THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 11, ' 1920.
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By HENRIETTA M. REES.
WHILE everyone is discussing
the high cost of living, let us
discuss it, too, and take a
look at some of the reasons for the
high cost of music lessons. While
other commodities, or what were
once supposed to be commodities
it is so much bother to get them or
anything like them nowadays that
they have ceased to be commodities
while all of these things have risen
. in price to abnormal heights, com
paratively few of the music teachers
have raised the charge for music
lessons, even though they may learn
more every day about the art of
teaching, and even though thev have
invested more time and effort in ad
' vance study during their summer
vacations. . Still the high cost of
' music lessons continues, and it is
not the fault of the teachers. It is
the; fault of the pupils. And the
high cost is paid out of the family
pocketbook.
Granted that the teacher is a com
petent teacher. He gives the pupil
a lesson, which he is to take home
and practice, according to instruc
tions, a certain number of hours be
fore the next lesson.
. The pupil returns for the next les
son, but he either has not practiced
it sufficiently ,or has not thought
. sufficiently or something it is only
half right. Therefore the teacher ex
plains it carefully again and gives it
to hm over again. But it has cost
that pupil just twice as much as it
, snouia 10 nave learned ine points in
corporated in the lesson, just the
same as it costs the telephone com-
' pany just twice as much to connect
a call when it is found necessary to
give a wrong , number before the
right one. It costs the family
pocketbook twice as much to have
the same point driven into the con
sciousness of the young hopeeful as
it should have cost. And father and
mother, who so long to hear the
children play and sing, not only have
to wait twice as long as they should
to hear a piece of music and pay
twice as much for it, but even then
it is perhapa not half as good as it
should have been. This is true in
all too many instances and it strikes
the keynote of one of the great rea7
sons for the high cost of living the
inefficiency of the individual who
does the work.
v Do you remember what Prof. Leo
pold Auer said about Jascha Heifetz?
He said: "I never had to tell that
boy anything but once." And Jascha
Heifetz is today acclaimed the great
est of the younger violinists. Per
haps his lessons with this famou3
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reacner cost nis raoiucr anu lawn
a great deal; they did not cost them
as much as the lessons some of the
boys and girls of Omaha are costing
their parents. Because some of the
boys and girls of Omaha have to be
told the same thing npt only once,
but twice, three, four or half a dozen
times, and the high cost of music
lessons goes up accordingly, with
the results in inverse proportion. , .
The Tuesday Musical club will
present Arthur Hackett, tenor, and
the Zoellner quartet in joint recital
on Tuesday evening. January 13, at
8:15 o'clock. The Zoellner string
quartet is cne of the most noted
chabef''tailslcxogiffzitRs-Tfcfore
the public ..at. the present time. It
consists of a father, two 3 -ns and a
daughter.' For six seasons th: have
been traveling, "blazing a mil" for
other clirmber music orjciniations
in many places wncrc sum musiui
attractions have never before ap
pealed, and visiting the large musical
centers with equal success. They are
spoken of as "something unique" in
the annals of chamber music organ
izations, and glowing terms are em
ployed in regard to their ''unparal
leled ensemble, exquisite perfection
of tone shading and marvelous unity
of spirit."
-Arthur Hackett has only been be
fore the public since September, 1916,
and the number of his engagements
and the success of his appearances
speak volumes for his ability. There
are very few people who can sing
the difficult arias from Handel with
the smoothness of tone and beauty
of phrasing which one finds in the
singing of Arthur Hackett.
The announcement' by Henry G.
Co that the Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra will gjve a concert at the
Omaha Auditorium on Wednesday
evening, February 18,' will cause the
music-loving public "to sit up and
take notice.- The entire orchestra
of 85 men will be present and the
Omaha concert, according to Mr.
Cox, will be the climax of the mid
winter tour. We all know the fine
musicianship of Mr. Oberhoffer; we
know the work of Guy Woodard, his
able and talented concert master,
and general excellence of the whole
orchestra. We are assured an inter
esting program, and the only regret
is that there will be only one ap
pearance. -
The death of Maude Powell
Thursday came as a distinct shock
i to the musical worlo, where she has
so long held an honored place. It
adds another to the list of famous
musicians who have been called by
the grim reaper inside of a month.
Maudge Powell has been known
for many years as the most famous
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woman violinist She has held her
place in the affections of the people
for a number of years with a steady
success which has not been given
to many women violinists, and which
is a remarkable tribute to her at
tainments as a musician. She was
first heard in Omaha about eight
years ago under the direction of
Blanche Sorenson, and she gave
another recital here April 25, 1918,
at the Boyd theater. She has made
many phonograph records which
have (spread her fame to wider fields.
