THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1901.
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AMUSEMENTS.
Tho last week has proven one of tho most
satisfactory of the Reason to local theater
goers, for tho reason that It brought two
plays new to Omaha that are, delightful
In every way. They were Otis Skinner's
"Prlnco Otto" and James A. Horno'a "8ok
Harbor." It has been only during tho Inst
few seasons that tho public hag scon Mr.
Skinner In any but tho classics. In the
choice of his first play outside the Shakes
pearean repertoire he was rather unfor
tunate In not having a congenial role.
When ho cnino to us two years ago with
"Itosomary," Ills patronage was rather In
different. The artistic presentation of this
pretty little English drama so pleased thpsu
who did flco It that last season, his appear
anco in "The Liars" wa marked by much
better attendance, although not anywhero
near so largo as the finished performance
given by Mr. Skinner and his company
merited. Hut those "who did see It spread
Its virtues, together with thoso of Mr.
(Skinner as an artist, broadcast, with the
result that when ho returned last week
with "I'rinto Otto" there was scarcely 'a
vacant scat In the theater. So Mr. Skin
ner's position In tho good regard of the
local patrons of the drama Is secure enough
now, so that hereafter his appearance here
will bo marked by a scramble for scats
equal to that occasioned by the appearanco
of fow stars (hat come this way.
And why should It not be so? Mr.
Bktnner has porsonal charm, a much larger
hare of dramatic ability than many other
more popular actors. He can appropri
ately express a broad range of emotion; ho
has diction, graco and a good sense of
nrtlstlc proportion. Ho cannot only rise
easily and gracefully to a strong dramatic
climax, but ho can lift the climax to mo
mentary strength when It bo somewhat
feeble, as, for tnstnncc, tho sccno of the
twin medals In the closing of tho council
chamber episode In "Prince Otto." Mr.
Bklnner ban learned much In a good school,
since for years ho has appeared In support
of great tragedians. Ho Is no "successor to
Kdwln Uooth," however, or no young Uos
"clus come to herald n rcnalssanco of poetic
drama. Hut he Is an actor of good parts,
who, by employment of speech, facial ex
pression, pogo and gesture, can nlwnys
clearly denote anger, hate, love, Joy and
sorrow. Such an actor ought not to bo
rare, but there are too few of Mr. Skin
ner's rank, and he Justly deserves pop
ularity. Of "Sag Harbor" there Is much that
might bo said In praise, but It would bo
merely repeating what has been said of
all Mr. Herno's plays. Thoy are Idyllic,
beautiful and appeal to every class of the
ater-goer. In their quiet, easy way thoy
present pictures of llfo that are always
pleasant to look upon. They prove a tonic
to thoso whoso nerves may be affected and
make ono feel that life possesses raoro
beauties than havo oven been visible beforo,
It was rather unfortunato that Mr. Heme's
Illness prevented his being seen in tho
piece, but since there Is little In his plays
that calls for any great artistic ability
other than -mero naturalness, his absence
had llttlo perceptible effect upon the per
formance. I.Ike tho majority of the successful dra
matlo stars of the present day who believe
In the progression of the drama, Otis Skin
ner Is ambitious to produce a different
play each season, thereby giving theater
goers more frequent opportunities of Judg
ing his capabilities as an artist. In the
course of an Interview while In the ctty
last week Mr. Skinner spoke of his policy
along thesb lines and his plans for next
i season, as, follows: "I havo been an actor
for nearly twenty years. Part of that time
I have played In support of well known
celebrities of the stago and of recent years
I have braved a starring venturo myself.
At first I was not as successful as a star
as I wished to be. I could not account for
It. I was appearing In standard plays by
standard authors and my work was praised
by dramatic writers, but fltlll the people
aid not patronlzo me to the extent I thought
they should. At lost I camo to the, conclu
sion that tho standard authors ond plays
wcro losing their popularity. I decided
that I was not up to date, not progressive.
