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Jrt I JL I would probably go to hear him.
., I V hen he was 23 years old he
wrote. In
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a French mimical
a very eloquent
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Mere la a part of It: "Gods and kings
re no more! Hod alone remain forever,
nd the nation of the earth have shaken
the yoke. No doubt can therefore be en
tertalned respecting; the prospect of Art.
In accordance with the law recently voted
(1S34) by the Chamber of Deputies, music
will at last shortly be taught In schools
throughout the length and breadth of
France. We therefore congratulate the
representatives of the nation on that step,
which we gladly regard as a pledge that
greater efforts still will aoon be made to
Influence the mase-we mean the en
nobling of sacred music."
After reciting that, when altars existed
before which men could fall on their knees,
churches were the proper abode of sacred
music, ha goes on to say:
"Rut now that altars are shaken to their
very foundations, now that religious rites
and practices are railed at by skeptics,
art must leave the sanctuary of temples
and seek In the broad world a fit stage
for Its sublime manifestations
"Music must, as of yore, "recognise
God and the people as Its living fountain
head; It must flow from the former to the
latter and vice versa, so as to ennoble,
comfort and purify man and bless and
praise tlod. Thin can only be attained
through the creation of a new music,
which, for want of a better appellation. w
would term humanitarian: that new styk
of music must be Inspired, strong and ct
fectl.e; It must partake. In the largess
possible proportions, of the characteristic,
of both the theater and the rhurch; In
fine, It must be at the same time dramatic
and holy, splendid and simple, solemn and
serious, fiery, stormy, and calm.
"The 'Marseillaise,' which, more than ail
the mythical accounts of the Hindus, the
Chinese ami the Greeks, has shown us
the power of music the Marseillaise' and
all the other noble hymna of liberty are
the fruitful and sublime forerunners of the
music I here alluded to.
''Yes, depend on It, we shall soon, In
fields as In forests. In villages as In towns
and suburbs, In workshops as In halls of
meeting, hear national, moral, political
and religious songs, tunes and hymns com
posed for, to be taught to and sung by the
people.;, sung by the workmen of cities, as
by the tillers of the soil, by the boys and
girls, the men and the women of the
people!
"This will Indeed be the flat lux of art.
Comti than, hour of dllverance,
when poets and musicians, forgetting 'the
public,' will have but one motto: 'God and
the people.' "
The above extract and' many Interesting
personal touches and a delightful reminis
cence by Nadlne Ilelberg reproduced from
tho New York Kun. are contained In a
splendid little book entitled "Prang Llsst,"
by Raphael Ledos de Beaufort (London,
1 v.S6) reeopyrlghted by Oliver Dltson Com
pany, 1910. It will be a valuable addition to
anyone's musical library. '
The musical critic wrote the following In
aijtter to The Bee In the summer of 190
after hearing Blgnor Alexandra Bond In
"Faust": "In the name-part we had the
delightful bond. There Is not the ripe,
red luscious highness o( the purple-golden
ray of mellowness In the voice of Bond, hut
It Is an ideal tenor voice of that rllvery
plerclng-sweet quality (aa Mrs. Browning
would call it) which Is delightful when had
alina and which flows through an en
aemble Ilka a silvery waterfall through
mcuntain scenery or like a crystal stream
through willow bordered meadows. Art
trikes the note when Bond sings. He Is
singing, not for you, not for royalty, not for
the gallery, but he Is singing to Illuminate,
to unfold, to vitalize his part. I was
almply delighted ct his Interpretation of the
characteristics of this well known part.
When he opened the first act. 1 thought I
should be disappointed, for the voice
ounded a trifle querulous almost ap
proaching thinness, but thoroughly in keep
ing with the old man who found nothing
In life after all his study. j
"When Bond emerged as the young
I'nust. leaving behind hltn the vesture and
garb of the old doctor he left behind him
also the voice effect and henceforth his
singing glowed and gleamed, and In the
celebrated Salve Dlmora' I fervently
wished Ifii. the musical world might Just
once listen to that gem of art, and then me
fhought that only the few would see It
shy how. You see Bond does not prepare
Omaha Singers Who Enlist
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the people bv much pantomimic sugges
tion, for the fact that he is going to sing a
h'gh C. No. he merely happens to have
a C Incidental to his aria, and he sings It
and leaves it when he has sung It and goes
on. and you want to take the darling little
masterslnger In your arms and hug him
for his love of art.
