The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-08


preston. She was greeted with genu
inc western burst of welcome, as her
sylph like fgure-exquisitely arrayed
in a close-Etting dress that formed
pleasant relief from the absence of the
inevitable train-made its first appear
ance and walked easily down to the
pi ano. Her style is girlish but very
Winsome, and the brightness Of her face
and the ease of her manner. did much
to win her fight before the Introductory
notes of the piano had given her the
cue. The sound of welcome over and the
audience settled back to form its iudg-
ment as to whether this western linnet
were bird of paradise. or whether she
was but sweet-toned lark, pushed into
the ranks where her name is now
heard by the genius of shrewd max
ager.
The result was. in most ways. tri-
umph for the singer. She had selected
in the Carnival OF Venice and the Din
orah see q and Valse those tests which
| boldly threw down the gauntlet TO critl-
cisnl, and very satisfactorily she
emerged from the ordeal Her voice is
| of an extraordinary purity and SYM
pathetic quality; clear. high soprano,
/ with almost complete mastery OF runs,
| shakes, trills and staccatos, and a power
of shading which is absolutely melting.
| The Dinorah selection was exquis-
itely rendered, as was the Duet
with Vergnet. The encores were
hearty and deserved, and the singer
with much graciousness made ee
response on the recall for the clos
! ing number-and il IS very seldom that
a Salt Lake audience remains in its seat
10 encore the concluding number. She
! returned, seated herself at the piano
and gave in a style of heartfelt tender
ness, The Mocking Bird, and many
/ there were inclined to vote 1t the great
achievement OF the night. She rem
dared Tho Last Rose of Summer, as q
recall 10 the Carnival and displayed a
| little flatnesS on her upper notes She
/ took f fat in alt during the night with
much ciearnesS and precision. OF the
/ support Yergnet, the tenor, was be
( Drincinal feature. He has q noble voice
/ and magnifireutly. it told in all his
numbers. The YiOlinist, Casai. is u
+ admirable performer, though not in al
vance of Weihe as regards expression.
The baritone, Butt, was too tremendous
altogether to suit our notion Of excel
Ience, and the pianist, Lewita, though q
performer of much brilhance, has so
! many mannerisms, that to look at him
ont would suppose that he were com.
bining q practice of the noble art OF
self-defense with his piano playing
The instrument used was Chickering
Grand, which Nevada carries with hel
over the continent.
Highly IS we must praise VI lie
Nevada, we do not wish it a. under
stood that we yield 10 her quite the
place she claims for herself. We comics:
to a slight feeling of disappointment OF
reading her Tor her huSband's) an
nOuncement that she was the creates
living cant .trice." We must reminC
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer that Ia diva Patti
is still in existence, and that Gerster i
AZ the opening of another season, ant
charming as she is, she would not hay'
us believe that she thinks she hes ye
o1tstripped either of them. Musician
noticed last evening that Nile. Neyad;
dropped the most trying part OF th'
Carnival of Venice yariatOus-th
chrOmatic yuns-a part that Di MurSk'
used to DO so admirably. But Nevadi
is yoUng-Only 2i- and her voice ha
not altogether lost Tie ring Of girilsh
ness; what It may yet be, we cal
: only surmise and hope; we al
certainty wish her success and Coz
speed IL the great voyage she Is now
embarked upon. And SO We ali say
Good Fortune attend you, and whe1
we parc from you, let us trust it may
not be adieu but Gt r6roir that we arr
saying.