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By HENRIETTA M. REES.
THE -Nebraska State Music
Teachers' association has come
and gone and left many a rip
ple of musical interest in its wake.
The programs this year were of a
more even excellence than those of
other conventions. The interest
shown in the convention and
th continued good attendance at
the various session'' , was a
source of great encouragement and
. inspiration. Nebraska is a compara
tively young state. Many people
who come here from communities
centuries old do not pause to con
sider that Nebraska only a few years
'ago celebrated her fiftieth anniver
sary and that practically since that
titfie all of her cities and towns haveJ
been built up and her resources de-v
veloped. The wonder of it is that a J
Anuch high-grade music .as one findjs
flourishing in various parts of tbe
state has become established in so
young a community. But now ' is
the time to build for the , fu
ture,' and there is an opportutiity
for, the Nebraska Music Teac'iers'
, association by continuous consftruc-
f tivework-.to do much for the de
"velopment of music which the teach
ers working individually could
not do. i
One important step for advance
ment was the adoption of th "Cur-
; riculum of General Musicianship" by
. Henry G. Cox, as a foundation to
ward standardization in teachings A
committee was appointed Vs further
work in this connection djuring the
' coming year.
Music teachers are the most im
practical people in the wtrld. One
would know that or they would not
be" music teachers. For who would
go into so uncertain a profession,
wfiich can succeed only in a pros
perous community, if he were a
.hard-headed business man, when
there are so many otjicr lines of
business where one esm make so
.much more money ijn the same
amount of time, and with much less
previous equipment .
So when the music teachers met in
.their fourth annual cpnvention they
did not consider costs of teaching,
studios and pianos, liow to meet the
high cost of living on an uncertain
income, ways and means of getting
the most money for; lessons or any
thing like that. They met together
and played for each other and with
each other, and they gave up les
I sons for several days in order that
1 they might give of their best in the
.interpretation of artistic musical
compositions, or that they might
. hear what others in their. profession
are doing in an artistic rather than
financial way. '
-' Looking. at the convention in re-
trospect .. many interesting points
stan'd forth, ... . . .,
-Among these is the violin playing
"of Mrs. Mabel Woodworth Jensen of
Council Bluffs on Tuesday, the ar
tistic singing of Mrs. Louise Ormsby
Thompson of Central City on
Wednesday anrf the piano playing of
Herbert Schmidt of Lincoln on Tues
day. Mrs. Jensen's broad, full tone,
fire and vitality are well known to
the Omaha public. . Mrs.. Thompson i
- has sung here before some years
. ago '.: It takes an artist to sing
Mozart as She did on the classical
program, and the purity, of her tone,
clarity of phrase and other excel
lences,." were a continuous delight.
Herbert iSchmidt Repeated his piano
v groups on Wednesday afterndom by
request, and delighted again by the
fresh cleancut charm of his playing.
The two-piano music of Mrs. Jobst
and Miss Adelyn Wood was another
interesting feature of the convention,
and these numbers were also re
peated by request "on a later pro
gram. The various ensemble numbers
were all of them of a high order. The
classic composition presented by the
various combinations of instruments
-on the important classical program
were every one of the greatest in
terest, and played with regard for
musical values which made them
greatly appreciated. In fact, the
many nserable numbers were es
pecial features of the convention
and all maintained a high standard.
The two quintets by Nebrasjka
composers may be mentioned in
. this connection, for they were among
' the interesting events of the conven
.tion, and 'they showed an unusual
happiness of creative thought in the
higher forms of music by tnese Ne
braska musicians. These were by
Carl Beutel of University Place, a
most versatile musician, and Dr. W.