"Mr. Bond could never hold a high note
against a slop-wateh. striding down to the
footlights meanwhile, with eyes rtvlted on
the noisy gallery. Never! because Bond
Is a partrlcian among singers. His art la
erlstocratic. Oh. why won't students and
piofesslonals take Instruction from such an
artist. Every time he sings he la giving
the choicest instruction. Imitate his style,
his smoothness, his legato, his nuances,
hi diminuendo. Now. I can hear Borne
pciple say. 'Oh. yes! If 1 only could study
with him what Joy!' Bosh! You wouldn't
learn a thing. Because you can't be a fine
cabinet maker until you have first learned
carpentry. Learn to 'saw' straight, learn
to 'plane' right and then we shall see.
Now, here I will give away a great lesson
free to every singer and would-be singer
and atudent of singing in Omaha. I say It
Is a great lesson because it Is a lesson
that has been handed down for 400 years.
Bond knows It. Listen: Perhaps you can
not alng like Bond. Ton would like to.
Well, get ready. You ran learn a big part
of the lesson In Omaha. Don't try to see
how high and loud you can alng every
time you practice, sing your scale slowly
and work for great smoothness Work
diligently to glide gently from one tone Into
the next without the slightest suspicion of
slur' on the one hand or 'Jar' on the other.
I'lg earnestly until people wonder at your
diminuendo' or power of diminishing a
tone. Look In a mirror and see that you
are not singing aa thought you had the
lockjaw, nor yet as though you were
chewing gum. Be honest with yourself.
There are other lessons, but that la
enough, If you work It, to keep vou fully
occupied for a while, and you can do this
In Omaha Just as you could abroad.
"So much for Bond, and his art, and the
Inspiration he Imparts to one who goes to
learn in a quiet, sober, studious manner
not wi hyaterla of ecstacy. but with
serious mind." THOMAS J. KKLLT
Musical Notes.
The Mendelssohn choir, with Mr. Thomas
Mi. condwtoT- "! agisted h Mr
Max Undow, concert pianist, will give the
following program at the Den Thurs
day. March . for the benefit of the Ak.
far-Ben building fund:
Aif,4S r'nD Beta' ,anc,",t hymn,
He Watching Over 'iaraeii 'from ' KMJah.!
an 'it " ; j"' Mendelssohn
Be Not Afraid from Klllah . .. Mendelssohn
K t I he Mendeltaolin Choir.
Barcarole Chopin
Mr. Landow.
Vn Jd oon Rll5,"n -. aretchaninoff
I, . 0 Ro (Russian) Cesar Cut
Lvenlng on the Sava (Servian)
' ! "li""l" Archanzelsky
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By Babylon's Wave ( Reanested).. .Gounod
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Ba lade. A flat major Chopin
Polonaise, B major Liszt
Mr. Landow.
Si. .?de.r f.'?cp Montague Phillips
Charlie Is My Darling (Old 8cotch)....
The Bubble Adolph Weidlg
arly One Morning (Kngllsh folk song)
The Bells of St.- Michael s Tower
Sir Robert Stewart
The Mendelssohn Choir.
As an example of tireless and unswerv
ing application to one fixed Ideal, and Its
attendant success. Is Alessandro Bond,
who has been heralded bv the music critics
as the world's greatest lyric tenor. Bond
Is to appear In concert at the First Mtho-
aim episcopal cnurcn on Wednesday even
ing, April 5, and many will then have their
first opportunity to hear him. As a child
Bond seised every opportunity to sing and
so thoroughly did he convince himself
that his voice would ultimately be his for
tune that he utilized everv spare moment
for study and practice. At that time he
had a very beautiful soprano voice. After
a time he was able to attend a conserva
toire where he spent six years after which
ho became the leading tenor at the oathee
dral Jn Loreto. He took the place formerlv
occupied by Canponl for whom Verdi
wrote his "Requiem Mass." It was made
vacant by Capponl's death. At the public
trial for voices for this position Bond was
selected forty other applicants being de
feated by him. This was fourteen years
ago.
After a perlrd of three vears Bond en
tered the grand opera field, winning quick
recognition, and It Is onlv this vear that
he lias renounced his operstic triumphs to
tour the countrv In concert. He Is net lis
ted bv two reasons In doing this. One Is
to demonstrate the benefits to be derived
from the practice of hel ca"to the oth"
to studv music conditions throughout the
countrv. If he finds as a result of his tour
that the lovers of classic music are suffl
e'ently Interested he will make nubile a
n'nn on which he has been working fo
he last vr. which will eventnallv end
In the establishment of an Institution thit
will go far toward assuring for the United
Ststes rrand operas sung In our own
tongue, by our own artists.
