Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
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charged and a complimentary program
given by Mrs Samuel Katz on Friday
morning at 10:3O at her home for the mu-
steal department of the Woman's club. This
meeting will take the place of the regular
Thursday afternoon concert,
Omaha is ending its musical season with
quite a burst Of glory. English grand
opera, Italian grand opera, Hartmann,
George Hamlin. the May Festival, besides
several local recitals of note and worth,
give answer quite plainly that our longing
for good music is still present.
The prominent teachers of the city have
taken more interest in each others AFFAIRS
this winter They are beginning to see
that II is their business to know about
other peoples work as well as their own
to keep posted along all lines, The joy OF
a frank discussion of methods and develop
ments has come to many Of us. How much
it helps! Honest, kindly criticism never
hurts anybody. II you've got some radical
thing TO say about persons work, don't
blow off steam to an outsider-get 1t out of
your system before the person for whom It
is intended. We grow by absorption.
The Tuesday Musical club held Its last
meeting Tuesday at the residence Of Mrs.
Z. w. Nash very fine program was
given under the leadership Of Miss Estelle
Brown. The officers elected for the follow
ing season are: Mrs. Douglas Welpton,
PRESIDENT Mrs. L. F. Crofoot. vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Martin. secretary.
On Monday night, April Is, MT and Mrs,
Thomas ]. Kelly will give their annual
recital at st. Mary's Congregational church.
The program will be made up of songs
representing the German, French and Ital-
ian schools, and groups OF English and
Scotch songs. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly
are very earnest and painstaking in all
the details OF their work. These concerts
given once a year, are full Of suggestion
for students. Enunciation, diction, tone
production. Interpretation, all have been
faithfully considered Add to this the IN
doubted charm which the Kellys both
possess and there is every reason 70 expect
a profitable evening,
Mrs. w. w. Turner is becoming a very
potent factor in the musical life of Omaha.
She has always been a good helper. Now
she has been made manager on her own
responsibility Of the Schneider & Mueller
auditorium. Lhevinne has already played
Arthur Hartmann, the celebrated violinist,
will appear. The following criticism by
that bright-minded and crisp musician and
writer. Wilson G. Smith OF Cleveland, bears
closely and enthusiastically on this artist S
reputation and attainments;
Hartmann more than duplicated his trt-
umph OF the early part Of the season. At
his first appearance / hailed him as VIE
niawsk redivivus. / confess TO being mis-
taken. There is no redivivus about il.
Hartmann is art done up in an original
package, 1t Is OF the Wizard brand and
than ever.
/ am not going to waste any time or
space before saying that Wizard Hartmann
Is as great-if not greater-than any viO-
hnist living today. ] am taking chances,
perhaps IN so sweeping an assertion, but
his magnificent exposition OF the Bach
ChacOnne-the greatest ] ever listened to
settled the matter for me- and l regard the
incident pertaining 10 his super-eminence
as closed. He believes I'm a Bach of blood
and sentiment, and his keen and artistic
temperament has rescued from the hands
Of the mechanical Philistines this really
iyphony he has found a lovers lane: in
the stratum OF crystallized science he has
laid bare vein Of golden sentiment So,
beside being a wizard, Hartmann Is a
musical prospector. He finds pure gold IN
everything he handles the gold OF refined
and noble art emotions,
Omaha music lovers, do turn out for this
great man! II you knew how we few who
haunt concerts when a great celebrity
plays 20 a handful you would save us the
humiliation Do not let Hartmann meet
the fate OF Henri Marteau. That was a
blot and a stain which never can be wiped
out.
The greatest treat in store for US Is the
appearance on April p OF the Conried
Grand Opera company from the Metro
politan opera house. New York The