The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-01
PRAISE FOR PATIENCE.
In Favor of Home Talent Be
ing Recognized.
THE AMATEURS LATE SUCCESS
How the Soloists, ChOruses, Cos
TUNES, etc., Struck One OF
the Home Folks.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 28th, 1885

SALT LAKE CRY, Feb. 2Sth, 1885.
To the Editor of THE HERALD:
In the midst of the varied amuse-
ments of the week, and the week before,
the good people of Salt Lake came very
near having a surfeit. While travelling
troups, well heralded, come to our Nor
mon town and give to the public just
what they please (and of a second class
order) it is expected that L and others
(who like music) must put up with any
thing they have on hand and all because
it is in Salt Lake. Now, if the Nor
mons who comprise four-ffths OF the
population of the Territory, and who
are gathered from nearly all nations,
can accept all this imposition, for one |
can moi, nor without protest do 1 propose
to so do. The people who have so liber-
ally patronized our theatres and took
their hard earnings and have enriched,
(perhaps?) the numerous companies
who have adorned (?) our boards, have
as rule given US the cold shoulder as
soon as they arrived at an antl-Mormon
CITY, Now l ask if, in the face of all
this, can we accept their sights and
slurs while we pay for the same?
| remember reading somewhere, in my
youth the, question being asked-"can
any good come out of Nazareth ?' and
propose the conundrum: Can any
talent of Mormon origin or that con-
tains a single element of Mormonism
come from this Territory" Does this
seem harsh as an expression of feeling
or is it not the fact, that local talent.
born and raised in this city, must be sit
down upon by those who would con-
denim Qrom prejudice) anything they
might do, however well rendered. What
1 say is not from prejudice nor other
wise, but from heartfelt and earnest
desire to encourage those who have
talent and who will work. What have
written was first in my mind as the
growth of nearly fifteen years residence.
am panied to be compelled to say
bred and born, and as such
1 feel the impositions that
have been brought 10 us. For one am
tired of this and for myself propose to
quit. This expression does not include
all who come here, but it is the rule.
Your readers may think am prejud-
iced, and in fact and deed l am, for l
have yet to find, as have said before,
anything that has Mormon element in
it that could even be passable in the
estimation of some people. These are
facts and ones which cannot be contro-
verted. l now wish to speak of our
Patience troupe and its rendition. Ne
doubt many who read THE HERALD have
seen the piece as often as l have, and
their opinion Gas far as the public is
concerned) may be better. But every
one is entitled to his opinion, however
good it may be. This is my case, and l
am pleased to say that it was superior
to anything have heard and seen in
four of the largest cities of this country.
This, to me, speaks well for
our young musicians, and not only
well, but especially well, when we con-
slider that 1t is an amateur company,
coached by perhaps four who have
faced critical { p audience before, and
in this city, too. I do not propose to
especially distinguish any one portion
of our last Patience" more than
another, but must repeat what I said
that never saw it equaled, and why2
will tell you. The chorus was with
out fault, unsteady. The same was
true with the orchestra. The stage
settings ere grand, and the Twenty
Love-sick Maidens were the hand
soonest and prettiest and most graceful
twenty" l have ever seen on any
stage. Costumes and groupings due to
two who are well known to the Salt
Lake public were in my estimation the
perfection of bouquet and the blend
| ing of colors was all that could be asked
without hyDercriticiSm Tho vouoo
people of the company are
all OF our city and by their work and
ability deserve the thanks of all. Co.'S
tunes and everything Herewith con-
nected were home made, and the house
receipts went home all but $40. There
has been nothing Speaking for myself
since the first Pinafore, that has ever
equaled, and certainly have never sur
| passed it.. Criticisms are always too
unkind, and we are too prone to find
fault and too slow to praise. This is
more often the case when we have
something new, but when it comes to
our old friends the two 'Johnnies, the
Misses Nettie (Patience) lacey, Edna,
DAISY, Louise, etc. etc., not forgetting
the "Scarffsp and Barnes. ~. begin to
think III want a plaster you know"
Crawford the Colonel" and George the
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Solicitor, were beyond criticism and it is
wonderful how three (3( steps could take
in the whole stage. "And let US think
of nothing at all, Bride" will make
our score as nearly complete as
will do for my amount of praise.
While L have mentioned a few
of the soloists and have nothing
but praise for them, L must say for all in
lump it could not be excelled, and
only hope may be as able as 1 am will
ing to hear them once again.
In conclusion, / wish to say to all
the Patience troupe that 1 accept it as
home troupe, and my Mormon sugges-
tons apply to none in the company.
My only reason for. referring to it was
because of the unjust criticisms that
have been made about the ladies and
gentlemen who have been but three
months in giving US a musical and
aesthetical treat.
For THE HOME Folks.