Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

| contraltos was plainly evidenced when
the deep. rich tones of her wonderful
voice burst forth in the concert and
grand operate selections given in the
Salt Lake Theater last night. The
famous singer has often been heard
here before. but 1t Is doubtful that even
in the days of aud lang syne, she sang
better than last night. Scalchi seems
not only to have tasted of the waters
of perpetual youth as has the divine
Patti, but she appears TO have dis
covered the secret of preserving her
voice in all of its originality, purity and
power. As long as she can continue
TO maintain this wonderful accomplish
ment 1t is reasonably certain that she
win occupy the proud position she now
holds, and thus remain the great con-
tralto of the operate world. For the
present at least the popular verdict
must be that there Is but one Scalchi.
A larger audience than the one she
held enchained and enchanted last
night should have heard her. although
the audience was by no means of beg
carly proportions. Under other circum-
stances the Theater would undoubted-
have been packed. But Salt Lakers
have so frequently been electrified by
her artistic renditions--and once re-
Gently at a third the cost-that 1t Is
not to be wondered that the attend
ance was not quite up to the usual
Salt Lake concert audience. In the
concert portion of the program, Scalchi
first sang Nobil Signor, from the
Huguenots, and then responded to the
enthusiastic demands she received by
giving Tosti's Serenata. Both OF these
masterpieces were given by her at the
Taharnnpla rvhpn ghn onnanraI With
Nordica, and in the same order. 1t is
not unlikely she remembered the APP
plause their rendition awakened atthat
time, and knew what was again in
store for her. However that may be
the reception would have been the same
as any audience susceptible of being
thrilled would have been thrilled by the
admirable execution of such numbers.
Then in the Rigolettc quartet she ap-
peared to most excellent advantage.
The laugh with which she enlivened 1t,
will long linger In the minds of her au-
ditors.
The splendid high soprano voice Of
Mile. Toulingiet fitted into and i'm
proved the works of the quartet
in no small degree, as did
also the baritone OF Sig Alberti
which by the way partakes strongly
OF robust tenor flavor. Mcqueen,
the singing printer, is the possessor of
good tenor voice but appeared to be
suffering from cold. sig Alberti's
Interpretation OF the ToISador song
was magnificent though there was in
dicatiOn OF weakness in the lower
notes. As to Mile. Du Bedat 1t cannot
be said that her work was above the
average or that she is better than
number of local sopranos The second
and concluding part of the evenings
entertainment consisted of the rem
dition of the interior and exterior dun
geon scenes of the fourth act of
Nerdrs grand opera IL Trovatore. The
musical portion. was .superbly done in
the main, but the acting of Mr.. Nc
Queen and Mile Toulnguet was de-
cidedly awkward in spots.
At tonights performance the con-
cert will be followed by the third act
from Gounoud's Faust.
The Grand is still playing to stand
ing room only with the South Before
the War. The Indications are that a
big business will be done every night
during the week.
John Lindsay suddenly came to the
conclusion today that he would can
Gel his engagement at the Lyceum.
AS consequence there will be no
Damon and Pythias production at the
house this evening or this week. BUSH
ness has not been good the last two
or three nights. Besides that the
building has been so cold that the au-
dience would have been justified in
imagining itself on the way to Klon-
dixie. Even the players have been on
the verge of freezing. Mr.. Lindsay
says that even with good business
prospects he would not think of play
ing bare arm part like that of Da-
mon with the temperature that now
prevails at the Lyceum. He expects
TO star through the northwest in the
near future.