F. Dann, teacher of art at the uni
versity. The choral program of Tuesday
evsning was another of the high
lights of the convention. It gave
the associate teachers an opportu
nity to hear the splendid organ of
the First Presbyterian church, the
organ group by. Mrs. Zabriskie
showing the many diverse possibil
ities of the great instrument to ad
vantage. The Mendelssohn numbers
sung by the combined choirs under
the direction of J. II. Simms and
with Fred G. Ellis, baritone, were
presented with mosi artistic re
sults. This was the first time Mr
.Ellis has been heard since his re
turn to Omaha after many years on
the western coast, and it was grati
fying to his many friends to notice
the same care and artistic ' finish
which won him his high position
in musical circles when here be
fore. The work of the chorus under
Mr. Simms would do credit to any
great musical center.
Of the soloists Mabel Allen
Smails of Omaha made a decided
impression by the artistic worth of
her singing. She is a young Omaha
musician who is rising rapidly to a
high ' place in musical circles.
Maude Fender Guszmer, contralto,
deserves an additional word for her.
' excellent singing of Wednesday
morning. Her voice is unusually
' rich and deep, and she sings with
." splendid effect and most gratifying
. clarity ef enunciation.
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.Madame Gilderoy Scott is r an
other contralto who brought much
of interest to the program. She has
a remarkable voice and she pre
sents her songs with such skill that
she captivates the audience to the
mood of her tone at wili
Many of the songs by Nebraska
composers are deserving of a wide
circulation. "Springtime" by Paul
Renter is a song which should be
come popular for recital programs,
and many of the others are full of
poetic sentiment and musical charm.
Varl Mecneioerg. iienry cox ana .
' August Molzcr added much with!
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violin selections on various pro
grams, in fact, there were only one
or two numbers that a blase music
listner like me would not be glad
to hear again.
The poor downtrodden ac
companist has received but scant
notice during the programs, but
for the most part the accompani
ments were of a high order which
increased the artistic value of the
performers of the work of the
soloists and the pleasure of the au
diences. S
Sidney Silber of Lincoln, former
.president, was made honorary presi
dent of the association.
Miss Edith M. Miller, the secretary-treasurer
of the assocation,
was made an honorary life member
of the association in recognition of
her tireless work in the interests of
the convention.
Henry Cox, who is bringing the
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra,
under the direction of Emil Ober
hoffer, to Omaha on Friday, April
16, announces two concerts, to be
performed at the Auditorium at 3:15
and 8:15 p. m. While the afternoon
concert is given primarily for school
students, a few general admission
DIAMOND T.wd
t SUNDAY
Olive Thomas
In "Glorious Lady"
Short Western Feature and Comedy.
GRAND
16th and
Binney
SUNDAY
Marguerite Clark in
"A GIRL NAMED MARY"
Harry Pollard Comedy Path News.
Continuoue, 3 to 10:30 P. M.
iiAMHTonsr.
SUNDAY
Dolores Cassinelli
In "The Virtuous Model"
SUBURBAN 24Tahm&nd
SUNDAY
.Annette Kellerman
In "A Daughter of the Gods'
Pethe Review Comedy
tickets may be available at the door.
General admissions are now on sale
at music stores for the evening con
cert and reserved seats may be ob
tained at the Auditorium box office
beginning Monday. The afternoon
program-will be "The March of the
Toys," from "Babes in Toyland,"
bv Herbert; overture, "Mignon," by
Thomas; "Meditation" from "Thais,"
by Massenet, the violin solo played
by Guy Woodard; "Peer Gynt"
suite, by Grieg; aria, "O Don Fa
tale," by Verdi, the contralto solo
sung by Harriet McConnell; "Noc
turne" from "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," by Mendelssohn, the horn
solo by Mr. Lindenhahn; "Second
Hungarian Rhapsody," by Liszt, the
harp cadenza by Henry Williams.
The evening program will be the
"Symphony Pathetique," by Tschai
kowsky; "Cavatina" from ""Romeo
and Juliet," by Gounod, the tenor
solo sung by George Rasely; sym
phonic poem, "The River Moldau,"
by Smetana; "Bird Song," (Bala
tella) from "Pagliacci," by Leonca
vallo, the soprano solo sung by
Emma Noe; overture to "Tann
hauser," by Wagner.
