Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Music and Musical Notes

musical Paris talking of her hardihood.
The crowds went to judge and jeer; they
remained to idolize this young American
Was she not wrapt in the mysteries Of
glorious beauty, and beautiful woman is
an idol with the French-then, too. her
voice satisfied. What more could they
ask2
Madame Eames' success has grown with
years. Her artist husband, Julian Story,
who naturally adores her beauty, designs
the most lovely costumes for her to wear
She does not appear in the old time-worn,
routine clothes, Her latest departure in
dress was for her debut In Aida" Even
Nordica has never managed TO keep her
beauty In this part. Eames was a picture
-barbaric, picturesque, and not in the
least degree repellant. 1t is her fascna-
tion as complete and satisfying picture
with a fine voice which makes her great
1t win be most interesting TO have a chance
to observe Madame flames In concert.
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The million-dollar endowment fund for
the maintenance OF the American academy
in Rome has been completed.
.
The presence OF Mr.. Nat Brigham in
town last week must have called up de-
hghtful memories of annie Laurie" and
who used to love to hear him sing. I
don't believe there has ever been q singer
In Omaha who could, to the thorough salts
faction Of his or her audience, sing the
same songs so many dozens OF times Why
does not some enterprisinE person engage
Mr.. Brigham to come here and give his
"Folk-Lore" lecture so that we may listen
to him againf
great storm has been raised over Sir
Edward Elgar and the degree which Yale
conferred upon him, because President Had
ley IN giving 1t spoke OF him as "tho fore
most living composer" When, cry the
outraged ones. did Saint -saens, Grieg. Gold
mark and Strauss die? The profession
seems 70 be more or less down on the col
leges. With Mcdowell replaced at Colum-
bia. John X. Paine leaving Harvard. and
now an Englishman receiving extraordi-
nary honors att Yale, Il does seem as II
our native musicians and composers were
not receiving their due. II would be in
teresting 70 know just how much Preai-
dent Hadley knows about music Not over
much, apparently from such a sweeping
assertion, or else his feeling OF hospitality
outweighed his discretion.
Mr.. Phillip Hale the famous Boston critic.
vol
umes, representing the modern French COM
posers. The following comment from the
New York Tribune is Of interest. Some of
these composers We are familiar with.
How many are strangers 70 US even IN
name. Should II be so2
Mr.. Hale's collection eyinoes a ans a,
well as broad knowledge OF the sona
Llteratore or France, as also does his pre-,
race, which is the most delight ESSAY Vel
written for the DitsOn publications, There
are sketches of the composers and DotraifS
put these are of small interest compared
with the historical study OF French SOM
reaching back TO the days when CaeseI
wrote "Omnia Gallia," etc. The prepara.
ton OF the volumes was plainly a WORK oI
sympathy akin to love. Here 10 the FrencI
roster: Herman BembeTg, Claudius blanc
Jules Bourval, Pierre dc Breville. Ceeils
Shamirade, Ernest Chusson HedWidgC
Chreuen, Arthur Coquard. Aehille Claud a,
Busy, Leo Delibes, Henri Dupare Oabris
taure, q. Ferrarri, III. de Fontanailies
Cesar Branek, Alexandra Georges, Benia,
min Goddard. Charles GOunod, Raynafd,
Hahn, Auguste Holmes. Georges Hue. Win
cent dindy, Edouard Lalo, CASTOR Leniaire
Xavier LerouX, Jules Messenet EMIL
Paladilhe, Emile Passard, Gabrielle Pierns
Guy Gopartz, Baroness why de Roths
child. Camille Saint-saens, Ambrois,
Thomas, Francis Thome. Charles NJ Wider
NARY LEARNED.