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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JVXB 23, 1901.
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PLAYS AID PUYIXt
tit wk snother typical t
Omaha's imiiMf IK. Ths stock company
at tha Boyd theater offered two very good
pfejr, both well put M nl acted with
lul ud sood sffect, and patronised
rally by the publlo. The band aonoert
at the Auditorium had M erswds rry
nJht. and th parka each had a fdlr
patronage. Bo much diversity U afferded
la tha amseetnent II n for the loeel publls
Just now that at timet tha Individual la
uncertain Just which of tha several placaa
ha will rlstt. It Is a moat enjoyable con
dition, too. "for no longer doe tha threat
anad tedium of a aummer evening terrify.
Now tha tired man or woman can seek any
ona of several places, certain of betnf well
antortalned Id a cleanly way, and not ba
charred an - esorbltant turn, cither. - In
order to appreciate how welt tha pub lie
here fare U la only neoesaary to cite the
instance of a man who recently went to
Coney Island with hie wife and two chil
dren. He found by the time ha had gotten
out there and gotten back hla week's pay
f 120 had almost vanished. Ons af tha
items af expense was M seots for four
glasses of lemonade. It la apparent that
the Omaha caterers have something to
learn In tha way of charge! yet.
Do ws measure our art by dollars T Has
tha American publlo reached that atag af
vulgarity when the merit ef anything U
determined by Its coat In money? A com
plete analysis of this proposition may com
pel an affirmative answer; a cursory
glance certainly tends to so Impress tha
investigator. With the rapid increase In
material wealth and the attendant Inortase
of luxury In the manner of living, has
come tha change that many And ae re
grettable. The reason for It seems to lie
In the fact that wealth has tnoreaaed
faster than the capacity for' correctly en
Joying wealth, and the possession of large
aums of money by persona who have .not
yet attained ta that degree of refinement
that will enable them to accurately value
Art In any of. Its manifestations has. lsd
to 4 condition that Is in one sense de
plorable, while in another it might ba
hailed as a most deslraole emancipation
Of those who have the God-given capacity
for doing something well. It la not the
fault of the wealthy man that he baa not
always been given also the fineness of
perception essential to the thorough ap
preciation of what la good and beautiful.
If he tries to make amends for this de
ficiency by the mere display of hla wealth,
lavishing his money Indiscriminately In tha
support of what he deems the artlstlo, ha
la transformed from a mere c misfortune
Into an actual menace. Hla ostentation of
display leads to emulation by others of his
class, and too frequently by those also
who can not afford It. People of mod
erate means, but who are really qualified
as leaders in matters requiring discrim
inating taste and genuine Judgment, retire
before the onslaught ' of these cohorts of
cash, and allow them full swing In an
open field. Out of this condition grows up
the fungus of a pseudo-art and the sham
s that la backed by plenty of brass crowd
out the real that has only Ita Intrinsic
worth to commend It
Wealth In itsoif la not responsible for
this condition, for In the bands ot men
capable of correctly administering it.
wealth Is the agency of great good. All
that wa have in literature, muslo or art
la given tp us through the appreciation of
en of means and position, who wera
poaseaaed of sufficient understanding and en
dowed with tasta to enable them to recog
nise and correctly estimate tha efforts of
tha master and give to his work enduring
life. And yet this la only partly true,
for too often hag recognition end fame
come long after tha artist has ended his
, working time In obscurity and poverty.
