Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-21

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glance at the preccdin,
- calendar OF events signifies
y will not be metropolitan only il
the number Of events, but also in tn,
character of them, for every one i
: welcome one, and OF musical i'm
portance. A great deal Of interes
ecntcrs around the appearance o
John Mccormack next Tuesday, a.
this is his first appearance in Omaha
although he has long been known b,
reputation and through his vast nun
Der OF popular records. The Sar
Carlo company and the other artist.
coming in recital and concert need
no introduction to Omahans, as they
have all been heard here before, and
previous hearing makes them antici.
pated with pleasure again. The year.
~ visits OF the San Carlo company
Npr the past few years have given
fhem warm place in the affections
Of al opera lovers, and the operas
which they will present at their
Omaha engagement are all well
nown and popular.
n -
Katherine Kemp Stillings appeared
here last season upon one Of the pro-
grams Of the Tuesday Morning Must
Al club when she won the deep ad-
hiration of this critical audience BY
her remarkable violin playing.
On Tuesday evening, January 80,
the Tuesday Morning Musical club
will give its third program of the sea-
son, when the Flonzaley String Quar-
1T in conjunction with Miss Corinne
Raulson, pianist. will be presented at
the Brandeis theater.
IA What seemed to impress the Flon-
valleys most on their last western
tour was the size OF the audiences
that greeted them in contrast to the
limited support accorded them on
their FIRST visit to the coast. In Fres-
no, for example, where only limited
audience heard them in church two
years ago, the largest auditorium was
hardly large enough to contain the
audience that greeted them.
q Chamber music" commented Ivan
d Archambeau, the quartcts 'ccllist,
N Los Angeles interview. "is not
amusing, and il requires a cultivated
audience. In Fresno a Buffalo Bill
show was playing against us. and per-
sonally / should have preferred TO
have been member OF Buffalo Bills
audience, rather than Of ours. But
nearly a thousand people came to
hear US, and this was our experience
4 throughout the west. II is an inspira-
ton to find universal desire, even
in the smallest communities, to seek
musical education, and a willingness
to hear US play"
v A glance at the members OF the
quartet is sufficient to impress one
with the fact that they are men Of
unusual mental and artistic attain
ments. Adolfo BETH, first violin;
Alfred Pochon, second violin; Ivan
d'Archambcau, cello, and Ugo Ara,
viola, represent the highest type OF
the true musician. The organization
is generally looked upon as the great
est string quartet in the world.
In recent issue Of Musical Amer
lea there is ballad entitled pianos
Il Have Struck" which humorously
describes the various pianos to be
found in different places, and their
usual type Among others arc "Some
struck in Sunday schools, but Lit
$le Sunbeams' and Pennies Dropping,
not to mention hairpins between the
keys had made a lasting impression"
etc. Some | found in the homes OF
Ruglovers, where the rug was might
Ter than the piano; where the mother
" pile took up all the tone left kindly
by the daughter Of the house" And
50 on, through the theaters, the chau-
tauqua tents, charitable institutions.
what pianist does not know the type
of piano found in each one OF them
as general ruler
This is not particularly related, but
it brought to mind how very little
attention the average person or insti-
tuition owning musical instrument
pays to the value of its upkeep. II
person buys an automobile, he puts
quite sum of money into its initial
purchase, but he realizes that his ex-
penses do not stop there, but will
continue in its upkeep, in the cost Of
Kasoline, tires, and other incidentals.
Ind the minute the. least thing does
not run right he attends to it and
Keeps 1t in first-class condition But
many a person will put the same
amount of money or more into
isno, and thereafter pay no attention