Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29
Stories of
The Stage.

No one who has ever heard tho No..
brothers viii question thcir ci.v.-s,.,
at telling storloa. Max Uor.rs ,.r. y
extremely humorous one rtraril,. :
brother comedian. uamel p,sp,,s
whose rummur home. nt a...,..,'.
Bay. ~ near that Of Rogers. 'l
IL seems that Packard attend. ,t.t
cal Catholic church whcuay.s at t,.'.
but during his last season on t,,. ~,
it caught fire ana burned q, trs --.,.,
leaving Father O'Connor. .yt, t...'s..
over itH destinloH without Ia 49,.
worship. Subscriptions 60 r.t,.'i ~
church were Immediately aiar..t Wy
in remarkably short aple. ~ 49, ~
enough was collected 60 eomm,no. 7.
construction. W.
Among the nuhscrlbafH Z, tt. g.,
were three Protestant minister 49,,
the Baptist persuasion. nrsib..
lplg.ornlian ana the third nj Af.,t.,,..
In due coutFo Of time tho n.a 49,
was finished. ana its dedication ws,o..
Of the events Of the little Long 49,
town and was attended by aino., N.
entire population. Just bcfara tbs ~.
ices began the three Profession .r..,'
unl ndviHcru walked In. only 10 asi ~.
church crowded to sunoeltI8B
Father O'Connor npicd Thorn srt .-.
tionlng TO hia sexton. "a little kiir.-,-
man, with the most cumlrul fir. ir,s
Unable, literally boHprnklod uiib ~.
ldcs that stuck out with the d..fIr.t.
ness ~ n gas bin. he whiapers5. IN,
you see the protcatnrta back 49,,
Give them three chairs. Tlmmyr
Jimmy looked up into the father,
face. On cNprcHalon oi ast1nlsbmsB,
spreading an over hIa own. and al
''D'yo name Il, fnthorY'
"Of course do. Aud b. qulek sb,g,
H." replied Father oC1nnpr.
AN rOirht." answered Tim. sru A,
Il n We say 10; but. be- the r1vsr, (,
goca ng'in me-" and. Jumping up5s NJ
stcrH OF the altar. h. snd In titIs-
voice which could b. heard 40 over M
cdlncc; ladies ana Eintomen. Fattsr
o'Connor wants go 10 give ihrss cheers
for the ProteHtants. Hip. hpl7
In the theatrical world truth h tsl--
constantly proved stranger than a.,ioa.
4 few weeks ago In the famous hoo
picking district ~ gchohafle county.
New York. and Just adjoining a tnan
villagc there. merry party q no
plckerl wcro jovInlly Milling In he
luncheon hour. The singing u COMMA
or garden ballads seemed to be the chit
means Of diversion.
a gentleman from Now York. vel
vcracd In music. was iclauroly utr1llr,
near at tho time. ana hl1 ear was q
once arrested by the sweetness and haf.
mony of the singing. Following the o..
rcCtiOn In which the voices led. be- cani
upon tho Jolly hop pickers Just aa Ii,
clear full and high tones Of the tenor
Hwcllcd out tho refrain Of Comm
Through the Rye Amazed 10 md such
a rare. sweet. natural voice In this cut
Of tho way spot he az once became In
tcroatcd and at the conclusion u he
song approached the singer and asked
him where ho had received bis musical
training.
Tho rough rnrhcd singer explained
that he never had any; that be vis
loader In the village choir, adding Win
becoming modesty that there were i'v'
oral others In the choir who sang eten
hettcr than he. The gentleman at tnes
/ wrote 10 n theatrical friend in New
York and told him u the rcmarhaa'e
vocal ind he had made and REQUESTED
him 10 come up.
This the latter ala with me result
that he arranged with i've n the Local
singers 90 30 90 New York and guhfin'
tccd them an engagement tie at onr
took them 20 a New York minag'I
whose keen eye saw IN them 500
vaudeville turn. They have been ~
heargod In many popular songs ana =
tho Hop piciera' quintet" VIII oital
at a well known Gotham thcaier AZ
who have heard them a. rehearsal ~
nounce them TO be real 'npis' o.
valuable character.