The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

During the last week another honor
mas come to Utah in the shape of a
proposition to take the tabernacle
choir to Paris for the exposition. The
choir, as is well known of all, oc-
cupies Il unique position in this coun-
try, and has won much praise on prev
ious occasions of going forth. On all
its tours it has been advertised as The
Mormon Singers" While perhaps this
may be necessary to make the organi-
cation distinctive, it has a tendency to
provoke curiosity, rather than an an
ticipation of musical excellence. But at
the same time, it unquestionably is a
very good advertisement for Utah The
world of music is such large one, and
is SO densely populated. that to gain
a foothold" is the stumbling block
which often effectually retardS pro-
gress Consequently if one may gain
foothold by drawing on the curiosity
OF the people, il is a perfectly legiti-
mate proceeding, and no subject for
criticism. That the offer to tour the
choir in this country and afterwards
take it to Paris, should come from an
fastener, doubles the compliment. It
Is compliment to the resources of
Utah, to the more than usual persever-
ance of its people, and a splendid
tribute to Prof. Stephens. to whose eff
forts the success of the big body of
singers Is directly due. May they meet
with every success, and bring fresh
honor and fame to their native state.
Some time next month Salt Lake
one may say, Utah-will lose one of
its most prominent musicians-one who
has always been heart and soul in
everything which held good for music,
and artistic advancement for the state
Prof. ]. J. Mcclellan, the popular teach
er and acconlpanist, and pianist of the
Theatre orchestra, viii leave for an
extended term of study in Berlin. Mr.. /
Mcclellan has hoped and planned for 1
this trip for some time. and his friends /
are sincerely glad that he is able TO |
embrace the splendid opportunity, and |
wish him every success. a the same |
time, the musical community VIII lose /
one of its most faithful; workers. and it
is with sincere regret on this account
that we will see him go. Prof. McClel-
Ian Will study with one of the famous
masters in Berlin, and we may expect
TO hear splendid accounts of his
Apropos of the proposed gold statue
The American Girl" to be
from a prominent actress. per-
llaps our Maude Adams, Hillary
Bell of the New York Press sets forth
the claim of various women of the
stage as follows:
AS an evidence of its wealth and adj
for the ladies Montana sent
to the Worlds fair a silver statue of
Ada Rehan.
Next year Colorado Weather still
and still more enthusiastic over the
worth of Womanhood. viii send to the
Paris e1-0ncirigfn
time golden one.
An actress was selected as the fitting
model Of the first efligy. For the model
IF the second its sculptor thinks of
choosing a type that is not theatrical.
This may argue that the stage has di- J
ninished in popularity: that the best !
example OF glrlhood Is not developed in |
he theatre, or that gold is a metal too |
-aluable to be used in advertising even
he cleverest of entertainers.
Possibly the sculptor's present dispo- !
ition comes from the fact that the first {
tatue was an GORGEOUS mistake in all !
PARTICULARS In the first place silver is l
Tot a suitable medium for statuary; in I
he second, the effigy was awkward, q
lumSy and hideous, resembling its fair q
model in nothing; in the third, Ada /
sehan was born in Ireland. and the
election of her as an American type "
or the Worlds fair was incongruous ]
nd illogical. t
If the Colorado sculptor would select J
Iaude Adams as an American type for !
'aris, his conduct would be al least II
atriotic. Lady Babbie was born in 5
tab. She is as indigenous as golden L
ID, tobacco and corn on the cob. Yet n
e would not put this fine creature in ;
} illustration, either. Miss Adams is Z
merican. but not beautiful and the n
lodel that best represents our women D
lust be fair To look upon. a
ZaZa Carter is possessed of a. cOmelier h
and shapelier form. The u
rtificer might spend his cunning and is
rive at fame by letting his gold run t.
OF in the masses of her hair which is n
early inclined in color to his precious t.
etal. But beyond this merit Mrs | 81
arter is not OF distinctive type. She p'
French. rather than American. it
Nor would Mrs. james Brown Potter. k,
no is more beautiful than these play
s, be eligible. Our actress, now. ac- h;
aimed by London, is of a mingled M
rench and Jewish type, and not a ma sc
1nal representative of her lovely sis le
rs. Besides that, she is too thin. w
hat was left of the sculptor's metal W
ust be run into clothes. Mrs. Potter's bt
essmaker's bills are high, but al be
ough her gowns may be worth their ly
eight in gold. in solid gold they would V
t be worth their weight eli
Lillian Russell is another and it may re
said a weightier proposition. Lillian ju
49, M what Cora lacks Generous