Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-25

~ oves are now on next week
A =, ,be Theater and in spite OF
n its being Lent the advance @''e
4 \ indicates season OF opera
49,. receipts VIII run abreast those
""V "psr Hur" and Mother Goose"
c.rtoinly It win be a startling pity II
sst Lake, the boosted center OF al
,nlnes musical in the west should ia'i
accord 10 savages great company as
soorty a welcome as that extended 10
Extravaganza like Mother Goose
rso last time any real production or
nd opera was given in Salt Lake
.os II years ago, when Emma 'uch
os here presenting "Tannhauser ana
"rbe Flying Dutchman," AS an ex-
n,a NJ the relative size Of Miss Juchs
s,o,lon and that OF Mr.. Savage,
:. nav be said that the Juch orchestra
,s.s able to sit in the regular orchestra
~, ybne in the Savage operas the or
psosr,. consisting OF 40, VIII require
,wo full rows OF chairs in the parquet
,o,sn out TO give them room. In Los
Angeles last week the Savage company
ltd a furore, and the receipts are
soid TO have been $4,000
The educational value of an engage
...n, such as that Of this opera company
ongbt not to be overlooked. BY giving
orst.class presentations Of the WORLDS
iyr,c master pieces In our own IAN
,roge and at prices within tho reach
=, all Mr.. savage's organization Is fur-
,,shing not only a worthy entertain
,,ort hut one that should appeal 10
,.,chers. students and music lovers
,,rourhout the state, Music is now an
essential feature OF our public school
svstem. and all those laboring IN the
scbools ought to be impressed WIN
,,o fact that only at rare intervals is
an opportunity given to hear classic
worts. given by such an organization as
Manager Savage has brought together'
AZ to the various principals, 1t VIII De
n interest 10 note that Mr. Sheehah'
the tenor. will only appear Wednesday
NIGHT in la Boheme." Miss Marion
1ye whose big success has been Car
men. will appear Tuesday night
Others who will be heard Monday even
,rg and Wednesday afternoon In the
wagner OPERAS, are Jean Lane BROOKS
wmIam wegner, tenor. Winfred CON-
baritone. who has already been heard
IN salt Lake. Gertrude Rennyson' So
,rano. Reta Newman, dramatic mezzo
soprano, Arthur Deane' baritone ana
Francis J. Boyle, and Harrison W.
Bennett, bassos.
Three OF the four concerts announced
for the season by the Salt Lake SYM
pbony orchestra have now been given,
and Il Is possible for the manager ana
directors TO do little figuring as to
,vhat the outlook will be for future
events. The three concerts nave
drawn into the box office receipts OF
about 81, eco. The expenses OF the three
have run several hundred dollars over
that figure, which has come out OF tile
guarantee fund subscribed by the pun
lie spirited patrons whose names h"Fe
been printed In the News
Manager Spencer, speaking OF the re-
SHIFTS thus far, says: while the rec
ord from the box office standpoint Is
not one to be jubllant over, still we are
not disappointed as we anticipated that
wevould have uphill work for the first
sea- and it was to take care or tne
probable losses that we appealed TO the
people Of Salt Lake for reserve fund
and got it--at least a big part OF IT,
More Is promised and more Will come,
The most encouraging thing about all
Of It is that the reputation Of the high
class work the orchestra Is doing
has gone on steadily extending after
each concert. We have also endeaVore1
to provide solo work of the highest class
each time, and at the next ana last
concert viii have three sololsts, Mrs
McGurrln, harpist, Mr., Dougall, bari
tone, aud Miss Ellerbeck, pianist. We
have every confidence that In time these
orchestral concerts will appeal 30
strongly TO our people that when one
Of them Is announced, II VIII do It's own
advertising, and that It Will draw just
as heavily as any travelling attraction.
When that time comes, each concert
will yield profit instead Of resulting In
GLOSS and we can increase our reserve
fund rather than see II diminish. In
the meantime, to provide for continue
alton we shall go on appealing to peo-
pie who have not yet subscribed, asking
them TO lend us the hearty aid that
others have done In building up our
guarantee fund"
II Is safe to say that nlne-tenths OF
last Mondays audience at the Theatel
were delighted to note the presence OF
Strauss waltz on the symphony Or
eheetra concert program, We are aware
that musicians Of the ultra type hole
that Strauss waltzes have no place be
side Beethoven or Schubert, but Hans
Won Bulow, the greatest orchestra
conductor Of his time, thought other
wise, He once said, II am very fon(
OF the Strauss watlzes and l cannot Sc,
any reason why such work, which u
always artistic and may be classet
among the best OF it's kind, should no
be performed In serious concerts. /
would give our ears little more res
from the severity of the classics, an
would act Ike olives In preparing on
palate for a fresh course"
Is Wen to note also that funds ar
nv thls time being collected i'm Nienn
lot monument to the waltz king" an
ulat such men as Mottl, Possart, an
uerlcke and others are on the committe
gather funds. II IL interesting TO re
ai IN connection with this. that Rich
alo wagner once proposed toast {
an musical geniuses from Johann Sc
uasuGn Bach to Johann Strauss" an
.At Max Nordau, for once, forgot I
s,eer when he came to write abou
ouauss. Anyone Who thinks OF thl
musical magician except with feeling
a. the deepest gratitude sets hlmsel
uoWn as a barbarian"