THE OMAHA DAILY T.EEt SUNDAY, MAlICn 22, 1003.
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ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLAYHOUSES
I (Jinaha's theatrical week In bright only
n that It had something that n not
positively bad; not became It had anything
that la surpassingly groJ. "Our New Min
ister." which opened the week. Is deserv
ing of a more attractive name, for It la
better than It looks on the bill boards. It
Is especially good In the handa of the
present company, becauae the competent
actors give suih tatlsfactory Interpretation
to the character parts with which It
abounds. "The Strollers" Is neither good
I nor bad, Just Indifferent. "Sally In Our
Alley" Is one of the amirtest of smart
plHys, and waa thoroughly enjoyed by people
who keep up to date. To thone who have
lagged behind the theatrical procession it
might as well have been In Greek, for the
Jeeta end sallies with which It abounds are
up to the minute. The coming week has
In It much of promise. Koclan and Mrs.
Campbell, with Plnky-Panky-Poo, being on
the list at the Boyd. At the vaudeville
houre an excellent bill had good patronage
throughout the week.
Hlancho Walsh has been the provocation
for a recrudescence of the Tolstoy debate,
her success In "Resurrection" having led
to a general breaking out of the endless
argument as to the Intrinsic merits of the
Tolstoy methods, coupled more or less In
timately with the Interminable effort to
answer 'hat question, older than any of us,
and which will likely outlive us all
"What's the use" In "Resurrection" the
great Russian for, whether we agree with
him or not. we must admit his greatness
has furnished an answer to one of his own
questions. He does not make it clear,
ultimately, that Maslova Is to be raised to
the estate from which she has fallen
I through the awakening of her own con
science and that of the prince to whom
her downfall was originally due. In tho
beginning, Maslova sinned from love, the
prince for pleasure. She continued to
dwell In sin through sheer force of cir
cumstances; ho because It pleased him ta.
After years tbelr paths cross again, this
time with the woman In the dock, charged
with a brutal murder, and the prince In
tho Jury box, sitting In Judgment on her,
whose fall he knew to be due to his de
ception of a girl whoso Innocence he had
destroyed. Into this crucible the Uvea of tho
two are thrown. They have drained to the
very leea tho wine of life, and they find
. I 1 111. . 1 J Y" V. . wnntfkn MAlFl
ice ires omer umru, t im
her fate with the calmness of despair; the
man. self-Impaled, writhes In agony until
tie has awakened In her at least a remorse
akin to his own, and out of tho ghost of
their past they extract a hope for the
future. Unfortunately, the play clings too
lonely to conventionality, and Instead of
pillowing tho prlnco to follow his victim
rind his atonement Into her exile, It sends
her to Siberia and him to marry second
girl for whom he haa professed love. Out
of the fire of tho ordeal they emerge with
little more than the smell of the singeing
of their gMrments. but each has felt the
purifying eff-cts of the flame, and each la
resolved to do better. This Is the resur
rection." not of the body, but of the soul.
You will notice that It comes after death.
I yea, even after decomposition. And you are
left at Its conclusion asking yourself again,
' "What's the use?"
Tolstoy has taught us no new lesson, In
this or In any of his psrables or preach
ments. le hag merely added his testi
mony to , ths accumulated mass of svt
dencs In support of ths axiomatic postu
late that "The wages of sin is death."
That Maslova, when she receives her pay
In her hand, should suddenly confess what
she has all. along known, Is not a novelty,
nor Is the anguish of the prince an atone
ment for his part In tha trsnsactlon. He,
too. merely draws his wage, and ths speo
tscls the pslr presents on payday offers
no suggestion as to the remedy, nof Is It
likely to bo sny mo-e efflcsclous ss a pre
ventive or deterrent than sny of the other
like Instances with which history teems.
Nor Is the conclusion at all original with
Tolstoy. Tomlinson of Oroavenor Square
brought It back with him. direct from ths
keeper of the bottomless pit. who refused
to waste his "good pit coal" on a soul that
had in It not one trace of original sin.