Both Miss Sorenson and Miss Luel
la Allen were personal friends of
Madame Powell. Her husband, H.
Godfrey Turner, was also her man
ager. .
Mrs. Lena Ellsworth Dale an
nounced a pupils' recital to be held
at the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian
church a few weeks ago. A pupils'
recital in itself is a perfectly inno
cent affair, but in connection with a
coal strike it assumed unexpected
proportions. First Mrs. Dale trans
ferred it to the Blackstone hotel, and
planned to carry it through. Then
she discovered that she was at va
riance with the coal committee and
three hours before its announced
hour, it was called off, with Mrs.
Dale and her pupils hurrying at a
great rate to notify as many as pos
sible of the prospective audience.
However, Mrs. Dale finally held this
recital on January 6 at thee Lowe
Avenue church, with the following
taking part:
Alice Parsons Tedrow, dramatic
soprano; Gertrude M. Ellsworth,
lyric soprano; Mable Edwards Price,
mezzo contralto, and Marjorie M.
Forgan, contralto. Elizabeth Un
derwood Lucke' played the organ in
a scries of preludes, and Vernon C.
Bennett played the piano accompani
ments. .
The first of a seres of concerts,
which will be given at the Calvary
Baptist church, Twenty-fifth and
Hamilton streets, for the new church
fund, will be held January 25 at the
church, with Mabel Woodworth
Jensen, violinist, and Louise Jansen
Wylie, vocalist Mrs. Jensen will be
accompanied by Miss Marguerite
Morehouse, and Mrs. Wylie by Mr.
Duffield. The program consists of
a movement from the Symphonic
Espagnole by Mrs. Jensen, two
arias from Tosca by Puccini, by
Mrs Wylie, and two additional
groups of interesting numbers by
each artist Mrs. Arthur Lockwood,
3635 Lafayette avenue, is treasurer.
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Horatio W. Parker, one of the
best known of American composers
and professor of theory of music
at Yale, died of pneumonia Decem
ber 18. His operas "Mona" and
"Fairyland," each gained a prize of
$10,000. Musical Leader.
Another prominent man in mus
ical circles who recently passed
away is Luigi Illica, who was the
best known of modern Italian libret
tists. He wrote the libretto of "La
Boheme," and collaborated with
Giacosa in "Madama Butterfly."
"Iris," with music by Mascagni was
also his work.
Musical Notes. , '
The annual violin and piano sona
ta evening by Mrs. Edith I Wago
ner and Mrs. Louise Shadduck Za
briskle will be given this year under
the management of. the Business
Women's club, and will take place
at the Young Women's Christian
association auditorium, Tuesday
evening, January 20. This will be
the fourth of these annual events
and admittance will be by Invita
tion aa has been customary. No
entrance fee Js charged. . '
A Christmas musicale was given
by junior and intermediate pupils of
Mr. and Mrs. August M. Borglum,
at 2661 Douglas street, on Satur
day evening,' January 10, at 8
o'clock. , Those who took part in
the program were: Alice Lynch,
Mary Elizabeth Pruner, Helen
Grout, rauline Koppel, Jane Ken
nedy, Alma Koza, Margaret Smith,
Helen Iiobison, Elizabeth Roberts.
Doris Segur, Helen Meister, Dorothy
Knox, Margaret Lee Burgess. Mar
cello Folda, Mary Walrath. Virginia
Fonda, Marcella Foster, Alice Bor
sheim, Emily Hoagland, Ethel Glad-
Famous Family Quartet
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From left to right: Amadeus Zoellner, Joseph Zoellner.
Zoellner, Jr., Antoinette Zoellner. -
Joseph
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The Theater Means Work
But Is Irresistible,
Says JuliaMarlowe
KOITAGE WORK," says Julia
Marlowe, "is the hardest
kind of work, though one
often hears it said that it is the easi
est This, of course, depends a great
deal on the player. But in the clas
sics I can see but little rest for
anyone.
"When 8 o'clock comes, we must
play whether we fell like it or not,
but, once one steps behind the foot
lights, all feeling of fatigue vanish
es. An actress shold favor herself
as much as possible. She should
not let her role overwhelm her.
AH my career I have never allowed
myself 'to expend the last drop of
emotion, nor to come off the stage
hysterical.