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The recent organization of an Apollo
club in Omaha recalls to mind the fact
that a club of that name won considerable
fame as a singing organization, hack in
1SSS. The old picture from which the cut
was made was submitted to several par
ties concerned with such affairs a quarter
JANET SPENCER TO SING
WITH MENDELSSOHN CHOIR
Fa mans American Contralto to Take
Tart In the Festival at
the Andltorlnm.
Miss Janet Spencer, contralto, will assist
the Mendelssohn choir of Omaha, Thomas
J. Kelly, conductor. In Its concert series to
be given In the Auditorium May 15 and 1A.
Miss Spencer. although an American
singer lias an International reputation,
and has made two triumphal English tours
which are to be followed by others. It Is
no slight task to win the distinguished
position in American and English musical
circles that has come to Miss Spencer
through sheer ability and undeniable charm
of manner. It means rigid comparison
with the leading contraltos of the time In
voice, musical talent, Intelligence and per
sonality. In all these respects this talented
American contralto has stood the test.
Her success In England is evidenced by
her prompt re-engagement after her first
season in 11409, and her American success
Is shown by the ovations extended her
three successive seasons at the Cincinnati
festivals and the Albany (N. Y.) May festi
val, and her frequent appearance with the
Apollo club of Chicago, the New Y'ork
Oratorio society and the Thomas orches
tra. Her coming to Omaha will be a musi
cal event long to be remembered, and the
beautiful contralto parts of "The Elijah"
will serve to show how honestly she has
earned her great reputation as an oratorio
singer. She will also appear In the mis
cellaneous programs. The Theodore
Thomas orchestra of Chicago, sixty play
ers atrong, Frederick Stock conductor, will
also assist In this series, accompanying
the Mendelssohn choir In "The Death of
Minnehaha." by T. Coleridge Talor. and
In "Elijah" by Mendelfs-.'hn. The orchestra
will also appear in the miscellaneous pro
gram, and on the afternoon of May ltl will
give a symphony program. The other as
sisting arrets will be Perclval Allen, so
prano; Reed Mlier. tenor; '"larence Wh'teJ
hill, baritone; Hans Letz. v'olinlt; Max
Landow. concert pianist; Bruno Stelndel,
cellist.
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ness man Is tho one who advertises wisely.
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William R. Downing, M. Braglottl, Brignell
GROUP PICTURE
of a century ago, without much success In
ascertaining the Identity of the men. A.
Hospe recognized pome of them, hut It re
mained for Ralph Breckenrldge to give the
key that fixed names to the faces. It would
be difficult for even those who know Mr.
Breckenrldge best to pick him out of the
OMAHA MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO GIVE ONLY ONE CONCERT
May 3, at the BrandeJs, with Local
Singers and the Oratorio
Society.
The Omaha May Music festival, which
scared such a success last season at the
Brandels theater, being unable to har
monize dates between the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra and the Brandels
theater for a concert In May, will give but
one concert this season, which will take
place on Wednesday evening, May S, at
the Brandels theater.
Omaha has a number of prominent sing
ers who are able to win favor with the
public In strange cities and the May Fes
tival association will give a concert with
these artists and the Omaha Oratorio
society under the direction of J. II. Slrnms.
The program will open with selections by
Miss Mary Munchhoff, Mrs. Mabelle Craw-ford-Welpton
and Frederic C. Freemantel,
with Madam Borglum as accompanist.
Solo numbers and concerted work will be
given. "The Crusaders," a cantata by
Niels Gade. will be given by the Oratorio
socjety of seventy-five voices, Miss Mun
chhoff. soprano; Mr. Freemantel, tenor;
C. S. Haverstick, baritone; Mrs. Louise
Shadduck-Zabrlskle at the organ, and Mrs.
J. M. Evans at the piano, all under the
direction of Mr. Slmms.
PLANS FOR WINDSOR SCHOOL
Superintendent of Construction la In-
trnetesl to Go Ahead with Work
Wow I'nder War.
Uncompleted plans for the addition to
the Windsor public school building were
submitted to the committee on publlo
grounds and buildings by the superintend
ent of construction, D. Flnlayson, Friday
afternoon. Flnlayson was Instructed to go
ahead with the plans as drafted by him,
on suggestion from the architect, John
Lalenser.
The plans provide for a duplication of
the right-room building, which now con
stitutes the Windsor school. The addition
will be on the west, which will give a slx-teen-room
building when completed.
The new building will cost $."5.000.
