Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
in the daily papers of tb> surround

in the daily papers of tb> surround
ing vicinity.
Number 81" is called Omaha, a
Music Center" 1t says in part that
Omaha is the home OF several large
musical organizations which have
promoted and fostered the advance
OF music Very nice and delightful
ly vague. 1t does not say that Oma-
ha fosters any large musical organ
izations, nor does it say what these
large musical organizations" are.
Omaha did have Large musical Or
ganization" once, the Omaha Men
delssohn choir, but that was several
years ago. Did you ever happen to
know why its existence ceased?
Omaha has several times in the past
had large musical organizations, but
they have all died a natural death
because they were not fostered and
made permanent. 1t is necessary to
foster the worthwhile musical Or
CARNATIONS in order that they may
survive and be able to foster music.
"Ad No. 32' is beautiful. 1t ought
to get the Chamber of Commerce
into trouble with the AID club. At
the head are the words Omaha. an
Amusement Center" Then there is
a lovely picture of a lighted entrance
to beautiful building, with a great
canopy away out over the sidewalk
and lots of automobiles and people
all around it. Somehow | did not
recognize the building, but imagine
my establishment to read the follow
ing below it: "All large opera COM
panies, bands, symphony orchestras,
and spectacles avail themselves of
the Omaha Municipal Auditorium in
their trips across the continet." That
is a true statement but what is the
connection with the picture.
1t surely implies that there is some
connection between the statement,
the picture and the Auditorium. Or
is it just joke. and the Cham
Der of Commerce is using this
means to poke fun at the city.
Whatever has struck the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce? Is it
dreaming? Or does it really intend
to do something? The rest of its
statements are all right, but Omaha,
outside of having some good music
teachers, and a couple of good con-
cert management interests, does not
have nearly as much as it should
have, considering its wealth, in local
organizations. Do you sup
pose the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce is going to do something
about fixing the Municipal Auditori-
UNI? Where do you suppose they
got that picture? I cannot under
stand it at all.
The many Omaha friends of Guy
Woodland we're glad to greet him as
the concert master of the Minneapo-
lis Symphony orchestra. Guy Wood
ard was an Omaha boy, and he spent
all of his school days here. He |
studied violin at that time both with |
DR.. Baetens and with his uncle Her
bert Butler, who is now a leading
of Chicago. He also spent |
several years abroad, and he has
continually advanced himself in his
profession until he has attained his
present high position. While abroad |
lie studied with Marteau, and was
Intimately connected with Ysaye. He
las been concert master with Rosen-
becker and Max Bendix, both we'll
known orchestral conductors. For
he past few years he has been con-
1ected with leading Conservatives
If music in Chicago. The many
friends of Mr.. Woodland are looking
forward to other appearances of the
orchestra here, when they will have
he privilege of again hearing him
play. His wife, who was formerly
Miss Vera Allen, is the daughter
If Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Allen of this
lily. Mrs. Woodland prior to her
marriage was one of the leading
sopranos with the Aborn Opera
and she also toured in
light opera.
Mr.. Clarence Eddy, the celebrated
will give an organ recital
n St. Cecilia's cathedral on Sunday,
Iune Is.
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Notes.
A piano recital will be given by
pupils of Miss Helen Mackin at the
Edison Photograph Shop, 313 South
Fifteenth street, on Monday evening.
June 2. In addition to the piano
solos, there will be two vocal selec-
lions by Ken Nightingale, pupil |
If Mrs. Douglas Welpton. A num-
Der of other features connected with
he study of the piano will be pre-
'ented on this program. Friends
ire invited. The following pupils
will take part: Mildred and Mabel
3ildt, Lorine Sleeper, Josephine and