Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-09
THE GREAT CONTEST.
Second Prize, $1,000, Awarded 10 The
Tab.TlaCIs Choir
the COMPETITION WAS CLOSE
A Pennsylvania Choir, Reinforced by
Welsh Special pr.z' Wnntr.,
Carries or The $1,000.

Special EipoicA 10 ne NEWS
WORLDS FAIR GuOUNDs, Chicago,
Sept 0.-The big contest h over, the
painfully awaited verdict Is announced,
and tonight tie Salt Lake choir starts
for home with tbs secon1 prize Of one
thousand dollars ia their luggage aud
laurel wreath worth many times
more than that on thclr brow. when
Business Manager whitney came into
the Governors reception ut II O'Clock
lac, night and conveyed h his excel
lency tho intelligence that Utah mad
gained the second plscc, storm Of
cnthuslatm broke forth from the hssvm.
blcd guests. There had been u any
fears that We would obtain nothing
more than honorable mention, esprC-
tally a. the two Scranton chaifs were
r.crultod by foreign siugtis and ~ both
held n heavy percentage Of Welsh.
Up till nov every prize, big aud little,
hal gone 10 the H0ns or duuthtufs OF
Cambria aud our ohoif's lubila lon IL
all the heavier accordingly.
[ The choir wluuing the met prize IA
Tie Scfauton choral union, choir
which arrived among lhe latest, aud
which had won many Previous com.
petitions on some VI Tie very chOute.
now coutctled for, anu which bad
been reinforced for this great uatt.r by
TIE lady pH4t-ginnvfg nom Cardiff.
The feeling between them aud the
other scranton choir, which, a. I wired
you, We hhd heard previously, h H..
tensrly bitter.
The singing Of nil was clcc,riylng.
The Cleveland choir WIS tue least
worthy VI MI. D Our choir aud the two
Scfantous Reinforced by thuWulah were
30 evenly matchcd that ntarly every
one Wns puzzled TO know what tho
result would be. Tho applause thnt
greeted the eilyrts Of ali three from
The Nast audience OF 1000 persons was
about equal and was each time tro-
mendous.
The general opinion was that the
sbuJO prize would be divided between
two OF W, Hthe fuics allowed in cnse OF
equal merit, aud that the third
~uuli receive the second prize
Of $1,000. Hundreds Of musical juiges,
among them II. wight Ncumann. man.
agef OF the lNimUzlf Hail aud Worlds
Fair comm shOnor, assured our chuir
that We were entitled g. tie frst prize
or at ioast a uiviSilu. Critically
speaking, Il eau 10 taid briefly that We
certainly led In volume, conception,
tempo and balance u paris. We we've
exeellei In keeping 10 tIe tone and Ia
cultivation OF voice, especially Of
tenors, OfsOprano, We were conceded
TO be tho beat OF all four. -
The contest lasted till O'Clock and
the result was announced In
grand concert at night, 10
which NIL 1000 singers Were inyltod
iiee, to Tunuor together tho HAllelujAh
chorus under the leadership OF come
celebrated conductor OF uupfanouncu
able uamr. This was sp,c ally iuspif-
ing though rendered without 10.
hearsll.
The suspense was painful when the
ludSeA arose 10 render the decision. A
general criticism was given la which
praise and blame were about equally
blended Tor all concerned, anu thun
said Doctor Goweii Taking allthings
together tho Two choifs which sAug
VITA irWestfsdits anu most excellsucits
werr, nrst the ChOrhi union, from
Scranton, and the Tabernacle Choir,
from Salt LaEs City.D
tbo paudemOniuui broke loose. Al.
Ter the Welsh anu fennsylvAhians
had exhausted themselves, one OF them
cried "IhTee cheers for the MOrmouslp |
ana n chorus Of shOuis arose.
A certified check Tor $1,000 IN Mr..
5tepheus'a name was tufled-uyuf M |
once 10 the choir. The sin1ors re- b.
mained cut TIL midnight serehsding
the hotel where President Woodfufi' !
IL located. Though ia, mcmbprs coulJ |
hardly DO convinced that they were
not entitled 10 something better, tnsTe
IL only congratulatlon aud satisfaetion
when they think of the other singers |
who got nothing At all. All papers ]
today have highly eulogistio notices.
Special 70 nc DEsLIuI NEWS.
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