The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-02

which the puDllc nave dITeSuy
heard something, and which, there.
FORE need not be referred to on this
occasion this much additional, how
ever, may be said of the audience,
that it was a strikinsly unapprecla-
tive one; whether the sense OF sec
ond circle seats or no seats at all
ranked in their DJsOms, or whether
they were impatient to be thread ing
the giddy mszes of the plain quad
rifle we do not know; but certain il
is that some OF the best numbers of
the concert-notably the Thanks be
to God-were allowed 70 go by with
little or no demonstration Of ap-
prevail.
The Choir never came nearer to
giving high art entertainment
since Mr.. Beezley assumed the di
Tectorship than on Wednesday even
ing; it is true that most Of the mem
bers on the programme were under
going their second, third, and in
some cases their twentieth rem
dilion, snd that Aliister McAllister
was thrown IN for the sake o.
Brother Savsge's "dear old souls"
and AUD Lang Syne generally, but
the presence on the programme OF
such numbers as Rossini's Separa-
ton. Mendelssohn's Thanks, Doni-
zeti's Land of the Triumph, Bel
lini's Norma Cometh, The Wolf,
the Airs Hongrois, and added to
these the quiet dispatch with which
the whole affair was conducted-all
gave the concert tone and charsc-
ter too frequently wanting in enter
tainments OF that description. Mr..
Beeziey conducted with a vigor and
spirit he does not usually have the
chance to exhibit; the choir caught
the infec ton from him, and rendered
their parts with fire and dash to
which We must confess We supposed
them to be strangers; In Men.
delssohn's chorus this was particu.
larry noticisble;we doubt if even the
chorus which sang this Identical
piece under Theodore Thomas last
summer, gave 1t with greater accu>
racy than the Choir rendered it on
this occasion there was somewhat
OF poverty in the tenors and
altos, it is true, but the BASES
and trebles gave their parts
in style so full of dash and exhila.
ration, that no one had even time to
note any possible defects. Mr..
Weihe's "airs" never grow old; the
more one hears of them the more he
wishes to hear. Miss Olsen gave
"Separation" in style superior to
any thing she ever attempted before
at least in the hearing Of the
writer; it stood out rs the first fea
ture Of the evening, and the violin
obligato by Weihe was not a
thought less beautiful, Miss Law
sOn sang very pretty song, but ran
out OF tune before finishing it. The
sGood Old Days of Yore" quar,tette
was perfectly sung-no four voices
in the choir could have Blended
better. Mr.. Crawford's solo raised
him one round higher in public
estimation; he is, as we have before
mentioned, the coming bass soloist
Of Salt Lakes musical circles. Mr..
Nc Allister has tenor voice that
should never be allowed to grow
rusty; ofttn as he has rendered the
song he gave. "rhen You'll Re
membe Me-" in manner be has not
before come up to. The duet by
Campana was an exquisite piece
exquisiteIy rendered, but it would
have been improved by an accele-
rated tempo. Mr.. Daynes was the
accom- PIANIST Of the evening, and did
the usual hard work of that office in
his best manner; more than that
need not be said The instruments
be used during the evening were
the Estey organ and the Weber
piano.
The com mittee who had the con.
cert and ball in hand feel that the
subjoined statement is the best ex-
PLANTATION they can mske to the
public, if any explanation is needed.
When it is seen how much the two
objects of the sffair were benefited,
We feel sure that every one will
unite in overlooking any incon-
venience he may have suffered, and
In this instances at least to allow
"bygones to be bygones:"
| The Tabernacle Choir committee hece-
with submit to the pablo the following
financial statement of the concert and
ball given st the Salt Lake Theatre on
February 9th, 1884: Total gross rece pts
from sale of tickets, including admission
Of spectators to circles, 1856; total ex-
penses of advertising, orchestra hire, etc.,
etc, $lS2; net proceeds, $404. At q
meeting of the choir, held last evening,
| it was unanimously decided to donate
$3.50 to thu B. z. Academy Fund; and
that amount has slIeady been RENTED
This sum-in excess Of ope-half, as
originally intended-was willingly do
mated. the net result being much more
than anticipated.
PROFESSIONAL ITEMS.
Life of an Actress has been pest
ponei indefinitely.
Mr.. John D. White is in New
7 ork he has been out with no COM
pany this season.
Mapleson played in Kansa, City
on the 25th and Goth; in Denver the
2Sth, 29th and March 1st.
DIR. Mckenzie read last Sundays
HERALD, and now says he Will put