The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
VICTOR HERBERT, AS A LYRIC,
rs VERY TRYING ON READER

Poets are neither logical nor pract1-
cal. Therefore it is easy to forgive the
gentleman who interviewed Victor Her
bert the other day while the prolific
composer was changing his shirt be-
tween concerts says the Chicago Inter-
Ocean. At least it would be easy TO
forgive him If HIS rhymed interview
was better than it is. Listen to Vic
tors verse
ITO produce artistic creation needs a
method. that's a fact; but the fiat car
wheel viii help a man to get vagrant
notes intact.
Il wrote The serenade' while riding.
mostly on the cars. and lots slime
rough switch-frog from your mind a
whole march jars. -
The rattle of a milkman's cans in
the early morning hours sometimes
gives a composer themes as sweet as
fruit and flowers.
81 have known the time when. after
days Of fruitless work and toll ION
serenade or symphony. I've found my
work all fail. Then, with full despair
ing Of finding what I sought, 8 had 1t
come in the racket Of boys IN a.Vacant
! lot.
The man who makes a picture OF
I'm 'CaCS y " A1sS may 20 10 RN
known methods, but there's a million
different ways. The world is full of
music; 1t rings on every hand. The nut
of Jones street has 1t, and the beast
in savage land.
TT keeps the world a-mOving, wheth-
er jig-step. waltz, or march; whether
in nocturne or in idyl or grand pper-
attic march.
Il don't object to ragtime. tho lots
Of people DO; never quarrel on music;
no one does that loves It true~
If one prefers the syneopate IAN ar
lists not TO blame. We can -gp on
making music of the real kind iUst the
| same. There's enough applause Ior All
Of US, as my Sunday concerts show.
where we give the people everything
that's good 10 blow or bow
''One who likes grand opera helps to
move the world along by paying proper
tribute to those gifts of wondfous Song.
OF ali the places on the globe, where
music gets a chance. New York stands
out pre-eminent, despite the critics
lance.
Rewards are great and glorious for
the one who has the spark TO do the
things in music that may cause. the
mob to bark For me l love TO lead
a band or just a string or two, and if
I couldn't get at them. a hand organ
would do.
If 1 might lead Z thousand men in
one grand symphony, I'd feel / just had
got to where 1 always hoped TO be-
And If a thousand men might-plaY in
one grand number every day, the world
would be much happier were they led
by me or Jay.
Music hath its disappointment just
the same as II has charm, but too much
criticism is very apt to harm. Every
artist has his envy, and 1t csTIiees
IN the sout, but that viii always be
blot under Omar Khayyams bowl. --
THE envy of the men who fail is
hard and sad indeed but If we stop to
bother we may soon be shy Of feed.
Pm always cheering FOR good music,
and I work hard at the game, and If
have a bit of luck, some day l may
have fame.
I'm the meantime 1 keep busy, ana
the town helps me along, tho life Is
not, as you may know, just one grand
sweet old song. There's Orchestras and
leaders, and piano players fine. that
could tell you all about, if I only had
the time. Time Is my long suit, of
course. but, not III Just that sense;. my
time is rhyming time, all time; 1~hope
no one takes Offense."