A large number of general ad
mission tickets are available for the
afternoon performance at very mod
erate fees. Vijfts from the Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra can
not come too often or be too well
patronized. One does not begin to
near symphonic music with a few
hearings, but the oftener it is heard
the more of a "fan" does the listen
er become. The programs are
attractive, and the soloists will lend
additional interest. The Omaha
public schools are co-operating with
Mr. Cox in this appearance of the
orchestra. Records of many of the
compositions to be played are be
ing studied and a little bit about the
general arrangement and instru
ments contained in a symphony or
chestra is taught by the teachers
during the time allowed for music.
The Tuesday Musical club is
bringing a big attraction to the
Brandeis theater on Saturday even
ing, April 24, at 8:15 promptly. This
is "The Bohm Ballet Intime and the
Little Symphony," "a feast for both
the eye and ear." According
to reports from elsewhere, the"Little
Symphony" has made its own par
ticular niche in the world of music;
there is nothing like it. Intention
ally restricted in size, it neverthe
less demonstrates perfect expres
sion of the symphonic form. Pre
cision and accuracy contrast with
delicate shading, nuance and tone
color." ,
The Bohm Ballet Intime has never
visited Omaha before, although
glowing reports from the east have
made the name of its creator well
known here. If I am not mistaken,
he has been here in the past with
the Russian dancers several years
ago. Since the organization of his
Ballet Intime, Mr. Bohm has been
hailed in the east as the "creator
of a new art"'
Appoggiaturas.
A great many churches think the
organist can't play, so they dismiss
him, when, as a matter of fact, it is
the fault of the organ,which is so
poor that even Bonnet himself could
not get much out of it.
Musical Notes.
On Saturday evening, April 10, the
employes of Bemis Bag company en
tertained with a concert and dance
at the plant at Eleventh and Jack
son streets.
The concert was by the Semis Bag
Glee club, an organization composed
of members of the plant and office,
and under the direction of Edward
Dfcwar Challinor, with Edward Tier
nan as secretary. The idea of the
glee club is the promotion of good
fellowship among the employes of
the firm. They hold regular weekly
practice on Wednesday night. For
this concert the glee club was as
sisted by Mr. Challinor's quartet,
Mrs. Grace Lattin, soprano; Mrs.
Mabel Ztmmott, contralto; Mr. Ru
dolph Gamerl, tenor; Mr. Frank
Faux, bass; Mr. Willey Koch, bari
tone. An unusual added feature was
given by 16 returned army and navy
men. They called it "Musical (?)
Memories of the Service."
Cecil W. Berrymah- will present
Gertrude Anne Miller in her fifth
annual piano recital, Tuesday even
ing, April 22, 1920, at the Y. V. C. A.
auditorium.
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LOUISE GLAUM in THE LONE WOLPS DAUCUTER
"The Lone Wolf's Daughter" is a
blend of two of Louis Joseph
Vance's stories, "The Lone Wolf"
and "False Faces." An advance
showing of this picture revealed the
truth of the P. A.'s claims regarding
this feature. It is an elaborately
produced powerfully enacted melo-
Long Island Seems j
Well Supplied With !
Some Good Liquors
Hempstead, L. I., April 10. The
memory of once popular beverages
is perpetuated by owners of dogs
in Nassau county, who have been re
naming their canine for registration.
Town Clerk Gilbert has received
the oapers of Mrs. John H. Burton
of Cedarhurst, listing three of her
Airedales as Whisky, Gin and
Brandy.
Charles O. Andrews.of Hemp
stead, has rechristened his whole
kennel according to the same scheme
and is able to call out various
brands of rye, vermouth, cordials
and wines " in the old peremptory
manner.
Bride Becomes Groom When
She Marries Topeka Mar
Topcka, Kan.. April 10. To be
come a bride and also a groom at the
same time, fell to the lot of Miss
Nellie Bogard here the other day.
It all came about when she and A.
F. Groom appeared before Probate
Judge Gawwith a marriage license
and the necessary fee.
drama depicting the underworld of
London. Louise Glaum takes the lead
as "The Lone Wolf's Daughter."
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