His parting words to Tomlinson were:
Oo bsck to earth with an unsealed Hp,
Go back with an unclosed eye.
And give mv word to the sons of men
''The sin that ye do by two and two
Ve must pay for one by one
And the god that ye took from printed
book
Re with you. Tomlinson."
In Tolstoy's behalf one must adroit that
he has gone one step farther than the
host of others who have followed the aame
path. He has undertaken to practice what
he preaches. No one will question ths
hnnestv of his Durnose nor the sincerity of
hta endeavors. One must admit that he
haa earnestly tried to do himself that
hleh he naa urced that others do; only.
one must always reel a lime saepucai as
to the wisdom of his course, a doubt that
la certain to be enhanced by a contempla
tion of the result. Tolstoy forsook the
comforts and privileges that go with the
position of a wealthy Ruttalan noble not
until he had drank deeply of the cup of
life, however, and baa become aa one of
tho people. In order to exemplify his theory
of man's oneness. He haa declined to de
fend himself when assailed by the Greek
church and excommunicated, because of his
doctrine of non-resistance. He baa preached
a doctrine of celibacy mors austere than
any ever laid down by monasterlal ascetic
or puritanical bigot, and without the sav
ing grace of Paul the Apostle's charity tor
the bent of other men. He has lived his
new life with probably more sest than be
lived ths life he forsook, but be hasn't
answered the question, "What's the uas!"
Tolstoy, Ibsen, Suderrnan, O'Annunzlo.
Ftnero. Chambers, Wilde, Maeterlinck, all
the list of "moderns," have pointed un
erringly to the disease, some have even un
dertaken to locate the seat of the disease;
all have laid it base, and given auy who
wished an opportunity to view it in its
hldeousnaas; and some attempt to
diagnose its extent and progress, but
none have offered the remedy, unless
It be the Russian nobleman who Uvea like
a moujlk. Alas, bis remedy, as exempli
fied in his own caae, la merely retrogres
sion, lie haa shown how easy It Is for a
nobleman to live like a peasant; at no time
has be undertaken to show how a peasant
can live like a nobleman, and that Is
where the trouble lies. Mankind's strug
gle has alwajre been for betterment, snd
the effort ought to be to get all on ths
lushest possible plsne. If some there bs
rho can not reach this plane, the others
, should not be mads to suffer on that ac
1 count, and If otbera have such souls as soar
labove It, they should not have their wings
clipped merely because they are capable
lot flights beyond' ths pinions of ths ma
jority. If ths latter process were resorted
to. Leo Tolstoy would now be wearing tbs
bartatorlal triumphs of 8t. Petersburg In
stead of the blue blouse and coarse trous
rs of a Volga moujlk. Human misery is
1 ooted deep, and out of It has sprung the
yum desire to have and enjoy better
hlngs. Mankind's upwsrd course has been
larked by much atresstul effort ageinat ths
ons In the road, by many struggles with
he unnumbered Glanta Despair who bavs
eset bis path, and with much wrestling
it h ths Apollyons of intoward clrcum
ancs he tuts encountered oa ths sy. And
yet his course has b en upward, stead. ly
advancing to a higher plane of tho ight and
living, But, sti.ee the days the sons of
gods looked on the daughters of men and
saw they were fair there have-been Mas
lovas and Princes Nekhtuiolf; and who
shall say there will not be, world without
end?
Agsin, the moujlks do not read Tolstoy,
and only know him as a harmless old dod
derer who Is foolishly free with bis money,
who tolls where he might loaf, who wears
coarse clothes when he could have fine,
and who lives on sour bread and pottagt
at a table where others dine In Lucullian
luxury. And these moujlks do not sym
pathize with tne man who doesn't value
the things they value moat. Therefore, In
respect to the sacrifice of Tolatoy, "What's
the use?"
Cora Ins Events.