Thla possibility has not been eliminated
by the Increase In wealth, and the con
sequent advance in price put on art In
any of tta varied expressions, for Art,
like Charity, "vauntath not Itself." It Is
tha spurious art, like the sham culture,
that cries aloud In the Market place; the
genuine la a "pear: of great prloe," and
must ba Bought diligently. When found,
It is usually In modest surroundings, and
quit unconscious of tha money estimate
that la likely ta ba placed upon It Such
art rarely gets Its due appreciation from
tha generation of Its discovery t In after
yeara It la hailed as a triumph, or a
miracle, and Its maker's name la added ta
tha list of those revered of men. '
' But the art that gathered In tha shekels
la tha art that Is wise; It has bo punc
tilious qualms about vaunting Itself In
the market place, or on the street cars, of
wherever two or mora are gathered to
father for any purpose. Last Week The
Bes printed a paragraph about the course
on which Jean de Resske has embarked,
giving vocal lessons In Parts at $40 the
hour. It la hardly likely, as was then
pointed out, that any of tha great tenor's
pupils will ever grace the operatic stage,
or even attain local fame m amateurs;
but It Is certain that each of them la
possessed of an undue supply of coin of
the realm. ' Some intervention at nature
has render! It Impossible that tha de
Resske shall charm with hla notes tha
golden stream from tha public' pockets,
but ha la fully convinced that art la meas
ured by dollars, and doesn't propose to
lose aay ehanee ta get what he can of
tha harvest His oaea is hers cited merely
as an example. Monsieur Mahlstlqu
spreads a large number of square fset of
canvass on a frame and announoea that
he Is going to paint for Immortality, but
all the time he has hla eye on a million
aire, and In his heart ha doesn't care a
rap If posterity ever sees hla picture, ae
that he gets a goodly sum. say not less
than franca running Into Ova figures, for
It now. Mme. Hlgbnote will leave her
retirement and pitch her quavering voloe
against tha muslo of tha red gold at any
time, while Mr. Greasepaint or Mils, Pow.
derpuff will not hesitate to appear In any
number of theater per night, tha number
being limited solely by physical possibility,
and there display themselves, but not their
talent for tha sake of tha roll of bank
notes that awaits them eaet Monday.
And tha puWIo knows that tha painter Is
VERY CATCnY MUSIC
This Tear's Basl Caaeerte Have ta.
reeele4 Wealth af Taatfsl .
Material.
Greater than ever before Is the plessure
afforded the publlo by concert bands this
MUUO
Bandmaster are tn mnmin.
vm in luoania program oi
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music ftirulnhed. When ths strains
ceauurui Venetian intermecao two-step '
"The Gondolier," era heard, the people go.
almost wud with dollnhC several other
mm
musloal hit received tremendous applause.
Amui.e three are Ibe MoorUh intrme,
'r.,.ko," "Br!ell aud lie Was a Bailor)'1
"Nav?1o;M "A I'ed of the l'eni" the mr
Veieueiy trlHiug twa-step, "Takkes Owl,"
raj3?j"-..,hKliUfar-.-t.
JZ -s :-. 1 1 1 IVi .1 A
BARNES' CELEBRATED DIVING
devoid of ability, that the ettiger has lost
her' Voice, and that the actor and actress
cannot under tha circumstances achieve
the results that demand patient effort and
sustained powers under the haste that at
tend their engagement In the "contin
uous," but knowing this does not hold back
the patronage. The fact that the painter
receives a eheok written for soma tens of
thousands, that the singer is paid for the
night more than the average man earns
In two years, that the aotor or the actress
gets for a single week as much as a well
paid man gets for a year, Is sufficient to
Induce the people to join In the mad rush
to - contribute to the stream of dollars by
which Art Is gauged nowadays. And the
disappointment that comes from one ex
perience hat not yet proven potent to en
able the bitten to avoid another.
Art has Its uses fof wealth, its needs
that only money can supply, and there
are few so ungenerous as will deny to ths
artist the fullest 'meed of his efforts or
achievement. In fact, so liberal have the
American people been In, this retard that
this country has been the paradise of the
Calculating, ' whs ' haver again ' and again
measured their talent against a heap of
Yankee dollars, and no true 'artist ever
left our shores unrewarded; quite on the
contrary, many a sHatrt and many a medi
ocre adventurer has gone away with purse
heavy with American gold, and by hla
success has added to the depth of contempt
felt for America by European, where Art
Is gauged by different standards and where
the Impostors who thrive on Tankes cred
ulity are rated at their real worth. And
yet one feel like applying here the maxim
of the law. that It is better that ninety-and-nlno
guilty ones escape than that a
singls Innocent One should suffer. We are
young yet, Compared with tha generations
that have gone before us In the old coun
try, and it is not to ba expected that we
should be wise to the point of ability to
esAotly Judge each and every ona of the
visitors who seek us out and offer to ex
change songs, or paintings, of poetry, or
to tear passions to tatters, for the dollars
they affect to despise. America, has often
been sneered at as "the land of the dollar,"
but casual observation leads to the con
clusion that the dollar is acceptable If it
oomea la sufficient company. y
Rerr Oonreld Was hailed with much ac
claim la New York and elsewhere last
season as tha apostle of Art. , He brought
over "Parsifal," sad his name was called
blessed by those who bad the necessary
money to buy a seat at Its presentation.
