Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04
Music, Art and Drama
IMUSIC]I

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Mrs. J. II. Jennison. former soprano solo
list at All Saints Episcopal church and at
the First Baptist church, and now at Day
ton, o., has, been spending few days In
at the musical services at All Saints last
Sunday afternoon. She Is at present head
OF tho voice department OF the Dayton con.
servatory and has recently been on recital
tour In Iowa, .. ....... s ST.
Nine Baetens' Music Study club, consist:
meet at the studio saturday afternoon at .
o'clock The time allotted for the meeting
will be spent in a short program, followed by
papers and discussions.
Under the direction of the playground
movement, A class for dramatic expression
has been organized by Miss Ethel Mulholland
at CASTELAR, Center, The twenty-five young
women COMPOSING this class are now actively
engaged in the preparation Of a play, which
will be given this spring and marked sue
cess has been shown under the leader
ship OF this efficient teacher. Miss Mulhoi-
land Is a pupil OF Mrs. Effie Steen kittleson.
The question was asked Of the director
Of the National Bureau for the Advancement
| of Music: ITO what do you attribute the
increased interest In music which has been
| manifested in the last year or two espe-
cially? Is the wave Of community choruses,
| civic orchestrns and popular-priced con-
| certB which has been eweeping over the
country 4 cause or an effect?--a reason or
| q RESULT ~ 4
There Is no doubt but that America
| as o nation Is becoming more musical The
music appeal Is confined less and tess to
| the small coterie found In every comnun-
| ity knwon as tho musical element. 1t has
| reached the mases---the people themselves.
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sudden or has II been gradual?' Both
replied Mr.. Tremaine, the bureaus director.
THE people have been going through a
| process of musical preparation for several
years-thanks to many earnest workers.
THE many municipal band concerts and
the free orchestral concerts provided through
private philanthropy have aroused desire
for music. The Increased attention to music
In the public schools everywhere. has awak.
eued love for. and an appreciation OF
music In tho oncominE generation which Is
pronounced and testifies that music IL en-
tering tho homes Of the people and Is bring.
| ing to them a means OF expression and
enjoyment heretofore limited to the few.
There has been another factor in de-
yeloping the musical interest OF the nation
which cannot be ignored for It has been
too closely associated with this development
to have Its influence disregarded.
| "This has been the development of the
so as to eliminate tho necessity for techni'
cal skill speak especially OF the player
plano and the photograph. The plano
which was formerly dependent upon one Oh
two members Of the family or even possibly
| a chance visitor In order to render the very
service for which It was made. has now
swept away all technical difficulties fol
those who need to have them swept away
II allows everyone to hear music and ia
produce music. 1t makes the piano fam
lily instrument and the family has become
musical or at least has had Its musical
appetite whotted.
y 1--WE cannot call II q coincidence that the
attendance at concerts orperas, and In fact
all musical entertainments increased to q
marked degree beginning with tho advent
Of the player-piano. Pianos have sometime
been bought as pieces Of furniture, but
piayer-p pianos are bought solely TO brine
music In the home and the tremendous and
Increasing demand for these instruments
shows that the people have wanted the
music which they have obtained In this
way"