Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

INYL L sertatiOn on the woes OF the
kAl music critic. To be sure, most
Id6TS0I are nearly as badly off as a GER
S tain critic who recently aired his
Views, saying that after five years he had
realized the frightful error of his ways
and had now gone into the coal business.
Personally, at the present time, do any
thing but banker to be in the coal bust
ness In Omaha. From the frying pan into
the fire is poor management, but as for
that the poor old music critic sizzles what
ever he does. There are times when he is
more uncomfortable than others Most
always there are a few lily concealed tacks
in his slippers. To twist Abraham Lin
coins famous quotation bit, you can
please part of the people part of the time
a few of the people all the time, but you
can't please all the people all of the time 3"
In the first place there il the fierce war
of standards. What satisfies one is mere
dust and ashes to another. Right there
is a heart-break that reaches the world
over. From there also cometh the critic
weary expression. Assailed is he by rate
women who would fain rip from their
restless moorings his tossing locks. Strong
men tell him in carefully prepared type
written sheets that he is forsooth and per-
force a fool. The hour cometh when he
stitch alone over his oyster stew at Bal
duff's and questioneth himself. Am l a
fool, or am l right?" Fortunately the
critic is generally born with an elastic
mood; at heart he has the courage of his
convictions. In the end he riseth up and
putteth on his goloshes, and under his
breath muttereth a profane and familiar
expression. The CHEEKY CLINT Of war and
independence returneth to his eye On!
neXti
Mayhap you are thinking that this is a
shadow portrait of me? Well, as you
like. I have had jars in my time. The
worst was late jbe by certain auburn
haired tenor to the frightful effect that l
didn't write my own column Just listen
to that and burst out crying! Who says
a critic has bed of roses? Also, and
forsooth do you perceive the wide bar OF
sunlight radiating from this statement?
It's all in the days work
.
What | started to say when 1 COM
menced" was this VIII my good friends
who have musical news wherewith to fill
up this valuable column please send 1t "a
The Bee Office addressed to me- by Thurs
day noon? AS l have many times told in
dividuals, this matter is on the half-tone
section, which goes to press early When
notices come in late Friday or Saturday
1t Is impossible to insert them, much as
many times would like to. Also l cannot
change this column at the eleventh hour
As everyone knows. there is not enough
going on unsteady in Omaha to entirely
NIL my space. Some Of 1t has got to be
foreign music matter or just pipe dreams
and personalities Oftentimes / get stun OF
real local interest too late 70 fit it IN
because I've taken too much space
II take my pipe dreams ou
then the spacing is all wrong again.
can't sit on a stool with a lead pencil
and pad and scribble in the composing
room to make things ht, as l did in tn
Pebble Press days. The musicians wht
want their stun to get in must have 4
written by Thursday noon. Sometimes
fairly tear my hair because l was brough
up by an unerringly prompt father. w
gone through life waiting, always waitinI
and incidentally lathering I'd give m,
head to be easy going, and wake up Jus
IN time to get off the track. I'm a wors
nuisance TO myself than to anyone else
Maybe you don't agree with meO
There is box at The Bee office that be
longs absolutely to me and my mail Moth
ing is ever 'G1t. Any matter sent 10 Tn
Bee office l will invariably receive.
Mr. and Mrs. Peck have returned fror
Chicago While there they engage
Madame Brazil the contralto. who will h
the sOloist at the first orchestral concer
to be given by the May Festival association
This singer was chosen by Mrs. Milwar
Adams. MIR. Adams, as you know. is IN
manager OF the Auditorium in Chicag,
His wife has an international reputatio
as an expert in voice production and dra
matte expression Mrs. Peck had the pleas
ure of spending an hour in Madame Bra7
Ei's studio, She was charmed and delghte
with her work as a teacher
Madame Brazil has sung In opera SUI
esssfully abroad and in America. Her pres
notices are distinctly sane and good. tn
songs she has chosen 10 sing here are mo.
attractive. Her big number will I
Tschaikowsky's les Adleux." frol
{ Jeanne dare, Then a group OF moder
French and German songs; also one ,
e twelfth century songs and Elizabetha
r lyrics Madame Borglun win be the a,
; compauist.