THE COURIER.
Miss Abbie Beard sit y,
" Hattie Francis.
" Louise Francis,
" Ellen Gibson, ,
" Henrietta Hammond,
" RachelJackson, "'
" Jestie Lnnsinz, -.$..
' May Lawrence. -
' Mary Loup bridge, '
- FayRisehy,
4 AnnaSpuick, kf?
" Jessie Spurck, 2 &,
" Lillian Stone, - ?&
" Lulu Sumner, - r,
" Rose Thome,
, J' Vanderbeck,
" Clara Weaver,
" Joy Webster,
" Luca Witte.
Messrs. P. A. Andrewe,
- " M. B. Cheney, . f
" R. A. Clark,
" J. W. Franc's,
" E. A. Gerrard.
" H. W. Jorgenson,
D. W. Lehmer,
" J. R. Martin, J
" A. F.Oeder, I
" Chas. RamsieM, fr.
u M. A.Stone,
" F.W.Taylor,
" R. P. Teele.
SOLOISTS.
Soprano Mrs. R. U. Holyoke.
Contralto Miss Hattie Becker,
Tenor Mr. Joergen Albers.
Admirable as has been the work of
Mrs. P. V. M. Raymoud as choirmaster,
it is only fair to say that her activity in
a musical way has not been confined to
this department of work. As an organ.
ist she has ahvajs stood in Lincoln for
what is mo9t dignified and aristocratic
for technical ability of a high order and
for thorough musiciansh'p. From time
to timo she has given organ recital and
solo numbers upon the kin? ofin't'ii
tnents and a musician need only g'ance
at the programs to discover the tiste
and ability neccesary for their intelli
gent interpretation. Moreover Mrs.
Raymond has been the mo in? spirit in
the May festivals which have made Lin
coln notable in the psst, and her name
is associated with rar'ous educational
gatherings in this state and elsewheie,
at which she has directed cbotal bodies.
A prophet proverb'ally is not without
honor save in his own country, but I tm
glad to believe that the valuable work of
this lady as teacher, as organist, as
choirmaster, as director of orchestra and
chorus, ha e made a definite impress
upon the life of Linco'n and of Nebraska
and that her friends and fellow towns
men understand and appreciate a port
at least of what she has done. The city
of Lincoln and the church of which she
is orbanist are to be congratulated upon
the possession of so capable a musician,
one whooe efforts are always unselfishly
directed toward the advancement of art
and education.
I give below the program of the Ca
mille Urso consert to be given at the
Lansing theatre March 5th:
Under the Management of Mr. Frederic
Luere.
PROGRAMME.
1. Piano solo Hungarian Rhap
sody Liezt
Mr. Geo. H. Wesley.
2. Songs (a) Du bist die Rub.
Schubert
(b) In Springtime Fesca
Mr. Edwin Douglass.
3. Aria from Linda di Chamounix,
Donizef i
Mies Minn:e Metbot.
4. Grand Caprice de Concert
ErnestGuirand
Andante, Allegro Appassionato.
Madame Camilla Urso.
5. Piano fcolo Ballad Chopin
Mr. Geo. H. Wesley.
6. Duet, (Soprano and Tenoi)
'ICharity'" Faure
Mis3 Mcthot and Mr. Douglass.
7. Vio'in solo Rever'e ... .Vieuxtemps
Madame Camilla Ursi.
8. Tenor aria M'A ppari from
Martha Flotow
Mr. Edwin Douglass.
9. Songs (a) Sans toi.. Guy D'Hardelot
(b) O' sorrow, O' sweetness
Tchaikowski
Miss Minnie Met hot.
10. Violin solo The Witches'
Dance Paganin1
Madame Camilla Urso.
11. Duet Megd'ein nimoi dich in
Acht, (Maiden Beware)
George Pittrich
Miss Mcthot and Mr. Douglass.
I had the pleasure recently of hearing
at the Nebraska conservatory of music
what i3 called the "Symphony Orches.
tral Organ," of wlfcb Mr. Hadley, tho
well known organist and teacher, is the
happy posreesor. The instiument cn
be played like an ordicary reed organ or
can be fd rolls of perforated paper
which it digests and gives out as links
of puie mu ic undefiled. The plajer in
this case simply works the pedals and
supplies the regislration by pulling out
and pushing in the stops. A variety of
effects aie possible and desp.te the
snnewhat mechanical construction of
the instrument and its photographic ac
curacy of leproduction I consider it in
teresting and probably useful.
It sremed to me better adapted for re
producing orchestral works such as the
overtures to Tannhauser" and "Zampa"
than to the reproduction of solos for
I iano or otgan, although even in the:e
the effect ws often very good.