Ths veteran actor, Daniel Bully, will be
seen at the Boyd this afternoon and to
night In a new play said to be the best
Vehicle he has bad since the days of "The
Corner Grocery." The scenes of the play
are laid In a small village In central New
York state. It Is known as "The Old Mill
Stream," but the story the play telle deals
with the litigation two farmers become
involved In over ih ownership of the lit
tle stream. The play was taken from
real life. It Is Mid In brief the stor7 Is
this: An old Irishman named Ryan owns
a mill on 'the stream. He seeks to dam
up the stream and change Its course and
otherwise convert the water to his own
use. The farmers along the waterway ob
jected and thereupon the war In the rural
courts began. The fight was rapidly
breaking up the families of those con
cerned and the case was becoming like the
famous hog case, when two of the young
peoplo of the rival factions fell In love
and were married. This act caused a ces
sation of hostilities snd the burying of
the hatchet. Bully enacts the role of the
hard-headed mill owner. Robert Blaylock,
who was with Bully laat season and later
with the Ferris Stock company at the
Boyd, Is leading juvenile man with Mr.
Sully.
Tomorrow night Koclan, the violin vir
tuoso, will be heard in a single concert at
the Boyd. He will be assisted by Miss
Julia Geyer, plantste, and Franz Splndler,
accompanist. The young musician was J
originally booked at the rloyd for a con- j
core reoruery a, dui owing to iuufbb hi
the south he was compelled to cancel all
his bookings In the middle west snd jump
to Los Angeles, Cal. The Ban Francisco,
Los Angeles and In fact ths united Faciflo
coast press, was loud In his praise. In
San Francisco, where he gave seven con
certs. It Is said the towi went music mad.
Everybody knows the sensation he
created In the east, especially in New
York. Koclan Is but 18 yeara old, four
years younger than Kubellk, and la said to
be the letter's equal. He waa a pupil of
the famous 8evclk of Prague, Bohemia, as
was Kubellk, so their methods are a great
deal similar. Koclan arrived In Omaha
yesterday to remain until after bis concert.
He was taken in hand by prominent Bo
hemlan residents and entertained. Hs will
be their guest while In ths city.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the distinguished
English actress, and her full London com
pany, will bs seen at ths Boyd Wednesday
and Thursday matinee and night. She
will be seen in three powerful plays. On
Wednesday night Hsnnsn Hudermann's
"Ths Joys of Living;" will bs given. At
the special matinee Thursday "Ths Second
Mrs. Tsnquerry" will bs the offering and
Thursday night Budermann's "Magda."
Both these two latter named plays ars
known and need little comment In ad
vance. "The Joys of Living" U new. It
was produced in Berlin ons tsar ago and
mads a tremendous sensation. Mrs. Camp
bell gavs it its first production in English.
It created no less a sensation when pro
duced in England. A synopsis of tbs play
follows:
Borne fifteen years before ths action of the
story opens Countess Beatn, wife of Count
Michael, baa had a love affair with Baron
Klchard. who ia a friend ot her husband.
Through regard for their family associa
tions the attachment Is broken off. but they
remain friends. The spirit of their love
still exists and the countess uses all her
Influence to advanoe Richard's political
ambition. She Induces her husband to
resign his seat In the Reichstag and Rich
ard Is elected to fill it. During the cam
paign the socialist opponent of Richard,
who has several of Beata's old letters In
his possession, discloses their old relations
and It Is printed In the newspaper. The
disclosure finally comes to the ears of the
husband. To preserve the happlneas of
their daughter and the honor of the family
a council Is held. Neither a duel or a
divorce suit is expedient, as that would
confirm " the scandal. Richard Intimatea
that he Is prepared to commit suicide, but
the countese opposes the aacrlflce. At a
gathering -of high official notabilities at
her borne whe triumphantly toasts The
Joys of Living." the right to live her life
- i. ninira. a mamm nf nntHnned
H - HIIO 1 1 v. . . . . . ,
wine snd expires expiating for her creed
of life ana caving me nonur iiim-"";
of her family. Everyone except Michael
and Richard thinks she is a victim of
heart disease.
