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MUSIC
By JEAN P. DUFFIELD.
mill mojirrt musical instincts
I Lnuwn kt iaia it KCCtvmg
at amount ot nuikt iu llit
nrtraim nJ periodicals ol late
more, wc think, than can be juttilieJ
in reaou, Jltrre are lhfte who call
attention to its r-iud drclme. and
others who loittfll itt early decay,
Ht bauihuieiit into utter darkness
sml n tirtiil disappearance from ths
rare of the f 4t tli.
In public print at leati, It has
many detractors mi J no supporters,
even iho.e ei ill-dmpoted tottsra
it apparently being perfectly willing
to rite an obituary notice or even
to asit iu the lat rite. - ,
Hut do not thote who inveigh
roost strenuously agairmt thetc pa
in form realize that all their ord
indictment avail nothing? Jan still
d4iicri alng it lircdleas and una
hashed uay and will continue to oo
to until it has uvea it nine aay,
m licit it will die as quickly a it
Mirana into existence, in the nature
of thine thin day can not tie long
It never ii. And in the present case
the probability it leia than utuau
1'or jax it without restraint. It is
loud, blatant, vulgar, incapable of
softer inflection!, extravagant to the
point of hysteria. It is raucous and
disquieting to the nerves, an olfente
to the ears. It is devoid of reticence
and shatters the sensibilities with its
implacable rhythms and ungodly
noise. Not cosmetics, not carmine
nor liiittrrflv Garments can long hide
the ahjectness of its pitiful features
and form.
If this sounds like inveighing it is
chargeable to the nature of the tliintf
described. We have no disposition
to Inveigh, but wish simply to record
the fads as we see them, knowing
full well that the record can have no
power to help or hinder the thing iu
question. Decrying it i indeed use
less and unprofitable, for jazz will
soon die, drowned in the flood of its
own inanity. Public opinion may be
molded and guided; wrongs may be
righted by persistent appeal, but tne
public taste may hardly be affected
b: censure, propaganda, invective, or
even laws.
Can not the good people who are
alwavs making war on public fancies
learn that these things respond to
causes over which their denuncia
tions have no power? Jut, like
cow-kissing, is all right for those
that like it. Those who do not can
usually manage to keep away from
it. These mongrel forms, these ille
gitimate offshoots of art are at best
a short-lived brood. After all, it is
only "the old and the dear, the good
and true," and, in addition, such
newer forms as are built on the same
sure foundation, that persist.
We well remember a speech made
in all seriousness ten or twelve years
ago, earnestly requesting the help of
an organized body of people in com
bating the spread of ragtime. Rag
time, the insidious, the menacing.
Ragtime the monster, which threat
ened to swallow up the whole art and
scieifce .of music, root, branch, stem
and all. And now for years rag
time has been as dead as the Dead
Sea, a victim of its own inherent (ex
cess. . ' '
Who even remembers now that
senseless little English music hall
ditty called "Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay,"
which swept over the country like
wild fire about thirty years ago, and
was sung in village and hamlet, in
season and ,out of season?
After that the praises of "Little
Annie Rooney" Were voiced by ad
miring millions everywhere, and
"Sweet Marie" still later was many
times told the secret that all the
daisies in the dell well knew. Chas.
K. Harris made enough from his
atrocious little ballad "After the
Ball" to live happily ever afterward,
though he tried hard enough, in all
conscience, to repeat.
Fortunately for the cause of art
and humanity in general, these
things do not last long. Before
them, of course, other things equally
bad held sway, and still others have
since filled the popular ear, and he is
indeed an optimist who believes that
the same condition will not continue.
After jazz, what?' :
A world which pays its sportsmen
many times more than its statesmen,
its prizefighters in one day more
than its presidents in a year, its ac
robats more than its artists or col
lege professors, need not boast of
the millennial dawn. Jazz will un
doubtedly have a successor and a
line of successors.
But the optimist may with perfect
justification point his finger at the
fact, for it is a fact, that the adher
ents to the cause of real art are con
stantly multiplying, while the num
ber of those who prefer the lower
forms is growing as steadily less. :
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, Musical Notes.