Bo two years ago I secured tho rights to aa
up-to-dato play and my patronage Imme
diately Increased and haB been doing bo
i each seaaon since. This Is the best evi
dence to tne that the present day genera
tion of theater-goers aro not partial to
Shakespearean plays as a steady diet or
thoso of other standard authors. Ofroursc,
now and then a magnificent production like
that Illchard Mansfield has given 'Henry V,'
coupled with the remarkable artistic ability
of an actor of his standing, will prove
magnetic enough to bo profitable. I'll ven
ture the assertion, however, that with all
of tho exceptionally largo patronage that
has been accorded Mr. Mansfield's 'Henry
V this season ho has made less money
than almost any other successful star. Tho
reason lb simple enough. In the first place
his production cost a fortune to stage and
11 takes another fortune to carry It about
tho country. Hut whllo his season may
not havo proven as much of a financial suc
cess as some others, it Is certainly an ar
tistic triumph for the genius of this great
actor. This fact doubtless proves ample
compensation for his efforts, since he Is al
ready endowed with enough of the world's
goods so that he Is njile to sacrifice finan
cial gnln for art's sake.
"Kor next season I shall havo a modern
play, written by a member of the staff of
the Drooklyn Eagle. It' Is a play with a
religious background and I am to have the
part of a clergyman, one that Is strictly up
to date. Don't you think I will make u
good preacher? Some of your co-workers
In the newspaper field have, In criticising
my work, referred to me as such, so I am
going to take them at their word and try
myself. Do I think, there is a greater
demand for the play with the atmosphere
or the church than those of any other?
My friend, there Is a demand for any good
play that Is clean, modem, thoroughly up
to date. That means 'that It must bo amus
ing, must possess heart Interest and touch
upon all of tho different emotions felt by
humanity and, above all. It must be well
staged nnd well acted. The name of the
piece has not been fully decided upon as
yet. 1 have Bcveral titles In mind, but
shall glo much consideration to all of
them beforo adopting one finally. There Is
much In tho name of a play nowadays, so
much, In fact, that It is one of tho most
Important parts of It. I hopo to stay
longer In Omuha next season. I am much
gratified by .the reception given mo by
your people tonight. It makes mo feel that
they are growing to like me and this means
a great deal to a new star. There Is llttlo
that I like more to know than that my ef
forts are appreciated."
bred," said In every way to equal "Tac
tics," which he gave here last season. Hcrr
Techow's trained cats will be one of tho
big novelties Of tho bill. Tho Macagnos,
three men, or, rather, two men and one boy,
aro acrobats and equilibrists of the high
est order. Thoy come upon tho stage In
their ordinary street apparel and do some
of-the cleverest work ever seen In Omaha.
Tho great charm of their act Is the easo
with which thoy perform really marvelous
feats. Amlcl, said to be the most remark
able contortionist In the vorld, In splto of
tho fact that he Is a mere boy, will show
what can be dono by ono whoso Joints aro
flexible, as India rubber. Alice Lewis is a
little girl of 13 whose songs and dances
and Imitations nre better than one often
sees from the older actresses. The Illson
City quartet aro a clever lot of comedians
and Jolly Ringers who have earned a blc
reputation in tne enst. The klndrodrome will
show all new pictures. The regular mati
nees will be given on Sunday, Wednesday
and Saturday.
A Wonderful
Oculist!
