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February 22, 1883
The Salt Lake Herald
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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The Tabernacle choir's concert in Ogden drew a massive crowd, filling the house and turning away hundreds, with over $200 in redeemed tickets. A repeat show was added for the afternoon due to demand. About 100 choir members and 150 excursionists participated.
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The Ogden Concert.
The concert given by the Tabernacle choir at Ogden last night, was undoubtedly the finest thing of the kind which has ever taken place there. About 100 members of the choir went up, and perhaps 150 others, who took advantage of the cheap excursion rates there and back. The tickets sold nearly paid the transportation expenses of the choir, and it was on the concert that dependence had been put for a profit. While this was looked upon as a certainty, the most sanguine never dreamed that it would be so grand a success. The house was literally jammed, the aisles being packed up to the stand: hundreds were turned away, and upwards of $200 in tickets had to be redeemed because of the inability of those holding them to secure admission.
Everything was so loudly applauded that it would have been necessary to encore each number, but that had to be stopped. So great was the success that it was decided to repeat the concert this afternoon in order to accommodate the immense number unable to gain admission, and to satisfy the desire of those who were fortunate to get in.
A car returned at 1 o'clock this morning, bringing back about thirty-five persons. The remaining excursionists will be back to-night.
The concert given by the Tabernacle choir at Ogden last night, was undoubtedly the finest thing of the kind which has ever taken place there. About 100 members of the choir went up, and perhaps 150 others, who took advantage of the cheap excursion rates there and back. The tickets sold nearly paid the transportation expenses of the choir, and it was on the concert that dependence had been put for a profit. While this was looked upon as a certainty, the most sanguine never dreamed that it would be so grand a success. The house was literally jammed, the aisles being packed up to the stand: hundreds were turned away, and upwards of $200 in tickets had to be redeemed because of the inability of those holding them to secure admission.
Everything was so loudly applauded that it would have been necessary to encore each number, but that had to be stopped. So great was the success that it was decided to repeat the concert this afternoon in order to accommodate the immense number unable to gain admission, and to satisfy the desire of those who were fortunate to get in.
A car returned at 1 o'clock this morning, bringing back about thirty-five persons. The remaining excursionists will be back to-night.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Ogden Concert
Tabernacle Choir
Successful Performance
Excursion Rates
Repeat Concert
What entities or persons were involved?
Tabernacle Choir
Where did it happen?
Ogden
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Tabernacle Choir
Location
Ogden
Story Details
The Tabernacle choir's concert in Ogden was a resounding success, with the venue overcrowded and many turned away, leading to a repeat performance in the afternoon to accommodate more attendees.