Close to 200 Omaha music lovers
attended the popular Saturday after
noon concert of the Schmoller &
Mueller Piano company, held in its
recital room last Saturday. The en
tertainers, all well-known Omahans,
were called back time and time
again.
"We hold our free concerts for
music lovers every Saturday af ter-.
noon at 3:30," said W. H. Schmoller,
president of the company, "and it is
our aim to have this 'hour of music'
the most entertaining and enjoy
able there is this side of Chicago.
Omaharis are enthusiastic about
them and we are. trying to. make
each one better than the preceding
one. That we have succeeded is evi
dent by the many who attend:" The
program was;
Synchrony Dalliance
Played by Margurita Volavay.
Singing and Dancing .4
Loretta Dtnniaon and Martha Doty
Pupils of Mtas Agness Britton.
Ptano Solo Miss Anne Wyntan
la) Polonaise Chopin
(b) SequMWla Bonn
Fuplls ol is. umr inamnor. -
'Synchrona .Blue Danube WatU
Played by Joseph Lbevlnne.;
Whittling Solo. .Mine Florence Stunenberg
Birds and Brook .Stolts
b .Margurite Walta M. Gahan
Ail Star Tria
, Saxophone W. A. Cuslrk
Xylophon F. Dederlch
Piano Wilson
Violin Solo. "Selected,' Mrs. Ernest Reese
(a) Spanish Bolero Dsncla
(tl) Minuett Paderewakl ....Krelsler
A piano recital was given by the
pupils of Mrs. Gail White Mc
Monles at the residence of Mrs.
Howard Kennedy, Saturday after
ed by two pupils from the violin
class of Mrs. Grace Burger.
Miss DeLone leaves for Chicago
this evening to attend the annual
convention ot the National Associa
tion of Harpists and will play in con
cert at the Auditorium on April S
and . While In Chicago Miss De
Lone will be the guest of Miss Delia
Crysdale, noted, harpist, who led the
ensemble at the world's fair and was
presented a beautiful gold medal by
John Thomas Welsh, harpist, con-
Btttu Carpenter
a IS'eic Screen Star
17 A. ...
7"
"Cardigan,'
hich
depicts the early part of the Ameri
can Revolution, oners Betty C. Car
penter her first starring vehicle.
This winsome star won success on
the stage. In "Cardigan," which
opens today at the Sun theater, she
riArtrava a anrthart Af 177h
r-m - - - - s.
diirtor and coin noser. Ml PeLone
will renew her ucqiinintariee with
MIni Mnude Morgan. Sew York, who
W convention malinger, and who Iih
always betn i-really Interested
the successful work of the Dcl-one
Harp school, first established In New
York.
Mr. Ben Stanley will give the fifth
lenten recital of the 14 series this
afternoon in Trinity cathedral at
4:30 o'clock. Mrs. K. rtelHou. so
prano. will assist. The public cor
dlully invited, rrograni:.
Inlrmliiollan (The llvmn of Praise) . ,
Msndelssohn
Praysr and Cradle Hong Oullmant
Aria "Oh! Had I Jubal'l I.yre" (Joshua
, iianuei
Venetian Sulla (Hequeal) Nevln
The Lost Chord (Request) 8ulllsn
A sons- recital will be given by
Louise JanBen W'yllo at the Omaha
Conservatory of Music on Monday
even nr. Anrll 3. 3:13 p. in. Jean
Duffle Id at the niano. HToirram:
Nnn la Sosplrl la Nostra I'asetta. irom
Opera TWa Puiclnl
She Never Told Her Love Haydn
Phlllii llss Such Charming Graces. .Young
Arrangen ny tans miaon.
r, fijt.n Kiumlni Charles Horn
Supposing Blschoff
Rnmsnre jjciiubij
81 Mes Vers Avalent Dee A Ilea Hahn
Vergebllches Btsenucnen uranma
In, .lnliannlmacht Grieg
Pleadlne- r.iuar
Th. Snrlns's Blue Kre J. P. Dufrield
The Moon Behind the Cottonwood. Csdman
My I.ove Is a MulMeer Dl Nogern
Iv nn the Hill Ronald
A Little winding Koaa numni
Ifv 1.av,p He LTomea on the Skeo
Clough-Leighter
Take Joy Horn Bassett
The Junior Musical league will
rive the following; urogram at the
First Central Congregational church
on the eveninsr of April 6:
To and Fro I E. Orth
Watchman's Song Grieg
James Bednar.
