The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

The few music-loving people who
| gathered together in the center of the
tabernacle last night for the Steindel
| concert, had reason to putty those who
had stayed away, for the occasion was
| veritable treat. 1t is fact to be
regretted that the Salt Lake people
were not better acquainted with the
merits OF this company of artists. The
| small audience was large in enthusi-
asm, and continually demonstrated
their appreciation of the excellence of
| the performance. On the programme
in place of Edmund Schucker. the
harpist who was to appear, was the
| name of Miss Helena Stone. This
seemed to promise something of disap-
| pointment. The announcement was
made that Mr.. Schuecker was taken
seriously ill during the tour, and was
, obliged to return to Chicago. Miss
| Stone travels with the company. and
has alternated with Mr.. Schuecker all
season. If there was any feeling that
| a second rate artist was being palmed
off on Salt Lake, it was dispelled dur
| ing Miss Stones first number. She is
complete mistress of her instrument,
with fine touch and technique. Better
/ than all she has an artists soul,-a
temperament of dramatic intensity,
and her climaxes were magnificent
She made one understand where the
notion originated that angels play the
| harp.
Mr.. Steindel is 'cellist who ham
| dies his instrument superbly. His mu-
sic last night was mostly on the bril-
liant order, but in his encores, espec-
tally "Traumerei.' he brought out all
the depth of sweetness in the 'instru-
ment with tears in it." Every number
of his won a recall and one never grew
tired. Mrs. Griffin, the soprano, has a
high silvery and true soprano voice,
with a very clear enunciation and ar
tistic style. She sang the aria from
THE Queen of Sheba" excellently, and
the best liked of her shorter songs was
The Lass With the Delicate Air"
Mrs. Steindel is one of the best ac-
companists ever heard in Salt Lake,
and contributed large share towards
the programmes excellence. The first
number was a duet by Mr.. and Mrs.
Steindel, and in this she also had an
opportunity to show her ability as a
soloist. Great enthusiasm prevailed at
the close of the Ave Maria" from
"Cavalleria Rusticana," rendered by
the four members of the company. 1t
was eXquisitely done, and the Ave
Maria" is always a popular number,
when well done.
The tabernacle choir opened and
closed the concert with Glinka's mo
given in its customary excellent style.
1t is to be regretted that the Steindel
company cannot repeat their concert
after people have come TO appreciate
their worth.
Dave Hayman, the manager of the
Kelcey-Shannon company, which opens
at the Salt Lake theatre Thursday
night, writes Mr.. Pyper that his COM
pany will remind Salt Lakers of The
days of the old Lyceum company. The
seat sale begins today.
The Salt Lake public is certainly go
ing to have a rare musical treat Satur-
day night in the tabernacle. The en-
thusiasm that Rosenthal stirs up all
over the country is something remark
able. Mr.. Daynes reports the advance
sale as being very satisfactory.
special engagement at the Grand !
will be that of the well known actor !
Mr.. John GrifTiths, who will open Fri !
day of this week for two nights and a
matinee. The opening bill will be THE |
Avenger," which in spite of its melo-
dramatic title. is a historical romantic /
play of the seventeenth century. His 1
role in this play is said to be the best |
ever attempted by Mr. Griffith. The |
leading woman of the company is Miss |
Katherine Purnell, who at enc time |
Sothern in IAN Enemy to |
the King THE Avenger' will be |
given Friday night, 1.-THE Bells at the I
matinee. and "a Fools Re |
venge" Saturday night.