HONORED BY "TWO GOVERNORS,
One of the most difficult positions which
tho tlovernor of Imperial Missouri has to
fill Is that of oculist In charge of tho State
Blind School. He must mnkn this nppolnt
mr.ni tvliluuit fnvnr or fear, nnd from U
non-pattlsan standpoint. Governor Dockery
recently used IiIh prerogative by renp-
nnlnllnir 1"P .T. lllirvnV MlKlM'. tho eminent
oculist nnd scientist, who Is known through
out tho scientific world ns the originator of
a method which cures an iiiuicuons 01 mo
ye, bo It cutnxnet, sore eyes, granulated
llrtn. nr even bllndnes.4. Ho Is conceded to
be the only mun living who can euro every
Stuatt Robson possesses n sence of humor
that makes htm amusing oft the sfnge as
well as when he Is repeating the bright
lines of some witty author for tho benefit
of a large audience. Sitting In the. box
ofllco of lloyd's theater beforo the matlnco
of his recent Saturday engagement here he
entcrtnlncd those who wcro fortunato
enough to be there with a fund of amusing
stories that kept his listeners In an uproar
of laughter. Among others was ono on
Joseph Jefferson that ran something llko
this: "A number of years ago this great
actor played an engagement In a small town,
appealing as Hip Van Winkle. In the hotel
at which he stopped was an Irish porter re
cently landed. Judging by tho deep and seri
ous Interest he took in the bouse he might
have been mistaken for clerk, manager and
proprietor all rolled In one. At about 6
o'clock In tho morning Mr. Jefferson was
awakened by a violent thumping al his
door. When he struggled Into conscious
ness and realized that he had left no call
at tho office he was naturally very Indlg
nant. Dut as hla sleep was spoiled for
the morning bo arose and, dressing him
self, appepared bofore the clerk.
'See hore,' he demanded. 'Why was
called at this unearthly hour?'
'I don't know, sir,' answered the clerk,
I'll ask Mike.'
"Tho Irishman was summoned. 'Why did
ou call Mr. Jefferson?' Inquired tho clerk.
There was no call left at the ofllco for
him.'
"Taking tho clerk by the coat tho Irish
man led mm to one sido and said in a
voice mysterious with Information to Im
part: 'He was shnorlng like a horse, sir,
and 01 bcerd one of tho byes say as how
he war shlaplng onct for twlnty years, so
sez to mcself, says 01, "Molkc, It's a
comln' onto him ngln and' It's yer Juty to
ot the craythur out o' the houso lm-
medjlt." ' i' ,
In speaking of his first appearance In
Omaha some twenty-five years ago. Mr,
Robson told another rather amusing story
as follows: "Wo wore to play here a week.
I'll never forget It, for wo nearly starved.
Our business was exceptionally bad.
think $125 for the cntlro week covered our
earnings. At that time a llttlo hotel about
block below where the Millard now
stands was the city's leading hostelry. Our
manager made a very good rate for tho
company I think $6 a week for board and
room. After we had been there a couplo
of days tho proprietor of tho hotel ap
preached mo and suggested that ho thought
he was getting the worst of the bargain
Wo were eating heavier than he anticipated
we would. It was at tho season of tho year
when green corn vas ripe. Th?ro was
large Held of It not far northwest of the
hotel and I think our landlord purchased
hla corn from the owner. He was ovl
dently paying a good price for It and he
asked mo how many cars I thought an or
dlnary man ought to eat at a meal. I forgot
that I was exceedingly fond of green corn
and did not remember that I always stowed
away from threo to a half dozen cars at a
meat, I told him I thought two cars was
enough for anything but a hog. So he
said ho would mako that tho limit, two cars
of corn apleco at each meal. Well, that
evening I forgot our conversation and as
the green corn was extra tender and fine,
ate four ears. I noticed the proprietor
keeping close watch of me, in fact he
watched me during every meal I ate after
that, but I did not understand tho meaning
pf It until 1 received my bill for extras at
the end of my stay. It read: 'To twenty
extra cars of corn consumed by the human
hog, Stuart Robson, $1 "
case of granulated soro eyes, no matter
how hopeless the easo mny seem or of how
Inns stimllnir. ThroURh tills wonderful
method ho cures without pain and without
the xurccon'g knlfa or caustics. It Is re
ported on tho best of authority that this
wonderful man corrects cross eyes In ono
minute. He haK possibly hud n greater
amount of practleo than any other oculist
living, nnd him thousands of cures to his
credit from vnncn that other oculists had
termed Incurable. Ills Is not n theory nor
guess, but un absolute Knowledge, inane
uro by thousands upon thousands. of cases
he has cured. The wlfo of ex-U. S. Marshal
J. A. Mansnn, Saulsbury, Tcnn., says; "My
on'K in ul daughter') eyes were straightened
by Dr, Moore after an eminent oculist
fulled, jaud the bent oculists In Tcnnusseo
said It could not bo done. You could not
tell thev hud ever been crossed." llev. 1
N. Calvin, Colorado Springs, Colo., lato of
Waco, Tex., whs Hourly blind tor 15 veins
from granulated sore eyos. Several of the
lauding weullstH nt tho I'nlted States pro
nounced his case tionelrxx. Dr. Moore
cured his eyes In n fow weeks. Tho wife of
Prof, M. L. Williams, principal city schools.