Third Air Varle Series i Danela
Dorothy Lustgarten.
Mnthee Macreo . - ......
Old Irish Mother of Mine B. R. Bell
Charles Brehm.
First Morsment th Concerto:... da Berlot
Em Davis.
Minuet Paderewakl
Edith Victoria Robins.
Caionetta Ambrosia
Louisa Schnauber.
Spanish Caprice Moszkowskl
Ida Lustgarten.
Traumerel Schumann
Petite Oarotte Aletter
Helen Walker.
Ave Marts Gounod
Florence Shaw.
Irma Clow Harp.
Richard Munchoff Violin.
Richard Bender Piee organ.
Sou Bola ; Straub
Charlotte McDonald.
Rondo Last Movement Sth Concerto..
do Berlot
Samuel Carmell.
La Bten Almee Edouard Scheete
Dorotnv Hhermnn.
Symphonic Concertante In "A" Alard
Lorenfla- and Allen Skeen.
Thelma Skeen.
Prelude Rachmaninoff
fcilzaDetn Partenrath.
Cavatlna Rff
ft.niawiait Wienlawskt
Bernard Tfnnivhan
Damon ... Stange
.r - Handel
Butterflies ; sieler
. tieita niigntingale.
Rex' Elton Fair, flutist of T.inrnin
who has also recently opened a studio
n uouuia, win oe neard in a group
of flute and piccolo solos at the free
musical concert to be given at the
Auditorium Tuesday evening April
d.v me jiiy concert club.
An outstanding: feature of the
fourth May festival concert will he
the prelude and scene one from the
third act of the music drama, "Ephi
genia." ,'rne music Is by Wallace
Wheeler and the text by Charles
Elgutter, both well-known Oma
ha men.
On next Monday evenine at the
nome or Mrs. Lena Ellsworth Dale,
in Dundee, will be given the first
operatic program of the season for
ner vocal class and musical friends.
The entire first act of "Carmen," by
Bizet, win be sung, soloists are
Harry V. Burkley, Edward Williams,
Will McCune, ' Dr. John Dindinger,
Marjorle M. Forgan, - Emer
son Westgate and Mrs. Dale; accom
panist, Mr. V. C. Bennett.
There will be a general meeting of
the Omaha ' Woman's club ; chorus
and the May i Festival orchestra at
Burgess-Nash ' auditorium, Monday,
April 8, at 10:15 a. m. All members
are urged to attend this important
meeting.
. - The Omaha College ; club - music
section'' will meet in the Burgess-
Tiash auditorium - Monday, April 3,
at, 4 o'clock. Mrs. Dean Ringer will
have charge of the program. The
subject, "Opera in the - Nineteenth
Century." Th program follows:
Piano Trio Overture from "The Caliph'
of, Bagdad". Boleldleu
Choruses -
. (a) "The Bridal Wreath for The
- We Bind" Weber
(b) "Nymph's Chorus" (Psyche) Thomas
(cK "Messenger of Peace" (Relnsi)
Wagner
Mesdames:. Wallace, Bergqulst.' Crane,
LieermacKers.' ixicKe; . Misses: Petersen,
Alcorn and Roberts. "
Piano Tuat Overture to "Tha Barber i
of Seville Rossini
Mrs. Deyo Crane, Mrs. W. R. Locke.
Vocal Solo "My Heart at Thy Dear
Voice" Salnt-Saens
Mrs.- Florence Baaker Palmer.
