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THU UKK: OMAHA. SUNDAY. ULTUBKK 23, Wil. MUSIC By HENRIETTA M. It EES WIIF.N the weekly copy oi the Musical Courier came recent ly, the front page greeted ut with tht face of well loved friend and former Omahan, Mr. Thomat J Kelly. Mr. Kelly left Omaha ftw yean ago after many yeara of residence in thii city, and what waa Omaha't lott waa Cincinnati's gain, for in that city Mr. and Mrs. Kelly wave ben member of the faculty of the large conservatory there. During the yean of Mr. Kelly't life in Omaha he alwaya took a lead ing part in musirsl affairs. At the time of the Tranunisstppi Exposition Mr. Kelly directed a Urge ctiorua in connection with the concerta by the Theodore Thorn aa orchestra. He waa later in charge of all the imiiic at the Exposition. For many yeara Mr. Kelly played organ and directed the choir in prominent churchea here, later giving up the organ to devote himself more thoroughly to vocal muiic, in which he and Mrs. Kelly were es pecially interested. For many years Mrs. Kelly held an enviable poit tion as a aoprano in this city, and their frequent lecture recital, and folic aong recitals, or other joint re citals were events full of musical im portance. Dut perhaps the greatest of all Mr. Kelly's achicvementa in Omaha was the Mendelssohn choir. This body of lingers Mr. Kelly organized and directed for several years, dur ing which time annual spring con certa were given with the Chicago Symphony orchestra, Frederick Stock conductor. The Omaha Me delssohn choir was fonuded upon similar lines to that of the Mendel ssohn choir of Toronto under Di rector Vogt. Mr. Kelly's ideal o' choral music were high, and the ideals cf hit choir accordingly. For the members it was a genuine course in musical appreciation, and the im petus of Mr. Kelly's work and en thugiasm is still felt in many of the musical activities of Omaha of the present day. ; , i J The Omaha Mendelssohn choir was spoken of in glowing terms by Mr. Stock and his men, and its repu tation as a choral body spread far beyond the limits of our city. - Ar cher Gibson, the organist from New York was present at one of the con certs, and after it was ' over he Bought, Mr. Kelly and after con gratulating him said, "Why do you bother to have the words printed on the programs when your choir sing?' so distinctly that one. can under stand them?" ' - ' . . v , The . Omaha . Mendelssohn choir had a succession ot musical triumphs to its credit during the course of its career. When Mr. Kelly left Omahi for Chicago, the Mendelssohn choir disbanded. But although the Omaha Mendelssohn choir is no more,' Mr Kelly has gone on to other, successes in the. musical field, as the following article from the Musical Courier will testify. Thomas James Kelly, whose por trait appears on the front cover of this week's Issue of the Musical Courier, Is probably one of the most actively industrious men In the mu sical world of today. , In his Important 'position . as artist-teacher In the voice department of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music he is kept busy with a large a clientele of students as it Is pos sible for him to teach, and even with the eo-operntlon of Mrs. Kelly in his teaching he is obliged , this season to have several assistants. Mr. Kelly Is so well known through the country by means of his numer ous articles of interest to the singer as well as by his many pupils scat tered ;' everywhere, that mention of his work as a voice teacher here is unnecessary. He was one of the first men In the last score of years to write . and work, for a better knowledge of English diction, and in this line alone he has made a na tional reputation. In addition to this Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have mdae hosts .of friends by their highly ar tistic programs embracing the best in song literature in Emrlish, French, German and Italian. Their programs have always' been highly spoken of by press and public alike, for their unusual and well-thought-out construction; many a rare old song has been brought to light and many a new composer has been ex ploited on these choice specimens of the Art of Program making.', " Recitals- of folk songs with a run ning "causerle" were Introduced by the Kellys In the days when singers were Just beginning to see the great value of this form of music litera ture and expression. -. In addition to all this activity, which would be enough to satisfy the ordinary person . in professional life, Mr. Kelly has found time to produce what might be termed ' a sensation