Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-29
Music and Musical Notes

put the finishing touch on this particular
mixup, Mr.. Smith lectured Thursday night
at the Westminster Presbyterian church
on Good Government"
Mr.. Ben Stanley has reorganized his festi-
val chorus, which will make it's first APP
pearance the last of November together
with the Cuscaden orchestra. Mr.. Stanley
is also directing the Church Music club,
which consists of forty picked members,
and has been formed for both pleasure
and study. No public appearances are
planned The idea is to become ac-
quainted with more of the beautiful works
which are composed for use in our church
services.
Miss Jansen had little experience last
Saturday night which tested her poise as a
singer. She came through with flying
colors. The occasion, took place at WASH
ington hall-it was a German affair When
ever have attended concert at this place
l have noticed that between the numbers
of the program long streams of stout, con-
tented-looking men clump downstairs.
What do you suppose they go for? Well,
anyway, Miss Jansen was in the middle Of
her song, when particularly rotund indl-
vidual missed his footing on the top step
eAAN PAbNNNNSh " DuIup ItlenLlGhSly ana
murderously all the way to the bottom.
1t was startling and worse than that, It
was funny. You couldn't help wondering
what was left of him, and whether he had
a mantle-Miss Jansen went peacefully
alongside carried the day.
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Mr.. Kelly announces that the list OF his
mems chorus is closed to applications In
the womens chorus he still needs contral-
tos Rehearsals will be called in about
three weeks.
Are We to lose Mcdowell? The musical
world has tried to look upon his long ILL
ness with the eyes OF unbelief hoping that
MS indisposition was only temporary, and
that he would get back his powers in all
thelr tullness. The following information
from New York paper looks anything but
cheering There seems to be a sort of un-
der insinuation through everything that his
experience at Cornell permanently hurt his
spirit:
1t has been known for some time that
Edward Mcdowell is seriously i'll, 1t was
hoped that summer spent at his
bring about e'er9orO' change m H. 70, wO f5d
better, but neither mountain air nor ex-
pert medical treatment proved able TO ar
rest the course Of has malady and il has
now come to a dangerous breakdown, a
complete nervous collapse. This condition
Is the result Of years of overwork His
uOctor says he has in twenty years done
the work of forty. But work alone would
not nave brought on this crisis; untoWard
circumstances greatly FASTENED the calam-
NY. year ago last spring Mr.. Mcdowell
while crossing the street one evening was
run down by cab. The horse had Skinned
on the sleet and the driver was unable TO
check H. The wheels passed over the COM
poser,s neck and evidently injured the
spinal nerves. What aggravated this in
jury was that II came at a time when his
vitality was low, and most OF his nervous
power exhausted because OF the well known
worry and excitement OF the previOus v-iu-
YER All might have been well had the CON-
poser at this time taken a complete rest for
year; but he could not AFFORD this lie
mad 10 teach 10 support himself and, more
over, ne expended much Of his precious
strength in giving, as he had ALWAYS done
free lessons TO talented but poor students
one morning every week was given up 10
teachlng such pupils and looking over the
manuscripts Of ambitious young composers
lie VIII be brought back to New York 10.
cay the president of the Boston & Maine
railway mas kindly placed a private car al
his service. There Is still some hope thai
ne may recover II he does not the cause
iTrena s bI cah os music VIII have suffered an
OF creative activity, only 43 years old How.
, ever II ne never writes another compost.
tion, what he has done sufhces TO insuTe
him a place among the immortal masters
, Help Wagners letters 10 his beloved
Mathilde's husband are now about 70 be-
: republished in Germany. Many letters pre-,
NlousIy suppressed or curtailed will be
added. The Wesendoncks are surely soar
ing TO fame. Mr.. Lauder of Chicago. vvber
he lectured here, said that Americans We're
> entirely incapable Of conceiving or appre
ciating the beauties Of platdnic or "sou
friendship" Maybe that revelation viii
come to us along with atmosphere"
, MARY LEARNED