Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-29
Il CLASS IN VOcAL CULTURE.

IAN incident of daily life in the Office of the
Grand Forks Plaindealer. Time-7 a. m. Editor
Carruth stands in a vacant room, and blows vio-
lently on a long tin whistle. whereRt the en-
ployes of the office come on a trot from all de-
partments and take up positions in a circle about
the room. A second blast of the whistle and a
series of shrill barks are given vent to by each
employe in turn along the line of the circle.
This is continued for thirty-fve minutes, until
some of the class grow black in the face and are
threatened with apoplexy. A third blast of the
whistle and the barking ceases. Editor Carruth
removes two large wads of cotton from his ears,
and several bricks fall out from the chimney.l
CARRUTa-A glorious demonstration. Such q
noise
Has seldom rent the air in all the time
Which has been, is, or may be yet to come. !
l. faith. with all the practice we have had,
Fen t. myself it is a glad surprise,
10 see what rapid progress in the art
Of snarl;ng we have made. 80 true, 80 apt
TO Nature are these sounds, 'twould full deceive
III most discerning man, and cause him swift
To seek refuge from yawning. open jaws,
And glist'ning teeth. were he perchance to hear
These sounds, and did not know from whence
they came.
IA loud bark of pleasure goes up from the
class, to which Editor Carruth responds in a long
howl. which causes the office cat to erect her tail
at q right angle, race madly down the street and
seek refuge on the top Of the Security block.]
CARRUTH-Aud now have I prepared for our
delight,
And to improve us in the vocal art,
A happy pastime. For a little while,
Ere we begin upon our daily tasks.
Well loose ourselves from thoughts of serious
things,
And frolic for a time in careless play.
HE steps to one end of the room and removes
q sheet from q plaster of paris statue of Governor
Allin, at the same time barking necessarily, and
swapping at the heels of the figure. Instantly
the class rushes toward the figure. and a lagubri-
Gus chorus of barks resound through the room.
This sport is continued for thirty minutes, dur
ing which time two of the heavy editorial writer's
split their throats, and are laid upon the bed OF
the press to recover consciousness. Three of the
class are stricken with apoplexy, and Carruth
barks until exhausted, and then covers up the
statue. blows his whistle, and his class re-assem-
bles.l
C~ARRu1H-'rwas nobly done. And what a
glorious sport!
Each day we'll meet hera at this self-same hour.
And practice in this fashion. By m soul,
l would there were some way to get these barks
And howlings into print. 1 trow 'twould make
Most brilliant matter for our daily press.
But as it cannot be, Well practice thus,
And twill inspire Us. Meet me here each day
And soon We'll learn to howl in perfect tune.
THE Office force returns to work, while the
members of the editorial force sharpen their
pencils and compose $50 literary yelps each be-
fore the dinner bell rings.]
Grlfith's "Faust.'
John Griffith. the young actor who
played "Faust" here a year ago, and who
will be here again April 10, has received
numerous praises from the eastern press.
The Chicago Post says: John Griffith,
who is playing Mephisto in a version of
Faust at Havlin's is a novelty and a
sensation. His im~personation of the
fend Is striking, with many marks of
originality in conception and execution.
It is a psychologist study. The actor,
who is evidently a man of sensitive and
imaginative temperament, neither vulgar
ICES the spirit that increasingly denies
by the cheap expedients OF the brffoon
nor, on the other hand, bestializes it by
playing the role as if Satan were Moloch,
a sort of internal ogre. The conception
is carefully thought out, and the imper-
sonation never descends to mere mate
rialism. The performance is intellectual
in the best sense" @