Accompaniat, Mrs. Deyo Crsne.
Vocal Trio Elsa's Prayer (Thanhaus-
Wagner
Meadames Harold Bergqulst. William
Locke and Miss Laura Petersen,
vlctrola selection Wagner
An Easter musicals will be given
by Junior pupils of Mr. and Mrs.
August M. Borglum at the Schmol
ler & Mueller auditorium. Wednes
day evening, April 5, at 8 o'clock.
Those who will take part in the pro
gram are: Catherine Heywood, Stan
ley Simon. Eleanor Rinard, Laura
cea Simon, Dorothy Joens, Mary
Jane Perry, William Wairath, Fran
Elizabeth Fruner. Harriet Love, Ruth
Middleton. Alice Lynch, Helen
Grout, Ruth Ptllinc, Helen Robison,
Ella Marcus, Ruth Cochrane,
ifiP
jim ii urn 1 1 i
t - -- t.
ninii iuit
ltoroihy Knes. Margaret pmltli,
Manila ieiri. her, iierirude lt4.
man, KllaatMlh Itutwfla. Mrf V.
raih, Xlrgrt Je Iuiim and
Uo rw lBur, .
The frea muie4l niusioaj (,m.rt
; to be given at the Auditorium Tua
any netting, April a, i'r .'
C'unirt club, iromls to tio tin tf
the fittest prugiattia ytt given under
the) duiltM of that urganiMtlon,
The prugrmn will opon with) a w
lei ili.n from the opera "M Traviatd."
Ilaye4 by Krank Mi h' Omaha
'iillhrmnle n tieatr cf te young
luile, who will also runuud the
tvenlng wlitl nuntteis from ln
getti'g "Mu'la di l-amineriiioor,' Jts
Klmn Kalr of Lincoln, flutla. will
iimke Ms bow before th muif.v
Ins publin of Oinatm on Ihle rx-casum
wiih a flu euK "Tha NMiirlamd."
Krauts, and a pltvolo "lo. 'The
Wren." Anulher special feature will
le the tinging of Harry B. Covker
ell's new mittsT. "Jin Hong In Ihe
Mht.M by llrry H. J)utirow. with
Vernon t'. Dennett at tn p4n. The
large chorus t-hnlr of Kuuntge Me
morial church, directed by John H.
Helgren, will render "Fegr Not. O
Israel" Murk ttpickler, with Inci
dental aoloe by Mian Frances Wyalt,
Harriet t'Urk Jlelgren, Justin el
iren and Clue H. . Hwanaon, and
"Uplrlt Immortal" (AlfTta). Verdi,
with Albert Hand, accompanist.
Mlaeet Dorothy Minium and Mar.
garet Hue lll sing tha Harcnrole
Irom "Tales of Hoffmann." and Mer
wln Tilton. whlwler; rhillr Krnane.
vlollnlat, and Miaa Virginia Fair,
pianist, will be heard In a trio. The
Omaha Vniverally tiirls' (ilea club of
!J voices, directed by Dr. Frederick
K. KrueRer, will render several num
bers, with violin obligate by Misses
Agnes I'ndelund and tlertrude
Thlem; accompanist, Miss Wirt.
Community singing. Introducing
novelties, wilt be led by Robert An
derson. Many people have shown an In
terest In the summer school for
muain supervisors, to be conducted
bv Johanna Anderson. Cards ara be
ing sent out to Omnha teachers and
to supervisors out In the state who
have written for Information con
cerning It. On these card the
various subjects required In either
the certificate course or the diploma
course are listed, and prospective
students are requested to underline
the subjects desired and return the
card. By getting this Information
Starts
Today
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Rido of Paul Rcvoro.
Mcctini of the Minutelen,
Battle of Lexington,
Roireat of tho Kbd-Coate,
John Hancock delivering
his fiery speech.
Patrich Henry making
his famous oration.
dXll cfikese scenes fdmed uc tte
actual localities at wkeck. those
M'sloKcal Svexls look, place,.