"The National Flower," an operetta,
was given at the Lansing-theatre on
Thursday, February 24. The amiable
recorder of musical events, genuine and
alleged, is sometimes put to it to And
terms of description which will be truth
ful and yet not bring down upon his
head the wrath of amateurs, who wish
to be praised as professionals and yet
receive none of the adverse criticism
professionals must be prepared to ac
cept. Moreover, the friendly recorder
of thess events must by no mean3 omit
the name and standing of every per
former who has even a very small part
to rerform. Upon to whole it seems
to me that the criticism of these ama
teur performances should be left to
paients of the various small children
who star in the cast, and to the "steady
company" of charming maidens who
display histrionic and vocal abilities.
Confirmed old bachelors of bilious tem
perament should be excluded and noth
ing should interfere with the rapturous
chorus of praise from delighted friends
and relations.
I am compelled to sUte that the music
and plot of this operetta are beneath
criticism. The music sounds like secu
lar "Gospel Hymns. the plot is very
thin Indeed, and was made more so
by the introduction of a ithird act.
which "has nothing o do with the
casp." In fact the whole performance
would have better been rompressed into
two acts of one half hour's duration
each. With apologies for this frank ex
pression of a not at all authoritative
opinion, 1 would retrieve myself if pos
sible by saying that the performance
of individuals was in many cases clever
and even talented. Vocally, Miss Maude
Oakley and Miss Agnes Sewell deserves
especial mention, and both were equal
to the not very arduous histrionic de
mands of the play. Other solo parts
were taken acceptably by Misses Elean
or Raymond, Alice Righter and Grace
Reynolds, and by Messrs. Tuttle,
Norton, Walsh, Barnes and Streight.
Miss Olive Latta, her splendid beauty
slightly obscured by an antique cos
tume, in which a black Dolman, silk
mitts and Trilby heart were plainly
visible to the naked eye. Miss Miner,
fearfully and wonderfully arrayed, fur
nished fun as two old maids, whose con
nection with the play was scarcely evi
dent. Mr. Rob Manley sang a comic
"topical" song abounding In references
to Burlington Beach, et al., with pleas
ing voice and a broad grin. "Little
Fairy Herzog" and little Henry Burn
ham were Interesting and funny in a
childish way, but the fun had Its path
etic side to anyone who realizes that
such forced tone production Is abso
lutely ruinous to childish voices. To
me the most pleasing things in the
operetta were, besides the singing of
Misses Oakley and Sewell. the rhorui
of boy "weeds" who had apparently
been carefully trained by Mr. H. J. W.
Seamark, who directed the orchestra
with skill and certainty. The choruses
were tunefully sung, and the saine old
mathematical gymnasium exhibition
marching was gone through with by
performers and endured by the audi
ence with remarkable fortitude, and
certainly the beauty of the performers
was some excuse.
Dr. Wolcott apepared as "Uncle Sam"
who settles the vexed question as to
the national flower or shall I say
flour?
On Fr'day evening, February 19tht
the play of "Macbeth" was given at the
Lincoln Normal school under the direc
tion of Mr. Sut'oo, teacher of elocution
at that institut'on.
The incidental music (some of wh'ch
was writt-n by the Norwegian composer
Grieg) was given by August Hagenow
and Mre. Sutton pianist. The play it
self was almost too heavy for the forces
which gave it, but they deserve credit
for an ambitious attempt to perform,
with limited scenery and partly impro
vised costumes, so dignified a work.
The part of "Lady Macbeth" was played
by Miss Sutton; the title role was Liken
by Mr. Sutton. J. R.
The chorus of the matineo mus'cale,
under the direction of Mis. P.V. M.
Ramond,are preparing a pretty cantata
called "Tho Fishermaidens," to bo given
in the early spring.
The following program was given by
the Matinee Musical, with the exception
of Mrs. Lippincott and Mrs. Sanderson
who were ill. Their places were taken by
Mrs.Camph.ill and Mrs. Holyoke.
Maticee Musicale American Pro
gram: "My country 'tis of the?,
Sweet land of liberty. '
Cuneit Events Mies Maud Risser
Miss Bessie Turner, Mrs. J. W. Winger
1. American Choral Societies and their
Conductors, and American Composers
Mrs.E. H.Barbour.
2. Indian Songs Mrs. D. M. Butler.
3. "Love Me H I Live," Arthur Foote
Miss Sallie Furnas.
4. Country Dance, op. C, Nevins Mre.
Holm, Miss Odell.