On Friday and Saturday next Frank L.
Perley's company of singing comedians will
be heard In "The Chaperona," by Frederic
Ranken snd Isidore Wit mark, and staged
under the personal aupervlslon of George
W. Lederer. The production is said to bs
unusually pretentious from a scenle stsnd
point. It is in two sets; ths first ons being
laid in the Latin quarter of Paiia. and the
second In the courtyard of the Alexandria
hotel, at Alexandria. Egypt. Ons of the
attrsctlve features of "Ths Chsperons," it
Is claimed, is ths abundance of light and
catchy melodies. Among the songs which
sre reported to be hits, sre: "In My Of
fliisl Capacity," "The Modern Chaperon,"
"The Little Girl Who Couldn't Bay No,"
"Talk. Talk. Talk." "We're All Good Fel
lowa," "Love In a Palace," "Billies Very
Good to Me," "My Sambo" and "He Winked
at Me." That the attraction Is really
worth the praise given It can be aeen In
the tact that Its cast contslns some of the
best comeJIans In the professions. Hers
ars a few of Its members: Walter Jones,
Eva Tanqiiay, Ed Redwsy, May Boley, Ed
Metcalf, Albert Farrington. Katbryn Pearl,
Jessica Duncan and Mas Stebblns.
Tola Yberrt, who cornea to ths Orpheura
for a week, commencing with a matinee
this afternoon. Is boomed ss the star queen
of ths art terpslchore. As far as vaude
ville Is concerned this season this sort of
distinction bss been won by Yberrt. pre
ceding whom glowing accounts bavs been
sent out. Bhs will present sn Egyptian.
Japaneae, Spanish, French Empire. English
and Twentieth Century dance. Her ward
robe and lighting effects ars said to bs
most beautiful and gorgeous. Acrobatics
of ths fast, daring and difficult aort con
stitute ths specialty of ths Msrtlnettia.
who. like Yberrl snd the majority of ths
srtists on the program, have never been
seen here before. Prevost snd Prsvost will
be seen In a skit called "Fun In a Turkish
Bath." which, as ths litis implies. Is a
vehicle for their laugh-making antlca. ia
addition to which they perform some acro
batics. A sketch entitled A Bkln Game"
ill bs the offering of Mr. snd Mrs. Jimmy
Barry, who ars already well known to local
patrons,, Mr. Barry will have a revised
version of "Mr. Dooley and his topical
hlta. Arthur Demlng, the old-time minstrel,
sobrlqueted the "Empeior," will do a mono
logue In black face. Auman, styled "Auman
ths Great," will have aa aUiioUg nura"
which Is said to he novel, while ths kino
drome pictures will bs entirely new.
The Knights of Ak-S-tr-Ben Muslcsl Fes
tival. May 7, g, and 15, promises to be
the greatest musical treat ever offered the
Omaha people. Arrangements have beea
completed for three evening and two mati
nee concerts by the Chicago Symphony or
chestra, and a chorus of 150 voices under
the direction of T. J. Kelly, May 7, and I.
This chorus has been under the direction
of Mr. Kelly for the last eight weeka and
will be one of the largest choruses ever
heard In Omaha. Then on May 15 one
concert will be given by .the full Metro
politan Opera House orchestra of New
York, with J. T. Duss, the millionaire, as
conductor. At this concert both Not ilea
and DeReszki) will appear, so that ths
Omaha musical patrons will have the full
New York company as It haa been appear
ing the last season Id that city to packed
houses. That the Board of Governors are
not trying to make money out of these
musical events Is evidenced by the price
of sesson tickets, which have been placed
at $3.50 for all six of the concerts. This
entitles each purchaser to a reserved seat,
which can be reserved at the H. J. Penfold
company on and after March 80. Letters
sent to Mr. Penfold from out of towa
patrons containing checks will be num
bered as received and tickets will be re
served and sent to the purchasers after
that date. 1
;nasli of Maatelaad.