A Photoplay foAfouari
TUB mXi OMAHA.
Kili-Sprung Sex to Have Smoking
Koom-If They Really Want It
Sirnied atiiiotnlirrti
So'l lights in basmony with r Ubor
at drapery i
Oriental rust!
Tfte-i trie lounging chairs a la
gay I'aree; gold-lipped, cork lipped,
perfumed and plant round of
niiid obrco I
Iut them sll together snj they
HI one grand fmoking rendezvous
lor milady.
Such a setting it In store for the
rik-priing ex in Omaha if they
want it. Twill be located In the
new World theater and will be
known a the "Egyptian Kooin."
That is if the ladies don't object
Something New.
The plan s et lorth by Sam and
Harry Goldberg of the World
Realty company will be an Innova
tion to Omaha., for women haven't
yet taken to smoking commonly in
public in the middle wot.
as soon sa possible, Mlaa Anderson
will be able to secure tha services
of better Instructors, besides arrang
ing a more satlsfwtory proeram for
all Interested, The school open(
Juno 19 for a six week's course.
Anna Maa Parker. 1101 South
Thlrty-nfth avenue, won the April
contest, conducted by the Musical
Observer, a musical monthly, with
her plnno solo, "Mnzfirka In V fihsrp
Minor." Ones before MUs T'arker
won a similar contest with her
"Slumber Kong." Miss larker was
born In Alexandria. Va.. attended
blah school In Washington, !. C.
hue lived In Omaha since 1917 and
has studied with Cecil IWrymun
here for tha past three and a half
years. ,
A piano recital will be given by the
pupils of Eleanor Jano I .car on
Tuesday, April 4, at 3 o'clock. Those
who take part are: Emellne Lane,
Margaret Tomllnsnn, Mnurlne Wil
son, Elsie Koch, Edna Smith. Joel
Llssite, Etta Smith, Beth Allen,
George Marshall, Itutfl Allen, Mar
garet Martin, Marjorle Quivey, Hope
FIRST BIG AMER1CAK HISTORICAL
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BOOKED EXPRESSLY' SCHOOL VACATION WEEK
cuamz more awuc Amencax. Mstov
PicturizatcoTC gD
romantic $pr$ of a j?oatlL and
aiimiddramWcltaitA into
the dramatic struggle for
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America.' flvm. 8 to 8Q x
SU - S'DAY. APRIL 2. 19S
Of the four rot quarters in the
new World theater, the "Egyptian
Kooni" will be finished most
clahoratety for the fair sex who
wish to ute it at a meeting place ot
social chat augmented by a pulT
or two with I.ly Nicotine,
"You Csn't Stop 'Em."
"Of course, if there l serious ob
jection," explained Sam Goldberg,
"I gucs we'll have to discard the
plan. Hut we hoie to make the
ladies' smoking room an innovation
as it is done everywhere in the at.
1'crsonally, I am not in favor of
women smoking, m you know the
old story you can't stop em.
Harry Goldberg declared: ' The
new World theater will cstrr to its
fiatrons and if the Women of Oma
ia want a smoking room, they shall
have one." ,
Curtain! '
Lyman, Virginia Lanr fell ner, Har
riet Uulld, Frances Lin dee, Susan
Hosier, Sarah Itlth, Mary Ixulse
Hrown, Margaret Smith, Sarah Has
r'isli and Iiemlcs Dugher.
One of trie interesting features
musically of rasslon week will be
the sacred cantata. 'The Seven Last
Words of Christ." by Dubois, present
ed by I-irst central Congregational
church choir. Y. U. Ellis, director, and
Martin Hush, organist, on Good Fri
day evening, April 14, at S o'clock at
the church. The public Is cordially
Invited
Mary
s Ambition.
"Tc of the Storm Country."
which Mary Pickford is to remake
under modern conditions ol produc
tion, is said to have a record of more
performances than any other film.
In its new form it is expected to
roll up a total of popularity that
may never be rivalled in the history
ot motion pictures.
