Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25

The choir Of All Saints church. Twenty
sixth and Dewey avenue, under the direc-
ton of J. II. Simms, will give Lenten
cantata this Afternoon entitled "The Message
from the Cross by Will c. MacFarlane. the
city organist of Portland. Me. The prin-
cipal solo numbers will fall to Charles Haver-
stock. who will sing "The Seven Last Words
OF Christ" The music of this cantata is of
a deeply religious spirit and very beautiful.
The service this afternoon will be entirely
musical.
The Armour Glee club is to make two APP
pearances this week. First it will sing at
the Nebraska Pioneers semi-centennial cele-
bration at the Auditorium Monday. March
26. and on Thursday evening, March 20. 1t
will give a concert of its own at the
Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian church, for
which an interesting and attractive program
has been arranged. James G. Wrath will
play an organ solo, Theodore Lehmer n vio-
lin solo and vocal solos will be given by
Rudolph Helgren. bass; Miss Laura Peter
SON, soprano. and Bernard E. Johnston,
tenor. The Armour male quartet will pre-
sent selections and the Glee club will be
heard in several important choruses.
Miss Luella Aliens pupil. Master Joe
Harding. the talented l4-year-old violinist.
who played at the orpheum last week. was
so successful in his engagement that he was
offered an opportunity to appear over the
Orpheum circuit in other cities, as regu-
lar number. but which he declined. He has
had his entire violin training under the tut
ton of Miss Allen, who deserves share IN
the credit which comes to him. His Omahs
friends will be sorry to learn that Mr.. Hard
| ings parents will soon move to Kansas City
taking the young man with them.
The Menoma chorus will appear in its sec
n.nu .lata AhAh fat4
Thursday evening. April 10. The organiza,
ton, under the direction Of James Edward
| Carnal, Is larger and better than last year
and promises an interesting entertainment
| The organization was formed originally iron
members Of the Tabernacle choir which sans
| at the Billy Sunday meetings. This year thu
chorus will be assisted by Louise Jansei
| Wylie, soprano, and Henry Cox, yiolinist, to
| gether with a larger part of Nthe OMAN
Symphony Study orchestra. After six year
| Of careful study in America. Madame Wyh
went abroad. where she completed her mu
steal education. studying five years unde
| FIVE of Europe's most noted teachers. Henr.
| Cox Is a violinise Of national repute. havini
| been engaged rs concert masters OF the Ne'
| York Hippodrome. appearing on recfta
courses with such artists as Fritz hreisie
and Maude Powell. Mr.. Cox Is now in
structor and director of the Omaha Sym
phony Study orchestra, organizatio
which has attained high standard OF ell
cheney. The tickets for advanced reserve
ton are now in the hands Of the member
OF the chorus and may also be procured .
the Office of Sunderland Bros. third hoe
Keeline building sl4 Omaha National Ban
building and Hayden Bros music store. III
purchasers of these tickets may make the
reservations at the box office of Il
Brandeis theater three days before the sta
OF the public sale and reservation, whis
opens April 10.
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Another informal recital was held Mt y
studio Of johanna Anderson last Saturd'