Mluml, Tex., was blind from granulated
nre eves nud ulcers on her eves. fir.
Moore cured her eyes and restored her
eight nftei the best oculists In Texas
failed. Dr. J. Harvey Moore states that ill
thnuirh he has been appointed to this Im
nortant position, ho will still glvo his per
Honnl attention to all cases Intrusted to
him. and If any reader or your friend, Is
afflicted with cataract, granulated or cross
eyii. or If with any other affliction of tho
eyes, and r tney win wruo io or. j. unr
will receive absolutely
I.OUIft, fllO.I nvf ouniimcir
j iH.-Mnilftn mm fn Dr. Moore ft nnw anil
original meiiinuN ir um uiiuh m uu uv
lections oi ui i " -.
Among the leaders In light extravaganza
companies which havo toured the country
during the last five seasons may bo men
tioned Rice and Barton's Rose Hill English
Folly company, which comes to the Troc
adcro theater this afternoon. They havo
had two new and up-to-dato burlesques
written with a view to fit the members of
the company with congenial roles and so
constructed that tho chorus can have full
swing. Tho first part Is entitled "All at
Sea." Tho olio which follows presents Jo
seph J. Sullivan, who baa no'rlval In bis
lino of Irish character work, and Carrie
Webber, a soubrctte with plenty of his
trionic ability, la their sketch entitled
"Mamzcllo and the Cop;" Collins and Col
lins will entertain with sayings and paro
dies, and Catherine Rowe Palmer will bo
seen In a contortion act; Berry and Hughes
will be seen In a comedy musical act; Allle
Millard and Henrietta Wheeler will pre
sent a singing and dancing specialty; Mac-
Karland and Lee will have a Teutonic and
Celtic comedy specialty. "Stolen Pleas
ures," a lively and highly amusing llttlo
extravaganza, will closo the bill. Tho en
gagement runs the entire week, excepting
Saturday evening, Including dally mat
inees.
IMnyx nnil Players.
Heme won't give up the Mtage.
K. 8. Wlllurd Is to have n London theater.
William Gillette has earned 110.000 this
season.
K. M. Holland mnv nnnear In "Eben
Holden."
Sat'dow Is a train nnnenrlnir In London
music halls.
Charles Krnhmnn linn ilirlHirt not in ntnr
Dim uaiy next season.
The Passion PInv whs acted In ji Havana
mentor on uoou Friday.
George Iedcrer mav take the Williams
and W alker company to London.
The Dostonluns have a new ooera. the
subject being "Alfred the Great."
The veteran American minstrel, "Pony
Moore, Is very 111 nt his home In London.
Over 5.000 rerformancss of "A Message
irom .Mars nave been given in j,onuon.
Sarah liernhurdt will sail for France
April 30 on the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse,
Cecilia Loftus ("CUsy") has been engaged
to become Edward 11. Sothern's leading ac
tress for next season.
Wilson Darrett Is wrltlnc n new five-act
play, entitled, "The Christian King," for
production in tne autumn.
Sarah Bernhardt mav nroduce In Paris a
uramauzation or Henry sierwiewicz s
novel, "With Fire and Sword."
Mny Irwin announced In Chicago last
week her intention to build a skyscranlng
apartment nouso in tne winuy city.
Lulu Glascr Is to sing the title role In
"Tho Prima Donna," a part that Illness
prevented Mabel Oilman from assuming.
A new play has been written with the
title "Qeneral Funston nnd the FI1 nlnos."
and It will shortly be produced In New
York.
