Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-25
About Music, Musicians and Musical Events

papers at the Library, the nature and
scope of their work, and let us ask, who
will be the next?" Let us examine our
attitude towards those who are-llke those
who went b~efore-doing their utmost to
keep Omaha's musical life up to the
standard of the cities which Omaha wishes
to emulate in commercial lines. Let us
see whether we are supporting or thwart-
ing them for the time) in their endeavor
20 take Omaha out of the musical rut into
which it has fallen.
Lest We Forget-Let us think of the
words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who
said " What hath he done?' is the divine
question which searches men and trans
pierces every false reputation"
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If the Omaha business men who were
victimized by the smooth trick OF a fake
violinist last summer had but stopped to
ask this question of the local violinists,
a full house" would not have greeted this
arrant humbug. when the music critic of
The Bee was in Europe. Had the aforesaid
music critic been in Omaha, he would have
asked Mr.. Zamono, or whatever his name
was, What have you done?" What is
your record?'
~ "OahN lApboDNJ AoNN N0AANN " man
self the enmity of the vlolinist and also
that of those who supported him finan-
cially, because he asked a plain question
or told the truth, for this is always
Omaha's attitude to one who wishes TO
protect it from fraud, or towards one who
urges 1t to think.
Lest We F~orget-Let us begin to think.
Lest We Forget-Let us not be thought
less.
Lest We Forget-Let us remember that
"evil is wrought from want OF thought, as
we'll as want of heart" And the former
kind of evil is, by far, the worst.
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The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
got the thinking habit" and what was
the result? The appointment of a com
mittee for legitimate musical promotion,
Think of that!
Now. it would be highly improper for any
me in Omaha to object to that standard,
for the simple reason that some of our
most distinguished" citizens have elected
that city and its environments as a most
desirable place in which to acquire prop
erty and to reside for a large part of the
year.
Therefore, be it noted. the "Los Angeles
.dea" offers a special plea for adoption in
Omaha.
The enterprising and interesting paper,
Musical America, commenting on the fact
that Los Angeles, through its Chamber OF
Commerce, has appointed a committee for
legitimate musical promotion, has this to
say:
by doing so it recognizes music as an
essential factor in municipal growth and
the various musical organizations of the
city as bodies capable Of adding materially
90 the general welfare OF the community. 81
Musical America m further, In
an editorial that 1T is gratifying to note
that an organization OF hard-headed bust
ness men appreciates the importance OF
promoting the interests of local musica.
societies and boards OF trade and simil1
to follow the example Los Angeles has sci
in this respect"
such encouragement. says the editor
Of Musical America, "of local musical en-
deavOr. besides advertising a city as q
profitable field for musicians. arouses civil
pride aud leads the way to establishing Z
music center whose reputation will spread
throughout the country"
Among the duties OF the COMMITTEES viii
be the settlement Of problems in connec
as festivals by local talent and the visit
OF eastern operate companies"
All honor to Los Angeles! II omahI