The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-18

/ give up the profession from time TO
time, and do something else.
Notwithstanding all this [ be:
lieve that Eng and is one OF
thu best IL not the best country
for singers. There are thousands
of concerts given In the provinces
and that is " here all the money IS
made. The public concerts in Lon
don 10 no. pay singers very muc9,
but serve their purpose by giving
the eceSsarg advertisement for the
prcYILcts for Of course the
provincial managers and con-
cert givers are eager to en-
gage a man who makes a big
mark in London. Drawing room
concerts in London pay veiy well,
provided one has a very large ccn-
nectiun among the aristocracy.
There are come drawing room tln
gers who are never heard IN
public; such a one is
the baritone De Soria. He
has a small but very beautiful
voice and is one of the most express
siye singers in the world. Formerly
be was only a wine merchant but
now [ believe, he combines both
businesses; he never sings for less
than $40 and during the sea-
son is singing generally three or four
times q week. You never see his
name in print for he has large
circle of a'q1aintances among the
richest and most arts 'OcratIc pso-
pie ane he makes all Of MS engage
ments with them. When the season
is oyer he goes abroad and sings at
the watering places and in winter
is always very busy at Nice and
Mentone. The drawing room cons
certs that are given in London are
really very nice and very useful for
us all. OF course when people want
to give q big and expensive concert
they engage such artists as De Soria,
but there are thousands who must
give their two or three ''At Hines"
curing the season and who cannot
afford to pay big terms. These
people are very useful to us less
famous artists apd generally man
age to get great many engagements
from them with fees varying from
three to five guiDeas. This season
is spoilt by the death of the Duke OF
Albany and I fear we snail all feel
the difference, es specially as every
body was anticipating good sea>
son.
List Monday night 1 went to be ar
Villiers Stanford's new opera, "The
Canterbury Pilgrims" The plot had
its origin probably in Chaucer's tale,
but it is very unlike it in every
thing except the outline. I think
that Stanford is by far the most
promising of the young English
composers. He is serious, and in
stead of following the old operate
models endeavors to make his work
Wagnerian in form and treatment,
without fcrsaking entirely melodic
writing for the voices. You will
probably see an account of the
opera in the New York Art Journal
from the London correspondent, so
1 email not trouble you any more
with IL here. We have no new sing
ers of note; Mas is now the tenor |
who gets the highest terms on &C
count of his beautiful voice, but his
style is not nearly go good as
Lloyd's. Santley Sometimes braces
up and is in good voice, but usually
his voice sounds like an old crow.
Foli's voice Is always good, aDd his
$3.50; Kings voice is not
suong enough, he always sings well
however. -.mOng the singers en-
eaged for the italian Opera, the only
goo singer OF the men is De Reski.
He has the mos beautiful high bass
voice you can imagine. He is a
splendid looking Glow, and fins
&C or. The tenors are not very good.
has wonG erful
voice, but generally sings
roughly and out of tune,
except in the very high notes; his
high G and G sharp are the finest
notes [ ever heard, and it is on these
that he chiefly relies. His voice
might, perhaps, be the finest in the
world if he knew how to use it.
Londoners are signing for the re-
turn OF Gyarre, but Patti costs so
much that no company can afford
an expensive tenor also. My kind
to ali old friends. Believe
me always sincerely yours,
B. B. Young.
A LIES REVENGE.
This drama, with which the
HomeDramaticClub open their brief
spring season of theatricals, has
been thoroughly rehearsed, ana will
now probably be laid aside to allow
the comp any some leisure on the
piece which is to follow it-A
WJfe's Peril. The absence Of Man
ayers CIawson and Mckenzie
renders it impossible to speak with
but if Decoration Day can
be obtained, tine Club will secure that
as the opening date of their season.
The other plays in she reperIory, A
Wife's Peril, Nobody's Child. In
Marrisge by Moonlight,
etc, will follow in as rapid success
sion as the oren dates vii! allow.