The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30
Dear Old Hal:

r. J
Salt Lake, Aug. 30.
Dear Old Hal:
The dog days are past. and Salt Lake
viii soon assume one of her most de-
hghtful moods, that of Indian summer
The busy sounds of preparation are
heard at both the theatre and the
Grand, and before long both houses will
be running in full blast. Then a long
farewell to ennui! We have had a
suggestion of fall opening'' this
week in the very handsome send off
we gave one of our Salt Lake boys,
Oscar Eliason; the dear old theatre
after being Theoretically sealed for
sixty nights (the last performance you
remember was the benefit for
the carnival June 80, which
Melted $4O) thrive open its
doors again, and society seemed liter
ally hungry to flock into the audito-
rum. 1t wasn't a great audience, but
it was a handsome one, and as for ap-
probation, there was no end to it.
Everything was bright, new, fresh and
up to date, that is on Eliasons part.
1 can't say so much for Mr.. Weihe.
Seriously. one would think the past
two months might have been employed
in finding something new and notable
to onen the new and long awaited sea-
son with, but the allegro which he
played as am opening overture has done
service at the theatre-well as long as
the return of the victorious fleet on
the curtain. Every first nighter was on
hand Except the governor. who never
misses the theatre if he is in town.
and everyone turned out to make the
night one that EliaSon should always
remember. The opinion was that he
has but a slight distance to go to leap
past old Hermann, and we shall all
watch his career with anxious interest
and pride.
The interchangeable Lyceum keeps go
ing, storm or shine, heaf or hail. The
bill has been very rich this week I'll
pay a dollar any day in the seven to
see Mr.. EdmundS play the villain, and
there is no need for Manager Gates to
lNleite his com plimentarieS on me. 1t
was simply good for the soul to see the
way Mr.. Edmunds revelled in the fiend-
ishneSS Of his role; let US hope all the
villains fall to him. The others were
all $3.50, and the play still more so.
1t was a little odd to interrupt the
action of the drama TO allow an Ameri-
can tramp to do a bicycle act, while
the stage was set for a volcanic scene
in Bolivia, but the audience seemed to
enjoy the innovation, SO where's the
harm?
Next week the Empire, and later
Sans Gene and old father Mapleson
Then indeed there may be something
worth Scribbling to you about: to say
nothing of the political rows, which are
coming closer and closer with every
wind that blows from the Mississippi
MARGE.
Yesterday was a busy day with Con-
ductor Stephens of the tabernacle choir.
His 500 singers and the friends who
will accompany them to Denver, were
organizing for the tour, and between
rehearsals, giving out tickets, receiving
money and answering a thousand and
one questions, he and his aides, Mr.. En-
sign, had all they could attend to. The
train will leave over the Union Pacific
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, (al-
most three years to a. day since the
choir left for the Worlds fair) and the
singers first appearance in Denver will
be Tuesday evening. They also sing at
the sessions of the Eisteddfod Wednes-
day and Thursday, and in the big con-
cert which winds the affair up on
Friday evening. They will start on
the return Saturday and reach home
on the Rio Grande a week from today.
The choir sings as its first number the
selection which probably reused more
enthusiasm on the California tour than
any other, 1.-THE Soldiers Chorus from
Faust"
As is generally known, the choir does
not compete for any prize, simply ap-
pearing as the big feature of the Els
teddfod sessions, opening and closing
the proceedings. Salt Lake, however.
will be represented in the contests
by four entries: First, is the big K. of
P. military band, which enters in two
contests. The first is for $500 main
prize, 800 second prize, thirty men, best
rendering of the following selections:
Three Dances" from music to Henry
VIII; "Marris Dance" Shepherd S
Dance" Torch Dance" The second
contest is for a first prize of $3.50; second
prize, $50, gold medals to winning con-
ductors, twenty-five men, best rendering
Of a 'Potpouri from Martha, and a
selection from THE Queens Lace
Handkerchief" Next, the forty young
ladies of the Cecilia and Bel Canto
clubs will compete for the first prize of
$3.50; second prize of $50, the selections
being Morn of May and Distant
Bells The forty voices are nearly all
from the choir, and under Madame
Swenson they stand a very good chance
of winning. Next in the entries are
Miss Mary Romney and Mr.. T. S. Ash
worth, who will compete for the prize
for the best rendering of the soprano
and tenor duet, 20 That We Two Were
Maying." Lastly, r. c. Logan, the col
ored singer, viii enter the bass solo
competition, the two songs being I'm
Cellar Coop and In This Celestial
Dwelling"
Salt Lake will follow the movements
of the pilgrims with interest and feels
certain that whether they bring home
any prize or not, they will give a good
account of themselves, and maintain the
high reputation for musical excellence
which the city has always enjoyed.
The band rehearsed for the last time
at 10 o'clock this morning. Its head
quarters in Denver will be at the Wind
sor hotel, and the full complement is
as follows:
A. Bendixen, flute; H. ]. Sims, piccolo;
E. Olson, oboe: L. Thatcher, E fiat clar-
ionet; Z. Nichols, w. z. Sims F. Ford,
E. Ford, A. La Torres, H. Robinson.
R. Whittemore, B fat clarionet; J..
Toronto, alto clarionet; c. Berry. alto
saxaphone; F. Lindquist, tenor saxa-
phone; A. S. Zimmerman, w. H. Leslie.
D. Gill, comets; P. Christensen, E. Jes-
person, Theo. Levi, A. Masterson. horns:
H. a. Mercer, NJ. L. Singrey, ]. P. Oh
sen, trombones; A. w. Budd. baritone:
NJ. Fisher, bass; j. Ekhart, E fat bass:
T. D. Ulmer, Z fat bass; Carl Zehnter.
H. E. Green, bassoons; w. Reese. con
ira bassoon; c. S. Ford, tympani; L.
Beesley. small drum; D. H. Doty, bass