The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-18

band. The great band consists OF 81
men in full uniform. They open the
nights entertainment with the ballet
music from Faust" Mrs. Viola Pratt
GilleVt. and Miss Geneva Jennings viii
sing a duet, and Mrs. Gillett viii be
heard in q solo. Professor Daynes
renders a solo on the organ. Madam
Swenson's ladies chorus gives the Dan
ube WaltZes, Mr. EasIon sings for the
first time in public, Stephens new song
written in honor Of the occasion. rOh
Lofty Mountains" and the noted Ladies
Philo-Mela club. OF Denver, which has
come to Salt Lake especially for the
Jubilee, will render a number
Among the audience viii be Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan with their party, and the
east end of the gallery has been re-
served for them. Miss Walsh, who was
elected by ballot to represent the city
of Victor. Colo, viii also be in the
gathering
The charming feature of the night
vii! be the entrance of Utah and her
maids Of honor, who are to be seen
for the first time on this occasion. The
audience Will all greet the distinguish
ed party by rising. and The Star
Spangled Banner will be rendered by
the choir band and audience, during
| their entrance
Wednesday nights event Will be a
combined concert, and musical con-
test, on the order of the "Eisteddfod'
| which proved so successful two years
ago. In addition to Stephens choir.
which repeats the prize ode. the noted
| choir of Logan City, under Professor
/ Alex Lewis, will render The Song of
the Tempest" Professor Radcliffe will
render an organ solo. the Harmony
Glee club viii give a number. and Miss
! Geneva Jennings viii sing a solo,
The contests viii be very interest
] ing. and will be as follows:
First-Contest between bands outside
4 of Salt Lake and ogden. First prize,
! 5000: second prize, 500. Entries. indie
pendent band of Park City, Park City
| band. Wellsville Social band. Parowan
| Silver band, Provo Military band,
| Springville brass band. Beaver band,
and Union band.
In the lady's solo contest for the
| best rendering Of the song. For All
Eternity" the entries are Mrs. Ander-
son of Ogden and Miss Bowring of
/ Salt Lake. First prize, $40; second
prize. So. Both ladies are admirable
vOcalists, and the contest will be most
interesting.
In the male solo contest for the best
rendering of '',The Holy City" the first
prize is SO: second prize. 5. The entries
are Horace S. Ensign, baritone, Fred
Graham. tenor Frank Foster. tenor,
and A. E. Graham. tenor. H. S. En-
sign and Fred Graham, who are labor
ing in the missionary field close by.
have been released long enough to
come home for the Jubilee, and their
friends will wish them well in the con-
test.
Friday evening the event at the tab
ernacle will show our visitors how
boundless the talent of Salt Lake really
is. 1t will be the children's concert. in
which 1000 little ones will sing several
choruses in parts. There will be other
very attractive solo and concerted
numbers. and the whole will be under
the direction of Professor Basset.
. 9 @
The announcement that a play with
Joseph Smith as the central figure. and
introducing the angel Moroni as one
of the characters, is TO be produced at
the Lyceuqn theatre during the coming
week, will be received with a good
many different sorts of feelings in this
community The curious will probably
flock to see the productions; others.
who have a decided objection to seeing
characters whom they revere as sacred
represented on the stage, viii be apt to
cherish pronounced feeling OF opposi-
ton TO the presentation. At this time
The Herald can only say that the pro-
jectors claim their play is written on
historical lines. and print the cast,
which is as follows:
Joseph Smith Mr.. Hosmer
Hyrum Smith e. Lawrence Underwood
Moroni.. e.. . Alex Randolph
Joseph Smith, sr.- ....--Charles Elder
Sidney RiGdon -. 49,. ALLAN
Father Johnston -...Henry Henley
Harry Etigau ...... Myrtle Selwyn
Neil Williams 49,. .Toney Trent
Noel Mann ....... Archie Graham
Col. Levi Williams .....W: ID. Mason
Emma Smith $3.50 Miss Hattle ROSS
Lucy Smith ..... Miss July Mapleson
The people engaged are all said to be
strangers here.
Director Stephens has received the fol-
lowing communication from Chairman
Scencer Clawson:
Mr. E. Stephens. City:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 9Th at hand, re-
ouesting information as TO the date OF
the rule adopted by this commission eN-
Guiding students at colleges OUTSIDE OF
Utah from competing for the Pioneer ode.
In reDly, l Will state that the charges
you refer to, concerning the method OF
awarding the prize for this ode. We're
brought to the attention of the commits
sion hut in view of their origin they
were thought to be undeserving OF notice
The charge that this commi sSlon had en-
gagged in a conspiracy TO deITaud any
T11tisscf.a-1 of mis- rights. or TO SECURE ale
prize for some favored competitor, was,
il vN-s thought too absurd to need denial /
Inasmuch. however. as you feel snat II is
due 70 YOU that the facts in the matter
be stated, 1 take pleasure in giving them
herewith s,oo e..
Tho best musical composition set TO
Bishop Whitney's poem. Its advertise
ments to this effect first appeared IN the I
daily papers on April p 1891. II Of course
had no idea as 10 who would ana VINO
would not enter the competition, and no (
one knew in advance what poem would De /
chose, Al the next meeting, Mr.. j. ID. (
Spencer called attention TO the tact that
the date set for the closing of the COM I
petftion June !. was too late 10 allow the !
con17)osi lions submitted to go 10 Denver, /
he n,assed upon, returned and printed in /
time to be rehearSed and got in readiness I
bv the singers by July 20. That this view /
was correct is shown by the fact that the !
printed COMES of your ode were only /
furnished by the printer. July ,. Accord |
inelv Commissioner Whitney. who mad /
been appointed special committee 10 1
take charge OF the composition, was IN T
to alter the date OF the Closing I
OF The contest to May 20. This was at ,
once done in all the papers. Al a meet
ing of the commission he'd on May ., MI /
Whdtney stated that certain local mu- I
Sicfans had asked that the rule lmiCnS 3
rsne COMPOST ron - residents of Utah be .
50 applied as to exclude Dtah muslcldi
students then studying in eastern col
leges the claim being that they haa an
a dya nfage over local competitors IN tle /
that they could receive from their
professors. II IS fair to you 10 say that
Mr.. Whitney stated you Were not among
those who favored this exclusion Mr.
Whitney submitted the matter. stating
that he preferred TO make no recon-
mendation and on motion of Commls-
sioner Rognon the request of the local