Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-17
CITY WARNS TO MUSIC'S LURE
Opening Concert Draws Big and En-.
thusiastic Audience.
TRIUMPH FOR THE DIRECTORS
Messrs. stock and Kelly Win by Ex-
celIent ResuIts-steindeI shares
I'm HOnOrs--Fanous 'CeIlist
Gives Double Encore.


II was a steindel night; and a Stock
night, and Kelly night.
Omaha musical entertainment audiences
will no longer be charged with coldness,
with lack of appreciation, or with want
OF demonstrative inclination. While moth
ing that might warrant the suggestion that
the applause at the first nights concert was
not such as might be controlled. nor at
any time did 1t rise to the pitch OF a storm,
it was spontaneous. jGdicious we'll mer-
tied and bestowed without stint To Mr.
Stock and Mr.. Kelly were accorded such
receptions as must have warmed their
hearts to the great audience; TO Mr.
Steindel such an outburst as won from
him double encore To the orchestra was
given unequivocal commendation. and to
the Mendelssohn choir was accorded such a
warm outburst as would indicate in the
first place that much was expected, and
in the second that no cs9ectation bad been
left unfulf1lled. It was. ( eat night for
music; a great audience listened to a great
orchestra and great chorus; wonderful
harmonies and exquisites melodies filled
the air, the senses were ravished, and
the higher attributes of man were fed to
the full by the bounteous feast so lavishly
spread.
Program Most Liberal.
II one were to indulge in criticism, II
would be to the effect that the program
held too much, it was almost a surfeit.
The ''Tannhauser" number could have
been omitted with no loss TO the program.
To Mr.. Stock much thanks are due for
the generosity of the orchestral numbers.
as well as for the pleasure OF listening
to number of the best of modern works.
which are as yet listed among the novel;
ties here. The opening number is one Of
these, Glazounow being but little known.
II at all. The performance provides for
snowy exhibition of orchestral technioue
and it was brilliantly given. In this num-
Der the capability of the orchestra and its
conductor was thoroughly demonstrated
But 1t was in the beautiful Elgar suite
that Herr Stock won his auditors. That
wonderful combination of dainty delicaov
and marvellous lightness of effect was
given with exquisite taste. To call such
composition and such a performance
charming, simply proves how useless is
language, when seeking to convey an ade-
quate notion Of an impression received by
music that seems very near perfection.
Triumph for the Chorus.
With the applause of the multitude stiu
ringing, Mr. Stock vanished. and Mr..
Kelly came on to take the orchestra and
chorus for the presentation Of the Coler-
idge-Taylor Death of Minnehaha." Mr.
Aehy got most cordial welcome, and
must surely have felt the inspiration of
an audience Of home folk" for he took
up the baton with the air OF one conf
dent of his ground and certain of the
outcome. And in no point was he disap-
pointed, nor did the utmost authorization
of the listeners exceed the result. 1t was
the finest thing in the way Of concerted
singing ever listened to In Omaha. And
the orchestra never followed the baton
with more fidelity than It did for Mr.
Kelly. With the perfect unison OF in
struments and voices. with an entire All
sence OF ragged or uncertain ATTACK, :"
with climaxes attained with absolute pre-
cision and with the beautiful music of the
work given sympathetic and artistic in
depreciation. the careful painstaking re-
hearsals and ardent study OF a long sea
son Of preparation was brought to a sue.
cessful and highly gratifying issue. The
Mendelssohn choir has made sure Of the
position to which IT aspIred, and It's con
ductor and its members have cause for
honest pride in their achievements
Work of the SOIOists.
Miss Allen and Mr.. Whitenill sang the
solo parts with excellent effect Mr.
Whitehilrs splendid voice has been heard
in Omaha before and the rich. fun tones
with which he filled the hg han were ex-
pected, but were not the leas relished be-
cause of that. Miss Allen had some hesi-
fancy in her first lines, her uncertainty
being due to a lack Of knowledge Of the
Auditorium and its possibilities But she
found the range" quickly, and then her
tones came pure ard sweet and strong, and
she established herself as a singer who
deserves the good report that had pre-
ceded her. The closing section Of the
number was delivered with especial ef-
fectiveness. the dramatic quality OF the
music and the words being most impress
sively conveyed. and the applause that
followed became an ovation. 10 which Mr.