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Herbert Bateh
over a year ago, a somewhat well-known
vocal soloist of this city. Sho sat in a
prominent place, in a vory prominent
dress, and sho giggled and talked, turned
her hack to tho music and gesticulated
with both hands till tho eyes of many
people wero lixed on her. Sho was act
ing neither like a lady nor like a musi
cian. I know at onco that she could
not love music, that sho could not sing
well. And when, later, I heard her
sing, my opinion was continued.
I should like to seo a resolute
musician, with a senso of what is duo to
his art, a musician who would do in
Lincoln what musicians have done in
Now York and Chicago, a musician who
would, at tho lirst intrusion of conver
sation stop short and rebuko tho
insolence of the audienco. One or two
hero have done this. Ono did it this
year, and was said in tho morning paper
to have "lost his temper." So far as' I
could learn, ho iMrin't lose it. lie would
have been justified if ho had. But he
simply stopped, and tho reiorter who
had been telling his friend a funny
story, felt deeply injured at being inter
rupted by his silence. I hope ho will
not bo discouraged, but will go on in
sisting on the observanco of artistic
decencies.
Mr. Derrick Vaughan Lehmer of tho
university has, I hear, written words
and music of a university song. Tho
music is said to bo particularly good,
spirited and artistic. It is to be per
formed, I understand, at tho Charter
Day exercises, and is to be printed in
the Nebraska Literary magazine.
Tho program at the Universal is t
church was mado up of quiet music.
The opeoing reverie was delicate. The
Mendelssohn Andante and Canzonetta
were restful, so, too, was tho Largo from
Bach's concerto. Even the music of
rejoicing, tho Haydn Allegro and tho
chorus from the "Redemption,"' wero
content in their force. There was no
bint of tho stormy unrest, tho passion
ate impulses that strengthen and per
turb much of the now music.
Tho concerto for two violins was
strongly played. I found it difficult to
get very dellnito impressions of it. It
is music that, under the most favorable
conditions, needs at least a second hear,
ing. Mrs. Lippincott sang Mascheroni's
"For All Eternity," the song that sho
sing at tho charity concert. Her voice
at its best rang full and rich. There
wore however, passages of uncertainty.
Mrs. Lippincott does not seem at ease, in
pianissimo. Her voice falters. It is in
tho stronger passages that sho is at her
best. There her work is dramatic and
effective,
Tho delicate Am Camit.', and Oster
Abend suffered. They could not con
tend with tho offertory and the added
distraction of conversation and of a
baby. Such a baby! It screamed and
gurgled. But its papa did not carry it
out. Of course ho could not enjoy tho
music; but he was resolved to stay and
take care that no ono else should enjoy
it! So ho stood to his guns. Ho
jingled a big bunch of keys now and
then, in the softest passages of music,
dropping them to the floor. And still
tho child squealed on. And tho music
for the reater part of a largo audienco
was spoiled, all because of ono man.
And probably, with that yelling in his
ear, ho heard not a note of the music.
I seo that Mrs. Jones was annoyed at
tho Chase and Wheeler contest, where
she played a number from Chopin, by
the talking of a student. Tho mockery
of things! A "student" talk in the play
ing of Chopin! Truly some terms aro
strangely used among us. I am told
but this must ba wrong that in some
student gatherings it is the custom to
talk during music. If this can happen
in the "stronghold of culture," then ver
ily the Philistines are upon us!
Yes, there really are people in Lin
coln, people who do not know enough to
keep still during music. Now, during
real music it is never right to utter a
word. It is never right even to whis
per. Music demands silence. Tho least
sound is a theft. A big hat may hide
tho stage from one person. A whisper
will hide tho real significance of the
music from perhaps a dozen. Yes, my
dear friend, you are a thief, stealing
from music lovers an hour of long-an-
ticipated delight.
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that any reason to disturb a number of
people. Just learn to possess your soul
in silence. It will be good practice. If
you really can't keep your ideas to your
self, write them on your program and
pass it to your neighbor. But try try
just for the experiment to keep your
mouth shut. It is ill-bred to talk. True,
some people in New York talk, but who
aro they? The new rich set, the people
whom "Life" so effectively ridicules. Do
Lincoln people want to imitate these?
If they do, if their aim is moneyed vul
garity, ill-bred opulence, if they want
to show this by all means let them talk
at concerts. That is the way to show it.
I remember seeing at one concert, not
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