When tha season was over Herr Conreld
declined to gtvs a statement as to the
exact sum that was taken In at the door,
but he did announce ' the amounts .that
were paid fc ths several Items of sost of
the production. Before he began his great
triumph hs out tha salaries of all his
singers. Many, of ths great ones did not
feel that they could afford to appear at
ths wages offered By the new director of
the Metropolitan opera house, and so the
Casts wera chiefly notable for the names
that were not on them. - But the director
paid the stockholders a handsome dividend
at- the close of the season. Now the good
Herr Conreld Is In a muddle with his
orchestra,' He proposes that the 17 per
night paid to the Instrumental performers
shall be reduced to IS, and threatens that
unless the musicians accede to his proposl
tlon he will Import an orchestra from Eu
rope. In this event the American publlo
will be strain treated to an argument as to
whether a musician Is mechanio or an
artist, for the contrast labor law will
certainly be Invoked to thwart the Conreld
Intention. It Is not announoed that Hsrr
and the melodious waits as, "Wedding e
the Winds.'7 ,
"The Gondolier" muslo, a few bsrs of
which are here reproduoed. Is delight
fully tuneful and fascinating that It at
tracts the ear as soon as heard, and good
Judge at ones endorse the favorable ver
dict of the general public The composer
has added to Ms fm in a .marked degree,
and the Whitney-Warner Publishing Co.
has erored another great surcess, emanat
ing iron that birthpraoe ot remarkably
popiiUr musical compositions.
The music of "The Gondolier" promises
to exceed in popularity that of the famous
littermeseo
"Hiawatha" which was hummed
and whistled .Inst year.
throughout the
world. Muete re owe a debt of
tl-
tuae is tee wig y-Warner 1'ublli.hlng Co.
i or me ninny ..num. tills publuiliad
them. Ti.e OonrtoUer" will be
rase this pummm, .
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era
ELKS, the best act in America
Two Shows Doily
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RAIN OR SHINE.
:: Mr. Kelly's I
:: Vocal Studio
Mr. Kelly will be In
his studio three days
each week during
July.
i802 Famam St.
Orpheum Theater...
GrandConcert
tty the Swedish Students ot
LUND UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN,
Tuesday Evening June 28
Tickets now on sale at P. XI. Flodman,
1M Capitol avenue, and at theatre. 60c,
76o, ll.ou, 1.60
Conreld Intends to reduoe tha 110 admission
fee now sxacted at tha door. This is merely
cited as another Instance of the methods
used In measuring art. by dollars In Amer
ica. (
Asaln and again have we teen told that
the time la coming whsn the dollar wi'.l
not be the universal standard ot meas
urement. One eastern preacher quite re
cently assured bis fashionable audience
that yet a little while and the possession of
great wealth would be deemed the aureat
sign of irrossness and vulgarity (and the
congregation took the admonition much as
fashionable congregations have taken other
aolemn adjurations from trie pulpit). From
time immemorial It has been the custom
ts rail at wealth and those who possess
It, Just as Esop's fox trlsd to convince
the other foxes that tails bad gone out of
style. But aver has the dollar remained
triumphant, even in democracies, and thsre
has not yet been discovered a commodity
that money will not buy. The high sheriff
of Nottingham knew this when he advised
Alan-a-Dale to try paying board bills with
revenge. And yet all true struggle look
forward to that time when, there will be
another ' standard. The philosopher long
ago discovered that possession is not es
sential to enjoyment, that one may enjoy
a beautiful lawn or a pretty painting or a
fine statue without owning it, and that ths
capacity (or understanding these things Is
not a thing that 'can b purchased, but a
gift from the Creator. The poet has sung
of the time whan men s minds wilt be
flied lass on the material and more on ths
esthetic aide of Ufa.
And yet the true artists are not dis
couraged. They realise that theirs is a
glorious mission, even though they may at
times expertenee the dlseoursgement nat
ural to apparent failure, for en them Is
laid the task and duty of educatng the
Continued so ttightsenlfe fge.)
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Sunday Afternoon
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June 26, 1904
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The Festival Chorus
Mrs. Partridge, Mr. Kryl and
Mr. ILowdon
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"A Trip to the Si. Louis World's Fair'
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Automobile Motorcycle Bicycle
Five-mile motor paced race for
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Races couinience st 8 o'clock sharp.
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