The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-20
/ GRAND SUCC S..
The Feast of Music Last Sat-
urdaY Night.
Prof. tiles Rewarded For His
Hard Work With a Crowd
ed House.
The Tabernacle Presents An
Imposing Appearance Lit
Up With Electricity.

The festival held in the stake taber-
nacle on Saturday night last was a
huge success. The building was
packed, and it being lit up with cleo
tricity, it presented a pleasing effect.
The chorus and orchestra presented
very nice appearance from the body Of
the building, and Prof. Giles and the
managing committee received many
deserved compliments for the arrange
10 ent of the choir.
The festival opened with THE Star
Spangled Banner by the combined
choirs, bands and orchestra. This
piece thrilled the audience and great
applause followed it.
The Payson band rendered a fine
overture, called Village Life" The
piece was well played. The band does
slant practice.
Mrs. Maggie Hull rendered the solo
in the chorus of Land of the Trumpet
and Spear" from the opera of Anne
Bolena, very sweetly. She deserved
the applause and encore that followed.
The chorus was well rendered by the
combined chOirs and reflected credit
on Prof. Giles.
Prof. John Held, in his solo of Then
You'll Remember Me-" showed the
power of the cornet to good advantage.
The cadenZa, as an introduction, was
well executed, and his trilling smooth
and even. He received warm encore
and rendered Rsck-a-Bye." The ere
sendos and dimmuendos were very
fine and was appreciated by the audi
ence.
Miss Laura Webb sang The Lover
and the Bird" with her usual sweet
ness. For an encore she sang Harri
son Millard's Nv Waiting" This song,
however, appears almost too heavy for
her,
The favorite quartette. Boshard and
Pyne brothers, sang, 30 World, Thou
Art SO WondrOuS Fair" Their voices
Blended sWeetly. something which is
hard to find in male quartettes, and al
tAough the piece is the hardest they
lave attempted, they sang it wei and
were recalled and sahg, The Soldier S
FareW ell" The were the recipients
Of an ovation in the form of four nice
b0queiS.
Prof. Willie Give rendered his violin
SOLO in in artistic manner, his eXecu-
'iOlA pCli5 'tshpt1 hViidNil u. ttuu Has
express sion very fine. He was warmly
recalled end played Lily Dale which
= brought down .he house"
r. c. EastOn. our fayorite Rob, "
sang Roses underneath the snow
and WIS twice recalled. His voice
and style Of delivery captured the
audience. ana thr gentleman received
round after round of applause.
Miss Dora Davis. the talented plan
list, played very difficult operate
sci ecliOn. and yas recalled. Miss
Davis is perfect Honder as pianist,
and good sight reader, the most
difficult compositions being found in
her repertoire.
Mrs. Hull rendered John B. Marsh's
beautiful recitative and aria, THE
Lord is my Light" This selection
have her Voice d good range. The
highest note is B, and this she held
full and clear for four measures. The
applause which greeted her at the end
of lie piece proclaimed her the
fayCrite of the evening She sang. as
an encore, The last rose of sum-
mer, with much feeling.
The Fourth Ward Glee Club, twenty
seven voices, rendered Stephens I'm
vocation to harmony in finished
style, showing excellent training.
This is one of the prize pieces in the
coming June festival in salt Lake,
and these boys bid fair to get the
prize.
Ed. Olson played cornet solo,
" Washington Guard" and was re-
called. The orchestra accompanied
him in his second piece.
r. G. Easton sang the beautiful ten
or solo from the Bohemian Girl,
Then you'll remember me, " and was
loudly applauded and recalled.
The choruses, Blessed are the men,
'MaY-Day' and the closing anthem,
Blessed he Thou, Lord, God" were
well rendered and Prof. Giles may
well feel proud of the fruits of his
hard labors, as every chorus was ap-
preciated.
The orchestra, which accompanied !
each chorus, was one of the features
of the night
TIE Program of sixteen numbers
FaS iu-t 'oug enough for the interest
t. reii rfp throughout, and each |
iam5ai W. 20 varied that no mOnot- /
ony existed. Prof. Giles labored hard /
day and "iglt. go make this a success
and he has succeeded far beyond his
The siX-pag"l programs, printed by
IHE DISPATCH. gave much Sati5fac-
ton to the concourse OF people. on ac- I
count of the fact that the words to
each chorus and anthem were printed .
IN it in full.