Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08


S@@y are drifting back to their ac-
customed tasks. Threads are being gath
cred up and fresh starts made for the
season of 1866 Greetings and good luck
to those who labor in the fields Of art
May their ways fall in sunny places!
Last winter was a remarkable one must
cRlly for Omaha. SO many good things,
and the public thoroughly appreciative.
There is very little doubt that together with
our commercial prosperity, we are adj
vanclng In keener love for the beautiful,
Tbs movement may seem slow at times,
nevertheless It 10 there,
One sad blot has fallen upon our
escutcheon-the Concert Promoters society
has disbanded. The cause more because
Mr.. Borgum's time Is so full with his
pupils than for lack OF enthusiasm. The
people who subscribed last year would
certainly sign their names again, but no
one seems to want to undertake Mr..
Borglum's share OF the work. II IL great
pity, for the series OF concerts given last
season was enjoyable to an unusual de-
gree None Of the artists engaged would
otherwise have visited Omaha. Instead OF
a blank we have Ysnye, Bispham, CAM,
De Wolf and the sauret Trio stored away
among our musical memories.
.
There Is 30 much, however, that lie
pleasant to look forward 10 this season
that IL Is folly to weep over what can
seemingly not be helped.
We have the definite promise Of Madam
Eames in a concert program at the Audi
torium, on November s. Madame Eames
has never sung In Omaha, Her remarkable
beauty combined with her great voice
should rouse much Interest. She IL tho
very opposite in every way OF Calve, who
comes 10 the Boyd the 18th OF December
Eannes is stately. aristocratc queenly;
Calve Is human before everything else
creature OF impulse and fiery moods, They
are both famous in entirely different ways.
I should say Eames had great talent and
surprising beauty Caivs has the fame OF
genius. II her voice should go, she would
still be one Of the greatest actresses OF
our time.
Alice Nielsen, who used TO be with the
Bostonians. and forsook light opera for
three years Of hard study, and an eventual
triumphal debut In London where she has
become a great favorite with grand opera
devotees will sing at the Auditorium IL
January.
The English Grand Opera company tsav'
age) will give four performances shortly
after Christmas II Is devOutly to be hoped
that the music lovers OF this vicinity WI
not yammer for ''Lohengrin," with hi'
beautiful but deathly familiar Swan song
| and 'Tannhauser" whom feel sure woult
like to have one night on to see th'
town"
We may possibly be let in for a srea
piece Of artistic good luck. Enterprise take
various and sundry forms. II seems tina
n certain enthusiast has evolved the plaI
OF asking David Blspham to come &
Omaha to get his divorce at appears tina
he is obliged to go somewhere) and In IN
meantime teach. The morals of the schem
are totally beyond serious discussion, blu
what joy 70 study six months with suel
master They say you mustn't look
gift horse in the mouth.
DamrOsch and his orchestra are on IN
list OF probabilities. No date has bee
set. but arrangements are pending.
would be an exceedingly delightful thing
| lecture-recital could be effected for tn
afternoon Of the day upon which the con
cert occurs. Mr.. Damroseh is one OF III
most charming lecturers in the country
had the Joy OF listening 20 him during on
season OF the Symphony concerts in Me-
York. The week before each concert h
played upon the piano and explained IN
principal numbers Of the program ThOs