The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-13
Entertainment Given by the Med.
delssohn Quartette Club.
DELIGHTED AUDIENCE.
THE CHRISTMAS SALE OF ST.
MARKS GUILD.
Fine Programme For the Charity
Entertainment at the Manitou
This Eyening-A Dancing Matinee
The Next University BaIi-Gen-
eraI Notes.

One of the most charming and wholly
delightful entertainments of the season
was the concert given at the theatre
last evening by the Mendelssohn quar-
|tette. The audience was cultured
one and was highly appreciative. Hard
ly a number on the programme iSscap-
ed an encore.
The concert was given under manage
ment of the Orpheus club of our city.
These gentlemen were first on the pro-
gramme, singing Nov Silence Keep"
so well as to deserve the encore to
which they responded.
Miss Cora Cowan was next to COM
mand attention. Upon her appearance
scattered applause told of a few friends
in the audience; after she had recited
'Old Ace" she had gained a host of
applauding admirers; and before the
evening was over there was hardly a
hand in the audience that had not done
service in her honor Miss Cowan is
not in the least STACEY, a fault so COM
mon to headers and so dampening in its
effect. She reads with enunciation well
nigh perfect and with much feeling.
Her animated passages are full of vim,
her tender ones contain q. depth pathos.
The best thing she did last night was
Won Weber's Waltz" those of the au-
dience more inclined to the humorous
would give the palm to "A Sisterly
Scheme
The audience awaited with some ex-
pectancy the third number on the pro-
gramme, in which the Mendelssohn
quartette made its debut before the
musicians and music lovers of Salt
Lake. The way in which "Hark! The
Nightingale" was received was a warm
tribute to the gentlemen forming the
quartette. With voices perfectly at
tuned and blending in the full harmony
of one sound, the Mendelssohn quar-
tette sung itself right into the hearts
of the audience. After the first num-
Der every appearance was the occasion
or hearty greeting, and after every
number an encore was demanded.
Probably the greatest hit was made by
The Owl and the Pussy Cat" by De-
Koven. The air is from "Robin Hood
and De Koven's music being very pop
ular here, the applause, which seemed
to have reached its limit, doubled, and
another humorous selection following
a double encore was darnanlA.l
Mr. Adam Owen Gang The sNip-
per-" and for an encore Drinking"
register. depth and richness of kis
voice. Both his high. and low notes ale
exceedingly sweet and full-a rare
quality in a bass of his depth
Mr. H. d. Martin had A solo AN
sWered" which was heartily encored.
Mr.. Martin has a ve.y sweet tenor
voice. his high notes being clear and
true and full If ste 1gth
Professor Anton Peterson was the
|accompanist. He has often demonstrate
ed his ability in this line. and last
night was no disappointment
The home of the members of the
Mendelssohn Quartette is not so very
far away-at Denver. I'll express a
hope that they'll be ,neighborly and
come again. and that they win not
delay the coming too long; butfreturn
before the sweet memory of their mel
ody has faded from the mind. The
welcome will be a royal one