Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-07

"ff YOU ask us whether Tonic Sofia
IL n stepping.stone TO tue old notation,
we answer yes. II you ask " u Ia only
n stepping-stone 10 the old notation, we
answer no, The two questions arc
very different. Asa fact, Tonic Sofia
H. nov being used hare by thousands
who pass on the old notation, and use
that Tor playing instruments, but II IL
also employed by far larger numbers
Of choral singers, who IND that II
makes difllcult music easy. How do
you account for tho fact that every
music printer 10 this country has
now a fount Of Tonic Sofia type;
that all the London publishers OF
choral music issue Tonic Sofia eii-
lions, the firm Of Novelle's having H..
sued 10000 pages Of Tonic Sofia
music, not Of the class Of Gospel
Hymnsn and sitteen.bar part.songs,
which Mr., - teaches at his con.
ventlons, but sf the highest class from
Becthoyen's Choral Symphony 10 the
works Of Gounod, Stanford, Macken-
zie, Dvorak, Sullivan, eic7 These pub
fishers care not rap for the philan.
thronio or missionary aspect " the
matter; they publish only In obedience
10 the public demand. Our point IA
that Tonic Sofia has two aspects. IL
IL an Indispensable preliminary to the
right understanding off, old notation
whether for singers OF players. IL Ia
also an Independent vocal notation, To
he used concurfontly with the old. No
time IL rost II, after learning Tonic
Sol.fa, the old notation Is reverted TO-
All tho training Of the aol'faisl he lpe
him In reading the stall"
"JANE"
viii he the attraction al tho Theatre
for three nights and n Saturday matt
nee, commencing ON Thursday, May
L.. The play had . run " 400 nights
In London, after which II WAS secured
by Mr.. Frohman and transplsnted TO
the Madison Square Theatre where II
held the boards for 100 nights.
RnEA.
The appended paragraph has been
sent us Tor publication;
"rbere must be somewhat that IL
extraordinary In n personality that,
Ike Mile Rhea's, commands n deVst-
ed following wherever she goes.
Rhea's admirers are not merely ad-
mirers, they aro enthusiastic and faith.
ful friends, who believe In her aud
would cheeriully make sacrifice tor
.her. This, no doubt, springs out Of her
magnetism and the obvious sincerity
OF her character. These qualities have
uncommon scope In her play, la
CE,rins, Empress Of Russia which IL,
this season, made the piece do rcsis-
lance u her rcpertoitc."
THE CHORAL SOCIETY.
There are at present no new develop.
ments In regard 20 the resignation Of
Professor l.. Stephens as this leader Of
the organization. The professor tells
us that II III final and that he will uu.
der no consideration recall II. The
reasons are, NJ before stated, the small
artistic progress OF the choir, every
thing else being satisfactory. A paper,
setting forth the reAnons In detail, will
be- read at the meeting on Monday
night ana published later.
TINE JUNE CONTEST.
All competitors for the coming June
contests should send their names Cstat.
ing what they desire 10 compete upoBy
20 either Il. stephens, care OF Coaltcf
a Snelgruve, Salt Lake City, or Con.
frs6utor office, not later than May 10Th,
that The full programme may be prop.
erly arranged.