3. "My Sweetheart and I," Mrs. H. H.
A. Beach Mrs. C. E. Sanderson.
C. 'Silver Spring." op. 6, William Ma
sonMinnie Rothechild Herzg.
7. (a) "The Making of the Hay," Wil
son G. Smith; (b) "An Irish Love Song,"
Margaret R. Lang Mrs. John Doane.
8. The Brooklet. Winter, Hungarian
Study McDowell Miss Schoficld.
9. Fear Ye Not, O Israel, Dudley
Buck Mrs. C. S. L'ppincott; accom
panist, Miss Harriet Reynolds.
Club rooms, Twelfth and M etreets,
February 22nd, 1897.
"No catgut could swoon out so much
of soul."
The little boy with heavy hair, hang
ing darkly, smooth as water, round his
face, played Weiniawski's concerto in:
D, "grieving by minors like the cushat
dove" (Browning, "Red Cotton Night
Cap Country"), and made us dissatisfied
with all that was to follow. Hubr
mann Is quite enough for one concert.
We should be allowed to go away with
our still startled eyes full of the llttlo
drooping figure In the loose white blouse,
with his small, tired shoulders and un
earthly face. No greater argument In
favor of miracles was ever created
than this elfin boy, with his goblin in
strument and his fabulous hands. Tho
Biblical fish stores about Jonah, or the
miiaculousdraught a: e tamely verl-slm-Har
beside him. No one will ever doubt
the raising of the dead, or the crossing
of the Red Sea, who has with his ears
heard Hubermann play "A la Zlngara"
or the "Allegro Moderato," by Weln
iawskl. In D miner. Everything is
true. Everything U possible; the Im
possible especially so.
There Is a humble dresser behind tho
scenes at the Metropolitan opera house,
whose name is Alfonzo. He lives In an
atmosphere of greape-pots and rouge.
He brushes out the beards of fathers,
he hangs up the crowns of kings, ho
takes off the boots of gods.
"Tleni. Alfonso," said Castclmary on
the fateful Wednesday night, before
going out to make his last bow to the
world, "keep this for me." Aud the
old singer, who had no one to take care
of him or his affairs, no one to save his
money or or to give it to, handed Al
fonso hla pocketbook with 2,000 In it.
They brought him back to his dress
ing room, awful in his foolish clothes,
with his motionless, painted face. The
p.ilice asked for the keys of his trunks
and for his watch. Alfonso showed
where they were kept. Then he took
the pocketbook that none but he knew
of from his breast and said: "Ecco.
There Is a great deal of money In It."
There was $2,000, 10,000 francs! Only
Alfonso and his brother exiles knew
what 10,000 francs mean to a "Dago"
working for his living in America. Only
Alfonso and his brother exiles know
howemuch sunshine and seashine and
warmth and blessed far niente in a little
house at Marechaire 10,000 francs will
buy. Alfonso gave up the money, un
asked and unquestioned. Good luck to
Alfonso. Town Topics.
The Crescent Dining Hall, 1213 M St.,
is attracting tho best trade in the city
by its excellent table and service.
Members of the legislature say tho
Annex is the best place to feed. Try it
and be convinced that the lawmakers
krow a good thing when they taste it.
(First publication Feb. 27)
NOTICE.
20-G8. Tavender vs. Field.
To Anna C. Philpott, non-resident de
fendant. You are hereby notified that on Janu
ary 2oth, 1897. Harriet Tavender. Sophia,
Tavender, Walter J. Tavender. John F.
Maynard and Dennis T. Keiley,
executors of the last will and testa
ment of Joshua Tavender, deceased,
as plaintiffs, began an action
against you and other defendants in tho
district court of Lancaster County. Ne
braska, the object ot which is to fore
close a certain mortgage on the follow
ing land in said county, to-wit: Lot
number 3, in block number 3, in Field Sz.
Harrison's Addition to the city of Lin
coln, made by Alien W. Field and May
B. Field to the Lombard Investment
Company, dated May 1st, 1888, to secure
the payment of a promissory note of eaid
Allen W. Field and May B. Field to said
The Lombard Investment Companv for
$700, on which there is now due $703.10,
with interest from May 1st, 189G, at ten
per cent per annum pursuant to
co u po DP.
Plaintiffs pra for decree of foreclosure
and sale of said land to eatisfy said lieus
as aforesaid or deficiency judgment and.
general relief.
You are required to answer plaintiff's
petition on or before the fifth day ot
April, 1S97.
Harriet Tavender, et a!., executors,
etc., Plaintiffs.
Bv S. L. Geisthardt, Attorney.
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