The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-10

/ kuOWD dClOT. Is u6E HAL.
! Manager Burgess has three notable at
fractions at the Grand in the near future,
Patti Rosa appearing this week, Little
! Lord Fauntleroy next, and the ever joyous
Rosina Voles following on Thanksgiving
day. Patti Rosa is soubrette star who
| has been booked in Salt Lake several times,
| but for some reason has given US the 20 by.
| She is last from London where the Topical
/ Times said of her work: Miss Patti Rosa
| is emphatically soubrette and immensely
clever. She is full of electricity, and seems
bubbling over with animal spirits. She
gave one of the most natural and COM
ical pieces of acting which have seen for
long time. Her singing is good indeed,
and some of the negro jubilee songs which
she sang, accompanying herself on the
banjo, took the house by storm. Her dane
ing is also exceedingly clever. She is
quick, bright, and as lively as a cricket
The Big Chorus idea seems to be work
ing well and the next meeting, week
from Thursday, should be attended by a
great turnout of those who are interested
in the society, Stephens wrote a charac-
teristic letter to the meeting last week and
after it was read, needless to say he was
unanimously chosen as conductor OF the
organization. We make some extracts:
TO THE CHORUS SOCIETY.
Circumstances preventing me from meet
ing with you, l hastily pencil few words
to supply my place for this evening
realize the source of the desire to make
this chorus permanent organization Is in
the intense love you individually feel for
the glorious music the masters have
written, which can only be interpreted
properly with such body of singers If
you organize, it will mean sacrifice Of
much valuabIe time and some means. And
your reward must be that intense feeling
Ct enjoyment the musician feels in voicing
grand thoughts, and drinking in glorious
harmonies. The work itself is both the
labor and reward. But that the reward
far exceeds the labor, you have many times
proven in the past, and always will in the
future if all is properly done 10 accomplish
the object of our meeting together. But
singing societies will not long bear fruit
without proper nOurishment, more than
would the trees in our gardens. Singers
must receive the enjoyment they work for,
or of course they will cease to work. They
require 1t regularly, almost every time
they meet together. Here is the whole
secret OF success or failure of our singing
societies. Let them enjoy thoroughly each
evenings work, and failure will have no
place TO creep in. This matter is wholly
in the hands of the conductor, and the
society at his command. He must plan and
prepare the work in such way that with
your prompt aid it must give that pleasure
which you have right to expect from it.
In other words the conductor must select
with care the music to be SUI g, thoroughly
study the capacity of his forces. and bring
them out to the best advantage to render
the works practiced in as near a stage of
perfection as possible, as soon as possible,
for It requires perfect rendition to give
perfect pleasure. And that is what YOU
labor for. Everything that can be done to
hasten and insure this perfection should be
done unstindedly. Everything that re-
tards 1t should be closely guarded against
Let me mere enumerate few things es-
sential to the quick mastering of good
choruses, be they easy or difficult.
IA conductor who thoroughly under
stands the music-almost without his book.
2-An accompanist who beside being a
good reader and perfect timeist, will pre-
pare himself to assist the conductor as
much as possible with his instrument.
3-Part practices.
4-Leaders to each of the parts-who will
meet together with the conductor and in
advance prepare their work.
The first two are indispensable; the last
two may be ommitted, but are great aids
nevertheless.
IA suitable building to meet in where
the entire chorus can be placed within
reach of the conductor, and where their
work will blend well and be enjoyable to all.
6-Something definite to work for and
systematic mode of working.
I-Ihe hearty cooperation of every men,
Der with the conductor to carry out his
plans, and realization of the fact that
whatever will best serve the interest of all
as a body, VIII, IN the long run, best serve
the interest of each Individual member To
cease generating, and come at once to
business, will state that if | am to have
charge of this organization for this season.
my plan viii be to work on selections from
the very best works of the greatest com
posers of various nations (operatic.
oratorio or other forms)-they can be had
in separate numbers
SO much for the immediate music
m lterlal; now as 10 membe snip mater
tiIl. l would favor that the list of the
Gilmore chorus be called over tonight and
t lat those present answer for as many of
tie absent ones as they will take upon
themselves to see, and ascertain for Ger
tain whether or not they will become &C
tive members at our next meeting, Which
shcult like in two weeks from tonight.
wlen we can all be ready with music ana
everything to begin work in earnest Also
O-AS VIZ DOhHotOHH CllUl members De ali
looked up the same way, then if anyone
knows Of really useful member let us
have his name. But let US be careful
and conscientious in this matter to have
no useless member, friendship should
not count IN the matter. On this matter
l would favor wedding process to be in
sttuted as soon as convenient that we
may have workers only. Let every useful
singer IN Salt Lake city understand that
hG will hn vol, ,,r,l
in the work and the reward
Organizing, Bylaws. Expenses. Enter
tainments, Soloists, Etc-I believe in as
simple form of organization as possible,
and as few officers as possible. A con-
ductor, accompanies, secretary and treas
urer are really all that is absolutely neces-
sary, with the understanding that each
individual member is the conductors. as
slstant before could feel that the society
could sail safely to the haven of success
under my direction, should have TO be in
absolute control, with willing crew at
my command l have no fears l should
want to resolve my own plans and impart
them TO you; then be free to carry them
out in my own way with your assistance.
By-laWs-1 want none. AS l bt lieve l
know my own business as conductor so I
think you will each and all understand
yours, as members, equally well, without
any set of by laws"
Expenses-I believe that 25 cents Der
month per member for the first six months
would cover our general expenses of house.
llght hre, conductor, organist and various
helps that should be paid for Each mem
Der TO purchase his own copies of the music
practiced and thus own and take care of il.
MIR. Stephens also made some excellent
suggestions regarding the formation of
solo corps in the society, who should rem
der something at each meeting of the body;
this would make very pleasant feature