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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1924)
M'U S’ I C Susy or Bobby ought not to touch the piano until a year or so after their musical Instruction has begun, according to Dr. Walter Damrosch, director of the Institute of Musical Art, New York. Dr. Damrosch is diagnosing what oils music pupils that so few of them reach the prime of an artistic performance. In his opinion the fault lies all too often with par ents who are "so fond of music" that they force Susy or Bobby to perform when the poor children have no idea in the world what It is all about. "Too many parents," says Dr. Dam rosch. "see to it too sternly that the five-finger exercises each be played 20 times in eacli practice hour. They wonder that Bobby comes to hate music fervently and wishes in his heart that lightning might strike the piano. They are wont to beam ap provingly on little commonplace tunes or simplified operatic arrange inents which he may play, and forget that they have been drilled into him mechanically with many thumpings on the floor by the poor teacher to make hint “keep time,” and innumera ble corrections of wrong notes which have a curious way of recurring al ways at the same time. Fluency in scale playing may mean nothing when phrase making is the necessity, and they neglect to know that just as words are nftw taught in the schools and the letters later, so are phrases necessary In music and the notes later.’* The child should first be inspired a} through song, pursues the art insti tute director, no matter if he is ■ulti mately destined to the cello. A feeling for "time’’ should be Incul cated, not through a metronome or through beating, whether of the floor or of the pupil, but the child should acquire that Instinct through familiar rhythmic forms, marching and danc ing. The membership sale of seats for Vladimir da T’achmann, pianist, who comes to the Brandels theater on Thursday evening, March 6, will open Thursday morning, February 28, at the box office of the theater. Mem bers may reserve five seats In addi tion to their own. Extra tickets may he purchased at the tame time. There will he no war tax. The public sale will begin on the morning of March 3. De Pachmann Is famous not only for his art. but also for the rapid fire of remarks with which he spices his con rerts. On his return from Europe last fall the New York critic* made a great to-do about the frankness with which he indulged his personal idiosyncrasies upon the platform. In return the pianist on his next per formance preserved a correct and frigid platform manner. The result was so much less interesting than his usual informality that the critics be sought him to do as he pleased and talk all he wanted to. Thomas J. Kelly, dean of the Con servatory of music at Cincinnati, O., was heard by several Omalians broadcasting a lecture on the his tory of music from the Crossley radio station at Cincinnati Thursday night. Mr. Keely will be remembered by musicians here as the head of the ' former Mendelssohn choir here and the choir director at the First Meth odist and First Central Congrega tional churches. "Princess Chrysanthemum," Jap anese operetta to be presented by a cast of 50 at the Swedish auditorium next Thursday evening, February 28, is a romance in plot and a musi cal comedy in effect. While Jap anese settings, costumes and customs are faithfully represented, grotesque departures from the strictly conven tional lend generous humor to an otherwise sentimental fairy love tale. All of the characters. Including the chorus and a. number of juvenile sprites and fairies, have been cast from the choir, Luther league and Sunday School of the Grace Lutheran church. Those taking part are Amelia j Waago, Rose Derlo, May Miller, I Georgia A. Way, Frances Baetans, A l)e Luxe Production 9 M HM ' WHAT is a man’s idea of love? The sweet, whole some affection of a sweet, everyday Kiri? Or the passion ate attraction of a fascinating woman? See which it is. NEXT SUNDAY NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS LO I HROP ..... 24th and Lothrop POLA NFGRI in "BELLADONNA” ( haptrt 4. "Fighting Blood" GRAND ...... 18th and Binney Mai I nr If Daw and .lohn Bown a in "THE RARF.FOOI BOV” BOULEVARD . - 33d and F-aavenworih Agnra Ayraa in "Tha Heart Haidar" “Fighting Blood." No. B, and Comedy Mary K. Miller, Terry Rivett, Harry Cockerell, Charles Lafferty, Harry Coesfoldt and .1. C. Mertes. Musical numbers from the works of Mendels, sohn will be presented by Rose Tlerlct, Othelia Kinder, Helen Mackin, Terry Rivett. Harry Cockerell will present a number of his own compositions, as sisted by Terry Rivett. One of the most important services ever sponsored by the Nebraska chapter, American Guild of Organ ists, will be the concert at the First rresbyterlan church, Tuesday eve ning at S:15, February 26, given by out-of-town members of the guild. All music lovfers and friends of ths guild are cordially invited to attend. Musicians who take part in the concert are John Mills Mayhew, di rector of music First Baptist church. Lincoln: Prof. Carl Haase, F. A. G C, director of music, Lutheran sem inary, Seward; Forrect L. Shoemaker, director of music, Midland college, Fremont; and the choir of the First Baptist church. Lincoln, Including Mesdames C. R. Watson and R, S. Brewster, sopranos; Misses Dorothy Petton and Marjorie Cooper, contral tos; H. S. Davis and Kline S. Ward, tenors; Archie Jones and Mark E. Johnson, basses. Program. Fugtw in D Minor (Violin Fugue).... ..7. S. Bach Prof. Haase. An- lent: Jrau Dulcia Memorl.. . Vittorla Clod My king . Bach Douhrie Quarlat. Andante from Sonata No. 1.Borowaki Mr, Shoemaker. From The Russian Liturgy— Glory to The Trinity.Rachmaninoff Gladsome Radiance .Gretrhaninoff Cherubim Song .Bertnyanaky Doubla Quartet, Sonata