OSrace Cnmeron Is to have the leading
role In "Sergrant Kittle," a new musial
comedy that ia to be sent out next sea
son. It Is announced that K. II. Sothern Is
to produce Percy Mackaye s dramatisa
tion of "A Canterbury Pilgrimage." Mr.
8 ithern will be Chaucer and Miss I.oftus
the wife of Bath.
Jamee K Haskett's managerial venture,
"The Hlphbp's Move," ended last night a
brief and certain career In New York. W.
H. Thompson, who was the star, will bo
given a new place next season.
Sam Bear, the Oscar Ifammerrte n of
PI ux Falls, was In Omaha during the week,
looking around. Sam wyj he expects to
rest and fish next summer and let some
one elee run the stock companies.
Friends of Hamlet will lie pleased to
know that the inn. or law clase of the state
Unlverxity of Iowa was only able to find
him guilty of manslaughter Instead of mur
der In the first uegree for kil.lng h's umle,
Claudius. The plea of Insanity availed the
Prince of Denmark nothing.
Maurice Campbell's 'press agent an
nounces that his principal Is afier the
leases on the Broadway and Tabor Grand
theaters at Denver. Mavbe; but It Is not
likely that he will get either until Peter
MeCourt Is ready to let go, and that will
likely be some time far In the future.
Millie Jumps has so Impressed Lntta,
Crabtree by her performanee In the Bunett
play of "The Little Princess" that the
ancient Lotta hss coneented to allow hr
to use some of the old-time p'ays, such as
"Bob," "Musette," "Little Nell and the
Marchioness, " "Zip" and other in which
Lotta made her fame.
MUSIC ANO MUSICIANS
The series of "Poems One Ought to For
get" still goes on and this is No? 8, I
believe. It is from a book of songs re
cently published by the Jchn Church com
pany and edited by no less an authority
than Mr. H. E. Krehblel, musical critic
of tho New York Tribune. I will not at
tempt to criticise the typography of the
French, misplaced accents, etc., which I
had -pointed out to me some days ago by
Madams Borglum,' herself a Parisian, and
incidentally, I may mention, a musician and
srtists ot ths first rsnk, a woman full of
the "feu sacre" and a French scholar and
teacher par excellence. Madame Boiflum
astonished me by showing ns the numerous
Imperfections in ths plain printing of ths
French text and ths agreed with - ms in
saying that ths translation was preposter
ous. Yet Mr. Krehblel allowed his name
to appear as editor of such a thing! But
to ths translation, as a bit of English
verse. The translation was mads by H.
F. Chorley. The song is "Ls Vallon," by
Gounod:
I.
My hesrt In need of rest
No longer hopes or gathers;
Without will, without pow'r
Further to strive or fly.
Take me home to thy breast,
O valley of my fathers,
For one hour of repose,
Before lonely I die.
II.
I look upon the past
As on a haunt forsaken.
Shadow'd with heavy clouds,
Like vapors o'er a stream.
I bellarv'd love could last.
Now I no more can waken,
A throb or a glow.
That belong'd to my dream!
III.
Rest, weary heart of mine,
Wayward. Impatient rover.
Like one arrlv'd from far,
, Without burden or care,
Who pauses at the sate,
When hia Journey Is over.
To breathe for awhile
Tho balmy twilight air;
Only to breathe for awhile.
The balmy twilight air.
Etc, etc., ad nauseam.
.Tbs Chicago Chronicle has an editorial
writer. He writes occasionally on musical
matters. He wrote sn article on the prob
able music of the 8t. Louis fair. And now
he ls out with an articls on ths "Decline of
Wagner" in a recent Isrus. And he ought
to changs either his beversgs or his doctor.
Commenting upon the "Decline of Wag
ner," he ssys some startling things in un
editorial. In that otherwise strong paper,
the Chronicle, and they are things which
amuse and entertain, tp a degree, soms
readers of tbs paper who ars living west
of Chicago.
The Bes commented extensively In this
column upon the article of, the Chronicle
which fsvored the doing away with good
music of an accepted high grade nature at
the St. Louis exposition snd It assumes
the privilege ot saying something about the
recent utterance.
