Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-23
SINGERS AT HOME.
Tic California Chorus Returns From
a Very PsaadI Trip.
HOSPITALITY OF cALIFoRSIlss.
Enthusiasuc Audicuces-iho Trip an
Artistic Succe.s-it Was All Right
10 a Financial Way loo.

The California chorus and hccomra'
Dying friends arrived homo today, the
Union Pacific special Of seven Hiueleis
and one baggage car reaching the oiH
at noon.
There were probably a thousand
PEOPLE At tho dspot--irlends, mothefs'
fathers, brothers, sisters, swesiheatIs-
awaiting tue arrival VI the train lond
Of precious freight. II was n happy
meeting, snd while the tip has been
suJoyed by the oKcutsionlsIs, they ] ~
no time 10 leaving tho train ana feel
ing beneath lhsir feet the coll Of their
mountain home.
Most Of the travellers looked dusty
ana some Of them a little fatigued, but
there were none but amiling facca TO
greet one a. ho viewed the thfong,
while the mertiest Of merry laughter
nlled all tue air. Here and there wa
= singer Carrying home a big, ia'
Hover pot containing some choice
pant, while orange boughs with W."
or three teautiiui yellow spheres thutu-
on we're pOsseeied ~ many,
Director stephens was onthuslAp'
no In his praise Of The people
Of California. ave have enjoyed tue
trip Immensely no said, "and our
treatment has been simply piuoe'y.
We nave given eight concerts
In all, ono IN Oakland, nve Ia Ban
Frauclaoo, obe In San jose an one 10
Bacfamento, and each one has teen M
artistic success. IL sHn FfaL.
cisco We opened 10 email
mouse, but the patronage IN
creased with each successive onou
until on Sunday evening tho house
was literally packed. The TIP, while
bAviug been one OF the gfcatest
pleasure 10 our singers, has bseu r
musicAl succoia. Tue beautiful valleys
of CsIiiotnia, richly covered with grss-
anu hlWef-, were great change from
Whist We had lett NJ home, aud tue
treatment accorded US helped us the
better ~ enjoy the sights, La fact the
WORLDS Fair trip did not compare with
liinauy way,
1--WE nave mot with some funny
little experiences, however, Quo u
which was the attitude Of SEINE Of The
newspapers. / va iOld I y tao report
a.. int Que or twj inn.aLcea that thtIr
tditsf. had refused to IuUlIsh their
rritlcismu Of our work on tho Ef0uHds
nat all wv came To California for was
90 boom the Mormon Cbutch.' AZ a
ruIe, however, We have received very
mif treatment from the IaIsru. Tue
only Que that proved a patticu.
lar exception was the EKAmintf,
when, while II told many uu-
vHrnhhed TRUTH, was Inclined 10 be-
sumsWnAt dyspepuc. / have been In.
'ufmsj, however, that the ExEmineT's
gritio was All unsuccessful chorus III.
rector Of San Francisco aud that our
sucUrss was not very palatable TO him.
regard tue Dan FrAnotoo Music and
Dana a. the nights musical authority
on the csAst, and very much respected
throughout the United StatHs. lts
OIiuion Will be given more sight by
70 usiciAns than will the cfl iclsms u
the newspppers." the NEws has al
ready published the criticism above
trierTed H.,
"Wbile ,uisani other criticisms were
.umrWuht enthusiastic and hIgnly mp.
prsciAied by ", they fail hbsoiutrly to
convey 10 the MIND proper idea OF the
peoples appreciation. Our AUDIENCES
were positively wild IN their enthuti.
asm al times and We took warn place
IN the hears VI those who heard US. /
am very proud Of toe choir anu OF their
splendid work daring the trip, aud
am thankful no accident occurred %
raie Rnd sound"