Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-29

artists contribute their cheques 10 Tic
cause shows how the musicians them
selves appreciate the spirit of the club
and also their interest in its activi-
ties"
1t was through the combined eff
forts of the Civic Music association
and the Music Extension committee
of the City club that the popular
concerts OF the Chicago Symphony
orchestra have become a permanent
factor in Chicago's musical life. On
November IA the fall festival OF the
Civic Music association will take
place in Orchestra hall. The Chicago
Symphony orchestra, Frederick Stock
conducting; Nine. Julia Claussen, as
sisting soloist, and the Civic. Music
clubs will furnish the program. At
the close Mr.. Kelly will conduct the
audience in some community sing
ing, such as he has been doing at the
Municipal Pier.
Omaha is not so large as Chicago, it
is true, but we are large enough to
have a Civic Music association, city
that can support Tuesday Morning
Musical club of 800 members, Drama
league of 700 and other clubs of like
dimensions. With such a club we
could do upon proportionate scale
much of the same kind Of work in the
same kind of way that the Civic
Music association of Chicago does.
True, also, we have not a municipal
pier, such as the city of Chicago gave
the Civic Music association the use OF,
but we have Municipal Auditorium
and a whole lot OF citizens from all
walks of life who would enjoy COM
munity sings" just as much as the
Chicagoans do. Just see how the peo-
pie turn out for band concerts. Yet at
a band concert they are only "op the
bleachers," as Karlton Hackett would
say. They are not really taking
part. With real live Civic Music
club in Omaha, with the right people
at the helm, there is no limit
to what could be accomplished, not
only in musical way, but in COM
munity uplift as WE'LL And this club
might also cooperate with other clubs
and with the city in its activities.
The city has already shown interest
along these lines by what has been
donelin the parks and with municipal
beaches this summer. Why not get.
busy and have one right away.
Echoes of the, Ellis Opera company
are still reverberating around must
cal circles. Farrar, with her thought
less. heartless, fascinating, yet not
vulgar conception of the character OF =.
Carmen. and her splendid acting; l..
Muratore. with his wonderful and well
trained voice, his artistry and his dra-
matte ability, which lifted the role
of Don lose away above that of any
; other we have ever Witnessed; the
sweet Helen Stanley, SO consistent in
the part of Micaela, and so blessed
ly great Louise Homer, who thrilled
Omaha as it is not given to many
to do, and consequently received a
deserved ovation, all of these magnitI-
cent artists are still being discussed
and revelled in by, the musical en-
thusiasts. With such an orchestra,
chorus and ballet, SUCH principals, and
such a master mind directing, the
vivid memories OF the event will long
remain. :,
1t was interesting to feel how the
melodies of I'll Travatore," the poor
hackneyed, abused and worn melodies
which every hand organ and me
chanical machine, from the earliest
pieces, AVeu Will Oil lLeh ieehhee'
and glowing charm unuer the iildsio
! touch of Maestro Campanini and his
orchestra 'Jl Troyatore" has been
49, ,,+ 49,. Wet
played in Omaha before, Dut we must
needs agree with the musical friend
who sa;d "I have seen III Treyatore'
way say Iii, so,
before, but nave never feally seen
| ri Troyatore' until last Tuesday
| NIGHT"
| 7, +La re,,;e,y of the ooera "Car-
II 'ne o-o
| men III ne Dee uesudy We "eiS
accredited with saving, IN speaking OF
| Mur,tore "The dramatic ostensity of
~ III 80, L-o,tL
| awav." Something fairly did ours
uben we read that sentence. What
with " -. - aIJ: J-,
| we really hau WlNtch was Aiis uio :,
uatic intensity in the last act, etc.
T., t,,,;,o we ad left some out SO we
III 'ypihs w Ho -, i, h.,
scratched II ana WROTE TIC WI 70 III ~
| hand and that was too much Tor the
ns;,,tsr Two flatterinq friends
printer. W. 80.
thought the WIltei hheW o"
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x,s,,sI Notes.
o,inS nctober 20. at the Vest
SUNDAY eE h,,te,ar church Twenty-ninth