The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-05
SALT LAKE WINS AGAIN.
AMATEURS UNDER HORACE ENSIGN
TAKE THE BIG PRIZE.
The Great Tabernacle Was Packed
to the DoOrs-Winners of the 9th
err Contests--A Grand Concert To-
Night.

tended by a truly vast cOncourse Oh
people. Not only was every seat doubly
filed. but crowds tlhronged the aisles
and even posted themselves upon the
walls, like so many flies. AS Governor
Caleb W. West very pertinently re-
marked in his speech, that it was a
wise decision that settled upon that
huge structure as being the ikeliest
abode for an Eitseddfod.
A very brief but eloquent address
was made by Hon. B. H. Roberts.
Like the preceding sessions, the one
of last night opened with a rendition
by the entire audience, led by Mr.. j.
Watkin, of Scranton, Pa, only instead
of America" the "Sitar Spangled Ban
ner" was substituted.
Next upon the programme was a.
baritone solo contest, entered into by
seSen competitors. John r. Thomas,
Gilman, Colo. Charles Kent, Ogden;
R. G. Logan, Salt Lake; F. E. Wyatt,
Denver, Colo; J. G. Jones, Denver,
Colo, and H. w. Miles. of Salt Lake.
The selection was one of Brfnley Rich
sTds' finest songs, entitled %Cambria's
War Song" By a f1lal decision of the
adjudicators, the prize was divided be-
tween Charles Kent and ]. G. Jones.
George G. ByWafer, member execu-
Tive 'Cl6H passed
ON the article on Customs and Man
ners of the Welsh Nation" There were
only two contestants for this prize and
neither answered fully to the require
nents, but the composition by j. J.
Davies, of Provo, was considered the
most credftable, so was awarded the
prize.
A very artistic soprano and tenor
duet was given by Mr.. Thomas Ash
worth and Miss Mary Romney, both
of this city. There were no other con-
testants in the field, so the Formally
of an adjudication was unnecessary
though a very able criticism was
passed upon the work done by the two
performers. The prize was unhesi-
tatingly awarded to them.
The beautiful and melodious harp
was also brought into requisition last
night with two contesting parties OF
either sex. The performers were al
liberty to choose their own selection
so two different compositions were
heard. which rather ratified" the
Judges on the bench. Rather meageI
praise was the reward of each recip
lent, the performance being somewhat
| unsatisfactory all round, but Mr.. w. l.
Jones, of schofeld. Utah, was finally
proven the successful candidate.
was Thomas Ashworth.
Next came the principal contest OF
the evening, the grand choral contest
of 100 to 200 voices. The first prize fol
this contest was $500 with gold media
to conductor; second prize, 500, will
baton to conductor. Two selection:
were given by each choir. Ia ''Tht
Glorious Songs of Freedom" by DIR
Parry. (b) Wales of Deseret. D!
Evan Stephens. The first is a Welsh
chorus which has for it's theme al
ancient Welsh melody. The second i:
a Utah composition by a Utah boy ant
was written about ten years ago. Fol
lowing are the lines:
''Once these wales were but a barren
! dreary waste,
Sweet tuneful lays these hills had never
| heard;
beasts of prey,
| Chimed with the Indians savage cry Of
| war!
But bark! the hills resound with sweet
and tulneful lays.
I'D to the heavens ascend glad songs OF
Nature, puts on her lovely robes of flow
To nsrth and music glide away the
| hours:
1
Keep time to Natures song,
| While brooks, and birds and merry heart
The joyful theme proiong.
For this contest there were fou
entries in all, which comprised the Sal
Lake chorus, c. J. Thomas, conductor
Denver Choral society, Henry Housley
conductors; Salt Lake Amateurs, H.
Ensign, conductor; Ogden chorus
Squire Coop, conductor.
nj W.
q lengthy undertaking, as the worl
done by the different choruses CAV
food for much thought and Judgment
In the meantime a grand finale wa
given by the combined choruses unde
direction of Professor Stephens. I'm
fortunately the tabernacle organ wa
out of repair so could not be used a
an accompanies.
At 1890 p. m. Mr.. Haydn Evans too
his stand upon the rostrum with tn
adjudicattng papers relative to tn
lirninary, he spoke of his pei
sonal regard for Salt Lake an
her people, and of how thorough
enjoyable had been his short visb
and how powerful were his feelings
regret at leaving. With one or tN
graceful sentences he congratulated I
upon our talents in general and oil
singers in particular. Mr.. Evans al
informed US that the present Eisted,
fod was the largest ever held in Anne
lea outside of the Worlds fair Eisted
fod.
Then came the awarding of priz
for the choral contest. The Denv
| choir secured the second prize, Will
to the tabernacle choir was award,
, the first. When the contest was
| cided upon. such a perfect storm
! applause, whoops and yells of delig
were surely never heard in the tabe
nacle before. 1t almost seemed for
few seconds as though Babel itself h;
broken loose.
This closed the third session of t,
Eisteddfod. This evening a graz
concert will De given, in which the su
cessful contestants and others w
take part.
All possessing season tickets can g
tend the concert.
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