Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-03

wished f1r Myr'n Whitney, however,
in some ofth1 WORK. The chorus woik
an through was g10u and the hnals
hlfly brought me 10 my feet
Tomius. the conductor, IL an inter-
ctting figure. He UCats time Win
quick motions mud controls hs rrJp.o
very well. HE baton in d'hlcult
chofa.cs aiFays moves tJwari tho
asa whose turn itif % tatr up the
ihamr--s0methiH like our own
stephens. Saturday afternoon the
Columbian chufus gave tho "-rsa-
uon,H tut the people were neatly
/ ftuzpn-ihc Jay being ~ cold anu tue
Ofat0rio was not ~ much urj yell
N4riiga, However, was as usual very
6uc.
fnaddilIon 10 these events have
/ heard the Boston Symphuuy
orchestra, the New Yofk tWaltuf
/ Dtmr0rch) symphony AMI Uthcfr.
Damtos.h ia spirited fellow. While
hu was playing 90 exquisite little
| overture the hAmmcf'ug OF tho ca
peutsis ON tho building marei 10
/ beauty aud ~ mr1scl fiIp.et his
/ orchestra ami lctt the stage until tue
BOUNDING ceased. uUn't know
whether um a good judge OF music or
not, hut mono " the 0fcuvsifas yet
heard have touched me- Hike the Boston
symphony IN the ranuhauscr over
I iurc.
souss's Marine baud g. playing daily
here now. Ha popular hir and mili'
iary music catch tho multitude. Evcfy-
/ bady likes %. National airs ere all the
| go ana the American ratfol ~ always
enthusiastically received.
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Mr.. Stephens was placed in a some
/ what awkward position Ut the CuofHl
| last Monday nirh'. lie h. aadc up
M mind 10 iuium the suOiUty that me-
/ probably would not DO with them
next year ns conductor, and Incident
| nlIy 20 deliver sumrtbing Of n lecture
| Du fonie " The fociCiy'a fhUfioomiugs,
1 90 somn 70, the rrlpeGH in which lac
! thought 10 might show Improvement
nut Jutt before he asooudoi the
fostfum he was 1urp isud aud umhat.
/ flssed % have u warm complimentary
speech delivered fall In his face by
Secretary Gillespie, an % have "a
handsome gold watch pat into Die hand
with the regards OF The society. How.
ever, Mt. Stephens hai q duiy 90 pri-
i0tm, aud BIO won't ut u 10 manner
charac ufistlc % him-uun equally
bold aud delicate. lie toII
The society frankly that ne
could not co1nt the recent rendition ~
the Creation a. a FuccBls-as Ions a.
Il WaH not a huRuclai success. the
society lost nearly n hundred dollars
through IT. effort 10 buuedt the Deep
Creek pilway.l He attributed tho
failure 20 the mombefs themselves who
could have fDld OUT the house with
hardly Au effort, AMI ho somewhat
bitterly remarked thut the concert NJ
the Thcalor lew nights bcio'o tML
krouss'sl had b1en made q decided
financial success by the iiJits of hall
dozen ladies alone. lie intimatrd
that there was some difference Of 0pin.
lon between himself auu the board Of
diructJfs hs g. tho lines on which the
s0clrty ould be conducted. He DO.
pl0fcd the OgIuu trip, which he said
was maize whilo the society was Ia an
unprcpared condition, aud no saii ho
Wouli nave rtsllnei rather than
have gone TO Provo. H. view was
that the society should keep Ut ofat0nJ
work la thu luturo-auu he iutimHiud
that some VI the b0Afl held view
somewhat d loIont. Finally lac said
that II lao went 70 Europe, he might
not fsturn tor year or mOru-lt d..
pended on vifCuma'nnCet-but " he
wea, 10 take up work with the society
apri' II must be under dlilere /
ell umHtancef; as conductor WAS
always held responsible for the wOfK
OF his society, ho propufed, u no should
continue with the CnOfal, 10 take
fIller share n the control Of tho
society, OF mono ~ all.
After Mt. Sltpnuus' little "talk,"
which was received IN thorough good
part by the society, he was given n
vote OF thanks, aud tho members by n
rising vote expressed la desire that no
should continue 10 direct II next year.
Hence Il - probable that on
whatever terms he lays down, Mr.
stephens will have the dlfeciorshlp.
lie was feeling somewhat blue, and
usturslly enough, ut the shabby 70.
ception the Creation met with, when
contracted with the brilliant success OF
a CuAceTt program a fsw nights pre-
vious. Hut We hope, and believe, that
when the fall season opens, and 200 or
800 earnest musical workers assemble
g. pat themselves In bis hnnds and 10
take up Whatever musical work he
suggests, Pot. Stephens viii make up
HE mind 10 take up his magic baton
again aud roll forward tho good WORK
whioh he AMI the Cuoral have 40 long
been dolug-a work, We are Tree TO say,
which we believe neither one could
have done 30 we'll as it has been done
without tho aid OF the other.
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CHrmencita, the dancer, has taken
10 kicklug. Bho kicked 20 high ono
at last week that shr kicked herself
oleau out Of the PrOdigal Father com.
/ pauy.
Tho company was playing la some
OF the smaller towns Of Colorado. A.
Salida Va that state II was impossible to
obtain an orchestra, and Echepaohe,
the musical director OF the company
aud also the husband OF Carmcnoila,
refused 10 play y plano. Cnrmencita
refused 10 dance Without music " some
sort, and the manager locked her one
/ uighpa salary. Sne refused 10 dance
| tuu following evening unless paid "A
/ tail WeeE'a balsty. Mrsara. KIAw &
! Eflhngur, the prOprlet0rs OF the com.
pany, were notified by wire OF the
\ Cafnencilan caper, anu they showed
/ they had backbone no leas than com.
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