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bist. dort list das Glusek." Crhere where
thou are not; there alone is felicity.
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In case, however, that the fever is
strong in the blood, read these adver-
tisements culled from a recent New York
newspaper. Note carefully the high prices
and the lucrative employment. ..-
"A lady professor teaches quick.
thorough piano method; great success
with children; adult beginners, advanced
players; 30 cents. homes"
Now there Ia a comprehensive state
ment. and incidentally a pretty well writ.
ten advertisement. well within the
bounds of tho legitimate. and this lady
will so TO your homes for 50 eentsi
Another advertisement announces that
one can have cornet and violin instrue-
ton by professional musician. and that
the instruments will be furnishedl
Another viollnlst whose name s given
In the advertisement gives lessons for 7bc
ana is a graduate with diploma) from the
Conservatory OF Vienna, and has "high-
est European testimonials"
a tenor advertises for an accompanist
who can read classical music. and the
salary Is to be the pleasure Of mutual
acquaintance'-whether the tenor wants
a lady to accompany him, or a man, tho
advertisement sayeth not.
Voice teachers guarantee "unfailing re-
Suits" tone production guaranteed" aud
all the trimmings from. nothing upi
A lady advertises that she will not
only teach first class vocal or piano les
sons, at 25 cents peri but she will also
give a free trial.
A professor guarantees 20 teach you TO
play waltz in eight lessons, on guitar,
mandolin, violin or piano.
Another teacher who advertises as hav-
ing taught Melba and Farrar says that
he will try voices gratis. 81,
Look at this, and remember that these
are all bona flde advertisements taken
from one edition OF only one New rofk
paper; II is not funny, It is in many
cases tragic; these are the little indioa-
tions OF the tragedy Of musical life In
the big city: ,..
Plano teacher, pupil William Mason.
gentleman thirty years experience. gives
lessons at 81 each; regular price So"
Another-"Piano instruction, graduate
Of Munich College, Germany. lessons 80
cents per hour"
Another-"Lady. brilliant pianist. de-
sires pupils; 50 cents hour lessons; pupils
residences
And so on by the dozen. And this
means actual bread and butter.
Why is II that many good people will
prefer to starve in New York rather than
live comfortably in smaller town, where
they could do we'll for themselves. do
good 70 the cause Of music, and be happy.
or reasonably so, by living a day at a
time.
Once on time a Chicago musical friend
OF ours asked, How do you manage to
go to Europe 80 OftenH' and the answsr
was this: Because we don't live IN
Chicago" The musical friend now uvea
In Des Moines. and has probably the
largest bank account he has ever had I'm
his life, and he iS doing something for
Des Moines that he never could have
done for Chicago.
And what Is this all about, anyway? Oh
Notnlnsl THOMAS J. KELLY.
Musical Notes..
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly and Mr.. Martin W.
Sush have planned series OF "Lenteri
sunday Afternoons" when proRrarnE Will
os glven illustrative OF the DEVELOPMENT
ot sacred music from the earliest days.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly will sing a large MUM
per OF interesting compositions which they
have been collecting for years and Mr..
positions of great beauty, many OF them
rich rich with age, and most Of them pras. 'sc"
ucally unknown.
Walter B. Graham presented the fol.
lowing pupils in song recital THURSDAY
evening, December II: Misses Georeia
Giaeon, GSo Gertrude Aiken. Lula Miller,
Xerda oldneld, Maude Butler and Measra.
Arthur Gross and George Wallace. i,iin
Newcomb Paul and Miss Esther FrIcka
accompanist.
Miss Lueila Allen aud Mrs. Louise jan
sen Wylie will hold a series OF pupiis'
recitals at the First Baptist church bo.
ginning on next Thursday evening.
A number Of people interested in music
lecture recitais by Mr.. Henry Eaunes. 10
oe dehVered each week in Lent
.o Mr. Walter IAndberg. baritone. gives a
theater. ''0 "''''
Madame Gerville- -Reache, the famous
o%0ntralto Of the Chicago Philadelphia
Omaha January o. was born iT, the ex-
trenne south of France. The Reaohe mar,
OF OF her name pronounced ,Ray-ash, with
Oscar Hammerstein brought her over ~
this country. She married three vaars
ago an American citizen, a prominent
kiSels3aH OI new YORK. She made hRF
american debut IN La Giooonda. since
then as Carmen, La Nayarraise, Azucena-
TTIGS, Tr'Ss,. Mnelisande, Rerodiade, Elektra'
success after success IN New York, Phil
adelphla, Baltimore. Chicago and Mi
waukee. N +A''-
The Lindberg recital at the Ivric tbs-
ater tuesday evening will give Omaha
chance 70 hear this grand singer. Mr,
Lindberg has a bass voice Of the most
astonishing ranRe and power ana js q
singer or great facility and effectiveness.
not many voices are equal TO that 81
Mr.. Dindberg and coupled with HIS Grand
opera experience Il Is certain that music
lovers VIII enjoy a treat. Tickets are on
sale at owl Drug company.