by his appearances with the Cincinnati Symphony orchasera as interpreter, for the Toung Peo ple's Concerts In the regular concert season. The remarkably vital way in which Mr. Kelly can get hold of a large audience of children and hold them .interested, and even entranced,- in the music they are about to listen to is little short ot marvel ous, ' He has a characteristic way of getting the youngsters to sing a few notes, and then by clever ma nipulation develop it through them until tt becomes the principal theme of a movement from-a' Bee thoven symphony, or he will sit down at a baby grand piano on the stage and play a flve-flnger exercise just as young beginners do, and then gradually develop it Into the Largo from Dvorak's "New World" sym phony, which the children will then sing with the assistance of the Eng lish horn. He has developed a per sonal contact between the children and the men In the orchestra which will bear much fruit in years to come. .So successful -has this work Former Omahan Gains Fame in Cincinnati i v i W i Thomas J. Kelly. been that every house is sold out long before the concert, and last season the adults were requested to stay away: this brought about re quests for a series of Young 1'eople's concerts xor urownups. . Mr. Kelly, has also lectured every fortnight for .the very important Woman City club, one of Clncln natl's greatest organizations,-on the subject of ."Symphonic Muslo Pro grams," and this year the club has asked Mr. Kelly to give a course and choose- his own subjects. These lectures have been ' regularly at tended 1 by the most prominent women In . Cincinnati. Mrs. f enton Lawson is the president of the club. Mr. Kelly has also written the "program notes" for the symphony concerts. Anyone who has heard , Mr. - and Mrs. Kelly's artistic recitals can have no doubt of tho former's power of interpretation, as that is one of- his very strongest points, mis interpre tations have always been noted by critics, and as he is a constant. stu dent of languages he has contributed many valuable translations of for eign texts to composers,' fellow artists and magazines. . , It is safe to say that never have a couple of musicians come to Cin cinnati to take up their abode who have made so large a circle of ad miring friends or who have received such tributes from the press and public. Their song recitals and lec ture recitals have been much in de mand. ' . Ttprtha Ba.nr. the directress of the famous Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, spoke to the writer recently of the work of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly as teachers of singing in her great institution in the highest terms . of praise and satisfaction. A Uter issue nt the same magazine speaks of the work Mr. and Mrs. Kelly did during July while summer ing at the Harbor Beach club on Lake Huron. . Every day they spent working on material for lecture re state - in wnirh manv nrominent musical educators in the east arc interested. During1 the summer Mr. anrl Un . Tvollv WOT 0niPSt of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford on their love ly ocean-going yacht Malta, ana in deference to Mr. Ford's ancestry, cravA an informal nmoram fit pen- tine Irish folk-song on board. It was '' a ,- scholarly and well- planned lecture which Professor Jacob Singer of the chair of musi cal history at tne university 01 me- kraelrn nrcntpri hfnr. the ; Fort night Musical club and its friends at the tfurgess-JMasn auaitonum Tuesday afternoon. Professor Singer spoke on. the "Development of Americap : Music." ' He opened the lecture with a resume ot the hictiM-w; n( mueir itself tnuehinur briefly upon the work of the early Dutch masters, and the shifting of the center of musical activity from there to Italy, and then onward and its general spread to the present day. Professor Singer says that the future of music in America is excep tionally bright, for. many of the big- ct nersztnalitics in the field of music' of the present day are coming to our shores, not oniy to 1111 men purses, but to gain the musical up lift that is to be found in xlife in this country, v Professor Singer dis cussed music by centuries, speaking upon American music ne spoice 01 manv nf the earlier comoosers like Lowell Mason and others who won recognition from their . contempor aries. ' Speaking of MacDowell, rroiessor Clnnnv ciiA that his was a command- UlllgVI 0I. " ..... ' ing position in the historoy ; of American music ne tonowea many European standards, but he had a r.a r( inHivirlnalitv which ex pressed the . influence of -America through it. tie also reiiecteo nis Scotch ancestry in his work. ' One nf the first tn use Indian- melodies was Arthur Farwell, and these have nAiiiLTon 40th and Hamilton Today and Monday 'Tarzan of the Apes". 