Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

their venture. Last Sunday. being left
without an accompanist, Mr.. HerbeT,
had, nj a moments notice, to play Ran
| deggcr's dashing "Son' inamorato d.
una Stella to Del puente's singing, and
the result was confusion deep and dire.
These doings OF Seidl are being under
stood by the public. When he lately
engaged the Garden on his own re.
sponslbilily, nobody went to hear him.
People endured The ldore Thomas and
his ways, for II o mas was first In the
field; but II is a little too much to sup.
pose that New York, in It's present stage
OF advancement, will put up with the
insolcnce Of German boor.'
FRANcHETrrs "coLuMBUs."
This elaborate opera written Tor Carlo
Felice Theater at Genoa appears to be
about the only one, among the many
musical Columbian compositions, which
has met with real success. II has been
received with tumultuuus applause. The
various events OF the great discoveries
life are made use Of by the libr ttist,
and the whole opera closes with an
epilogue, in which Columbus in his
dying moments believes himself to be
returning to Genoa. Franchetti Is
known in America by his "Azrael, " pro.
duced by German troupe at the Met.
opoliian Opera House, New York.
THE pLAywRIGHr's HARD LOT.
Mr.. Jerome X. Jerome answers the
question how he writes his plays and
concludes by saying:
81 would that those writers who spend
so large proportion Of their three
score years and ten upon this earth in
sneering nj the drama and all connected
Herewith could be made now and again
to sit down and write a play. II il did
no other good. il would nj all events
teach them to check their verbosity.
When all IS done II remains to persuade
a manager against his better iudgment)
TO accept the play; and TO add ten years
10 your life by a months rehearsals.
Then, II your work gratilies the gallery
boy who has paid for his seat. and like
wise satisfies the yearnings Of the
superior person who has come In with
an order; II II pleases the mddle-class
party in the pit, and the smart" con-
iingent in the stalls; fascinates the new
school of play'goers, and does not
offend the old, you may hope to escape
from n hooting, and the critic may earn
IS note by picking out and parading
every fault the piece contains"
GuMoRE's SUCCESSOR.
The announcement that the members
OF Gilmore band had voted At St. Louis
TO tender the position Of leader TO d. W.
Reeves, Of the Providence Cadet Band
has created much surprise, says Sp0rt,
hasic aud Drama. Mr. Reeves was a
personal friend of Mr.. Gilmore; but to
the public at large he Is quite unknown,
ana even in musical circles his name Is
not familiar one. Victor Herbert had
been mentioned, and certain members of
the band thought themselves 10 hold the
night OF succession. But If the new con.
duclor OF the famous band be unknown
TO the musical public in general, he en-.
joys an excellent reputation among
those directly interested In band music
lie succeeded his iather.in.law, Benia,
MIN I. West. as leader OF the American
Band, OF Providence, r. l., an orguniza.
ton dating rs far back as 1897, and al
ways enjoying great popularity in Rhode |
island and other New England states.
In TINS capacity Mr.. Reeves has been a |
success tie has q knack OF composing |
snowy, lunclul military marches, has |
peen manager OF realistic "Pinaiorcn !
company with a real ship and real boats |
IN real water; and is, moreover, a bril-, |