The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11
JOSEPHINE
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC
The Great Festival to Open Dec
Grafton Day.
LAST NIGHT AT BOTH HOUSES.
Tuesdays Concert-Rhea as Josephine-Hal-
len and Hart-"Said Pasha"-Details Of
the Big Tabernacle Event.
The May festival is a go.

The May festival is go.
GA notice in the local columns of THE
SUNDAY HERALD tells the story Of the ne
gotiations that have gone forward to secure
the tabernacle, and the success they have
met with. Without the great building and
The great organ it was of course useless to
think Of any place vast enough TO deserve
the name Of festival, but with both secured
the affair viii loom as no similar since the
Gilmore concerns.
1t was at first the Intention tc engage
Juch or Albini for the occasion, but the
time remaining viii not allow of the adyer-
Using necessary. Mr.. Stephens rightly
says that he would want to boom festival
in which either of them took part for at
least six months ahead of the event.
Two popu.arrnames, however, which viii
go long way towards helping to raise a
furore over the occasion, will be placed at
the head of the programme. They are Mr..
3. B. Young and Miss Bertha Bayliss,
Salt Lakes well known baritone and So
prano, who will gladly come back from
Omaha TO take prominent parts in the fes-
tival. The strength of these names, the
mammoth chorus of 800 picked singers con-
shutting the choral society, the great
organ. the big orchestra and the popular
soloists included in the society-to say
nothing OF the holiday for which the event
is set, the great building and the LOCO
children who viii take part in the
matinee-all these things should make
of the festival an attraction such as moth
ing in the wide west can overshadow in
Importance.
The fact that all funds derived from the
festival so TO the benefit of charity, does
not mean that everyone taking part will
not receive remuneration. The expenses
will be paid out Of the receipts and the ex-
penses will include stated sum, $1,000 or
$1,000 for The society; the orchestra, light
ing the building, door keepers, ushers, the
platforms, advertising, ETC.. ETC., will all
be paid and MIR. Stephens thinks the total
outlay can be kept low enough-even after
paying fair reInuneration-to leave a
goodly sum to the objects to be benefited
The sentiment of Mr.. Stephens and the
society is in favor of giving a certain sum
to aid the cause of music in the district
schools-malnly to assist poor children to
buy text books-a worthy object and one
fitting the spirit and aims of the Choral So
ciety. The residue wilI,probably be divided
equally among the three hospitals of the
city-a decision that in itself is enough to
set all our differing, Earring sects to work
ing in unity for the success of the enter
prise.
MIR. Stephens has already made up his
programme for the two nights and matinee.
Dramatic and Lyric Las been allowed a
glance at the prospectus in the rough, and
announces unreservedly that the whole is
feast in every way betting the name of
u, ITO n1,r mind the crraat faaturn
will be the noble chorus, which has big
part of the workiin a Russian chorus Noble
Chief, the grand Thanks be TO God'' from
Memberships Elijah the undying Hal
lelujah chorus from the messiah" the
tender Farewell to the Forest, by Men
delssohn, the stirring soldiers chorus
from Faust" the "Inflammatus, by
Rossini, with, the magnificent soprano
obligato, rendered by Nellie Druce-Pugs-
ley, the ''Aliserere' from 'eTrovatore, - and
the great .'Traviata'' finale Easton, Miss
Dean, Mrs. Pugsley and Mr.. Goddard viii
render the great Rigoletto quartette. Mr.
Weihe, MIR. Kent and Mr.. Radcliffe are
among the instrumentaists, and the solo
lists include the names of half dozen we'll
known Local yocaliSts who up to last even
ing had moi yet been spoken to. The plan
is to divide the two evening performances
between operate and oratorio selec
tions, and to make the matt
rem rendering waltz song, Hail Colum-
bian and the ANVIL Chorus the orig
inal trio, including Miss Bayliss rendering
the charming female triofrom ''Mr. Samp-
son, of OMAHA the Rigolette quartette
being reproduced. MIR. Pyper singing ''Ah,
so FAIR Prof. Radcliffe rendering 1.-THE
Pilgrims Song of Hope,' and the other
selections being equally suited to the popu
lar taste.
The dates being close upon those of the
Mutual Improvement associations annual
conference, the festival will secure the
benefits of that event, and the railroads
will give half fare from all points. With
out doubt this would be momentous tins
to inauguraue the excursion spoken o. from
Colorado and Nebraska, and thesspoceacl'
we would be able to show the stranger.
within eur gatesf would do much 70 afford
them an idea of what Salt Lake reaily j:
than all the other plans Of entertainment
that can be devised.
Mile Rhea opens short engagement a
the Grand opera house on Friday erenin;
next in her new, historical play, 'iJose
phine, Empress of the French This
the PLAY III which the handsome actres
has made such a success in the eastern
cities this season. Our theatre goers vii
now be afforded a fair opportunity Of say
the star by both metropolitan and provin
cial critics is deserved or not. They de
clare that her work as Josephine is tn
greatest she has ever done, judged equal.
from an emotional and tragic point of view
The part is said TO afford her even create
opportunity for the display of that peculia
and remarkable ability, that she possesse
20 degree, than .'Camllle'' or "Adrienn
Lecouvreur." Josephine" is in six acts
Its theme is an historical one, and it deal