The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24

used merely az support; certainly
everything hat could be made ous
Of the tenderly, grave and eonorous
selection, was brought out Dy MISS
Stevens and the five Instruments
that supp DRIED her. The three dif-
ferent movements were given with a
smoothness and expressiveness in
the andsnte ard adagio, and
with a v'gor and fire in the
allegro that we have nos
heard equaled outside eff Theodore
Thomas orchestra; the strings de-
serve commentator for their care>
full rendering of Chopin's difficult
selection; with the exception of Mr..
Van Praag, we believe it was their
first effort in work of this cescrip.
ton.
Miss Sfeven', in this selection
and 10 the nImne s that followed,
more than confirmed the opinions
her hearers entertained of her re-
cent piano recital. With her own
instrument-the SteinwaY-at her
command, she showed herself
vastly more at home than
before, and belng placed more
advsntageously before her audience,
she gave foil evidence of the degree
of her powers and the extent of her
cultivation; her execution almost
passes the marvellous; her attack
has all the vlgOr Of masculinity; she
plays withOuG any affectation or
Inannerism, ard wins greatly by
the naturalness OF all her move+
ments; she was warmly appl, uded
on each appearance last evening,
and was loudly recalled at the close
OF the entertainment. Outside OF
Miss Stevens performances, the
most notable number was Mr.. Van
Praag's cello solo, whihc won an ins
Simultaneous recall, when he gave q
charmingly executed rondo for an
encore. MIR. McCia5ky sang sweetly
but mechanically, and labofed under
the disadvantage of having made
nnsympathetic selections.
Ii is no Disagreement to Prof.
Krouse--Whe did all the hard work
attendant on last nights concert
to state that his selections were far,
far too classic for his audience. It is
doubtless a proud thing TO. IA must.
clan to have been able to DO what
Err. K,ouse has done with the MAJ
terial at hand. and it is probably
with feeling Of complacency that
some of his auditors can reflect that
they have heard Chopin's E minor
concerto properly rendered; but to
the great majority of his audience
the advanced musica! algebra of last
evening was simply uneompre
hended and incomprehensiole. The
hearty applause which fol-
loved Mendlessohn's Spng With
out Words, showed that
the popular taste ran towards
lighter vel and had Mics Stevene
once or twice eschewed L'szt, Bach
and Chopin for Verdi, Rossini OF
Donizetti, and Mr.. McClssky
thought fit to sing good English
hallat, the enjoyment would have
been more general and more pro.
nouncel. This may not be high
art, but it is simply public senti-
ment. AS it was, however, last
nights audience preserved IN al.
mirable appearance Of understand
ing what 1t was all about.
STAGE NRws.
Fay Fempleton played last week
IN Portland, oregon.
Fizz Bang, Booml has expert
enced dreadful frost in San Fran.
cisco.
Nat Goodwin appeared the other
night in Boston as Lorenzo in the
Mascotte.
Mr.. Evan Stephens resumes his
class in the Seventh Ward to- NOR.
row evening.
Jessie Vokes, the Oldest lady of
that once famous family, died in
London on the 7th Inst.
Mr.. George Vandenhoff, late of
Che Daily Company, died in Yer.
mont on Sunday, August 10th.
Effie Ellsler has finished her Dem
YER engagement; the Wallack conn
pany also concluded theirs last night.
Arthur Elliott, who made such q
bit here, is to be with one of the
Union Square road companies dur
ing the coming season.
De Belleville has appeared as the
Silver King in New York, and ap-
parently made great hit. John
Jennings played the old servant,
and Eleanor Carey the part of the
devoted wife.
The Dramatic Times says that
Irving has signed for a TIRES weeks
engagement in San Francisco, and
Lawrence Barrett says that he
hasn't; which of the two is right
will develop later on.
Why is it that the programmes at
the Opera House always show such
frightful proof reading?" Some of
the names aud words last night
would have defied Noah Webster
himself to define them.
Gourlay has returned from the
antipodes with his Australian bride.
Harrison has returned from England
with SIMS new play-the Gay City.
The partners open their season in
Detroif On September 1st.