The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
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prize was won by Misses Ferron, Derr,
Tyler and Dwyer.
Mrs. Emily e. Woodward of Boston,
the soprano soloist of the Eisteddfod,
sang an old Welsh melody, which
greatly pleased the audience.
Minstrel Boy
Miss Crissie Lawson was the only
contestant in the pipe organ competi-
| ton, and she was pronounced we'll
worthy of the prize.
IN the children's chorus contest there
were four entries. The two prizes Of
fered were won by those led by Profess
sor Evan Stephens and Willard Chris
topherson.
Miss Lottie Levy, the contralto solo.
list Of the session, who at this time had
just returned from London, closed the
programme with ooh, Leave Me Not,
Dear Heart"
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The programme opened with the
Welsh national anthem, Land of My
Fathers" DR.. Parry, in splendid voice,
sang the solo, and the tabernacle choir
the audience and the organ joined in
strength and beauty. The contests and
solo numbers of the evening were of
particular interest.
The male chorus contest was won by
chorus of fifty voices under the di-
rection of Evan Stephens. They rem
dered the allotted numbers, THE Cru
saders'' and ''All Through the Night"
eXquisitely.
The baritone solo prize was easily
won by Willard Christopherson. The
soprano solo prize was awarded to the
only contestant, Miss Lille Pye, a very
young girl, with an unusually sweet
voice.
The important event of the evening
was the competition for mixed choirs
of not more than fifty voices. The
choir from Tooele, Ida, led by Evan
w. Arthur, won first prize, and the sec
ond was awarded to the Lehi (Utah)
choir, under the direction of Professor
h. BeeSley. The programme closed
with the singing of DR.. Parrys THE
Tempest" by the six choirs which COM
peted in the last mentioned contest,
under the baton of DR.. Parry himself
The soloists for the evening were
Thomas Ashworth, tenor; Mrs. Wood
ward, who charmed the audience with
the Swiss Echo Song" and Mrs F. b.
Hamilton, who rendered a composition
OF Bach on the great organ. Gordon
Jones OF Denver, the baritone soloist,
gave THE Spirit of the Deep in good
style.
THURSDAY EVENING.
CHdI2ClGIlZEQ
most unique feature of the whole en-
tertainment took place on this evening.
Miss Mamie Tout, a prodigy from Og-
den, Utah, aged IS, was announced to
sing soprano solo,
AS she stood on the platform. in her
little white frock, with the curls falling
about her face, she did not look over
years old, and when Manager Ed
wards said she would sing an aria from
'Ernani," the audience was positively
startled. She sang the aria with a
richness of tone quite Jnheard-of in a
Child, with a force Of expression quite |
beyond her years and experience, and |
with fairly good enunciation. and
the audience went fairly wild with en-
thusiasm.
The opening number of the Thursday |
evening session was the Soldiers !
Chorus" from Faust" by tabernacle |
choir. "A Serenade" was given as an |
encore, and was most beautifully rem |
dered.
Madame Swenson's ladies' chorus |
won the prize in the ladies' chorus con-
test, with the enthusiastic endorsement |
OF the entire audience. This chorus IS |
famous for its admirable work and is
as one of the best musical |
features of the city.
The tenor solo contest was won by
r. j. Thomas of this city. The selection
was Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"
from THE Messiah"
A very close contest was the male
luartette competition. between the
Utah Quartette of Salt Lake and the
Apollo Quartette of Ogden. Both we're
excellent, but the adjudicator awarded
he prize to the Salt Lakers. who we're
Thomas Ashworth, Alfred Best. w. G..
Patrick and Willard Christopherson.
Another decision rendered difficult by
h.. III
he contralto solo contest in 1.-The Gre
lie Lovers Song" by Dudley Buck
The prize was awarded to Miss Emma
Ramsey Of Provo, Utah. and DR.. Parry
regret that he had no second
)rlze to award, as Miss Elsie BarroWS
# Salt Lake vas well worthy of it.
The grand choral contest for prize
4 $500 and a gold medal for the con-
luctor, excited much interest. a Sec
md prize was also offered-S100 and.
'aton to the conductor. There We're
i've entries. The Salt Lake choir. I'M
Ter the leadership of Professor Steph-
ms, won the first prize, and the second
vas awarded to the ogden choir. Ci-
ected by Squire Coop.
The soloists for this concert were
ohm Robinson, in an aria from "Lu-
rezia Borgia;" Mrs. Emily =. Wood
yard, in i solo from La Ollie du Reg
nent," and c. NJ. Harris of Logan, in
wo violin selections.
FRIDAY EVENING.
There were no contests on this even :
lg, but some of the successful Compel /
-ors appeared on the programme. The I
alt Lake male chorus gave the Cru
aders," and Mrs. Swenson's chorus |
ang Kings Roses" both the pieces
-hich won the prize. The other num- ]
ers were given by Fl. S. Ensign, Mrs. t
Woodward, Miss Levy, Professor s
)ayneS, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edwards '
nd John P. Meakin. {
The victcrs in the contests were '
warded their prizes. and the pro- /
ramme closed with 1.-THE Halleluiah |
horus' from THE Messiah" by the
choirs, led by Professor
AIRY
SATURDAY EVENING.
The close of the festival was lecture
oncert by DR.. Parry. He gave short g
hetches of the lives and works of No S
art, Schubert and Beethoven. and :
lusical numbers were rendered by Pro- G
sssor Daynes, the tabernacle choir.
Irs. Woodward. Mrs. Edwards and Dr.
AIRY. a
DR.. Parry started Immediately after G
lie session for his home in Wales after .
most enjoyable visit in Salt Lake. o
ANY dinners and entertainments we're :,
ven in his honor.
No Need Of Pain.
Mans most painful Affections are