Sadie Martlnot Is neeotlntlntr for a Broad
way theater In which to produce Clyde
Fitch's play, "The Marriage Game,'' next
season.
It W thought Henry Mllller will be at
last hannllv nlaced next season, when he
appears In the dramatization of the novel
u Arcy or tne uuara.i.
It Is among the probabilities that DeWolf
Moppor anu uiiiiin itusseu win appear to
gether ns Joint stars after their contracts
wiin weber & f ields expire next year.
David Uclasco has discovered a new star
whom ho expects soon will adorn the
theatrical Armament. This latest recruit
to tho lielasco forces Is Mme. Kallsch of
tho Thalia theater, New York.
Tho firmer of fate seems to have singled
out Miss Isadorc Rush for specially dis
tressing times. It was only a fortnight ago
that she left the Rogers Bros.' company
and hastened to New York because of the
death or Itoluml Heed, whose leading
woman she had been for vears. Miss Rush
was called to New York again on Monday
because or tho news mat her father. Cap
tain Rush, had Juut died. It was In his
home, by the way, that the lato comedian
passeo. uwiij.
I
I'll ml ii ir Events, i
Tho management of lloyd's theater has
but a single attraction scheduled for this
Meek. Friday night and Saturday matinee
and night a company headed by George
Clarke, for many vears leading man in
Duly's New York theater, will present,
"When We Were Twenty-One." Tho play
Is purely a love romance and Its author, H.
V. Esmond. Is credited with having created
a story rich In Interest and originality, with
enough of the humorous to please and not
surfeit an Intelligent audience, and enough
pathos to sway It. The story deals with
the kindly care exercised by four middle
aged gentlemen over tho son of a dead
comrade, who had committed his offspring
to their charge. The lad Is wild, and In'
sowing his wild oats gives rise to many try
ing complications, Mr. Clarko assumes the
rolo of Richard Carowe, the boy's guardian,
said to be a most ad ml ruble creation, In
the development of tho supremo motive at
tho play ho receives aid of the most Indis
pensable character from Miss Estclle Car
ter, who Is the center of tho love plot.
Mr. Clarko Is 62 ears old and has devoted
his life successfully to the stage,
4 MUSIC
I S
A compari3on of the musical columns of
the Omaha papers on Easter Sunday with
the Chicago papers announcing the various
programs to be presented In the churches
was one which mus( of necessity be very
gratifying to tho people who aro Interested
In music affairs locally. The standard of
music sung this Easier which, has Just
pasbed, compared with that of ten years
ago, Is worth considering, and will make us
ull tako a very optimistic view of the musi
cal situation.
To tho churches wc must look for musi
cal development, because of the almost uni
versal acceptance of the fact that good
music Is a necessary adjunct to the ser
vice of a flourishing and progressive
church, which makes a showing of strength
In a community. Church music lit Omaha
was never In such excellent fchape as at
present and the prospects are brilliant for
tho future.
In Easter, 1S31, The Omaha Dee, which
then, as now, paid much attention to
musical matters, contained scarce a column
of Easter programs, whereas t hit) year,
there were two columns of solid program
'matter. In 1891, at St. Phllomena's, there
was a splendid musical presentation, CI
marosa's Grand Military Mass being sung
by a chorus of twenty-five volres, assisted
by a bolo quartet and a full orchestra,
under Mr. Salisbury. On that occasion
Captain Klnzle sang, with a choir of
women's voices, trained by Miss Swift, the
celebrated "Laudato Pucrl" of Cappocci.
Miss Fannie Arnold was director of the
music and MIb Swift was the organist.
ThU year a beautiful program was given,
In which Mrs. Cobry, Miss Croft, Miss Ella
Croft, Miss Dohorty and Messrs. Swift and
Drcnnan sang the various solos.