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OF THE APOLLO CLUB TAKEN IN
group today, without assistance, as he
admitted Himself. Since the days when
mustaches and checked pants were fash
ionable Mr. BreckenridKe has gained na
tional prominence in the profession of the
law. Another man In "the group, Nat Brig
ham, has held the office of United States
GERMAN SINGERS WILL
HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Omaha Saenarerfrst Association and tit.
Pan! Orchestrn Join In E
lertnlnment. A series of concerts will be given April
26 and 27 at the Auditorium by the Omaha
Saengerfest association and the St. Paul
Sympathy orchestra.
The concert soloists for the musical fes
tival are:
Mme. Elisabeth Rothwell-Wolff, soprano;
Mme. Harriet Odendorff, soprano; Mile.
Louise Barnoldt, contralto; Mme. Hesse
Sprotte, contralto; George Harris, Jr.,
tenor; Charles F. Champlln, baritone;
Roxarlo Bourdon, cello; Clarence Warmelln,
clarinet.
The chorus of the Saengerfest association
will hold Its regular rehearsal Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the German
home. At that time a photograph of the
chorus will ba taken. The following Ger
man singing societies from the neighboring
cities have consented to take part In the
musical festival: Council Bluffs, Manning
and Carroll, Iowa; Bennington, Staunton,
West Point, Lincoln, Hastings and Grand
Island.
HAREM SKIRTS BLOCK TRAFFIC
Crowda Flock to Sixteenth Street
Store Window to See the
Novelty
f "Do you think I am pretty?" George Ade
makes one of his characters Inquire. Then
the chlvalarous young American replies:
"Why, little girl. If you walked down
Fifth avenue you would blockade traffic."
Certainly It must have been the beauty
of the harem skirt in the window of the
Orkln Bros.' store that caused the conges
tion on Sixteenth street Saturday. The police
were compelled twice to make the crowd
move on.
According to J. L. Orkln this Is the first
genuine harem skirt that has been brought
west of New York. He says the others have
been simply riding skirts. He also makes
the startling declaration that the idea of
this new garment was originated in the
United States. He declares that George
Heymerdner, a designer of New York,
thought of the idea two years ago. He
dropped the matter and while in Paris told
friends of his Idea. Paris at once adopted
It and now the garments are quite common
at the races and reslauranta of the gay
capital.
The garment on exhibition has a green
bodice and black bloomers, with a sash fall
ing from the waist to the shoe top on
the right fide. The pantaloons are drawn
together ut the bottom with rubbers and
fasten with clujnv
Man Killed at Missouri Valle)'.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., March 11.
(Spccial Telegram. C. A. Trabu. a section
man. was killed In the east yards of the
Northwestern railway at Missouri Valle
at 11.30 tlrls inornlnn He was' struck by
No. ..1 while attempting to cross the tracks.
The top part of his head was torn off.
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Breckenrldge; 6. Charles Dorman; 6, Herbert W. Snowj 7. W. S. Rlgga; . T. J.
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marshal at Utah, and has also won fame
as a lecturer. He appeared on the plat
form here only a week or two ago.
"Charley" Deuel Is one of the ationg men
In commercial life. William R. Downing
gained some prominence as an actor, under
the stage name of.Bramwell.
High School Boys
to Give Latin Play
Written by Teacher
liss Susan Paxson Has Written Two
Plays in Latin. Which She
Has Published.
Miss Susan Paxson, of the Latin depart
ment of the Omaha High school has pub
lished her two Latin plays. "A Roman
School" and "A Roman Wedding," and
will produce one of the plays, "A Roman
School," at the school auditorium
Wednesday afternoon, March 29, This will
not be the first time that either of these
plays has been given, as "A Roman
School" was given at the school three
years ago, while the "A Roman Wedding"
was given two years ago. A play writ
ten entirely In Latin is very rare, and
these plays, which are among the best
Latin p.lays written In recent years, have
been, given In many of the large high
schools in the country.
Prof. Frank Justice Miller of the Uni
versity of Chicago, one of the best known
Latin students in the United States, and
also managing editor of the Classic
Journal, writes the Introduction. In it he
says: "The writer is glad to stand god
father to this little book of original Ijitln
leys. They are the product of an en
thusiastic teacher co-operating with stu
dents whom she has, In part by this means.
Inspired with a genuine Interest In Romun
life and its expression in the Latin tongue.
They offer a helpful contribution to the
solution of the ever present and vexing
problem which teachers of the Latin 'In
the secondary schools are meeting: How
can we make the Latin Interesting to our
pupils? We therefore most cordially com
mend these plays to all teachers of Latin
and urge that they be presented in tho
schools each year whenever possible.'
