Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-11
=.
3A.MVSIC Il
NINA aass,S4s ..ysk.sasN

field-zeisler, ossip Gabrilowitch, Theresa
Carreno, Busoni and Harold Bauer.
Another point which all try TO bring out
is the Importance of getting the music
out OF everything. that with the skill of
playing must also be the charm OF play
ing. and many give excellent hints as 20
how to do both.
Upon the whole II is a book that can be
read with enjoyment by student and
teacher alike and many parents might
find much profit and pleasure in Il who
are dreaming out virtuosos careers for
their promising children.
-
The United States Marine band will be
heard in Omaha on Saturday, October II,
both afternoon and evening at the Audi
forum, under the MANAGEMENT of the
Omaha Letter Carriers Branch Of the Ma
tional association. This is the second Of
series of concerts which the letter car
riers have given In order to raise money
with which TO entertain the national as
ISOLATION in the fall OF 1915 The United
States Marine band is one OF the finest
organizations of It's kind in the world,
and a great many people are Just at this
time in exactly the right mood to enjoy
good band music. The programs 20 be
presented are varied in material and con-
tain music originally composed for the
band and few transcriptions from the
literature of the orchestra Both pro-
grams will contain operate selections. In
the afternoon there will be a euphonium
solo by George Otto Frey. In the even
ing Arthur Whitcomb, cornet. and Robert
Seel, flute, will be the soloists. The letter
carriers nave sent out full and interest
ing data in regard to the band and its
history.
d
AS bit of musical gossip, we hear that
our friend George Hamlin denies that the
war had anything to do with the aban-
donment of the season of Chicago Grand
Opera He states that there is no dearth
of artists, but on the other hand many
idle singers in Italy and other countries
who would be only too glad TO make ar
rangements for a season of opera in
America. He expresses as his opinion
that the war was used as an excuse
rather than a valid reason for not follow
ing out their program for the coming
year. The company met with numerous
losses last year and It is said that the
| fear Of a repetition of these conditions
is more nearly the real cause for the
cancellation OF the program
o
Leo Slezak, the gigantic Bohemian
tenor. who is remembered as being adj
vertised to appear in Omaha as Samson
with the Inflated Canadian Grand Opera
company last year, and who attained con-
siderable fame for clearing out some Den
yer policemen in the fracas following its
attachment there, was singing in Russia
when war was declared, according to the
New York Evening Post. He had to flee
for his life by a roundabout way through
Finland, Sweden. and then home, in con-
slant fear of arrest or death. When he
reached his home he placed himself at
the disposal OF the military authorities
but was informed that he was not needed
He expects to be in America soon. He
has already taken out his first papers
and expects to become an American
citizen.
!. A great deal of attention is being de-
voted to the new field for composers,
that is opening more and more to good
music, l. e., in the movies. Mascagni
has already written music for a film and
Humperdinck Is said to be the latest re-
crut in the field. He has been engaged
| to furnish music for a film religious
dramatic photo play in Rome. in the
Musical Courier a short time ago an ar
ticle by Harrite Ware suggested that the
movies might cause the regeneration of
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)