1,000 People In tho Cast .Aba a 3-raol Coniody - The Greatest Novel Of All Time ' ' Ransack the libraries of the world; search the literatures of all the nations of the " earth, and nowhere will you find the equal of Dumas' undying story of thrilling ro mance and stirring adventure. Nowhere . ""' ' " will you find a tale with the vigor and ' sparkle of "The Three Musketeers." Here is a story that glows and sings and charms.. A perfect pictorial reproduction of the spirit of the novel that will endure and endear for all time. V . "All for. One. One for AVT ""DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS as D'ARTAGNAN " ; Beginning Sunday, November 6th STRAND THEATER now become popular with many prrtent 'day composers. , According to Professor Singer, negro melodies did not originate with tht black man, but he was the best exponent of them. Stephen Foster and others of hia day wrote many of the simple melodies which were taken up and adapted by the colored people. He spoke of the work of H. T. Burleigh, the negro composer, and of the important place the negro spiritual has also found as inspiration for American composition. Professor Singer spoke of Leo Ornstein and Ernest Bloch ss the two outstanding figures of the pres ent day. MunIchI Note. Miss Adelyn Wtod has taken a studio in the Darker block, room 102, where she will be Tuesdays and Fridays, all day, and Saturdays un til I: NT p. m. t Mls nianche Borenson has re sumed the teaching of voice and public achool ninslo at her residence studio, 3132 Harney street, and room II, Arlington block. Thurlow Lleurance of Lincoln, known to many as the composer of the Indian love song, "By the Waters of Mlnnetonka," gave hia lecture on Indian muslo before the convention of Victor dealers held In - Omaha Tuesday. . Mr. Lleurance was as sisted by his wife, who sings many of his songs based upon these In dian melodies in costume, and Mr. Oeorgo B. Tack, the flutist. Mr. Lleurance collected many of his melodies on phonograph rolls, dur ing the years he lived among the Indians, and many Interesting and unusuul experiences . were re counted.' The City Concert club is making plans for a genuine music week for Omuha November 20-27. Plana for special musio on Thanksgiving will btt made, A luncheon, of the City Concert club and the music com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce 011 Thursday, October 27. .Ben Stanley announces the second organ recital ' in Trinity cathedral at 4:30 Sunday afternoon, to be given by Miss Edna Sheets and Miss Rita McVeigh, assisted by Mrs. Steinberg, the contralto of the ca thedral. Miss Sheets will play the andante from the Fifth Symphony, Beethoven, Prelude and - Fugue in C Major; Mendelssohn Cantallna in D, Matthews, and Easter March by Merkel. Miss McVeigh will . play Offertory In A Major Batiste, : and Andante con moto Loiye. Florence Basler Palmer an nounces a second public recital of the Free Universal Song class at Mlckel's muslo rooms on Wednesday evening at 7:80 o'clock. All those interested. in the work are cordially invited. Chaplin's Fame World-Wide Slapstick Comedian of the Bamboo Cane and Gun Boat Shoes Knocks' 'Em Dead for Popularity . From Igloo Land in Alaska to Tropic of Cancer. Sylvia Breamer in Lead. Sylvia Breamer, the young Aus tralian actress . who appears with Will Rogers in twp of his pictures, "Doubling for Romeo" and "A Poor Relation," which - will soon be re leased, plays opposite Cullen Landis in another picture, "The Man With Two Mothers." Who it the world's most famoui man? No; that question doesn't appear in the celebrated Edison question naire. Answers would probably include about 20 names, such as Lloyd George, Woddrow WiUon, Edison, Ford. Marconi, Pershing and Clem enceau. An international questionnaire, however, would place the name f Charles Chaplin at the top of the list. This statement is not an idle loast; it can be proved. For Char lie's name is a household word in sections of the globe where none of the others has been heard of. In fact, if the comedian were running for any international office it's a tile bet that he would win without any difficulty. Not only is he the best known man, but he is also the most popular one, reports show. A few instances will serve- to dispel any doubt that the reader might possess as to that statement. - Eskimos Like Him. In the icebound igloos