The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-06
THE JUVENILE CONCERT.
Twelve Hundred Little Children Enter
tain a Large Audience.
The Procession OF the Nations Is Given,
the Little Indians Dance, and
HawaiiIs Represented.

The tabernacle was moderately well
filed last evening on the occasion of the
performance OF the first of the series Of
grand spectacular international song
concerts under the management of
Prof. Stephens. The performers were
nearly all children, and many
Of them of very tender years. There were
200 who took part, the Juvenile Taber-
nacle choir of 900 voices, the Juvenile
flute and Drum band, 100 strong, and
about 100 characters in the costumes OF
thirteen nations.
The SPACE in front of and at the sides of
the grand organ usually occupied by the
choir, was literally packed with the
young performers. Each was supplied
with q small American flag and number
of colored fans. which were brought into
play in suitable places, so as to color the
entire massive chorus bright red, blue,
green and orange and again the colors
were tremendously blended.
The first piece was a grand American
tableau, showing the goddess of liberty
personated by Miss Corinne Harris, sur
rounded by thirteen young girls in cos
TUNES representing the original thirteen
states, a group OF native Indians and
group of colored children. In the back
ground the I, 200 children waved the stars
and stripes, with Utah, represented by
Miss Clarrissa Tisetcher, above and in
the center of the chorus and surrounded
by a fine electric illumination. This
scene was very fine and impsing.
Next came q tableau, represent
ing British nations, viz: England
Scotland, Wales and Ireland in character
istic costumes, and bearing banners OF
each nation. This group was loudly APP
plauded. England was represented by
Masters Leroy and Angus Ensign and
Alma Thomas; Scotland by Masters
Thomas Browning and William q. Wink
worth, and Misses Queenie and Gwendo-
line Anderson in Highland costume.
Little Miss Marie Thomas stood up for
Wales, whilst ireland had for opponents
two little colleens in green and sham
rock, Misses Beatrice Brown and Ethel
McA1lister.
Tableaux three represented six Euro
pean nations, viz: France, Switzerland,
Germany, Sweden, Norway and Den
mark, personated by young girls, IN the
different national costumes, and bearing
national banners.
Miss Erma Brown represented the
French republic; Master Winslow Smith,
the German Emperor. Miss Minnie
Goss and Vera Felt were a pair of very
charming Swiss peasants, whilst the two
Misses Youngberg gained great applause
as Swedish peasants. Norway was repre-
scented by master Arthur Petersen, and
Denmark by Miss Judith Anderson.
Then followed the grand procession OF
nations passing before the audience, each
represented bya number of children bear
ing the flags and dressed in the particular
holiday costume of each nation repre-
sented. The national air or some song
peculiar to each nation was sung by the
group representing it. the whole enor-
nous choir joining in the chorus. For
"Rule Britannica Scotland,
AUD Lang syne;" Ireland, 1.-THE
March OF the Men of Harlech;''
Denmark, 'sVift stolt pad codans bolge;"
Sweden, Var Sang;n Norway, violin
solos, national airs; France, "Marseil-
laise;" Switzerland, ''The Waterfalls"
waiian, vocal piece by three natives in
their native language and accompanied
by guitars; Indian, song and dance in
Colored, fSwanee River"
with grand finale, "The Star Spangled
grand tableaux of all nations
combined, colors varied, stars and stripes
over all, with yankee Doodle'' by The
full chorus.
The performance was very pleasing and
and called forth bursts of APP
plause as the favorite nation of each por-
ton of the audience came to the front.
Ireland came in for large share of COM
The little tot, Miss Ander-
son, who represented Denmark, sang so
sweetly that an encore was insisted on.
The Youngberg sisters in Their Swedish
duet gained deserved applause.
Little 5-year-old Arthur Peterson, by
his violin solo performance, created the
greatest burst of enthusiasm of the even
ing. The little fellow is truly a prodigy
and handles his bow with great precision. |
The native Indian dance was executed
by eight Washakies in full paint and
and was certainly amusing.
The Juvenile flute and drum corps de- |
serve good deal of praise for the ex-
cellent manner in which they performed |
heir part OF the entertainment.
The concert will be repeatad tonight, |
md on Friday, Saturday and Tuesday
nights.