleus
which may be organized here and which
would take part in all exposition concerts.
Two hundred or $50 singers should be found
in Omaha during the time Of the exposition, |
in constant rehearsal. and prepared to sing
any music suitable for the time and place.
AS to the orchestra, 1t is very easy to find
plenty of disengaged musicians and soloists