The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-04
MUSICAL CULTURE.
A Denver Mans Keen Appreciation OF
the Elevating Opera.
Buffalo Eagle

well, sir" said a Denver man grow
ing enthusiastic, "I've had heap of Jun
in this town since l have been here, but
nothing has warmed me up like the
opera. Theaters is all very well, but
the shooting and cutting amt natural.
They don't mean it. You can see from
the start it's all funny business; but the
opera, now-there's where you get it!
There's trade from the time they haul
the goods down till they put up the
shutters. 1t reminds me of home, that
does.'
"What opera did you hear?' asked a
bystander.
"The one they sing in, but you bet the
music didn't get any the best of the
crowd, for dust. tell you, gentlemen,
it was the prettiest fight you ever look
ed at. Exciting? Well, just held my
self down to bed rock and watched that
show 10 the finish. Once or twice l
thought they'd down the actors, and be-
tween the rounds, while The music was
getting a little breathed, | felt scared,
but just as soon as they scratched
knowed the men and women was ahead,
and l helped it all could, you betl'
allow was It," asked one of the mysti-
fed group. Tell US all about it."
SIT is Just here, they had lot of fid-
on one side and gang of men and wom-
en- on the other. In the tOss-up the actors
| got the rising ground, and the music
| took the low level. The hacker of the
| music was there with a stick, and when
time was called he was quick enough TO
| get start for his side. But one of the
women was on his racket, and she just
! turned loose a belch that twisted hair
now you hear me. The music hacker
got mad, and the fiddlers broke out, but
| it was no use; the woman had the wind
and she belted that slow music like q
mule. You bet she was a good one
Then the hacker hOllered at the boss
drummer and he took q lick That
seemed TO worry the woman, for she
| spoke to fat fellow with wen on his
| leg, and he slid for the drummer, while
the dame took another whirl at the tid.
dlers. Fun? Well, strangers, you can
smile right out. The music hacker seen
he was getting the worst of it, and sc
he unclaimed the back fiddle Il
wasn't fair, and was going to address
the referee, but just then out popped tho
doggondest crowd you ever seen. More
than a million of 'em, and they went
right into business. The fellows with The
burnsides almost split the backs of theil
necks, but it was no use. The women
screeched and the men howled, and
says, says /, How are you music? Tht
back fiddler and the drummer held ou
the longest, but it was no use, for the
crowd on the plateau won the round
and even drove the music out of tn,
ring. You ought to see them fiddler,
hunt their holes ~
"Was that the end of it," asked lis
tener
"Well, not much. Dog my cats, i
that music didn't fight five rounds!
tell you, their hacker was game, but Ia
had no show. In the second round hin
and squeak pipe worried couple o
women some, and one of the mer
was just getting an under grip wher
they fired lot OF triangles at him
but the fat fellow seen how things wa
going on and he lifted in They hat
an adjustable horn ready for him, bu
he wore it out in four toots. TheI
the drummer took another shy at him
but by that time the women had go
their breath, and they came for tn,
drummer. l seen the hacker GRIMM;
and knew there was some deviltry, ant
all of sudden he Just damned out witt
all his strength. 1t was the best rally
he made. but the crowd was on the look
out for him, and in ten minutes he wa
square on his back. Just head on,
double, somebody Held me down
When l think of that difficulty, strang
ers, it just makes me bleed at the lungs
"HoW did it end ~ queried one OF tn,
crowd.
'Well, the next two rounds WASH
very interesting. The actors found the
had to kill one of their gang, cause ht
was little light wasted; and one of tn
women was knocked out of time. Blu
she was sickly and was trained badly
She had no business in that fight any
way. The fat man was good and tn,
other woman regular old he The fid
die hacker got in some fair work IL
while they was killing the man anC
the woman, but the big mob come il
on time, and when the fourth rount
closed the music wss pretty wei
done up. 1t was on the fifth that l pu
up most money on. tell you gentle
men, that music hacker was good wood
Not flaw nor a speck He went 70
them people from the word. | knoweG
he was in no condition to force the fight
ing, but liked his game. Riddles anG
horns, and pipes and drums, and trian
giles all going it, and then the fat maj
and the women what was left ripped
square at 'enl- Over and under. Rough
and tumble. Il was the prettiest thinl
even seen. I'll be dogged if there wal
eyerssuch another piece of work cut out
But the actors downcd 'em. The back
fiddler and the squeak piper held oul
longest, but they had no show, and wheI
the show closed. I'd have been $40 win
ner if the man I'd been betting Will
right in front of me hadn't slipped GU
with couple of women. Yes, sir, you
can .alk what you please, but when i
comes to genuine fun give me the opera
Strangers, will you come round the cor
ner and join me in the doxology."