Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

,HE sheet music trade Is sadly
demoralized; and thereby hangs
n tale According to the trade
a papers the big department stores
bovc been able to secure from the pub
ushers large lots Of --latest hits" be-
sldes standard songs, at such low prices
no TO enable the department stores to
pndersel the regular sheet music deal
nrs sometimes at a heavy percentage
of reduction, music retailing usually
n, 40 cents going for about half that
al the big stores. This condition OF
things is disheartening to the regular
dealers, and is inducing them to large
iv curtail their stocks; in not n rev
Instances where the dealer combines
IN his business both instruments and
sheet music the latter branch Is being
cut out altogether. The trade press
sums I'D the situation with the obSer-
alton that unless the publishers
change their tactics and treat all
classes of customers alike, the sheet
music trade is likely to be shifted en-
trely to the department stores
Manager Fred Graham has definitely
arranged with Prof Nat. M. Brigham
10 appear IN the First Methodist church
nf this city next N1dtCll' III al SA-laNS VI
lectures illustrated by song, as well as
nv stereopticon. Prof. Brigham viii
lecture on "The Apache Warpath,
"Men Who Won the West" coronado
TO Kit Karson," Indian songsand Grand
canyon views. The lecturer was for
merly United States marshal of Utah
and married q Utah lady He was
classmate of President Roosevelt, and
for four years pulled on the Harvard
crew. without slipping his scat once;
and it is claimed, without ever catch
ing a crab.
The following program will be given
tomorrow afternoon at Liberty park
by Held's band:
March, Eleven O'clock Toast" go.
.................... Weinstein
overture, Dame Pique" Suppe
Selection, "T'he Red Mill' ,..........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Victor Herbert
Caprces, "A Whispered Thought
Observation-Disclosures. c. l.. johnson
Waltz, wedding of the Winds -.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........'..' HAN
Dance. king Henry the VIII" German
Selection. 'Remick Hits No. A.. Remck
Caprices, THE Cowboys Return"
Pilgrims Chorus Tannhauser
Prof stephens writes from the yell
lowstone where he has been spending
some weeks, that he win return to town
within the next few days He desires
all members of the tabernacle choir
to meet him for a full rehearsal Thurs
day evening next,
Hugh w. DouEall is preparing for a
special song service, on the evening
OF the first Sunday in September in
the Firth ward westinghouse.
sI,n
tional church win wrestle the coming
week with the question of who Is to be
the organist to FIJI the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Arthur Shep-
herd, and what will be the personnel of
the choir.
Prof. and Mrs. Brnes will include in
their coming song recital. selections
from the Messiah" and Aida" also
group of German, French. Italian, Irish
and English ballads. The words of the
songs will be printed on the programs.
Bandmastar Held has invented "A design
for shaping the interior of the mouth
pieces Of metal wind instruments. by
which it IL claimed firmcr, clearer,
easier blown tone is secured while
the range in register is materially in
creased. The device is simple one,
consisting in cutting parallel rings
around the bowl interior, leaving
small shoulder between each ring. EN-
periments prove to Mir. Feld that he
has made valuable discovery,
.., Mr. d. w, Our''S M'li sing tlorZN
en- creator at tomorrow's IL
Ve'otN service an 81 MalYs cathedral
's'
Fred. Graham has resigned his pos
iton as manager of the sheet music
tepartment of Tho Claytor Music COM
rany. TO take effect elrly In Sent
ember, ana win omen an office on the
sixth floor OF the Tcmpleton building
for the conduct of his Bureau, and
to teach music
Miss Nora Gleason, or6enIst of st
Mary's. win take a vacation rext week,