Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

For the next three months. ~ least
che absorblng topic In musical circles
sam be the projected tour of the Iaher-
r4ria choir To the great cities OF the
t,,st. Instances where non-profes-
.i.pai body like this has been offered
professional engagement are quite rare
n indeed they have ever occurred ana
Manager Hlgbcca seeking out the cho'r
and booking Il Tor 80 ambitious a sea-
son must be regarded ns "a distinct CONF
pilfnent both 10 the great singing or
rnnisntIon and 20 the city which pro-
dueed H. OF course. n the choir were
a strictly professional organization the
tour would not be possible. So large
a body could not be offered rate OF
compensation that would be at all ado
quntc. and but Tor the Willingness OF
the members 60 take the chances OF
any earnings and TO ind their oompcn-
satlon IN the pleasure Of tho tour, the
big excursion could not b. thought of'
Under the arrangements, tho singers
run no risk whatever. Mr. iligbco'
whose Individual guarantee the Union
Pacific accepts. and who says he puts
$4,000 capital into the venture, pays
nli the expenses; when these have been
refunded. any profits remaining are d.
vlded IN the following proportions, go
Dor cent to the manager and 90 per cent
10 the singers, OF course the local
people will see-and too much care can
not be- exercised on this point-that
what constitutes Expenses" is very
wen understood and set down In adj
vance.
Mr. stephens anticipates that the 100
people DE- wants out OF the 300 or bll he
has enrolled. viii be- willing To ma .e
the trip and take the chances. II looks
reasonable 10 suppose that the venture
win be profitable. nt least that u cannot
result IN loss In 1893, when banks
were smashing an over the country the
choir undertook It's memorable tour 10
the Worlds Fair. umusomcntH were a.
the lowest possible chh ana the neat
everywhere was terrific, but the several
concerts given were HuccHfgful some OF
them extremely ~, In Denver the re-
ccipts We're over &l.i00. In Kansas city
$500. In ST. Louis $1,000 Chicago Si3i;
Omaha $500. Several concerts given ht
homo brought la $500. tho prize won
ut the Worlds Fair was $1,000. nearly
5000 was made ON excursion tickets,
ana these ltcms with only small
amount contributed from private
fources, paid the entire expense uf
transportation IN Pullman train, Of
feeding and boarding tho organization
Of 200 people. The later tour 60 san
Francisco In 1896 was also success.
though the receipts were but fair. owe
INK 90 the choice OF AN unpopular hail
IN san franclFcu. on the present tour.
there viii De- 10 fewer people
than on the first ono; the
country j. prosperous, and moro than
all, the choir will be- advertised and
doomed ~ only a past grand master In
the art like lllghoo knows how To do II.
The expenses shouldn't go beyond 8il.-
900 20 $4,000, n 20 concerts are given
che plan o. To give 10 every wcolD the
receipts should amount 10 100000 10
$4,000, which ought 10 leave profit OF
from $4,000 10 $4,000 ON the tour OF
course Il Is an a speculation. and no
business IN the world can be- said tn be
more uncertain than nmurcmeut enter
priHcs, subject as they are % so many
chances ana contingencies but With
out doubt this especial speculation pre-
fents an the features NJ "a good thing"
uud properly handled. We have little
doubt OF L. coming To a successful
The following humorous Rnecdotc Of
the elder Sothurn. whose famous i'm
pefsonntion OF Lord Dundrenry II 40
Wen remembered In salt Lake, Is told
by the New York Press.
Mm John Wood. one Of the veterans
Of the English stage, appeared with the
elder sothern In the same troupe FOR
several seasons In tho old days. She
enjoyed his compunlonshlp highly she
says, and loves to tell OF tho many
humorous tricks he played IN private
iiie' ON one occasion, while tho COM
lany was playing I'm Birmingham, Mrs.
Wood met Suthern In the street. They
were near an ironmunEer'a shop, when
I've shook hands with her, and babe her
GOOD morning,
Would you .lind going IN here with
mef l want 20 make small pur-
chase" he said.
She accompanied him.
Tie went up TO the counter and said:
land"
The assistant said: I'VE do not sell
books. sir; this Is an ironmonger's
shop
We'll l am not particular" said
Sothern. pretending TO be- deaf. n
Nnn.t care whether II Ia bound In calf
OF Russia"
But this 10 not a booksellers"
shouted tho assistant.
All right" said sothen. Wrap
Ut up neatly, / want to have N sent
wv Ah lNN motel It's Tor "a present
up nicely"
We don't keep IT," shouted the as
Atant, getting red IN the face. while
Nirs' Wood stepped aside, and took a
'Nhlr IN another part Of the shop all
most overcome with suppressed laugh
lgr az the cheerful. frank expression
gI sothern's face, and the mad, puzzled
look OF the nhopkeepers assistant
20 II up us II II were for your own
mother, ! don't want anything better
llan that" said Sothern. ~ would like
TO- write my name on the ny leaf"
slrg' bawled the assistant at the top
ni his voice, I'VE do not keep books!h
Very well" said the actor quite I'M
disturbed az the emotion he was Great
ing II win wait FOR IT,"
Under the impression that his GUS
Toner was either stone deaf or "a luna
we. the assistant bounced OF 10 the
lower end OF the shop. and asked his
master 10 come saying 81 can do moth
~ with the man. I think he must
pe on his head" Whereupon the prin-
,lpal marched up to the spot where
sothern was standing, ana asked very
l2udly what is II, sir2 What do you
Il want to buy a fie. returned