The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-14

ment should apply to the playing ma
tional air with the same idea in view.
Topeka people are patriotic So is Duss
and his men, undoubtedly, but they
shouldn't belittle patriotism by any
cheap sentiment And another noint.
riotic airs as they should be PLAYED.
That is the undisputed province of a
brass band.
Madame Nordica was willing to have
sung 'Suwanee River at the request of
Major Anderson who in turn had re-
ceived several requests to make the re-
quest. But Mr.. z. Romayne Simmons,
after obligingly examining his music,
couldn't find any old songs The audi
ence would have been pleased to have
done without the accompaniment. Sim
mons is at fault. That he should be the
reason for the audience being cheated
out of SO popular a number is reason
enough for his being made the subject
of a set of resolutions.
There were two interpolated features
which marred the concert A man with
a large voice was allowed to occupy the
1ntermission, just like the announcer of
the concert at a circus, and make a
long harangue about the Hutchinson
musical jubilee. On entering the Audi
forum everyone was given a printed
announcement giving all the facts about
the jubilee. That was sufficient The
other Jar was that a young man was
allowed to sell song books, containing
each and every number sung tonight
and She pictures of all the artists" That
was just like the selling of song books
at a negro minstrel. Think OF that with
a great symphony orchestra and Nor
dica and De Reszkei
E. Romayne Simmons, who played the
piano accompaniments for Nine Nor
dica last night is responsible for the
comfort of fhp fr ms
was kept very busy Tuesday night try
ing to secure quiet so the great diva
could sleep After the concert in Kan
saS City the musicians went to the pri-
vate cars to sleep. The cars were lost.
Simmons chased about the yards trying
to find THE Pilgrim" Mime. Nordica
car. He did not find it for three hours.
When he did discover it, the car was
located so near the freight tracks that
the switching engines disturbed Nine.
NOrdica. Simmons hunted up the yard
master and begged him to stop all
switching so that Nine NOrdica could
sleep. The yard1naster was an ungra-
cious individual and refused to do it.
Then man smoking a very strong pipe
stood in front of the window of Nine.
NOrdica'S state room The fumes of the
tobacco We're distasteful to her and she
gave Simmons 81 and sent him out to
hire the man to stop smoking.
When Mime. Nordiea sang in Kansas
a year ago she discovered at Wichita
ranged a set of telephones in the ham,
and that her songs were to be distrib-
uted by wire-over the country. Nor
dica objected and would not sing until
the telephones were removed. The next
night she sang in Topeka. Before the
concert she sent e ROmayne Simmons.
her pianist to the Auditorium to see
that no telephones were there. Last
night Simmons was lax He did not
look for telephones. and there was an
Independent telephone in the audience
room of the auditorium. It belongs
there. The receiver was taken down.
and at the central Office the hello
girls were given chance to hear Nor
dica, De Reszke and the orchestra
Simmons would certainly have objected
to this.