Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

ers are plopping their sticky brushes
within six feet of me and the eternal car
pet sweeper is being piled almost under my
feet. The painter (who fought in the
Philippines, heard the Royal Hawaiian
band at Queen LIS palace and is alto
gether a delightful person. remarks, I'VE
are having beautiful days." and l agree
with him entirely.
broke my country quiet Monday night
by going to hear the Hawaiian band at the
Auditorium. 1t certainly is a good one and
deserved very liberal patronage from all
lovers of stirring music. The singing was
good, too The natives have sweet, natural
voices. Their native songs are individual
and interesting.
II l had stopped with the concert all
would have been well, but the 2Sd was my
birthday. Just why lobster and cham
payne go always with birthdays It would
puzzle the oldest inhabitant to tell. Every
oath Of July l wonder hard why they do
Time soothes every sorrow. In year It
is possible to forget a good deal-so birth
days arrive encrushed with the jewels Of
enthusiasm and set with the stars of hope
i wish all the gentle readers Of this col
umn as pleasant a birthday as mine Of
1906, but would advise them to omit the
lobster, though 1 never intend to.
.
Last week the career Of Miss Louise
Ormsby of Central City. Neb., was dis
cussed. The following plans for the
Worcester festival show the esteem with
which eastern music lovers regard her;
The board OF governors of the Worcester
music festival Tor 1906 has made its pre-
nminary announcement, which is the tortyT
ninth annual and which takes place this
year the first week in October, one week
later than heretofore. The works decided
upon are Handels Israel In Egypt as
the principal oratorio work 70 De slvea
for Thursday night Verdfs "Manzoni he-
QUEEN" and Brahms Song OF Destiny
make up the Progrssm Inc arr srslsIs o,,iss
Ormsby, soprano; Isabelle Bouton, Nero
soprano, and Frederic Martin, basso. MT
Bouton was one of the principal artists or
the festival OF 1905. The Boston symphony
orchestra has been Spg5sed Snd Sh9 Snd
Franz Kneisel, the same as last year. he
hearsals for the oratorio, NeTdls he
QUEEN and d S9'ns tbs Winter and adv will be
again taken up in September. iolO"in I,s tiS
he exception OF Bessie Bell Collier, favor
lie pupil OF Kneisel. who Will play shorI
violin solo. Miss Collier Is not the Iess .lNsd
yiolinist but on account OF her MARKED
ability and progress during the last lew
years II has been decided TO give her a
Mace In the artists nlBnl piobi
Mcdowell suite and a Cesar Francs
symphony viii be given during the week iS,.
The festival book will be edited ms M
wear by Arthur l. Curry OF Newton Hlsh-
lands He wrote the orchestrsi " ,,,as
''Blomidon" for the 1902 festival, Mnlch Vas
afterward given at the ST. Louis eNposluOn-
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The patent medicine adds are even pene-
trating to the musical papers. I'm dead
tired reading about that Little Girls Case
OF Obstinate Eczema" In the Courier. II
always hobs up under a good description
OF some kind. Last week IL made tail
piece for Jean De Reszke's studio. Just
as one gets rashly enthused and begins
soaring In a rarihed atmosphere over
some ideal doing-behold. the little girl
standing tearfully In the path, with the
patent medicine man frantically waving
bar OF green soap in the background
Verify. the noise Of all the troopers peo-
pie comes IN their spirits, would rever-
berate around the globe. II they were