of the Es kimos, who are not interested in the political activities of the great Lloyd George, the name of Charles Chap lin is magic. The achievements of Edison, the electrical wizard, are i myth to the bushmcn of Australia and the natives of Zanzibar, but the world's champion funny man is 4 real living being to them. As an illustration of how wide spread is the popularity of Chaplin, Robert Brunston, noted producer of Los Angeles, says: - "When a Chaplin picture is shown at Nome, Alaska, the news soon spreads among the Eskimos, and the fathers and mothers, with their chil dren and papooses, come into town (rom all over the ice. "They cheerfully pay the admis sion price, but for some unknown superstitious reason they refuse to enter the theater. .They insist on standing af the theater entrance to watch the performance. : And Spain. "Neither children nor parents ever crack a smile during the showing of the film, but view it with solemn visages. They do their laughing and grinning after the film is finished, upending about 10 minutes laughing l eartily and slapping each other on the back after everyone else has fin ished his merriment. "The Eskimo children do not care lo see anyone but Chaplin. They only tut in an appearance when Chaplin ricture is shown," More evidence of Charlie's pop ularity comes from far-off Spam with the news that no bull fight there is complete without an imitator of Charlie, Down in the South Sea Itlamtt group of natives who for centuries have been worshiping the sun, the moon ami various other gods of theii own making, have adopted a new uoi. j 1 is mapim. And ask the half billion . Inhabi. tants of China who thev like but The answer will be Chanlin. for whenever he appears In the cinema tncaters over there it is an assurance that the houses will be oacked in definitely. Chaplin's impersonator! are legion, tncy enhance all colon and creeds ana not the least spec tabular of them is a full-blooded Au stralian aborigine who dons baggy trousers and battered derby and oer- forms for the benefit of the shearers in Bourke, a far-flung outpost of New South Wales, Australia. His reward for an evening's entertain ment is a twist of tobacco and an occasional six-pence. It took Chaplin just 22 weeks to make "The Idle Class." on which he expended more time and effort than are required to make three feature productions of dramatic character He in seen in a dual role that of ? tramp and a dud. In many of he scenes he plays it "straight" with the exception of his mustache. Can Always Find Work. Bob Vignola, at present directing Marion Davies, who at one time was Pauline Frederick's ' director, says Miss Frederick is the finest barbecue chef he ever met Miss Frederick cooked dinner for Mr. Vignola and Miss Davies recently at her ranch m Beverly Hills. She cooked every, thing over a pit fire out of doors- steaks, candied sweet potatoes, corn, beans and coffee, and early in the morning made some layer cakes and ice cream. Looks Like Robinson Cruso. Eugene Palette, who played one of the three musketeers in the Douglas Fairbanks production, has a rough going part in Pauline Fred erick's production "Judith of Blue Lake Ranch, now being filmed in California. After signing his con tract, the director said, "Don't shave until the picture is finished which is why the well known actor has been going about looking like a bandit. :fci Ms So-eveyboiyW 1 - m. rm,m mm mm. x. m mm. saw m , w 1 if jr ji? 171 nnvF , wf w. ' iap--eshi KgJAffHS? SEEN BP0tl&3r 9 -i. sW BACKGROUNDS. THE ACTING, THE ' HUMOR-DLCND5 fNTV AS 'PWCfiVL AND PED'BLOODED PRODUCED . Special Comedy Feature, The National Joy Pup and DADY PEGGY 2Vz yean old and a star, in Painting Career Helps Director In Movie Studio Training as an illustrator, creator of pastellrd beauty and decorative ef fects is one of the Liggett boosts motion picture director can have in undertaking his work, according to Pnirhyn Stanlawt, whose beautiful covers and illustrations have adorned Metropolitan, Saturday Evening I'oit and other leading publications and who has rrrently completed the pro duction of "The Law and the Wom an," starring lictty Compon, Decaue of his artistic training, Mr. Stanlaws was unable to give the screen many new and novid effects in "At the end of the world," hit lat picture, , which stamped I'enrhyn Manlawt at one of the real director ial discoveries of the pstt few years. Producing pictures is not unlike creating an illustration, the noted artist points out, "In working on an illustration the artist hat to visualize the completed drawing, pose his models as