Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-14

hear the commands he gives 70 NJ ~.
nen, ana catch faint echoes o. a.
cneerful response. The eneins a..
checked. driven back from ms VA
from the far east comes the minus ,l.',,,
story OF the part our titan SONS 80
IN the great light The connla'i1u ~.
the nations praise 81 OUT ~ ,,,.
SOUNDS pleasant In our ear. ~,
dispatches sent TO the eastern 49, 49,
mention the work Of the utah na. .s,
lee IN terms OF highest commenuetlVon,
rtah's sons have covered Utah with
glory. our latest State said the NeW
YORK Herald. never yet over renny ="
giNe credit 10 Utah, but always IN.
clined TO ask. can any g0ol come uu,
of Nazareth7'-'Our latest state, SUI
the Herald. has borne It's share IN ADS
ing glory to the nation. In the battle
or Malatc the Utah batteries. whose
guns were dragged through deep inud
10 send shrapncl into the spanish
ranks. showed Itself deserving OF all
honor, Utah has had ~ trouble IN the
past, but when she sends huch "A con.
ttibution To tho nation. We wipe out
tho memory o. all troubles.
That IN sweet music To Utah ears.
II speaks OF a glory that " To come
when utah's people shan be Wholy
Understood.
"Of engagements II later date. II
II perhaps sufficient to say that utahs
troops have maintained the high Level
OF their reputation established In this.
their flrst baptlam IN war. though not
without loss Of blood and life, native
To our Utah. hut all this ana the pro-
motions that have come Tor gallantry
Of conduct on the field Of battle. VIII
be spoken Of by others and l must
keep within the limits allotted to me.
I know not how u appears to others.
but I feel THRU ~ pride IN the rccol-
lection o. IN. fact that the hero ot
Mnfltc bears the name OF Itnh's great
Plonccr-Iirighnm Nourg-while OF the
three OF uiah'a sons who have fallen
In battle. two bore the same name
ana were dercendnnta ~ tho same
stock. Not that I would attach undue
Importance TO this circumstance. for
there were sons OF other Utah families
there who displayed like hcroiam and
were ready TO suffer. to bleed and to
die, u need be. but II IL u satisfaction
to know that descendants OF the old
Pioneer were there. too. and did their
duty IN u manner worthy the name
they bore.
In the presence Of noble deeds. cs-
pecinllv In the presence Of noble deeds
that breathe OF patriotism, We stand
where the one touch OF nature makes
ua at least all countrymcn. and social
and political. ana even religious differ
cncea sink into inHignlfcancc-arc for
gotten. In fact. and We think only OF
the deed and Its Innate noblllty-the
man and his achievement. In such
manner and while entertaining such
sentiments. would have you look
upon the counterfeit prcacntmcnt OF
utah'r soldier hero-Maor Richard w.
Young"
a picture OF Major Young was
thrown ON the canvas from the rtcrcop-
ticon. II was taken Just few hours
before his departure with the batteries.
II had been the expectation Of the loo
cal managers OF the lecture M.ssrs.
George T.. blair and Walter J. Sloan.
that Hon. Frank J. Cannon would de-
liver the euloEy on Mai. y. a. Grant.
but owing to some Misunderstanding.
Senator Cannon had not been seen In
time To give the matter proper prcpnrn-
ton. and with very little notice Hon.
Moses Thatcher took his place. lie
spoke Rlowingly OF the patriotism Of
the Utah soldiers and read from manu-
script a brief account ~ the career of
Major y. a. Grant. whose picture wna
also thrown upon the canvass. MIR,
Thatcher was heartily appiaudcd for
his lmpromptu enort.
A. the Grand last night the house
was again almost full. The bill was
Olivette. played with the same east as
when II was hrrt rendered. week be-
fore last. The main Improvement was
noticeable In the voice of Mr.. Frederick,
which n grJiduailyEcttlngb back 10 Its old
condition. He won hearty recall lac,
night for his rendition OF the bass solo,
Some Misunderstanding has been ere.
ntcd by the announcement that this Mr..
Frederick was the old Frederick Of the
/ Emma Abbott days. This N an error,
That Brodcnck'a name IL William and
/ he IL now with the iiostonians In Snn
/ Francisco. having taken the place II
/ Eugene COwlcH with that organization.
The Grau Frederick IL his brother
/ George. Tonight the Two Nagabondr
! Ci.rminie) viii he the bill. and tomorrow
afternoon Fra Dinvolo VIII be revived.
/ In the evening the nrrt performance VI
| the popular opera Falka. which has not
been done here by the urau company,
viii be given
There was a great deal Of Interested
/ comment among the opera people al
l the Grand last night. over the fact that
| the Melhn company ana the B0stonianl
both opened IN San Francisco last night
and the opinion was general that thu
| latter would suffer materially by thf
| competition. The following dispatch O.
the "News' came from San Franciace
this morning;
San Francisco. March 1.-THE sue.
cess ~ the Mviha opera season In al
ready assured. for tho performance on
the first night met with the unqualified
approval NJ the vast audience. Speaking
Of Marguerite. ~ played by Media, hs
Chroniclc says.
Through the garden act her pure
] clear voice was used With an art en-
tirrly free from any trick OF manner
ism. There IL a simplicity and direct
ness about All her singing which u ea.
| peclnlly notable. since no singer. except
I rattl. has used the voice with such ease
l ana grace, phfaFed more Beautifully ~
given such delicate shading to the pas
raEea, which are. perhaps, the most
familiar 10 audiences of any opera
Gracefully she acts. gracefully she
sings, and her action goes most admlra'
bly IN keeping with the music.
| nut IN the prison scene Mclbn rcnchl
ed her greatest height. Hardly could
one expect such vibrant force ~ Mclhl
riyos out IN that. The voice grows VIII
the emotion and never losing ~
beauty, speaks a meaning which NOR
than any special number In tho operl
shows how brilliant. how spiritual, how
/ powerful WINS the Imagination al
Guunnd. n was the scene OF the even
Ing nf opera and Il opened the mind
~ tho audience TO a quality In Melb'
which nothing she has Enng before MAJ
given us any idea OF. First ana lht
Melhn hnF quite established her clam
90 be called an artist In that broae
sense that 10 not limited TO special paru
or special music"
Pandolnnl took the role Of Faust oI
two hours' notice and sang y falrN
wen The MephlstopheleH OF NJ, bou
doresque was very good, ana IN fact az
~ the company made good impress