Ttnniantlca .Pietro Ton Introdu7,ione ed Allegro Adagio Finals Prof. Haaae. Modern School: The Prophecy (From the Mystery of Hathlehem) —. Healy Wlltan By The Waters of Babylon . . S. Colerldge-Taylor Double Quartet, Allegro Vivace (From First Symphonic) .. Louts Vlerne Caprfceio . Mas Roger Rhapsody .Roasetsr F. Cole Dr, Mayhew. A song service will be held this afternoon at Zion Lutheran church, Thirty-sixth and Lafayette streets. Soloists are Mrs. Emily Furnish. Mrs. Herschel Woodis, Miss Lily Anderson, Mrs. F. A. E. Hanse, Miss Eva Nel son. organist, and Bernard E. John ston, choirmaster. The last of his series of song re citals will l»c given by Mr. Watters In the Sehtnoller & Mueller audito rium. 1016 Dodge street. Thursday evening at. 8:15. The larger part of Irene Draws All Eyes Truly Irene Castle McLaughlin, nr, rather, the diamond bracelet spark ling on her ankle, attracted all eyes as the dancer appeared before grand jury in New York to press complaint against Janies R. Cooper, jeweler, who ihe charges pawned nerklace intrusted to him. the program will he made up of re quested numbers, among which will bo the prologue from *'Pag]iaccl," by Leoncavallo. Mrs. Dorothy Morton Parks will be the accompaniost and will also play a group of solos. The recital is free to the public. Edith Louise Wagoner will present her piano pupils, Maxine Ollier. Mary Alice Rogers, Meredith Oakford, Es ther Trott, Elijabeth Mills, Beth Par ker. Elizabeth Kado and Edith Vic* toria Robins. In an informal studio recital at 4 o'clock this afternoon at her residence studio. 222 Park avenue A cordial invitation is extended to all tvho are Interested. The program given by the Rialhr Symphony orohestra of 21 this week In the Rialto theater Includes the foi lowing numbers: "Zampa," by Harold; "Prince Henry," by Ellcnberg. a se lection by Moussorgsky; "I’m a Longin’ fo' You,” Jane Hathaway, and “Out of the Dusk to You," Dorothy Lee. George Haupt, organist, will feature an organ and flute duet, being assisted thla week by Earl V. Tlcknor, flutist. The musical numbers studied by public school children in the music memory contest this week arc the sir from the O String, from *he D Major suite, by Johann Sebastian Bach, and "Souvenie,” by Drdla. Pupils from the class of Corinne Paula Thorson will give an informal piano recital Sunday afternoon, Feb ruary 24. at her residence, 551 South Twenty-sixth avenue. The following will play: Virginia Wilcox. Alice Wlxson, Caryl Segerstrom, Bernice Grunwaid, Grace Changstrmn, Mary Alice Kirtley, Jean Hulka, Mary Alice Mlther. Lois Longly, Rogene Ander son, Florence May, Helen Bet hard, Bernice Smith, Evelyn Grover and Mary Agnes Marshall. Piano recitals will he given by ad vanced and Junior* pupils of Helen Mackin In her studio in the Arling ton block on Sunday afternoon, Feb ruary 24, and March 2 at 3:30 p. m. Those Interested are Invited to attend. Great Pianist Is Also Humorist It is sad that people demand that a genius should always appear clothed in a cloak of dignity and seriousness. After all, there is nothing about be ing an artist that precludes a man's having a sense of humor, and Vladi mir de Pachmann. that grand old man who plays here at the Brandeis the ater under the auspices of the Tues day Musical club on the evening of March 6, might have been one of the famous clowns who go down In his tory, had not fate given him an sven greater talent in the art of music. In mimicry, in the art of gesture, of facial expression, the man has no superior. His keen sense of the ludi crous fills him with countless inspira tlons, which bubble forth even in his concerts. Audiences have taken seriously his insistence on the unevennnes* of his piano stool, and his adjustment of it to exactly the proper balance with a thin sheet of paper under one leg To De Pachmann that is a tremen dously amusing bit of burlesque, and he Is much disappointed when It is not greeted by applause and roars of laughter. We are too apt to relegate to the vaudeville stage parodies of well-known musical pieces—yet Beet hoven and Wagner both indulged in them and seemingly found as much % picture wiU he the talU oh Omaha A S lory oP Blind Uusb ands ana Indiscreet "Vive s JEALOUS HUSBANDS '~W?itk EARLE WILLIAMS , dANE NOVAIC, BULL MONTANA and marvelous BENNY ALEXANDER vn a role iliab will win | jovl-t heart ”1 S2te Finest Display of Fashions Omaha "has ever seen. RIALTOHERZBERG SPRING STYLE REVUE A brilliant and fascinating array of Spring and Sport vear properly and professionally displayed by IVAN D.MARTINS NEV YORK BEAUTY MODELS on a horseshoe promenade extending mto the audience S/'/tree 27tme& ~Datdj ad the £5. V <?/ud3 o ccoc/e shouts A | LARRYSEMON I He thoi lie wa/S rmttiltke/ ' dettAed his mu£^ J HORSESHOES | BVl'vays ilat e si Id- wide Ml end eve ids Ml pictures til xo^r a m Omaka's Greatest Musical Org'aitiz.atioit, 11 RIALTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF 21 ARTISTS I z-N/r , Direction, Harry Brader 1 _Ojjeriri^ a colorful Overlure ,vv2ampa" J delight In amusing their friends as In transporting them to the ether on ex • lUlsite sounds. It is extremely prob able that a man may be as vain of his talent for amusement as of his art and profession. Knitted dresses seem superseded by knitted silk in great variety of fancy weaves and colorings. They Are Wearing in Palm Beach. Palm Beach—But hint edits thus far are mostly black. An orange and black ruffle tunic was worn over black satin trousers and a huge silk handkerchief of royal blue, orange and black #a« worn like a rape, with the two upi>errnost corner* knotted under the < hln. The ho** were of chiffon l!at« me growing gradually large hut maintain the cloche or mum room shape. Black «atin trimmed bathing ha'a have i runmlng of knotted satin. 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