The Brinkley argus., 1906-11-23

We climbed the "hiIl of difficulty, so to speak, to hear the great Thomas Orchestra and the worlds star piano player the great Saint Saens. (The great auditorium is up stairs His Coronation March played by the Orchestra was simply divine. We could hear the bells of Westminster ring and the tramp of soldiers 50 clear as to feel ourselves right there. When the great man made his a2- |psvance he was given not only hearty greetings by the audience but by the Or chestra and its leader as well. Saint Saens walks slowly showing that he did not feel the strongest physically. He plays with authority and clearness and ease that-convinces one of his mastery in music. He has been master for nearly half century. There was not the least forcing of the Piano. His fingers are exceptionally fleet and the finished characteristics of the French school of music was present. His "Danse Macabre' was a meaningless mass of notes until 1 heard the Thomas Orchestra play it |I ripped down that long flight of stairs thanking God for theprivilege of going up to such treat.
 This Friday we heard Schumann Heink Usually a vocalist falls flat with the Thomas Orchestra but not so with Mime Heink. have heard near ly all the great singers but she leads according tony judgment. Matrimo- ny nor age have diminished her vocal powers. As she gets fatter and older she seems to get grander. She mar
 
 ried man ever so much younger than herself -her manager so am told but she does not seem troubled about it. Gertrude is favored immensely by being able to hear all these great Ar lists. lhad to pay soc for Saint Saens and Heink. presume the Orchestra has to pay big sums to to them. As we stood in line in the hall waiting for the doors to open was amused at sthe way some of them puffed and blowed at going up those stairs. 1t reminded me of a huge steam engine pulling long freight train; Their lack of politeness was evident too. A man backed himself up against me in the crush and | politely invited him off nJ3sssoes once. and again patted him on the back and asked permission to examine my watch as to the hour of the day, and yet he leaned and backed up while l took a good look at his general make up and thought "niggar' judge was mite too good to sit in judgment on him. When the door was finally opened .fvery cordially invited him to 20 ahead lest he knock some oi us down in his hurry: he very compla= gently leaned shoulder 10 shoulder against the lady next to me. She was quite pronounced in her opinion of of hogs. So itis lack of home cul- ture.
 This mornings post brought me a good letter from Will Kelly, one of my boys way back yonder in the sev- enties. Tn Brinkley. He is in Mir ne- apolis. Minn.. net so far away alter all. have just tonight written 10 Solon Bryan and will write to Will as soon as can find a spare hour. His mother was one of m, dearest fr.elds. am so happy to know that he is well and doing well. How, l enjoyed the letter from w. L. Ferguson. too know something about the grandeur and beauty of the mountains of Ark ansas. l love the stiffness of the everlasting hills When look at the miles and miles of apartment houses three, four. five. .lsix. seven and eight'stories high. lighted from pit tc dome filled with moving masses oi human beings. ] wonder where they como from and what is to be the end,