The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25

the 'Nettie the Newsgiri' players.
crimes Cellar Door, sidewalks OF
New York and The Sultan of Sulu."
Most of the players were resting. but
one or two of the companies went out
into the smaller towns for one-night
engagements. Very rarely have so
many players been gathered in Salt
Lake at the same time and the hotels
ana restaurants profited largely there
BY.
The Musical Courier for the week of
pee. IA publishes a picture Of our own
tohn J. Mcclellan standing at the con-
sole OF the great organ at Festival hall,
St. Louis, together with a most appre-
ciative criticism of Mr.. McC1ellan's
two concerts there. As the Courier is
The recognized authority Of musicians
IN this country, Mr.. Mcclellan has
every reason to feel pleased with the
notice given him. The criticism says,
In part;
one of the most entertaining recitals
That have been given on the big organ
mas that of young man from out of
The west, who has been heard by more
people who travel through the length
ana breadth Of our broad idnd tudu
hlany a man who is kept i'm the public
prints and whose name and fame be
Tome familiar in a small but thickly
populated radius. He is John j.. Nc
Ciellan, the organist of the great organ
IN the famous Mormon temple at salt
Lake City, which is visited by thou
sands OF tourists every year.
Mr.. Mcclellan has many attributes
mat make him enjoyable besides his
splendid attachments as a musician,
which are not 70 be spoken lightly Of.
tie is affable, pleasant and sensible,
and has thorough knowledge of or
gan construction and the makeup of an
instrument like the Festival hall grant
which helped materially in his manipu-
alton Of the big instrument.
of his playing, il can safely be said
That he has had no superior i'm the mat
Ter OF style and graceful Interpretation
curing the entire Worlds fair season
His technic - sure. The treatment
Df his well selected programmes showed
/ correct knowledge of the composers
ne presented and the varied style and
temperament that their compositions
tailed for. He plays more like the great
Lemare than any Organist who has
Visited us; with a delicacy of touch
and wisdom in registration and a gen
lral effectiveness of style that made
aeep and lasting impression"
]. Sheldon LandOn, advance repre-
tentative Of THE Sultan of Sulu," who
kas in town a few days ago, brought
his usual stock Of good stories. He
odd of meeting Thomas jefferson, the
-his-father RIP Van Wrinkle"
nan, over in Denver. Jefferson was
knashing his teeth over Cheyenne pa
per which he had wadded up in his
hand. Landon desired to know the
sause of his anguish.
Look at this" said Jefferson, land
.ell me if it isn't enough TO make an
kels week"
This" was an announcement in far
ing headlines that RIP Van Wrinkle
had been played in Cheyenne the night
before by the celebrated tragedian. Mr..
lanes J. Jeffries." LandOn agreed
that Jefferson had abundant cause for
IorrOw.
Another Of LandOn's stories had to
30 with the death and funeral OF d
veteran police reporter i'm New York
City. Il was In the days of thirty
fears ago when Landon was breaking
INTO the newspaper business in the me-
lTOpoiis. The man who had died was
very popular with his fellow workers
and they determined to place on his
soffin a floral emblem that would testify
10 their appreciation OF his worth and
their sorrow at his passing.
Accordingly a florist was commits
toned to execute i'm appropriate blooms
IN exact fac smile of the dead report
FRS badge. one of the big, round kind
they wore in the old days. Let Landon
hnish:
The florist was given a badge to
sopy," he said, and like fool China
han he copied it exactly and literally
when the design had been placed on
the coffin it entirely covered one end
Of il, which was proper. But straight
through the center. worked in blue i'm
mortelles on a white background, We're
he words: Pass between the fire
lines And / hope the flower badge
VAS as readily recognized in the world
Into which our friend had gone as it
Mas in the world he left"
Here" said the desperate woman in
the play at one of the local theatres
the other night. lis a package Of mon
" and securities. 1t is worth five
millyuns of dollars. Take il and guard
t as you would your life or your sa-
cred hOnorrr."
"Tll do it." replied the hero.
Just then the manager, who was
standing back Of the last row Of seats
looking mournfully over the array Of
emptiness. smiled a wan. pale, sad lit
lie smile The head usher. who hadn't
feet warm. looked sympathetic.
I'm just back from the telegraph
sfice." volunteered the manager. Had
10 wire tonight for money to pay sal
aries"
You can't pay salaries with stage
money, which is often unfortunate, as
many managers will testify
Nine. Melba, who is to be heard here
In concert ia the Tabernacle on Jan.
q, is reported 20 be in better voice
this year than ever. She sung recent
" with the COnried Metropolitan opera
company. which, by the way, is TO give
q concert in the Tabernacle on the
evening OF April I. and added enor-
mously 10 the golden opinions she had
won hitherto. An idea of the affection
In which Nine. Melba is held in New
York may be gained from the fact that
Every seat i'm the house was sold week
before her opening performance in La
Boheme"
The only attraction at the Salt Lake
theatre this week will be THE Prin-
cess Chic" scheduled for Friday and
Saturday evenings and a Saturday
matinee. The production, clever
hOmic opera. has been seen here be-
force. At the Grand there will be
Something doing every night EXCEPT
,n-Thursday. Grimes Cellar Door
bis the first half, and on Friday night
The Sidewalks Of New York" comes
'cr an engagement that will run
through Monday night of next week