Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-25
American strength on the side OF music
and strengthens European strength.

and strengthens European strength.
But what OF Il? Mr.. Clark could sing a
recital to hundreds otinterested people and
and get but scant notice in the Chicago
press. But let DIRTY Dick" stab "Leary
Lizzie and the charming life OF the dear
old tenderloin will be given special men
tion In Chicagos dailies.
And what is true Of Chicago is true Of
other places. and-mark you-the newspa-
pers are not altogether to blame. They
print what their patrons and their adver-
tisers expect. II this is not true, why do
we never hear a complaint from said pa
irons and advertisers7
One Of the foremost teachers in Berlin
today is advertised as George Ferguson.
He is. l am told. an American. through and
through. Then Charles w. Clark will have
Paris for his permanent address, Just like
Clarence Eddy. My friends, musical and
otherwise. let us quit shooting hrecrackers
on the Fourth of July, or else let us boom
our American products for a while.
Locally, the same condition exists. How
many pupils go east from Omaha to acquire
a musical education, which could be Just as
thoroughly attained in Omaha? I mean by
that, pupils go east expecting to do great
thing in the mystic east" with some
teacher who is "in the east" but has prob
ably come from some town smaller than
Omaha; while in Omaha we have good
teachers who have come from the least"
and have settled in the west for business
reasons.
It is all very we'll for Omaha musicians to
- 49, - - -
them see to 1t that they have secured every
thing that can be secured in Omaha FIRST.
This is standing up for Omaha"
Up to date there is not a single Instance
Of an Omaha student going east to study,
and accomplishing any great thing. except
perhaps Miss Mary Munchoff. There have
been many departures, but mighty few de-
butts. Many have left and have. in vulgar
p~arlance got left" Many have wandered
but who has won?
There are as good musicians and musical
instructors In Omaha today as there are in
any other city, proportionstely speaking. II
you think there is no musical atmosphere
in Omaha, it is because you have never been
drawn into it. 1t is here. 1t is here to
stay. Get into it and help make 1t general.
There are some Omaha people who per-
s~istently attempt to discourage students
by saying, "Oh, So-and-So is no good. You
go east" In other words, why how can
he be any good, he lives in Omaha?" Now,
let us be honest. The man or woman who
makes such a remark means exactly what
I have written and is a disgrace to the
name citizen.
1 repeat, Omaha is we'll equipped to take
care Of the student, and some Omaha teach
ers are recognized nationally. Let us
stand by each other as the Commercial
club does by its members. And let us all
pray for the speedy coming Of the time
when the Commercial club Of Omaha will
recognize the value Of music and must
clans to the city of Omaha ere it is too
late-ere it is too late!
And the romance has left US even In the
old-fashioned hurdy-gurdy or hand organ.
Nowadays we see a mechanical music box
hauled round the streets by a horse. /
suppose that the enterprising vendor of
street music realized that his music was
composed Of "chestnuts" and that. there
fore, a case Of "horse c~hestnuts' could be
developed.
The recital given by the pupils of Mr..
Sigmund Landsberg at the First Congre-
g~ational church Thursday night was a most
delightful event. Usually a pupils reci-
tai is looked upon with ennui, as a species
Of "langweilige geschichte." but such was
not the case In Mr.. Landsberg's program.
Every pupil was thoroughly equipped and
despite the inclemency OF the weather a
large audience assembled to hear the stu
dents do themselves proud. Mr.. Landsberg
is a born teacher and his work was proven
by musicianly qualities displayed by each
of his pupils. Lack Of space in this
column prevents an individual mention Of
each exponent.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Kelly gave
a recital of songs in his studio under the
caption, "A Spring Day In Already" All
Of the songs had some bearing on the idea
Of a spring day. in scenes bucolic and
pastoral. The students assisting were the
Misses Mabel Swift, Hilda Barrows, Agnes
Weller, Bertha Phillippi,. Christine Peter