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Cowboy Ride to
Hollywood to See
William 5. Hart
Traveling an horseback from
Casper, Wyo., to Hollywood, Cl.
with a petition to William S. Hart, al
ready signed by over J.OtkJ western
ers, asking Ihe famous Paramount
star to continue making wrttern pic
tures, "Prairie Jack" fcdwsrd. a
Caper cow puncher, arrived in Salt
Held Over For Three Days
Today. Monday, Tuesday
Show 11, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
ROUD, yes proud
we are of Omaha!
You have taken "Smilin'
. Through" to your bosom
with loving arms. And.
well you should, as it is a
quaint and whimsical idyl
of rare beauty,' with the
fragrance 'of jassimine
and with its artistic treat
ment it leaves one's very
soul seemingly purified
such is its chastening in
fluence! Omaha's wonderful recep
tion of "Smilin' Through"
demonstrates the taste of
Omahans their desire for
the sweet, simplicity of
lavender and old lace a
charming reflection of life
rather than the lurid
and sensational. It has
ever been the policy of
this theater to avoid the
latter class of attractions.
Strand Orchestra
Harry SiWarmaii Directing
Offering
A Charming Program
Second Synchrona Recital
ft
Mrs. Ernest Beese
You are cordially invited to our second Syn
chrona Recital to be held Thursday evening, April
6th, at 8:15 in our recital hall at our new building
The following farorites, well known to Omaha music lovers; make up the pro
gram in conjunction with the Synchrona: t ',
Karl E. Tunberg, pianist, who , plays brilliantly and has , a remarkabla '
, technique, .by comparison, demonstrates how artistically the Synchrona repro
duces music. He will play, "Rustle of Spring," by Sinding, and ''Minuet in
6," by Paderewski. ' v' .
Mrs. Ernest A. Reese, violinist. Mrs. tEeese -has for several -years' been a''
favorite of Omaha music lovers, and will play "Caprice Viennoise," by
: Kreisler, and "Humoresque,"'by Dvorak. She uses the Synchrona for her t
accompaniment. Mrs. Martin Donlon, cellist, appears with her in the latter s
- number. . , , .
, Mrs. Lena Ellsworth Dale, soprano, who has a glorious voice and who is well
known'in the musical world, will sing "Vissi E' Arte," by Puccini, 'and
. "Sonny Boy," by Curran. ," " . "
The Synchrona is the latest Reproducing Piano and one you will enjoy hear
ing. It is the only reproducing piano with a human touch.
Admission free. As our Recital Room will only seat 300 per
sons, seats must be secured in advance. Apply by phone (Doug.
1623), by letter or in person at our ware rooms.
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Lake City Ut week.
t-dwards, or "Puirie Jack," as be
prefers t be known, boprt tj ar
rive in Hollywood before May siid
by that time he eapects more than
i),0tx) signatures t-f western peo
ple U th petition ta 'liig Hill,"
"Pill Hart tvpilir the wet as the
westerner hot, to have it remem
bered," said the cowboy in an inter
view with wl! M newspaper men,
"Moving picture will better ptcserve
to the minds of future generations
the hardness of this great country
BECAUSE YOU WANT IT
That's why we're proud of Omahans for their
sweet reception of "Smilin Through," which only
one artist could bring gloriously to the screen
MISS NORMA TALMADGEI
Miss Beryl Burton
' Soloist
Artistic Singer
Mr. Karl Tnnberg
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Dode St. - -
Mueller Piano Cc
when it was in the making than the
lost isi4 story, and Hart come,
nearer to viualiiig the Uus west
than any other actor."
"Prairie JiW" carries with bint an
endorsement from llojd Towniemi,
president of the Wyoming f rontier
aWHl4!tl,
Mademoiselle Andres Pcyre,
French "stunt" aviator, has arrived
in Hollywood 10 do thrilling things
in a few series which Kuth Koland
is making.
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Dorothy Chenoweth
Harpist
Of Da Lone Harp School
-in Omaha
Mrs. Lena Ellsworth Dale
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Omaha
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