Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04


sUNDAY-Afternoon Mendelssohn memo
rial service. 81, Mary's Avenue COngre-
gatiopal church.
Mo GrFan r5ots, E GSnE w fSBs4 church
TUESDAY-lo:30 a m, Tuesday Morning
Musical club, residence Mrs L +. Gro
foot.
~0TE important and ePoch-marldng
feature Of the week unsteady
was the playing Of Max Landow
I6IT4Nt at the opening recital Of the mu-
's~@ y steal department Of the Woman's
club Monday Afternoon at the First Con-
gregational church. Mr.. Landow is a great
artist and his Joining Of the musical colony
ia Omaha may be looked upon with graft
tude and thankfulness. He Is a thoroughly
equipped musician his playing revealing
careful, well balanced intellect wherein
Phrasing. color and rhythm assume their
exact values. His ideals are lofty. and he
seems to work steadily toward them. II he
lacks, It may be on the side Of warmth.
He has NEST lovely singing tOne and
his climaxes march. His technique one
forgets, because enc Is never reminded Of
II. / sincerely hope there are many pupils
and concert engagements waiting for Mr.
Landow, SO he will choose to abide iu
Omaha. Perhaps he has q little Of tho
pioneer strain In his blood which likes to
give the less favored places a friendly
helping hand. often wonder how these
people who come here frfom abroad possess
their souls in peace. Maybe they do not I:
and then there is a genuine, hearty good
will In our town which reaches far.
what would we stay-at-hOnes do II these
ventuTesome folk didn't comet Personally
feel Ike Tennyson's Brook" Ny mem
DRY reaches back to the time when Nahsn
FTanko was trying to pick up a few honest
dollars in Omaha. and finding It beastly
hard work.
Nowadays the good living lies In wait
for the successful. competent teacher.
Omaha has not yet arrived at paying local
professionals for recital services That, l
suppose, will come. In the meantime pro-
fssstonals should shut up shop until they
are paid mot Rtvo their services except
very occasionally for some scot oause.
Their art Is thick livelihood II means
bread and butter-and Jaml Musical people
have a way nowadays OF living qalte like
other people. with pleasant houses. ser
wants ana the comforts of life. II yOu
cheaper their art by getting It for nothing,
you eurtan their happiness. The profession
I'm Omaha has a more or less taOit under
standing this season. which sincerely hope
1t viii cling 10.
Mr. SchsTzel made most pleasing i'm
preston upon his listeners at the Monday
concert. His work Is characterized by
sympathy and earnestnesA
Mrs. Turner sang her group Of songs de-
nghtfully. being In inAnitely better voice
and need than at the opening OF the
Schneider and Mueller recital hall.
Mr. Nanehestsr's voice was heard to
good erect. Miss Reese should curb her
Reoompa nimsnts Her work is too good to
be spelled by caPsiessness. There is one
aiming peint Of light In every sonE--save
fer that climax Mr.. Landow's playing
was a telling study In cslOr. Why is il
50 hard for students to mind symbols7
Miss Sore1sOn deserves a large mark OF
credit for her initial bOw a. leader OF the
musical department Of the woman's Club.
She has substitutes one reform which
should be vital IN rs effect. Heretofore
emily $40 has been appropriated fer music
by the general club. Every msmber OF
the music department. paid dues. but the
overplus went to the general fuAd Now,
under the new plan. Miss sorenson win
receive half the dues.
There e some talk ~ giving the Decem-
Der recital as a benefit program for the
Mcdowell fund. making an EFFORT to IN
terest the club IS q whole This would
be a AHe thing and a most worthy EFFORT
for the Woman's Club to make In its
work OF relief Mrs Wagner OF New,
York and a member Of the Mcdowell
club there. a pianist who Is touring from
Omaha far the next few weeks, has offered
her services free.
Interest IN the MacpoWeli FUND Il SLOWLY
awakening and growing. received a list
a few days age from Mr.. Allan Robinson.
the secretary OF the committee IN New
York Of people he had 30 far come IN
touch with In Omaha The subscription
list has started fairly we'll 7 hnd that
people do not wish their names given. so
will limit the statement 70 the amounts
contributed and the total each week: