Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-12
Music and Musical Notes

that could be secured from the leading
houses in the south of Europe.
OF the singers who will appear beside
Nine. Nordica, who heads the company
curing its American tour, Miss Nielsen,
IRON San Carlo Opera company in Naples
ana Covent Garden, London; M Angelina
rornari, an excellent baritone from La
Dcdia, Milan, and others, were members of
the san Carlo Opera company that Mr.
russell took to Covent Garden, and which
sang there the season of 1904 The most
important new engagement, however. is
that OF the eminent Spanish tenor. Con-
stantlno, who made such a success at
Covent Garden, and is ranked In the same
class as Bonci and Caruso, and It is con-
noentiy expected that he will create n
iurore wherever he appears, really great
knows.
The repertoire of the company includes
Tor Nine Nordica Faust" "Trovatore ;"
Tosca'" "Adrtana Lecouvreur. "-tbe la
two abolutely new roles In her renerto,ro
ana La Gioconda," in which she scored
such triumph at the Metropolitan onera
mouse. Miss Nielsen will be heard In
La Boheme," Daughter of the Regt-
ment, "Mignon." "Rigoletto," "Manon. :"
py Massenet, "Pagliacci." Romeo and
Juliet and Madame Month Baldni sings
IN carmen" and "Cavalleria."
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new music journal has come into
oeing' the Western Musical Herald edItea
and published by Mr.. Wendell leighton IN
Des Moines. Mr.. leighton Ia a concert
ceiilst and has been a writer and com
mehter upon musical subjects for soma
years' he thinks there is good field and
"a, meeu oi music paper west OF Chicago.
me first number of the Herald tust,eos
iis opinion IL Is full Of interesting and
instructive matter, the territory ooverad
being chiefly the middle west,
Mr. leighton gives the following reason
ior the founding Of his journal:
The Western Musical Herald will stard
aEl the musical development of the west
towsrd 'he e., pest lines, and for all that tends
Ions within Its special field, or wherever
Lts ihnuence may reach. l aim to make II
While smyle a mHs,fal news publication, and
nuscai events OF the leading western
tb It Is my desire to also make note OF
OF good music In the smaller centers Of
a a At present the excellent musical
%GrK Dei tn. done by many of the college
tles etc, In the smaller, and indeed in
some larger communities of the west, finds
no adequate recognition, and generally not
even mention In the columns OF any musi
cal publication, I wish to make the West-
ern Musical Herald a medium through
ana musical people of the west may be
brought into closer touch with each other
Wba WIN 700 De "a paper sp that will show others
are doing for the cause OF good music
Mr. Jean p. Dufield is the Omaha cor
respondent, and his column is well written.
and does the town credit in the infor-
nation which 1t contains Of our musical
life.
Music lovers will remember Frank King
CIark's resonant bass voice at the first
exposition in Omaha; also that he married
Miss Oakley of Lincoln. Several years
ago they went to Paris to make that place
their home, Mr.. Clark's success there as
teacher is one of the wonders of Europe.
His classes have increased until he has
taken large house hotel" the Parisians
call a detached dwelling. In II he has the
most perfect little auditorium for his pupils
No one among the vocal teachers but Jean
de Reszke approaches Mr.. Clark IN
popularity or beauty and convenience of
residence. The Clarks entertain number
less celebrities, and their home is ever
cordially open to their American friends
They had the rare pleasure of Introducing
George Hamlin to Parisians two years ago.
Among the guests at their house warm
ing" which occurred recently noticed the
names Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eames of
Lincoln.
Doesn't this little poem stir a responsive
chord in your bloodP
VANDERBILT
Marjorie L C. Pickthan in the American
Magazine.
o west Of all the westward roads that WOO
we TO their winding Wv
south OF all the southwark WAYS that
call We to the sea,
There's little lonely garden that would
pay ye for the finding
With a fairy-ring within II and an old
thorn tree.
o there upon the brink of morn the
thrushes would be calling
And the little lifting llnnets, sure tbev'd
wake me from the dead
With the lime trees all in blossom ana tba
soft leaf-shadows falling
there Id have place at last TO lay
o would had swallows wings. for then
Ia NY and find Il;
o would had a swallows heart for then
I'd love 10 roam.
With an orchard on the hillside and an old
old man to mind H.
It's there I'd lift my lodge at last ana
make nay home.
o there ia see the tide come in along the
whispering reaches
o there I'd lie and watch the sails go
shining TO the west
And where the frwood follows on the wide
unswerYing beaches
o there ia lay me down al last and take
~ MARY LEARNED