Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-05
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had knowed l could have rode. l
would have went" But they are not
free in the same sense as the man
who is free because he has mastered
all the difficulties, and who can
bend them to his will. Neither are
they equal to him.
Democracy is all right in art
when it refers to opportunity. 1t
would be a wonderful thing if MT
steal advantages could be elective in
the public schools, without espe-
cial expense, SO that financial
poverty would be no handicap, and
if poorly prepared teachers could be
eliminated. But no one can demo-
cratize results. and it is not with the
beginnings that the world comes
into contact, but with results. And
the results are not equal, and they
never will be, and all the bolshevism
in the world can never make them
so. NG
The immigration officers detained
some OF the chorus singers OF both
the Metropolitan and the Chicago
Grand Opera companies when they
attempted to return to this country
for the season. They were held un-
der the new ruling of the secretary
of labor, concerning contract labor.
This provides that aliens arriving
here under contract are to be re-
garded rs laborers, and must con-
form to regulations governing the
entrance of such persons unless they
can show that they have achieved |
artistic success, and are gaining
eonsurmate financial returns. 1t is !
a ruling such as has been in other
years been temporarily applied to
singers. These singers were finally |
admitted as it was considered that
they were artists, or they would not
have been engaged in these COM
panies. According to the musical
leader, the point raised is Of serious
to the musical adj
vancement Of this country There
are young people who overflow the
musical studios of America adj
as clever, and with voices
of Incompatible superiority, who
contend that the reason for their ig-
norance Of traditions, opera, and the
languages is the system Of exclusion
practlced against them in the opera
houses-tEat they have no reason
for studying the choruses.e since
there is little chance for their en-
gagements with most American
opera companies.
Appoggia,uras.
A pair Of seats at the Metropoli-
tan opera this next year will cost
Sl4.40. Subscribers tickets have
not been raised.
Cecil Burleigh, composer. has
moved from Missoula, Mont, to
New York City as permanent
home. Mr.. Burleigh is one of the
younger composers, and he will be
heard in violin recital in Aeolian
hall October "a. Mr.. Burleigh when
1 small boy lived in Omaha and be-
gan his musical studies with DR..
CnarleS BaetenS.
.Italo. Montemezzi will come to
Chicago to supervise the production
If his new opera, ia Move" which
viii be produced there this season.
Mof1temezzi is the composer of
Lahore Del Ire Re-" which was
seen in Omaha few seasons ago.
|
Eugene Ysaye was among the
recently made a chevalier
n the Legion of Honor.
jacques Thibaud, the eminent vio-
mist, will be heard in Omaha this
season. /,
DR.. Karl Muck has been engaged
% conduct two concerts OF the Ber-
in Philharmonic orchestra.
Nahsn Frankie recently celebrated
80 years as musician. This was
started when he was 8 years old /,
md the Frankie family gave recital
N Steinway Hall, New York. For
/ few years in his youth Mr.. Fran
90 and his brother lived in Omaha
Musical Notes.
The junior pupils Of Miss M.
Loux gave a piano recital in her
studio. % Arlington block, on Sun
lay afternoon, September 2s.
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