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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1902)
8 THECOURIER .MRS. P. V. SI ItAYMOXD -J Waggles-The matinee girls nearly put that young violinist out of busi ness. Jaggles How was that? Waggles They all wanted a lock of his hair. "He's a self-maile man!" "Well, he ought to clap on a me hanic's lien." "A mechanic's lien? ' "Yes. so as to be more self-possessed." C7ZZZZZ7TZZZ7ZZ7Z7 Virtuosi who visit Lincoln invaii ably express their delighted surprise at the discriminatinng musical taste of Lincoln audiences. It was not al ways thus. Mrs. Kaymond came and found us barbarians: she organized a chorus and for many years this chorus under her direction and inspiration gave oratorios. Gradually she lias worked a change, so that now the city has a deserved reputation as the mu sical center of the cis-Mississippi re gion. Hesides her technical skill Mrs. Raymond has a rare gift of harmoniz ing and Inspiring the singers who join her chorus. The unselfishness of a de voted musician, devoted not to herself but to the expression and cultivation of her art, animates her teaching and contributes to her success. In later years musical life in Lincoln has felt a new impulse from the activities of the matinee musicale. Hut Mrs. Hay monil was the prophet who awakened the sleeping sensibilities and created a taste for music. The debt to Mrs. Raymond lias never been acknow ledged, but we dimly feel it whenever the slender black-gowned figure ap peal's before her perfectly trained choius. Then beginning in a ripple, the applause swells higher and higher as the realization of her genius and devotion deepens. The Courier hopes that -in the near future Mrs. Raymond may be given a benefit where the peo ple of this city will have an oppor tunity to testify their appreciation in a more permanent way. Miss Olga Humphreys, whose clever impersonation of the injured wife in "The Fatal Wedding" has brought her prominently to the fore in theatrical circles, is now making a tour of northern and western circuits. Dramatic critics combine in praising I the work of this young actress whose talent lias leen favorably compared to that of I Mary Anderson. I w&w&mwBWBW&m a A Vs 1 tt w I 0 .and 13th Sts. WWBWMWWMWMWWWBW ffiBWWBWJWIMWMW Miller & Paine Dress Goods, Cloaks and Suits, Linens, Underwear and Hosiery, Cotton Goods, Rugs and Draperies, Millinery, Notions and Trimmings, Etc., Etc. Lincoln, Neb. N P J m k & Is