The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-11
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
Our Chances for the Forma.
ton of a Good Orchestra.
THEDAIYs TOMORROW NIGHT.
An Orchestral Observation-Disclosures
Frank Bush Again-Patience and
Pretty GirIs-General News.

Once or twice in every season when
amusements from the outside seem to
languish, there comes to US with re-
newed force the thought of how many
excellent musicians we have in Salt
Lake, and how rigidly and clannishly
they seem determined that they will
unite in nothing that may give the pub
lie pleasure. But there seems to be
faint glimmer of something in the future
that points to period of more promis-
ing things. The absurd leagues that
bound the boys OF the Theatre and
Opera House orchestras show signs of
weakening, and we hail the sign as
consummation devoutly to be wished.
AS far as we have learned the "protec-
tive league the musicians entered into
has never achieved to one Of them the
slightest particle of good, and it
has been the means to our personal
knowledge of keeping many a dollar
out of the best OF these musicians
pockets. Prof. Krouse expects to have
no difficulty in obtaining q number of
Patience, and we trust his expectation
may be verified. Prof Carless has
demonstrated that there is material
outside OF the two orchestras that can
be made available, and this has no doubt
had the effect OF causing the organiza-
ton tO-see the fallaey Of this hope, that
musical engagements here could be
controlled by any" Union" Why will
not she skilled musicians of the Opera
and the Theatre realize that there is
money in their uniting, drawing in
what talent there may be outside of
both, and forming : perfect orchestra
that the public would flock to hear2
There never has been time SINCE our
annals of music began, when concert
giving was made so nearly regular
business, and paying one to the mu-
sicians engaged in 1t, as when the old
Careless orchestra existed, and came
out with its regular series of entertain
ments. We remember the first of the
series was given 10 something like 800
house, the next went to over $500, and the
third counted up in the neighborhood
of 500. Times are harder now, but in
our mind there is not the slightest ques-
ton that an orchestra such as Salt Lake
could summon together, with the vocal
adjuncts which can be had for the ask
ing, could still draw audiences that
would be vastly Mere paying than the
transient engagements which now form
the musicians means of livelihood. We
can readily count from twenty-five to
f., -.ty men, saying nothing OF Professor
Kinne and the material he will shertly
turn out at the Fort. who are in every
way capable of making the fnest,or-
chestra between st. Louis and San
Francisco. The only thing that is lack
ing is the WILL and we sincerely trust
that will not be lacking long.
Since the above was written we have
been handed the list of men secured for
the Patience orchestra 1t will be seen
that besides most OF the Opera House
men, it includes Mr.. Weihe. Mr.. Van
Praag and Professor Kline, from which
we may hope that the hoped for-millen-
MUM is at hand
First violinss-W. Weihe and NJ. Olsen.
Second Violin-E Beezley
Viola-Messrs. Petersen and Rer-
dam.
CellO-Messrs- NanPraag and Olsen.
Basso-0. N. Wetzel
Clari5net-L. Kline, Fort Douglas
Cornet-H. Aadous.
Flute-G. Hedger.
Trombone-H Case.
Drums and tympani-Mr. Carlson.