"This extraordinary strain on the
emotions is saved if an actress does
not lose herself in her part. " For
instance, I sympathize with Juliet,
I mourn for Ophelia and I exult in
Katharine in 'The Taming of the
Shrew.' I understand the emotions
they feel and I share them to a cer
tain extent, but on the stage I do
not for a moment let them control
me.
"But the stage is work, work
and again work. It is only because
we love it so much the we can. en-:
dure it. The public has little idea
of what goes into every perform
ance. It seems so simple, so natur
al, so effortless, I daresay. And
yet there are months and months
of hard labor - back of every pro
duction we give, not to count the
years of experience and training wc
have gone through. Even now with
these plays which my husband and
myself have played so many, times,
there is no let-up in the strain and
work. We spent four months plan
ning our scenes, costumes and com
pany. Four weeks were devoted to
rehersals,. which lasted from 10 in
the morning till 6' every afternoon.
The evenings were filled .with ap
pointments with various people con
nected with our undertaking.
"And now after the first night Js
over we' must rehearse frequently
in order to prevent sluggishness
from creeping into the perform
ances. Our new scenery has been
quite complex to work out and the
worry attendant to this has been
considerable. We have had to ex
periment We have had to find out
what is good and what is bad. A
spectator may say such and such a
thing was ill considered, but he lit
tle thinks that every single detail
was given hours, perhaps weeks of
thought and trial and is the result of
endless experiment.
"But for all the work, the stage is
a great joy. When we come on to
the stage and feel that wave of good
wishes coming to meet us 'from the
hundreds of people across the foot
lights, the cares and worries drop
away. I believe for the player there
is a special kind of love mixed with
admiration, devotion and at times,
aweing as it is, a worship that no
other artist receives, for it comes to
us direct over a personal wireless
telephone.
"We are glad to be back. The
theater is irresistible."
stone, Esther Smith, Betty Paxton',
Jean BorRlum, Elinor Kountze,
Charlotte McDonald, Dorothy Sher
man, Eleanor Smith, Elizabeth
Roblson, Margaret Scott and Eliza
beth Faffenrath.
Mrs. Wagoner and Mrs. Zabrikie,
are enthusiastic advocates of the
best in music, and the giving of this
sonata recital every year proves
their loyalty and devotion to the
cause. The preparation of a sonata
recital each year Is no small under
taking, for two people who are so
busily engaged in teaching and
other musical pursuits as these two.
But they are willing to give the
time and the energy, not for finan
cial gain or remuneration, but for
the love of the musio. Their ex
ample should be an encouragement
to other musical workers.
Grain Men Hit by Worst
Car Shortage in Years
Salina, Kan., Jan. 10. Not in the
history of the grain business in
Kansas has there been so many dif
ficulties in getting grain to market
as this year, according to western
Kansas grain men..
With approximately 75 per cent
of the wheat threshed and millers
bidding lor it, grain men find it im
possible to make deliveries because
of the car shortage they declare.
Universal High School
System Is Advocated
Delaware, O., Jan. 10.r-Establish-ment
of a universal high school
system throughout the ': United'
States in which the age" limit for
compulsory attendance would be 18
years instead of 14, was recommend
ed by Dr. Walter Athearn of Bos
ton university, . in an address at
Ohio Wesleyan university here.
"In order to bring about a so
cialization of the citizenship of this
country, which cannot be obtained
in the grade schools, the United
States must follow the step taken
by England and France, which al
ready have such a system," declared
Dr. Athern, discussing the subject,
"Tendencies in American Educa
tion." "Increasing the age.' limit for at
tendance at high schools would not
mean that the student would not be
able to do some work outside of
school hours. . '
"There are 1,500,000 pupils now
enrolled in the high schools of the
country and 3,500.000 of high school
are in the industries."
Preference was given to universal
physical training by Dr. Athearn
over universal military training.
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Many Students Working
Way Through Ohio College
Columbus, O., Jan. 10.Thou
sands of dollars are earned weekly
by students' who are working their
way" through Ohio State university.
1 Most of the students are employ
ed as cierKS in flowntown stores,
Others are waiters in restaurants,
Some pay for their meals and room
by working about the residence
where they are staying. Many stu
dents make good money as mem
bers of "jazz orchestras, filling en
gagements in various Ohio cities.
Some are employed on the univer
sity farm, in laboratories, I or class
rooms, as student assistants and in
the libraries. Others work' in of
fices downtown and as baggage
"smashers" at local depots. , Ex'
press and telegraph offices emploj
some of the students. A number o:
students in the collesre of journal!
ism make money by working o
Lolumbus newspapers.
Although these working student
include women as well as men, th;
percentage of men is greater. 4
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