Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-28
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" hHe AAAAhtia AAtNAa AAssAy s4r
mlt tho eohlFaTf, bur sFen
making due allowance Tor a certain
natural bias, would Il not seem that
the Asw ioEk plaa % erecting as q
peace memorial "a building % be
used Tor the advancement % sduea-
ton in music. drama and other sFls"
q an ideal form Tor such an enter
Prise 20 assums' Peace memorials
have iFegusntly taken shape as tfi-
umphal arches, fountains, sta,uaTy
and even sudilaFlums. all good and
.ommsndable smhadimsnis Of a iins
idea, but this purpose seems 10 us
the nablest Of all
From tho various reports that have
reached US Il Is somewhat dimenl,
10 determine IN whose mind the idea
originated, but the honor seems 10 be
rather equally divided between
Mayer Hylan, Philip berolzheimer.
the city chamberlain. and Joseph
Haag. another New York official.
And while We arc giving the eastern
metropolis. full credit Tor the eoneep-
ton We should not overlook the fac,
THAT tho undertaking Is one OF such
magnitude as would prevent It's being
successfully earned out by com.
muni,y oi smaller size. Its real mag
niheenee vii be better realized from
the statement that the site. the build.
ings and their equipment viii require
the expenditure OF about S2s,OOO,Un.
a truly monumental sum. A still
better idea may be gained by 4 COM
parison with the proposed new eapi'
iol building Of Nebraska. whose pic.
iured proportions have aroused all
beholders and whose cost IS es-
peeted 10 total somewhere IN the
neighborhood OF 5000. 900. only one.
filth OF the larger sum.
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The city Of New York will prob
ably donate the necessary site. the
buildings 10 he constructed from en-
dowments already made. and. judg- |
ing from the letter Of Mr.. Berolz- ,
heimer to Mayor Hylan. from those
that are expected in the future. The
building. TO quote from the same
letter. should be an architectural
triumph. II should contain audi
forums for the production OF opera
two operate audi,oriums il neees-
sary; another for concerts; another
large auditorium for the production
OF the classic drama, and small
audi,oriums for chamber music and
the intimate theater; practice rooms
and rooms to accommodate the con-
scrvatory of music"
A special bill empowering the city
to acquire a location for the pro-
posed structure was rushed through
the New York legislature in the rec
ord time of one week and was ap-
proved by Mayor Hylan April 4,
after much persuasive oratory had
been INDUCED in by certain dis,in-
guished gentlemen and ladies pres
ent in the aldermanic chamber.
The closing concert OF the May
festival series will be giveh Monday
morning at 10 o'clock in the Burgess
Nash tea room. Robert Cuscaden's ,
orchestra will play, and the Woman's
club chorus Of rs voices, directed by
Henry Cox, will give several num-
bers accompanied by the orchestra.
The orchestration for the numbers
sung by the Woman's club chorus
was written by Mr.. Cox. Single ad-
tickets may be purchased
at Burgess-Nash. Program:
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,. Overture "Rosamunde". Schubert
j. (O "Nymphs and shepherds'' Pur-
tss s'! Inv lsss,ss'' sw.ss R.po.e. ssnubsTs ays''
&c, "Hsrk, Hark. the Lark" Ishake-
spsn,e, Schubert. .rx.r ;issansssi5 ,sSnnssss
'd om.ha an MSx; Woman. cnaS'6 ciuS Chorus. esss'
!. "The Voice Of My Beloved. ......
.................... Mabel w. Daniels
d, .'The Worldly Hope Men Set
Their Hearts Upon. Liza Lehman
CFrom Omar Khayyam.)
(c) THE Years at the Spring
tBrowning). Mrs. H. n. A. beach
Omaha woman's Club Chorus.
Prominent among these was Mr..
otto H. Kahn, who seems to be
leart and soul behind every artistic
in New York, with full
team ahead. His heart strings are
apparently no more easily touched
han his purse strings, and inasmuch
IS he is man Of large wealth, this
is not altogether with
tut weight. In the course Of an ad-
lress voicing his complete concur
ence with the proposed plans Mr..
<ahn spoke of the hundreds of thou
ands of human lives, now drab and
:olorless, for whose energies music
would provide constructive outlets
{ the opportunity were only pres
mt. He even stated his belief that
much Of the present "crime wave"
prings from that tendency to get
way from the dullness of life, and
hat a part of social craftsmanship
5 to give people access to that
bundant source Of wealth which is
rt. According to Mr.. Kahn, art
s an influence which makes for
ivic virtue. And his words strike
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