The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-19

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should be the strongest of any this
company has yet presented.
Concert No. Of the Califor-
mia series is to be given in the tab
ernacle on February IL The pro-
gramme will be a unique one, in that
all the solo work is to be done by de-
butantes, young ladies and gentlemen
of the tabernacle choir, who have eX-
cellent voices. but who have never yet
been brought out" Another feature
is that purchasers of tickets for the two
remaining concerts are to be given a
chance to draw a free ticket to Cali
fOrnfa and return.
At the last rehearsal of the choir Mr..
Stephens announced that the rate to
the friends and relatives who desired to
make the California trip in April with
the chorus, would be $780, which includes
railroad fare both ways, Pullman first
class sleepers both ways, and board
and lodging on the Whole trip. He an
nounced that of course people who got
this extremely low rate would be sub
ject to all the rules governing the
choir, and that there could be no stop
over privileges. The Pullman company
has made a special rate on a train of
its first-class coaches, which will en-
able the choir to go in f1rst-class style,
just as it did to the Worlds fair. The
train will be kept standing in San
Francisco and the singers will sleep in
the cars, patronizing the large restaur-
ants for meals.
The publication of the Denver Els
teddfod programme has been read with
absorbing interest by our many sing
erS, and from all there is only one COM
ment-that the offers of prizes are lib
eral and generous to an unexpected de-
gree. Salt Lakes grand total of prizes
was a little more than 81 600; the Den
yer total reaches $1,000, $1,000 of which
is given for the best chorus work by
$50 voices. Other prizes are on an
equally liberal scale. 1t is early yet
to say what singers from Salt Lake will
go over to compete in September, but
without doubt our musical circles will
be we'll represented. Probably the re-
suit of the California "trip, which is now
straining the tabernacle choir's fnan-
cial abilities. will determine whether or
not a body will go from here to COM
pete for the first prize; should the sing
ers come back with a balance in their
treasury, it could not be devoted to a
better purpose than preparing for a
visit to Denver. Certainly the Orpheus
club should FURNISH up its armor, and
the other winners of last years prizes
should look over the programme care
fully to see which of the plums are
worth reaching after.
Speaking of Eisteddfods-or what
ever the plural of that word may be
Professor Stephens has been invited by
HAYDEN Evans. one Of the adjudicators
in the Salt Lake event of last year, to
go to Scranton. Pa. next year and
act as adtudicator in big Eisteddfod
to be given there Mr.. Stephens has
not yet made up his mind whether to
accept or not. He says that after the
Scranton affair HAYDEN Evans may
make a tour Of the country with
male chorus. and that he is specially
DESTROYS of putting in a full week at
Saltair.
Mr.. Stephens juvenile chorus of 800
will be added to by about 1000 young
sters from the public schools, selected
by Professor Young. The whole cho-
rus of 1.500 voices will be heard with
Sousa's band on the afternoon of Sat
urday. March 6. One of the pieces the
young choristers are now working on
is Utah. We Love Thee"
Though all the details have not yet
been agreed on. it is pretty definitely
settled that the Paderewskf prices
will be 50 for the best upstairs seats,
everyone goes aloft to see Paderewslli
in order that they may get clear
view of his wonderful fingering); 81 so
for the center tier of seats below, and
81 general admission. The California
chorus of the tabernacle choir will open
and close the programme. and the
center portion will be made up entirely
by selections by the great Pole.
Young Give the vfolinist. like Ban
quo's ghost, will not down" by refus-
ing to join the Musical union, he had
to give UP his place in the theatre
orchestra, but he at once went to work
to try and make up for the serious
financial loss that entailed on him. He
has just formed Olives orchestra" a
new organization containing some very
good names; of course. all are non
union men, as no loyal union man dare
play with or under the young conduc-
tor He is aided by his old professor
Mr.. Careless, who will play lead violin
with him out of friendship. reversing
the old relations of master and pupil;
the other members are Mr.. Nelson,
viola, Messrs. Larsen and Pugey, sec
Ond Violins, Mr.. Castleton and Hauer-
bach, BASES; Mr.. Midgley, cello; Mr.
Seegley, drums; Mr.. Keddle. flute;
Messrs. Thomas and Keddington, cor
nets: Mr. Case, trombone and several
others not yet chosen. Mr.. Give says
the new orchestra will play at con-
,erts, balls and receptions, and an
nounces its first appearance for the
end Of the present month when the
employees of Z. c. NJ. l. give a grand
ball at the theatre.
1t is not generally known that the
great Sousa got his first start as leader
IF the orchestra in Milton Mobiles COM
oany; such. however, is the fact:
Sousa has had an eventful career.
His connection with Milton Mobiles was
preceded by an engagement with
negro minstrel company, he helping
out with the music. He assisted a num-
Der of vaudeville entertainments and
travelled awhile with one on the road.
He had been playing around Washing
on long while when he got his en-
with Milton Mobiles. 1t was
lot such bad place for him then,
IND he tells about his travels with the
star with a great deal of sentimental
interest
He first led an orchestra when he
vas seventeen. That was in Washing
on. When he was twenty-four he was
placed at the head of the United
states marine band. Now, that is a
,roud place. but the financial return is
lat vary cr,.aof