Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-20
A BLAST FOR OUR CRITICS.

Inadequate Now by what means OF
cerebration could the critic reach such
conclusion and write such a detrac-
tIcn as this? Almost the whole OF the
second act OF LA Boheme'' Is chorus
and ensemble work. and 80 far as the
admirably carried through. To be
sure, they did not all stand stilI and
Sing with main strength in plain harv
monies like the sHalleIuJnh" chorus,
but then If the critic had had any com
ception OF PucClni's treatment OF the
story at this moment, he never would
have called the work of the
chorus ''pltlfully Inadequate" Does the
same critics opinion OF the chorus hold
good as to its performance in Faust"
II this estimate In regard to the Choir
us We're true one. 1t might easily have
turned a thousand dollars from the box
office for the Faust performance, for
who would want to hear ''pitlfully in
adequate chorus Sing the Soldiers
Chorus" on the "KeimesS" scene, or
any OF the other big chorus numbers In
that opera2
Mr. Dooley's recent article on music
ouell some day to rank as a classic
of humorous literature, but the report
of the opera IN the Telegram of this
city, IT read by Dooley would surely
make him turn green with envy; IL so
far surpassed his widest dreams of
the ludicrous as TO give him good cause
10 lay down his mirth provoking pen
forever. Most of the "criticisms" in
this paper are written with the glib
ness OF the professional maker
of editorials, but the phraseology
would Keep one guessing as 10 whefh-
eT Ii was q report of the recent differ
ence between Battling Nelson and
Cans or an encounter between Mr..
Il..INH Il Il La. Iii
tosney. Jerome during the Thaw trial.
Hear this; "Arnoldo Cont put on his
glasses and fondly picked Up the
baton. He whispered a few words
III Italian to the men with the yi0lins
and looked around TO see that every
thing in his superb orchestra was
ready for the big event"
A very few changes would MAKE an
Interesting paraphrase, Cans Sec
onds tied on his gloves and he then
walked to his corner, and whispered a
few words to his trainers ard looked
around tn see that everything i'm tho
superb arena was ready for tho big
event"
Here is another choice morseI by
the same Critic" Then The curtain
was lifted like a mist that Ohscures
the beautiful views OF nature, and the
music hungry souls looked upon tho
tenor for the iirst time" "Then her
eyes We're HLleu like TWO great Ol-bS
that reveal the beauties OF nature and
The hungering eyes OF Harry looked
upon Evelyn for the last time" Still
another! Swish went the baton;''
Bling went his right TO Nelson's
stomach and so on ad ibtum in
flnitum.
Now the point raised herein Is this;
Why will not our journals eVlnce some
effort to make their critical columns
~ readable and reliable as the either
departments OF their papers2 Many
people buy the New York Sun for the
sole purpose Of reading Hendcrson's
musical critIques; others viii buy. the
Evening Post only to read the 0pin-
Ions OF Henry n, Fink. others take
the San Francisco papers to read
sporting page on WaIly
YOung's efforts In the same direction,
just as fhey buy Goodwin's weekly to
read che judges obituaries and To
skip everything else. Then why not
turn over the music departments to
some one who has at least the rudl-
monts " the art at his command? !
Echo anSWers-whyf BATON.