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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1939)
•7 ~sy I outs to (Music Features & Photo Syndicate) Researchers have discovered that the conga, a long cone thapcd drum made by hollowing out Louis Reid a log ana cover ing its ends with goat skin, is the “mother-in-law of sound.” What’s the mother? Topsy - turvy art, music! Symphony bands are tearing into "Turkey in the Straw" and swing out/its arc sical extravaganza, “The Wizard of Oz" is even taking cognizance of the swing craze; will feature a ditty by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, called “The Jitterbug." Erno Rapee, conductor of the symphony orchestra at New York's Radio City Music Hall and for many years a leading member of the American Society of Composers. Authors and Publishers, believes the American people are more receptive to new ideas in music than any other people in the world. In his opinion it is the theatre orchestras that are largely responsible. Spe cializing in serious music, they paved the way lor the steady growth of symphony organizations in this country. In twenty-five years the number of symphony orchestras in the United States has increased from a scant half dozen, represent ing the largest cities, to more than forty located in every section of the land. * i _ As far back as 1918 Rapee was conducting Mendelssohn and other. classic composers in Broadway film, theatres. During his career he has had various musicians in his or-, chestras Who have gone1 <ers. more than ever, eeek unusualness in the titles of their numbers. Most unusual request, at least, in a song title fthis spring is Gordon and Revel's “May I 'Drop a Petal in Your (Glass of Wine?” Herbert’s Music |5 in Films Victor Herbert’s mu sic is undergoing a re inascence—on the screen. Film productions are planned of his operettas, “Rose of Algeria,” “The Rod Mill" and “Sweet Erno Rapee A.S.CA.P. on to musical renown of their own. Eugene Ormandy, conductor of the Philadelphia Or chestra, was a violinist under Rapee’s direction in 1922. P 4 " + In his present post Rapee directs more than 120 persons. The orchestra, itself, num Ibers more than 70 men. In addition, there are a chorus, several soloistsj several librarians ■who! preside over 30,000 mu sic numbers, copyists, arrangers and other, hearts.” The public is generally un familiar with the music of "Rose of Algeria," yet it is among the most tuneful Herbert ever composed. New tunes will be aided to these productions <n all likelihood, if only because the film men like to capital dee upOn current musical styles. The ucreen version of the old-time mu aides. Rapee s musical policy is 10 present not only a diversified pro^ gram but one which will not offend the tastes of any member of the audience. For example, he will not1 ■play any national anthem other than America’s; "Marching Through Georgia” Is also on the taboo list and “Auld Lang Syne” is played only once a year—on New Year’s Eve. j HOTEi—Tear question wW be analyzed fret In fUs column ealy when you indnde n clipping of this column end sign your full name. birtkdate and correct address to your letter. For a "Private • •• send only 25c and a stamped enTelope*for my latest ASTROLOGT' BEADING eorering year birtkdate; also a free letter ef advice analysing three Questions. Explain your problems clearly and con fat your questions to those within the scope of logical reasoning, i. —Sxm> Yooa Lrrrsa To — ABBE* WALLACE. P. O. BOX 11. ATLANTA. GA. ,M. S. H.—Everything I have jn you. I have planned to return received from your has worked out to Houston this month and I won true and I have great confidence der if that is really the best thing for me to do? Ans: You are quite right. Your degree meanfe as much to your career right now as angthing else and you must go to summer school in order to get it. Make an effort to get a school in your home county next year. H. B. G.—I met a fellow and he setims to like me. He asked for my company and I told him I had another" Triend who can come to see me anytime he likes and he wants me to drop him. Tell me what I must do? Ans: In the first place you shouldn’t be going steady with any young man as young as you are. Go with them both and don’t let either one come to see you when they get ready but make them make dates and specify a certain night. Your whole mistake is that you are allowing your friends too many privileges. L. L. C.—Please tell we who was my boy friend with when the acci dent happened? Ans: Out cheating on you. He was whh another girl. I do not think that you should call him your boy friend any longer. He has several adr mirers. <3. W.