The srudlts scribe begins with the start
ling ststement thst "During ths lifetime
of Wagner Influences apart from music
promoted the production ot bis works. Ths
ehlet ot these Influences wss, naturally,
their novelty."
I must confess to an utter Inability to
distinguish the meaning of these sentences.
I can understand how music. Influenced by
novelty of dramatic conception or incident,
could exist, but bow "Influences apart from
music" could by their sheer "novelty" In
spire s composer is a riddle. Why has not
some great composer written a fantasle on
a folding bed? Why did not Brahms write
about ths telephone? Or Salnt-Saens the
phonograph? Or Gounod tbs locomotive?
Or Richard Strauss the automobile? ,
So far from writing on Influences of
novelty, Mr. Wagner wrote upon the old
traditions. Hs rummaged through the cob
webbed aisles of allegory and through the
musty corridors of hythology snd brought
tbenre gods for his heroes snd goddesses
for his heroines.
Ths gentleman proceeds: "It did not re
quire scumen to discover that there was
Inherent weakness in Wsgnerism. It re
ceived, for a time, loysl advocacy by Ger.
man patriotism becsuss It wss German."
Now, sny student of Wagner history
knows of a surety thst Wagner met with
more opposition from his own countrymen
than might have been expected and today
one can easily find among German musicians
many who do not worship, at the Wagner
shrine. In Oermsny Wagner had many
prominent musical antsgonlsts. But this
Is history, snd ons can easily Invest lgats
it snd sscertsln ths truth of the foregoing
very modest statement of ths (acts.
To quots sgaln: "As 'time passes one
truth remains a survivor of sll ths power
ful accidents and truths which propagatsd
ths Wsgnerlan cult. It is that music
lives by melody since."
Is It ths "melody" of the "Hallelujah
Chorua" from the "Messiah" which makes
It famous? Is It the "mplody" of the "Ao- I
dante" from the Ffth Symphony of Bee- I
thoven which makes It Immortal? Is It the
"melody" of the chorus, "The Heavens sre
Telling" from Haydn's "Creation" that
makes It perennially young? ls .It the
"melody" of ths "Vorspell" to "Lohengrin"
which swes the listener, however untut
ored be msy b? Coming down to modern
composers. Is It the "melody" of the "Sex
tet" from "Lucia" which makes audiences
thrill? Is It the "melody" of "Sweet and
Low" that makes Barnaby's composition
an always welcome concert number, hack
neyed though It be ' Is It tBe melody
of Sullivan's "Lost Chord" thnt makes
people ponder on things outside of com
merce? Think of thetic things! (Is It not
the harmony?)
Another ststement from the adjustable
mind the gifted penner of the editorl.il
In question Is this: "Walter Dsmroach.
Wagner's n.;-jt skillful snd most srdent
disciple In this country, finds It necessary,
year after year, In spits of the expansion
of musical culture, especially In the larger
cities, to give literary explanations of the
Wagner operas In order to keep alive thetr
flickering flame."
Thpre is a blow at Interpretation for you!
The Wagner operas are fisually sung In
German, and Mr. Damrosch has done a no
ble work in giving lectures to Incite more
Interest in the text and music of the Wag
ner music-dramas by explaining the text
In English and drawing out, by illustrating
the leading themes, or leit-motif system,
the meaning of the works. But the Chron
icle editorial writer would explain this ac
tion by the sentence that he Is doing bo "to j
keep alive the flickering flame of the Wag
ner operas."
In other words, to come down to a prac
tical Illustration, the man who teaches hie
friend to use the "linotype" machine Is en
deavoring to "keep alive the flickering
flame of typographical Invention."
: Ministers are preaching thP "old gospel"
every Sunday In every city In the United
States, but the flame of religion ls not flick
ering, by -any means. Because a man ex
plains and Illustrates a master does not
indicate that the master Is losing hold on
the people. Quite the contrary. Mr. DanV
rosch's lectures on Wsgner are well at
tended, as are Wagner Jectures everywhere
delivered by lesser lights than Damrosch.
