Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-24
Dramatic and Gypio
,o selIgman and My Official WIfe.-Extracs from tn
MINI" LIGHT of Asia.-SettIed Out of Court.-LAest
Professional News.

Mr.. H. j. Thomas,
7. flanOforte rolO.......... ..... .......
j. short address .....'.............Tc I'M. ID.
v Vocal tOlo,"A Lesson In Love-. stephenson
Mrs. John Greene.
Edwin Arnold's immortal poem,
"rhc Light Of Asin,o lovers OF poetry
do not need TO be told liz the narration
OF the life md character Of the founder
OF the Buddhist religion, Prince Gau.
tama OF India, called In the poem by
tue moro musical name OF Siddarthn.
IL should not DO imagined that Dudley
Buck has used the whole poem In
setting 1t 10 music. The work proper
l. one Of the longest poems In our Ian.
guane, comprising between 400 and
1900 linee; In his cantatn, or,morc prop
.rly, Drntorio rs We consider IL, the
composer has made use OF less than
700 lines, but has chosen these with
such taste ana discrimination that the
whole story Of Slddarthg's career Ia
conncctcdIy told, ami the most strilS.
Ing beauties OF the poem retained.
5iddartha was tho Hindoo Christ, aud
In many respects his life IL like that OF
our savior; there Is fitness ther fore
In the rendition OF the work at Christ
mhs time and this without doubt Is
what has urged Mr.. Stephens and the
Choral society TO rush the production
forward for Monday evening. There
will bs $50 voices in the chorus, the
grand organ and string orchestra will
accompany, and the principal soloists
will DO Mrs. Plummcr and Mr.. Piper.
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The opening Of the Light OF Asia as
employed by Buck ia AZ follows. The
words Indicate the resemblance to the
Nativity Of the Savior and the music,
striking chorus, Is In tho composers
Dtst vein.
below the highest sphere four REGENTS sit
Who rule our World; aud under tien are kones
Nearer, but nigh, where tainiliest spirits dead
Wait three ten thousand years, then live again.
And on Lord Huddha, waiting In that sky.
Game for our sakea tho i've sure signs OF birth,
80 mat tho neyas knew the .igns, aud said.
"lluidha Will 10 again 10 help tho world
Through AL tho doeps u tender whisper
80 ye,i' Il said, "the dead who arc to live.
The live who e.Jipriss, aud hear, ana hopoi
Uuddhn u GOMEZ"
.rho Queen snal bear boy. holy child
Who shall deliver men from ignorance,
Or rule the world u no Will dtign to rule"
1hc gods walked FREQ with men tina, day
Though men knew not.
leayen was hlled with gladncss for Earth's
knowing Lord Buddha now was come again.
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act IN tno to,lawjny oharming ,..nrIpv
song;"
o come and see the ploassnce Of tho Spring.
Ana iti nov tho iru''fui Earn uo'h yea us
Fair "a tic season with Iew leaves, bright
Green gpass. and cries OF ploueh.,imc,
Among the palms the ripping waters ring.
Anu AL we jungle ianEhs WIN nssunssonS'
Ths bius doves coo from every weil.-far OIL
'"' feast SO "'u"' '''' NV 'O''' "'A'''-s''
All things rejoice. pleased at the spring. ,ime.
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The daintleet anu ino,t tender piece
OF mueic Ia a double plano chorus set
TO tho following beautiful words
Softly the Indian night sask DER the plain,
Fragrant with blooms. and irwelled thick with
And cool with mountain mir. siah,pv adowu
III ,pnnn nsayo az * nas,atn 'sn Japf0Au
siiyercd The Tooi.topa Of the pleasure. house
Ana all ne sleeping land. 49,. -,
"' tsii bss bsa,,,. ''"'pe' VI ''' i''Hs0 SUI
on such raro company OF Indian girls.
Tor All tho chosen ones were Tiers.
Lllled into pleasant dreams BY happy tollS
'A'' A'p''
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The words and music OF tho epilogue
wor,,s as,rass Inc ,snmnh ~
R,dInr.ha VII attain. N,1vs no .si m.
reward for nil his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..