Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-27

friend or two and house-two other tnlngs
are necessary, These are a good fire and
good music. And inasmuch as we can do
without the fire for half the year, l may
say music is the one essential.
Late explorers say they have found some
nations that have no God; but have not
read of any that had no music Music
means harmony, harmony means loYe, love
meanS-Godl
Imagine such supreme gifts, and no time
from illness and the humdrum of life to
bring them to the rich Towering they longcd
for. Laniers time was very short but
amid opposition and cruel circumstances he
wrought as much as he could and his
poems will surely live. His memory as a
musician will have to be kept fresh by
those who remember his genius and can
write Of tt.
Lanier gives a few of the latter day
poets some delicious criticism.
or Whitman he says: Whitman is
poetry's butcher. Huge raw coIlaps
slashed from the runp Of poetry and never
mind gristle-is what Whitman feeds our
soul with"
OF Swinburne: HE invited me to eat:
the service was silver and gold. but no
food therein but pepper and salt"
OF William Norris: He caught a crystal
cup full of the yellow light of sunset, and
persuading himself to dream 1t wine,
drank it with sort of a smile"
would consider II a favor II local
musicians would drop me postal cards,
telling of their summer plans. Address
Musical Editor. Bee Office.
MARY LEARNED.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Milly Ryan is in Europe travelling
and studying.
Mr. and Mrs. BorgIum will spend their
vacation In Paris, sailing from New York
IN June and remaining till September wit n
the exception or few weeks at the seaside
Last night the Schneider g. Mueller Piano
company held its opening in the ane new,
building on Farnam street Music was Ais.
coursed and flowers and souvenirs were
gwen away. There was specaei exhibition
OF art Steinway pianos. : mis- firm is a very
great credit to our city and its new quar-
ter! ters marks another step in our metropolitan
Mr.. Alexander c. Stewart. tenor will give
song recitals, including operate, oratorio
descriptive and ballad selections in Pende1
ana bancroft Neb., and also in Rockwell
CITY Ia, on May Is and - and June l. Mr.
Stewart occupies the platform the entirC
evening singing about twenty numbers In
various languages, He has given a number
OF these reeitals during the last season n
Nebraska and Iowa. all of which haV,
proved an artistic and financial success
aOOuk jury 4 MI stewart expects 70 sal
Tor Europe. Several weeks win be spent
with his friends at home IN England
whence he will proceed 70 Italy 10 tax,
som some aaSaneed work In vocal music, return
Ing 70 Omaha the end OF September Mr.
Stewart has been In America nearly tvy,
years, all Of which time has been spent n
papers, declaring his intention Of b ets mrs
q citizen of America and proving his salts
faction with the splendid reception he hai
IeSsiNeo from the people Of this country.
r.. fNnyo
their families.
That San Franchises love OF music hai
NOT been checked, even temporarily bV
the recent disaster, is shown by he fac
that Henry Wolfsohn, the New York Inn
Presario, has just received a very natter
ING proposition TO send Moriz Rosentha
TO the coast next winter, Mr.. Wolfsah,
was In Chicago on his way TO CaIforni,
IN interest OF the great Roumanian plants
other managers did that the amussnnea
business In the Golden Gate CITY Woul,
ee paraiyxed for long time. Mr., WolfsohI
cine states on the ROsenthal booking sheet
he therefore was surprised a few day
sso 70 receive letter from one Of Sal
attractions making fully as good an one
Tor three concerts by ROsenthal next Ian
usTy as Ar. Wolfsohn had expected to no
SSlte IN the ordinary course Of events
This manager wrote that the rebuilding Q
me city VIII mean degree OF bushes
activity and an elasticity OF money tina
VII ensure greater patronage than eve
before for artists Of the class OF Rosen
thai. SO Mr.. Wolfsohn has restored tn
coast 10 It's place on the ROsenthal Tout
and the pianist will play In the retuven
ated western metropolis about New Year.
Mr.. Charles Il. Keefer sailed from New
York On May He viii remain IN Ger
many five years studying the piano.
IL Is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs Marti
Calm are 70 return 70 Omaha from Chi
cOm6d back 70 our mllsloal MA.