if they were statues and depend on what might I called 'still life' though it It difficult to keep a life model very still," tays Mr. StanUwt, "while in pictures the director vkualires the finished work 'in the tame manner, but instead of creating the action by lines, he directs the action of the live models along the lines that brings about the tame result of hit brain picture Models Interested. "The handling of light effects in motion pictures is a great improve ment over the lighting of an artist's ttudio but the basic principles are the tame. I find the 'models' of the film ttudio much more interested in their work than the models of the artist's studio and much more interesting. In making a drawing the artirt has to pose his model iust so and then use his imagination for numerous expres sions and lightings. In the film stu dio he can explain the action desired Impretalon of a Film Star S preads luntliiue. H ates heroics. I-nducrs inspiration. R adiates roguithnctt, L-ikrt litrrature, F.-lutive elf. Y-outhful yearning. M-odrst maiden. A-rdcnt ariitt, S-ure tuccrs. Outclasses others. N aive and nice. and rely on the playcrt to provide the desired exprea'iont and to arsnge hit lights that he does not have to man ufacture anything that it not vUiblc in the effect. "I find my art training a wonder ful help to me in my motion picture rf forts," continued Mr. Unlaws, "and 1 work on a photoplay like any artist would on a series of continuous illustrations visualizing each scene complete before it it lrgjn, and, at an illustrator duet after reading a story to be illustrated, carry in my mind all of the action leading up to tort of a climax group and then work out the details that make the carry ing out of the action as visualized, successfully." Novel "Favorite Sport Motion nicture ttart and directors all have their own copyrighted ini door and outdoor sports. Many like boxing snd yachting not to mention base ball, wrestling, tennis and golf. But it remained for Thomas li. Walsh to spring an entirely new one. Tom's favorite outdoor sport is kan garoo hunting on the plains of his native Australia and he indulges in is whenever he goes home. Next to hunting the festive kangaroo, however, Tom liket picture making and his recent independent produc tion, "Shams of Society," it being hailed by critics as a dramatic triumph. Decorative Art Titles Require Delicate Skill rrriurini the decorative titles il the most difficult bit of art work tchirvrd in the making of a motion picture, according to Paul Ir-be, art decorator for Cecil 11, DeMilli, who recently completed the titles for "Fool's I'aradike," which his jut been finithrd. "We always endeavor to link the drawing of the title with the written subject matter. Hut the number of wordt have to be considered alio. And, of course, an artist always takes pride in drawing where the omipnti lion is excellent, where the varmut elements are arranged, to get the test effect. And with title each individual one presents a different problem." Titles of Cecil B. DcMitle pictures have alwayt been a matter of com mendation. epccia!lj since responsi bility for their fashioning was given Paul Iribe. Iribe for yeara wat one 01 the fashion nutatori 01 fans ana is internationally renowned for suc cesses in the field of decoration, jewel designing and allied arts.' "Fool's Paradise" is said to allow rxceptional scope to the imagination, for it is an extremely colorful tale, carrying its beholders from ttie Mexi can border to Siam in a bewildering sequence of eye-filling, unusual and beautiful scenes. "Love Me, Love My Dog. Doris May is somewhat different from many of the stars of the screen in at least one way. Practically every star owns some sort of a dog with a pedigree, but the merry little star who is such an unqualified hit in her first starring production, "The Foolish Age," has had four dons each one a mongrel from the city pound. She simply can't get used to the better class of dogdom whilst, tramp dogs just naturally appeal to her. CtlAtlfll MA1A "The Man From Lost River" will also be the OpGCIal N Ol6MMatttraction at the Muse Theater today (only). This change made on account of holding: over "Mother O' Mine" at the Sun. P11";" 'MM.H,IIMHill.lMllM j. j Its a simple '' J j I I j story or plain yyX I I ! folks 'the yrJ I I I "with breath- I teSII' If I : 'j i ij I eunvlca W. , .BesettTwilkATos and Anniented Sjraplicxiy Orchestra . a A a ft a a ' Ir possible -attend trie 'PRICES if possible -attend tne matinees orthe early evening sjcrnjrmcjriocd SAousStar6 Promptly at I A Z7ax nclucC&cC X