The people want to know, and they pay for
the Information.
Just one more statement before we leave
the Wagner side of the discussion: "The
more flowing and the lovelier of Wagner's
tuneful inventions Insure his permanency
in musical art. All else that he did con
tains fatal germs."
Any man or woman who would thlnklngly
pen these lines should be compelled to lis
ten to the "Tale of a Bumblebee" or "Just
as the Sun Went Down" for nine hundred
and ninety-nine years nine months and
nineteen days, ninety times an hour, Sun
days not excepted. It ls the acme ot mu
sical Ignorance, and how a Chicago paper
could print such but thpn, Chicago papers
soms of them would print anything!
The next paragraph is what astonishes
one. Read It carefully. I have not courage
enough to print all of it. One paragraph
will be enough: "One of the reasons why
Theodore Thomas has failed as an orches
tral director," etc.
A Chicago paper Informs us editorially,
mind you editorially, that Mr. Thomas
has "failed" as an orchestral director!
Well, thank ths good Lord, ths name of
Theodore Thomas will be held in reverence
by music lovers, the world over, when the
Chicago Chronicle writer will bs "stopping
a hols to keep tbs wind away."
Theodore Thomas needs no advocate. He
needs no eulogist. Hs ls a master, a
tescher, an exponent, and his name, abova
all others, haa brought the name of Chi
cago into prominence in these circles where
moth and rust do not corrupt, even If
thieves break through and steal, and when
packers, snd corn pits and speculators ars
forgotten, future generations will look back
and mention the name of Theodore Thomas
with a respect which ought to be prevalent
even now, and which ls outside ot Chi
cago. The people ot the west lovo the
name ot Theodore Thomas, wherever a note
of music ls known, snd the Chicago Chron
icle editorial writer is discreet In observ
ing the truth of the old saying that "where
Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."
That the latter statement is true is pat
ent, for the writer goes on to say that
"Lack of judgment on the part of Mr.
Thomas has made orchestral music In this
part of the country a burden and a bora lo
ths masses of the music-loving people."
The following lines from the same article
will perhaps be Interesting to people who
have considered that they were "sincerely
musical": "An arrogant disdain of ths
basic property of music, melody, leads prlg
glshnesa to Insult sincerely musical people
with the assertion or Insinuation that those
who do not profess to enjoy blare and bang
In the name ot muslo ars Illiterate or
vulgar people."
Wanted, for the Chicago Chronicle read
ers "Creators and his frenzied fifty." or
the "Metropolitan Mosquito Minstrellists."
"Read ths Chicago Chronic 111."
Mr. Robert Cuscaden will glvs his third
recital of the season at the Kountze
Memorial church on Tuesday evening. April
14. He will be assisted by Mr. Slgmund
Landsberg, pianist, and Mrs. Hypes of
Council Bluffs, soprsno.
At All Saints' church this sfternoon there,
will be a musical service, when a Lenten
cantata, "Penitence, Pardon and Peace,"
by Maunder, will be sung by the choir, the
solo parts being taken by Mrs. Jennlson,
soprano, snd Mr. Haverstock, basso.
Mrs.-Eleanor Klrkbam, contralto, ot Chi
cago was ths outslds sttractlpn at the
Lenten musics le last week. She sang well,
had a beautiful voice and won her auditors
by these accomplishments, as well as by
her admirable presence. Mrs. Klrkham's
program was a very Interesting one.
Madame Mucntefering played several piano
torts numbers with consummate taste, and
with that unfailing gentility and eloquence
which ls always a part ot ber work.
I have received the program for the
fourth recital, but it as so obviously In
correct in the printing of soms of ths
titles that I cannot give it here.
Mr. 8. Kronberg, Impressario, "came ta
town" yesterday.
Miss Ella Ethel Free gave a pupils' re
cital yesterday. THOMAS J. KELLY.
Mr. Kelly ....
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