—I have loved and lost and just can’t gdt anywhere in life. My desire is to be a good girl, and live a clean life, but I am ready to yield to any temptation now. I can’t do anything but make a mor0 living. Advise me? Ans: Feeling sorry for your self will not help your situ ation, you need to bring about some action. You should go back to school and prepare yourself to a living. Take a course in beauty culture or nurse training. When you get over the “grouch” you will be able to make some worth ■while boy friends and get some flun out of life Do not yield to any temptation placed be fore you. p. c.—Music is my every thought and I wish to know if it would benefit me just to continue on practicing year in and year out? Ans: lit make9 you happy doesn’t it, and you are the Church Pianist now, so I rec ommend that you do keep up with your music. I don’t pre dict a theatrical career for you hut you can arrange to teach music if you like. A. L. W.—The boy that used to court me still (tallfls to me about love affairs and I wish to know if he wants me back? Ans: He hasn^t made any ad vances of this kind. He is satisfied just to be your friend. Don't waste your thoughts on him, but make some new friends. The lucky person in life for you hadn't come around as yet. I. B.—Me and my old man quit and he wants me to take him back. He says he will do right about me if I take him back and I don't know what to do? Ans: Due to the fact that you aren’t happy as you are now, you might try living with him again. He doesn’t mean to do wrong. But you both are actually at fault. Try ■to be agreeable instead of try ing to find so many different things to fuss and argue about. W. R. C.—The place where my brother works called and would like for me to come to work there too. Should I go? Ans: Yes, of course you should. I will not hurt your brother any, the reason they called you wab because they respected him. 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"Louise". etc., etc Born In Peoria. 111., of parents who were musically inclined he took to teaching him self by the time he could pull over a piano stool and reach the keys He "prepped” for college In Har vard Military School in Los Angeles, tried to go into show business with Mickey Neilan failed, and went back to Peoria where he took to writing songs His work attracted the attention of publisher Jerome H Remlck who invited the young composer to Join his staff. When Hollywood called for the nation's leading composers, he was one of the first to go. It was in Hollywood that he passed away sud denly this year His membership in the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers, now trans ferred to his estate, continues to protect his rights for the benefit of bis family His name Is Buuimm -v p-ieipiu (Muslr Features & Photo Syndicate) tually clog the apparatus. ———0O0— FEDERAL MUSIC The Omaha Federal Orchestra finishes it’s series of Music Ap preciation concerts before the stu dent bodies of Omaha Elementary Schools the day before Memorial day and begiris a new serieg of Open Air concerts the day ^fter the national holiday. These open air concerts will be held at noon in the court house plaza and at various other public Johnson Drug: Co. Prescriptions LIQOURS, WINES and BEER WE. 0999 1904 N. 24th St places throughout the city during the afternoons and evenings. following is the schedule for the week of May 28. Sunday: WPA Federal Bands: Ur ban Ixsague, 10:00 A. M. 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Rosamond went to Boston to study music, James Weldon became principal of the Stan ton School in Jacksonville. ■ I ft p 0 S a The summer of 1899, they left for New York City to , interest producers in some songs they had written. They were taken up by many celebrities, including the famous vaudeville , performer, Bob Cole. 0 s Cmuiota , is $t —...... (Music Features 6 Photo Syndicate: Reg., N. Y.) ■W.V.. . . ... ...OOUO/A A They toon formed a partnership with him and created ' many songs and frequently made the rounds together. V_ - VJ OU'br THe £€b fOo ew qc> jL ^Valklog up low*- Broadway, J. Rosamond hummed a spiritual, and Bob Col6 was quick to see that it had popular poisibiChes. J They wrote the song, but the publisher didn’t like it, and ' kept it in a drawer until Marie Cahill sang it to success* The Johnsons and Cole were the song writing sensations of the world in the first decade of the century. When the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publisher: was formed in 1914 the brothers were able to protect their copyrighted :ongs^ against infringement by commercial user^ of music.