Show IS A MUSICIAN A LABORER Signor Pietro Mascagni who will appear in this city soon is en engaged in an effort to solve c a a. problem which has puzzled shrewd men and women for laborer Mascagni Mas- Mas years Is a musician an artist or 01 a cagni a ni says aJ's that his musicians are artists certain oU other r persons say that they are contract laborers To 10 bring the matter to a focus thin tho Italian composer has liias f tiled filed led an affidavit it in Supreme court opposing the efforts of the immigration authorities to have ha his musicians deported lie He contends that some sonic members memo mem hers bers of his company are actually men of high reputation tion as composers of music that music that in fact they are artists in the hi highest musical sense senst Critics in New NewYork NewYork York who have been pre present ent at Mascagni's ascagni's performances perform perform- ances are divided as to the truth of the composers composer's assertion Some say Mascagni's men are mechanics ic ics others that th the J are artists in the true trite sense of the term So the question must be bc decided h. h by learned Judges who know as much about music music as his satanic majesty knows about heaven But we should be pleased to see this question settled There are now musicians by br the score in Salt Lake If the thc court decides s that musicians are artists the number number num num- ber bel will no doubt increase e but lut if it should he be held that they are laborers then musicians will ill soon be he beas bea a as s scarce as Gentiles in Panguitch The fact that the members of Mascagni's orchestra arc are muscular men all short haired will be heto to their di disadvantage if they are required i to present themselves in court for only long haired musicians like ski are artists artists in in app appearance arance |