Tho Orphtum offers for the coming week
threo acts Imported from Europe by the
Orpheum Circuit company Amlcl, Techow
and his cats and the Macagnos. The head
liner of the bill Is James O. Harrows, who.
assisted by James Lancaster and company
will present his new piece, "The Thorough-
Ten years ago St. John's Collegiate
church (Catholic) echoed to the strains of
Haydn'B Second Mass. tinder tho leader
ship of1 Mrs. Durkhard, tho present organ
ist, with Mr. John Schenk at tho organ
and assisted, by Hoffman's orchestra. Miss
Yewell of Washington was the contralto of
the occurlon and Mrs, Martin Cahn sang
the offertory "piece," (I quote from Tho
Dee of that date), accompanied by Mr.
Schcuk at the organ, and with a violin
obllgato by Mr. Hans Albert. Mr. Revel
Franco sang Mozart's "Venl Creator," nnd
the full choir and tho soloists sang the
"Reglna Coell" at tho close of the service,
This year tho Paccinl mass waa sung, and
tho soloists were MrH. J. Stewart White,
Mrs. Dethge, MIbs Rose Drady, Messrs.
Doyle, Murphy and Harry Hurkley.
Trinity cathedral was the scene of
elaborate musical programs. In the morning
"God Hath Appointed a Day" (Tours) was
sung, and the communion service by Sir
John Stalncr. The offertory was to be "The
Trumpet Shall Sound." from the "Messiah"
(Handel), by Mr. Jules Lumbard. but owing
to ms Illness Mrs. Cotton sang Instead
"I Know That My Redeemer Llveth." This
was followed by the "Hallelujah" chorus
In the evening the beautiful cantata, "The
Daughter of Jalrus," by Stalner, was given
by tho full choir and soloists. This rear
finds Trinity on a decreased musical ap
propriation, but notwithstanding this Mr,
Dutler, who was then organist, but has
now added choirmaster to his title, pre
sented a good program at the morning ser
vice, Miss Hun gate singing the Easter solo
mentioned above.
At All Saints' church Bishop Worthing-
ton conducted the morning service and the
choir sang Florlo's communion service In
D. Tho music which was sung then might
shock some of tho present members who
havo done much to promote tho Interests
of tho church as It Is today. The morn
ing scrvtco was thoroughly ritualistic In
sofar as the music was concerned nnd tho
afternoon service was very plain. This
year the service made up In musical ex
cellence what It may have lacked In ec
clesiastical form (musically speaking) and
the evening service was Urgcly given over
to the sounds of many voices and tho play
ing upon Instruments. An Easter cantata
was sung In addition to other appropriate
solos and anthems by as good a choir as
has ever sung a processional within that
edifice. Ten years ago Mr. Marshall was
at tho organ and Thomas J. Tcnnel con
ducted. This year finds J. H. Stmma or
ganist and choirmaster.
Southwestern Lutheran church, now Grace
Lutheran, had a somewhat varied program
then, but nothing was sent to The Bee from
that church this year.
At St. Mary's Avenue Congregational
church a short musical program was pre
sented by the quartet choir, consisting of
Miss Georgia Boulter, Miss Grace Wlllbur,
Messrs. Jay Northrup and William A. Der
rick, with Miss Maggie Boulter at the or
gan. This year, with H. H. Allen at the
organ and K. D. Keck conducting, tho
One choir of some forty or fifty voices pre
sented programs of great musical excel
lence, and, strange to say, the morning an
them was the same as that sung Just ten
Eastera ago by the above mentioned
quartet.
Westminster Presbyterian presents a
marked contrast to the programs of 1891.
Then Dr. John Gordon was the pastor and
a few simple numbers were sung. Stalner's
"They Have Taken Away My Lord" being
the only Important one. This year Lee
Kratz presented a fine program of solos,
quartets and anthems.
At the Kountze Memorial church the an
nouncement was mado In 1891 that tho
special features would be the floral dec
orations and the music, furnlBhed by Mrs.
IT. G, Llpptncott, organUt; a malo choir,
the contralto soloist, Miss Francis Roeder,
and violinist professor. To be sure, this
sentence Is somewhat ambiguous, but as
Dr. Baettcns' name Is on the program, I
presume the "violinist professor" refers to
him. An ordinary program was given.
This year, under the direction of Dclmore
Cheney, with Mr. Harnlsch at the organ,
excellent programs were given both morn
ing and evening by a large chorus, L. C.
