Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04

AS l said before. the subject is one which
should be mentioned. l agree with my
correspondent, who suggests that some
thing should be written about II, but l
must absolutely decline 10 say a word about
II, through sheer inability to find words
to express myself, never could roast.
AS II may be Of interest to 60 back once
in awhile to old times. here is a reprint
Of an article by the present scribe in The
Bee many years ago. when the column was
headed Dominant Seventies:
1t was Sunday. The attraction was MIR.
Taber's organ recital. We went. 1t was
most interesting. the, program was care
satisfactory. The St. Johns Coiiesiste
church quartet ian unusually good one. by
tioning each number, but the 'sancta
Mater deserves special mention as being
t fSSsg audience OF hs eae M May T an TniT proF mSSS OF
"Sancta Mater. istud agas. sang the
tenor, which blended nicely with 1T was
time" The Ideas seemed rather incoherent,
but OF course sometimes musical writer's
cannot translate Latin freely. Their, nuted
the 'CrucihXi fige plagas. Cordt meo
valide," and a young woman smiled. then
smiled again, then Uttered or twittered,
but not Ike the lone sparrow of ancient
lore, for there were many sparrows. Could
II be that those words expressed something
humOrOuSf IOuOtleSS we would near. Inc
tittering grew into a whisper, and this was
what came to listening ears: Mamma
tried to keep me from going, but you bet
l went, just the same, oh, I know how to
lib.-
sociare, In planctu desidero." And from a
very well dressed and respectable looking
woman, In whom one would have expected
at is n perfect dream. oh, speaking of
dreams, have you ever tried using ale IN.
S yen Know 0d peer tbel IN &c eo OK 9su a here wrls Mr. raTTS aber
had the bad taste to interrupt a converse
ton which 1 was enjoying. for 1 like Welsh
Cannot something be done to induce Mr..
Taber to play very softly; very, very softly,
He is an urbane fellow and one Of the most
agreeable in existence: he is nothing, II
not agreeable, and doubtless If pressure
sufficient were brought to bear on him he
would see his folly and give his whispering
| chatterboX auditors a chance.
HOY about 9pie this hi d0r a. a sign {a,t IN @ a Tead ths
~organist is playing" We are coming to
that. Then we can have. Gentlemen Will
the basket, that obtrusive little basket,
goes by unnoticed. And the artist plays on.
I am again reminded OF the great possl-
bIlities OF a big annual musical festival. I
do not mean a month OF band concerts;
those should be regular annual incidents.
ITe6 IN the pdThS, anu tutg Will Db oOmC
day; we are growing thereto-but l mean
a gathering together OF the choral associa-
tions Of Nebraska and neighboring states
in annual conclave for a few days.
The reminder in this case is an announce
ment in the daily press OF an Annual
Festival Of Music" at .Yankton. S. D.
Prominent artists have been engaged and
the business men have taken hold in good
earnest. When will Omaha do II? Is there
not one business man in Omaha who will
take 1t up as a business venture? Look at
the advertising Yankton is getting!
In connection with the announcement,
by the way, there are the usual funny err
rors. Here is one: "Delibes and Themes
from wagner's "Tannhauser." OF course
the discerning reader will know that
Delibes is the author OF the preceding
number, but someone saw that his name
and the common English word themes
when coupled, looked like the names Of a
hero and heroine in a NEUROLOGICAL drama.
1t is also announced that Mrs" George
Wilson will sing the baritone part in Men
delssohn's Elijah"
In spite Of the severe ralnstorm last
Sunday night a large audience assembled
at the First Methodist church for the third
(Frenchl evening Of the Historical Cycle
OF Composers" Tonight, promptly at 7:3O.
the fourth and last Of the series will be
given. German composers will rule.
A song recital by Prof. Clement b. Shaw
will be given under the auspices Of the
music department Of the Woman's club, at
$3.50 Monday evening, May ~. at the First
Congregational church. Prot. Shaw will be
assisted. by the best talent. and all music
lovers, the club and their friends are in
vited. THOMAS ]. KELLY.
Marie Swanson. Harpist, S29 s. 18th st.
See Davies opening on society page.