The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-15

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HT IS. indeed. regrettable that the
wonderful band brought to our
doors by Colonel Ellery last week
should have encountered a success
sion Of severe financial trusts. It is
worse than regrettab1e. It is deplOr-
able. VIII Salt Lake ever again have
such an opportunity as it wasted? Il
is doubtful. VIII there. ever again be
such an organization in America? That
is doubtful. Certain it is that down to
the present day no band leader has
achieved so mach as has Creatore.
namely. the height Of emotional feel
ing pOrtraycE in music.
Gilmore started for the goal. In
richness of tone and intensity he
brought. his organization to the high
est point that had been attained up 70
that time. Sousa followed him. but his
efforts were in an opposite direction.
Where he works for the balance. the
finish and repOse, hard enough to at
tain in brass, il is true, the great
bandmaster has never vet delved into
the higher and more difficult side OF
IT, Give SUusa any quickstep. a march
or a mild dreamy waltz and he is a
marvel. Give him heavier stuff and he
does it admirably and in a way to
catch the public. for Sousa is nothing.
II not trickster. But to compare
equally the. dramatic quality OF Sousa
and Creatore is impossible.
CreatOre aimed at the same goal as
Gilmore, and is as far superior TO the
10 HsaI
SOusa, speaking now of that parTicu-
lar phase Of band music. To hear the
Italian band play Carmen" is almost
d-cmatic performance Of the work.
The x. ND climaxes have never been
equaied, probably, by any band.
No leader was ever so carried away
IN performance as Creatore, and it
may be stated here that MS wild-like
gymnastics are truthful expressions of
emotion. and not affectaLions. After
concert he is i'm a state Of physical and
mental collapse. Some day he viii lose
his mind while working with the band.
He is too great fOr his own good.
There were, of course. certain cir
cumstanCes to which may be attributed
in large measure the unfortunate
financial experience of the band in salt
coming on. Housewives are shopping
and saving every penny to put into
the stocking. Their time is occupied.
They do not think of amusement And
the man whose mind viii turn to a con-
cert is comparatively a rare quantity.
Again, it was just as the first dis
agreeable weather of the winter sea-
son came on. People who seek amuse-
ment Teligiously from week to week
could not be drawn from their homes.
But of al the contributing causes,
chiefest perhaps was the rush of must
cal events of the past thirty days be
ginning with the first Gates concert.
with its repetition, the opera
then Maconda, then Bride
well, to say nothing Of several affairs
Of more or less Importance in other
parts OF town. Added TO all this. both
play houses were in full swing. Is
it any wonder If the purse-string was
drawn a little tightly?
But, w.fthal, the fact viii not down
that the band deserved loyal support.
While it was q mistake on the part of
the MANAGEMENT to attempt so many
concerts in the tabernacle, the at
traction none the less warranted a full
house every performance.
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Professor Stephens is the sort of
house manager that is seldom heard
IF, sad 10 say. His generosity is ex-
'eeded only by his musical genius. The
band went into the tabernacle by pay
ng $500 a night. instead OF on a per
'entage basis. IS matters turned out
he latter would have been TO its ad- /
vantage. At the close of the concert !
Wednesday night which was tha ex-
ent Of the original engagement, the I
5rOss receipts had been but 81 200, bare !
y enough to pay for the rental of the |
abernacle. When Colonel Ellery sug-
sesJed returning for Friday and Satur- /
lay Professor Stephens was skepticaI l
IS to the success Of the venture and /
'ather than see the band lose more 1
money. instead Of taking any further 4
ium for rental. he turned over the /
house 10 Colonel ElleTy with the prof
er that everT- cent which came in
mould 60 TO the band. Then Professor
stephens refused any remuneration for
lis services as local manager. If that