Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-19
EIOquentIy and Wildly Depicted by
Nat N, Brigham
GIVES A MASTERLY LECTURE
His Friends Were Greatly Pleased at
His initial Appearance as u Public
speaker in This city,

Nat NJ Brigham singer. and Nat NJ.
Brigham. lecturer-the former has
pleased many Salt Lake audience;
the later entertained one last night In
a manner that promptly suggested the
query: Which is the more efficient?
Had his Assembly Hall audience last
night been called upon to answer the
question as it sat and listened to the
vivid word portrayals that accompanied
the brilliant steropticon views which
illustrated his lecture on the Grand
Canyon Of the Arizona one Of the
Strange Corners of our Country
series. there Is scarcely any doubt that
his high fame as a singer would have
been ieOpardized Time and again his
auditors burst beyond restraint and APP
plauded his efforts. IL was a warm well
come-a beautiful tribute on the occa-
sion of his debut, locally from the do
main Of song 10 the platform Of pub
lie lecturer And yet he did sing-three
songs that constituted pleasant finale
TO a most pleasing evenings entertain
ment.
The country has many great lecturers
and comparisons are not always pleas
ant But even from conservative view
It may be safely said that Mr.. Brigham
has little 20 fear; for his success IN
that direction Is assured He was
pleased last night 70 designate the
Grand Canyon Of the Arizona, the great
tragedy of nature-a tragedy that had
left It's scar irreyocably written across
the face OF the commonwealth from
which its name Is derived He had not
proceeded very far with his subject
until his audience had arrived at the
same conclusion.
With much deftness and no loss Of
time Mr. Brigham both by word ana
picture took his hearers over the jour
ney that he had made in actually
while gathering data for his lecture.
And a most wonderful Journey II was,
one that win linger long in the mem
cries OF those present. Prellminarily,
mountain ranges, mighty forests, living
and dead, wood and stone, deserts OF
sand and fields OF fruit, weird canyons
were passed with a rapldity that was
celebrating IN the hlgest degree. while
a symphony Of colOring so beautiful as
to defy artistic description, completed
an ensemble to the subject proper
which the speaker earnestly declared
presented a grauder sight than any 9TH
er land can boast Of, and yet all com
bined but a starbeam Of loveliness when
put In comparison with the sunburst
of beauty that the Grand Canyon re-
veals.' And so Il proved
Mr.. Brigham then introduced his au-
dance 70 what he styled the Ginger
Ing stage setting Of natures greatest
tragedy Describing a sunset that ne
saw In this mighty American gorge. he
said. III would seem that all the
reyelry Of sunshine, all the riot OF col
or and all the glory OF earth and sky
had been concentrated by one burning
hour Of radiance.
ITO stand az nightfall overlooking
that rushing torrent, TO watch the
shadows falling In The depths Of the
chasms about you, 70 feel the duh OF
me night 10 see the lengthening
shadows creep slowly up the sides of
the canyon smotherng the red and
purple glow OF the sunset. 10 see tho
long, Ie'el SHAFTS OF light fash upon
10000 peaks and battlementg. higbar
and stlll higher. I'm but one solitary
smart or stone for a igoment holds the |
Hight OF the world and then An blocil
to hear the rush OF the waters but see
them not 90 feel the canopv az n,ebt |
almost closing IN upon YOU standing |
under the strange new LIGHT IN M /
stars, 20 realize that this vast arorif. /
lheater holds YOU a solitary human no. |
ing In the embrace Of eternal silarco |
WIZ make the lightcst heart give nraieo !
and say what Is man that thou Art |
mindful of him
lunumorahle other gorgeous niotr-os
were painted many others were sesn
The daring and personal adventures 30 |
Powell and Stanton. the lntrepld Grand |
CnnNon explorers were apoetronbi,e6 |
Nn1 me Nunchausen evaggoraiione 10
lhe eccentric though interesting robn |
Sans tha famous Grand Canvon euldo
Uhl iNiure drawn IN n vein Of hur,or
Wy immediately preceded the perora.
lhe conclusion Of tho lecture NJ
hi shom announced that he mado {, =
LN' never io finR after speaking an tbo
y "oa canyon. The nature or tho gnh.
p.lnE .ucn MS 10 greatly tax hn
u',,e'. But said he, this Is Sail 7 of.o
anu mat makes n difference " m ~,
f., ,l9n was heartily applaudoa ana
.a,lf brigham then sang IN an bis ni5
,n.e IerVor and sweetness Of go
Inc Danube River" "Dadd,,u '9uv,
Bendemere's Stream" Prof Ntociail
al eeoinpanylng him on the piano
manager Pyper OF the Salt
\ heater having rendered Mr. R-,.Lse
me use Of that building FOR hls loo. nam
on me Land Of the Snake Dance ~
WI, accordingly speak In that bn,id,n
~ rtiaay night, when the audianoa ~
i00 or 800, which greeted him lss, i ri.. OF