Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17

Every now and then tho home talent
with which salt Lake 10 more crowded
han any other city Of her asr 10 the
Union, wakes from n fort NJ Rip Van
Wrinkle dose, and enters the arena Of
public amusement IL ufu.lly hap.
pens, too, that II oil enters the arena
At tho samc limo, ne " there were O.
torl Of infection In the movement The
awakening period 10 here rgain, nud
cur Home Dramatic Club, our talented
local opera aingors, aud lasi, but mol,
lcssi, our Tabernacle choir havc Hug
tlut their banncm announcing carly
and attractive programs.
Monday evening the goth inst, the
Tabernacle choir will open the great
building with a specIal attraction in
the person OF the great orgaulsl Dr.
Eddy, who will give one Of his CONF
pleic programs, such Hs Dee rendered
a. the great Fcuval Hail % the
wotll's Fair, our great choir Joining
Ia two selections. mr. EIdy being ON
bic way to tho MiIwiuler Fair, Nj
Stephens awaited himself 10 catch him
"0n the lyD o. 70 were.
10 Ia not oncu that an American
gains fame abroad uH GA eminent
musician, although qui.c % number ui
tho WorId'a great ain stfs OF today ate
American born; paIhapo lgsa often uuH
IA II that when one is thought worthy
ofbelng considered eminent in Europe
tuuicts o. a wealthy be bccomcs really
popular here in bio native land. ME
Clarence EDDY IL an exception; oil.
Though having chosen "the kiug uf
instruments" tiho plpc ofgsnl a. tho
medium OF his genius, ne hal c0m'
mauulu tho greatest respect even 10
Europe o. ~ artist. and has succeeded
iu msking both himself ami hia favor
Ito Instrument popular, even where
organ mutic was mos particularly APP
prec,atUd before. THE proves him 10
DO possessed of more than ordinary
gcniuc, 10 10 Ghio 10 reach tho height
VI ths classio AMI yet 10 bring
u within the enjoyment Of the
masses. Gilmore was such
genius. He could delight audiences
with classic music When others could
not awaken tho least Interest M H.
such must be tho special talent o. MI
EDDY when In PRACTICAL bustling
Chicago, the people crowded 10 hFnf
him give one hundred weekly Organ
concerts, with an entirely different
program Tenlcrei NJ rsch ooncgti
never repeating a single numoer. Tue
French government invited him 10
uppoAr la Paris ~ tho representative
American ofganiat nj the Exposition IN
1859, where hn won glory Tor him.ri
anu bis country by playing on INC
great organ m the famous lrocAHcgo'
A similar honor WIS conieEtel upon
him by placing him On tue liol Of gfeat
ofgunialB 10 appear at the NoHlH far
IA Vienna; aud later his appointment
NJ the official Otganiat nj the Woriul
Columbian Exposition was but % hlIlng
continuation OF honuu. A very Tow
organistH Of worldwide rrluic nave
paid Us brief visiis, AMI with hnnu'ul
OF musical people Us listrnefsi nave
l0osed tho mighty harmonica nud
witching melodies Of our own great
otgau-oi which W. arc not yet half
proud enough. But the people, the
maHses---eyen tho genuine music Low.
cts, hays never had ihn opportunity
Of hearing II burst forth under tue
magic iingoia Of genius lilo Eddy.
We nave listened 10 some Of the greatest
acknowledged masters OF the yl0lini
and Of the plano, but mover TO one who
could bo called master OF the "klng
OF insirumouhn-a complete orchestra
OF ITSELF We AFRO promised, however
that Mr. Eddy IL 10 break the spell
that has 90 long bound our great
old ono hundred thousand dollar organ,
and that his playing win make people
who thought they knew an about tho
capabilities Of the instrument admit
that they have heard II i0g tho iiut
tIme. Mt. stephens aud hin sing.
ers arc hard ut work on their part VI
the program.