The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-18

TO sing Scenes that are the Brightest.
His voice was as thin as drink OF water
and about as rich as 5uttermllk, but he
had what a Scotchman calls 'guld
conceit o. hissen," and went boldly at
it, using his throat as a substitute LOT
lungs He ran along "Scenes that are
Brightest, may-hav-hay -cha-halm, ah-
ha-ha-whil' when, simultaneously, an
unearthly yell rose from lusty lungs
and by the time order and silence had
been restored. the voice that mad first
been heard was hushed and Stllled as
though its owner were sepulchered.
Notwithstanding the fa.e OF this lndi-
yidual, five or six of the newspaper
cherubs which infest Belfast in about
the same proportion that a certain wrig-
gler Is supposed to exist in A No. l
cheese. began that soulful negro
melody. ON Meet her when the Sun
goes Down" The first line was not out
when the yelling which had squelched
Young Scenes that are Brightest"
burst forth with renewed vlgOr, and
lasted for some time, but when it sub
sided the Infantile sextette was still peg
ging away; and the crushing was re-
neWed. Another lull followed, And
I'll Meet her when the Sun goes Down"
once more rang out in CHEEKY alto tones
As the Shavers like Bahquo's ghost,
would not down, the air was taken up
by the noble four hundred or so, and
and The Prettiest Girl l ever saw, +"
About a Half a Mile from Town, J"
"And III Meet her When the Sun goes
Down." was given in a style that was
not only inspiriting, but decidedly Wig
orous also. The successful issue OF this
effort on the small corps of the ''ul :
washed" was rewarded by long burst
of applause and smiling cOuntenances
everywhere, in which not a few ladies
in full" (bare back, chest and arms)
evening dress joined. A few moments
later light baritone voice of excellent
quality, sung with much expression the
first verse of Eileen Allannah." The
chorus was in full blast and perhaps
half way through, when the conduc-
tors baton began jumping through the
atmosphere and the unfinished chorus
lowed the dropping of the curtain on
the third act over, the whole crowd, as
if with one voice resumed the chorus OF
EILEEN All2nnah," beginning exactly
at the place where it broke off before.
1t is still a mystery to me how they
managed it, for nothing could have
been more general nor could they have
begun together better had they been
conducted and just commenced . chorus
instead of resuming one at the point
where it mad been interrupted full half
an hour previous. And 1 must confess
my weakness for that chorus and the
way in which it was sung. / heard
nothing during the whole opera season
that pleased me more, and | am sure my
regard for it was shared by vast ma
iority of those who heard il. l am told
the song is a great favorite among the
students, and certainly they manifested
8 marked affection for it. Every word
was so clearly articulated that it sound
ed as though uttered by one man; tell
ing and effective pauseS were introduced
and were unmarried by a single stray
voice breaking in, AS is almost inevitably
the case in an .impromptu chorus; the
piani: mo movements were ineXpressi-
bly, sweet and tender, while oyer the
passages where one idea runs into the
other with half-note there was an AT
fectionate lingering such as one loves TO
see in young mother as she leans over
her sleeping babe. 1t was a song that
was sung in love and seemed to touch
the well spring of every heart of those
that heard it as we'll as those that gave
it voice. As the last sounds tenderly
passed away I was not the least yigor-
Gus in adding to the ringing and sus-
tanned round of applause that followed
its close. The next instant Scotch air
of a very mournful character, with a
singularly rolicking and inappropriate
chorus was commenced by fayorite
number one. Then young fellow with
q weak but rather pleasant tenor voice
warbled "In the Cleaning" with the
chorus, as usual. He had an excraci-
ating habit of drawing or sliding from
one note to another, which was taken
UP by another singer Immediately after
and made to do good service in comic
song. The first verse of Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep" had been sawed out
by would-be basso profundi when the
curtain rose and with the fall thereof
came the close of the performance.
The fun reached its height the even
ing when ''NadeShda' was given. The
Introductory selection given by the
chorus OF college students and gallery
accessories was:
go away from dat window,
From da, wiz dow GO, my hub:
GO aw ~ from dat window don't you heSh.
Come me udder gnt;
For dars gwine TO be fight
For de razors am flynn 10 de air.
The young tenor who sang "Jn the
Cleaning" the first night then gave - 4
Flowerfrom my Angel Mother Grave. Z"
The caterwauling and menagerie selec-
tons were repeated when the orchestra
began TO tune; and the first act was on.
Between the first and second acts new
voice developed. \ superb basso infi-
nitely better than anything of the kind
that Mr.. Rosa had in his company. and
its owner evidently knew how to handle
il, for he had it under excellent control.
He gave a song. the story of which told
that a certain number of individuals
with Bacchanalian tendencies had as
sembled at a place to show Our Re-
spect for Maginnis;" they drank TO
number of tOasts Just out OF Respect
10 MagiHnis;" they all got drunk and
INDUCED in a free fight just to "Show
their Respect for Maginnis;" and next
morning when they appeared before the
magistrate with black eyes. ("out of re-
spect to Maginnls') they explained the
nature of the preceding nights enter
tainment, and the Judge IN winding up
the case assessed them ten dollars each
and costs and gave them one month
each in jail as the judge puts it, Just
TO show my respect for Maginnis. This
air struck a tender spot and the whole