Hazelton and Mr. Cheney singing the solos
andthe choir doing such numbers as the
B minor Te Deum of Dudley Buck, "The
Heavens are Telling" from tho "Creation,"
"Awake Thou That Slcepest," by Nevln, and
"As It Began to Dawn," by Myles Foster.
At the Immanuel Baptist church (Mrs.
Alice Ctute, organist), a program was given
by a doublo quartette lnvthe Easter of
the year alluded to. This year The Bee
had no program furnished by that church.
At the First Baptist church the children
had the music of the morning service and
a program was "rendered by the choir In
the evening," but no mention Is made of
the choir. This year a very good pro
gram was given, Miss Ellsworth and Miss
Luella Allen being the aolotsts.
The First Methodist Episcopal church
had a very unpretentious program on tho
Easter day of ten years ago, and In this
church Is the change particularly notice
able, Inasmuch as the congregation heard
this year tho full choir of about forty
voices, the choristers being robed In beau
tiful Geneva gowns. Tho Madrigal quartet
docs the boIo work of the choir. Each pro
gram was 'closed by the singing of the fa
mous "Hnllolujah" cborus from Handel's
"Messiah."
The First Congregational church which
then knew tho sounds of the voices of Nat
Brlgham and Henry D. Estabrook, has this
year a constantly Improving chorus under
tho direction of Mr. Walter Young, organ
ist and choirmaster. Mrs. Ely snng tho
offertory solo. Mr. Tabor played this
EaBter in a Denver church.
The Presbyterian church of ton years
ago was the place In which Mr. B. B. Young
sang. This year the musical programs
were especially elaborate, presented by
Mrs. Howard Kennedy, Jr., with the as
sistance of a double quartet. The even
ing service was one of the very best ever
produced In that church.
A very good program was given at tho
Hanscom Park Methodist church this year
by a large choir under Mr. Shaw, with
Miss Thatcher at the organ. This church
has also mado musical strides In the last
decade. Ten years ago the music of Hans
com Park Methodist church was non-existent!
Unity church presents an Interesting
study In development musically also. Mr.
Garelssen and Mrs. Coe are singing there
this year.
This Easter the African Methodist church
presented remarkably excellent programs
and the fact Is worthy of especial notice
that the selections were, generally speak
ing, made from the best kind of music.
Another church which has taken a won-'
derful spurt Is thb Lowe Avenue Presby
terian, where some of the best known pro
fessional and amateur singers of Omaha
have formed an Interesting choir under di
rection of Mr, E. M. Jones.
Grace Baptist church presented a short
but excellent program this year, thereby
making an advance on tho Easter of years
back.
In tba flUlxIrln rnnerecatlonal phnrrh
the musical department was assisted by In
strumental talent which assisted In making
the service most attractive.
At St. Peter's and the Holy Family
churches tho music was equal, If not su
perior, to that of ten years ago.
In the last ten years tho following or
ganists have made changes In their In
cumbencies: Mr. Allen, from Presbyterian
church to St. Mary's Avenue; Mr. Marshall,
from All Saints' to Minneapolis; Mr. Tabor,
from the First Congregational to Denver;
Mrs. F. F. Ford, from tho First Congrega
tional to Philadelphia; Miss Margaret Boul
ter, from the St Mary's Avenue Congrega
tional to the Synagogue; Mr. J. II. Stmms,
from St. Paul's, Council Bluffs, to All
Saints', Omaha; Thomas J. Kelly, from St
Matthias to the First Methodist Episcopal;
Mrs. Howard Kennedy, from First Presby
terlan, Lincoln, to First Presbyterlap,
Omaha; Mr. Green, from Unity to Boston,
and Mr. Walter Young from Portsmouth,
England, to First Congregational, Council
Bluffs, thenco to First Congregational
church, Omaha. In tho decado past two
former organists have entered Into the
higher grade, Mr. R. T. Allen, formerly of
the Hanscom Park church, and Mr. Knep
fel, formerly of Kountie Memorial. Mr.
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