Prof. Miller Is himself the author of
several excellent works on Latin and I.atln
literature. His "Dido" Is always enjoyed
by students of Virgil, as It is a work of its
kind unexcelled. It was his "Story of n
Roman Boy" that first gave Miss Paxson
the Ides, of presenting the "Roman Roy"
as he really was when he used nls own
language, In reciting his lessons, practic
ing his athletics, singing his sons', etc.
The "Roman School," 63 U. C, represents
Caesar, Cicero, Catiline and other well
known Romana In their younger life when
at school.
The costume Is the Roman toijn. cut
and draped by girls of the I jit In society
accordlns to classical measurements. The
east includes eighteen boys, five of whom
are taking only freshman La' In ami are
of grades under the twelfth, which apeak
well for the ability some boys have ac
quired In managing the linmitim Latlnum
Moct of the boys arc members of the L;iti".
society which was ctrrtcd In 19 4. They
are being drilled by liss Paxson. Miss
Snyder and Miss Rooney of the Latin de
partment The dramatis rsonae and the hoys who
take the parts are:
Maglster George Crimen
Paed Agrosus Waldo Hhilllnmon
Caius Julius Caesar .Vorinun I'otti r
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Brignell B. Young, a son of the Mormon
leader, Brigham Young, was the leader of
the old Apollo club, and la reported to
have been a good one. He la now a rec
ognized leader among Christian Scientists
In Chicago.
Marrus Tulllus Cicero Crampton .Tones
Cncius Pompelus P Edward Cockrell
Lucius Serglus Catallna. Lawrence McCaguo
Marrus Antonlus Paul Jenkins
Marcus Marcellus Harry C. id eon
Publius Pulcher Rurdette Klrkendalt
Appius Claudius Caecus Judnon Squire
Caius Llclnius Crassus . Harney Kulakofsky
Caius ClHtrdlnus Marcellus.. Nathen Mufkln
Qulntiis Cicero Morton Rhoadea
Marcus Junius Brutus. . ..Raymond Durkeo
JUdSando Wood bridge.' w'al'do 's'hi'lllngtoni
Servi Harvey Nelson. Philip Down
Qulntus Hortensius Hortalus.
Byron Rohrbough,
The most difficult parts ara thosa taken
by George Grimes. Norman Potter, Cramp- i
ton Jones, Barney Kulakofsky and Edward
Cockrell; all requiring the memorizing of j
long and difficult passages of Latin. The
play will, perhaps, be repeated at tho j
Lyrla theater about the middle of April, j
the same as the "Roman Wedding" was ,
presented two years ago. i
Notice to Fat Women
Presumably you know, ladles, that tho
proper caper nowadays Is lines. Curves arej
passe. You have got to take off your fat.'
This must be done In one of three ways.
By dieting, by exercise, or by means oB
Marmola Prescription Tablets. Tho tw
former will keep you busy for months and.
punish you pretty severely, the latter will
cost you "S cents at the druggist's. Tho
tablets will not make any alteration In your
diet necessary, and yet in all probability,
before you have used up one case, you will
be losing from 12 to 16 ounces of fat a day.
Which method do you like the best?
If you fancy this pleaaant method of get
ting off the fat, seo your druggist h
stantlv, or else write the Marmola Co.,
533 Farmer Hldg., Detroit, Mich., to send
you a case by mall. These cases contain
so generous a quantity of tablets that tho
treatment Is very economical. It is, also,
quite harmless, for the tablets are. made
exactly in accordance with the famous
Marmola Preacrlptlon. Adv.
Humphreys Seventy-Seven
Breaks up Colds and
No bad effects, altsr
taking "Seventy-seven."
When the Grip Is treated with
"Seventy-seven" there la no come back
no harmful after effects, what so
ever.
"Seventy-seven" taken early short"
ens and moderates the attack.
Don't wait until the Grip seta In,
your bones begin to ache, and you haysj
Pains and Sorenoss in the Head and
Clust, Cough, Sore Throat, General
Prostration and Fever, or the cure
may take longer.
All Drug Stores 25c, or mailed.
Humphreys' Honreo. Medicine Co.. Cor
William and Ann Streets. New York.
2nd tho
ViCTlROLA
Mi'-lia Kln-in, wliose beautiful art
in inline held the audience spellbound
Tuesday evening, put in most of the day
at A. Jlospe's Yietrola Rooms, listening
to other in lists, as well as himself.
The.-e fame rooms are open to every
body, and ou are cordially invited to
step in and listen to the latest selections.
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