The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-26


Sang Melba's Jewel Song.
A bunch Of red roses was handed the
singer She bowed acknowledgment,
and again mounted the platform. This
time she sang the Jewel Song" from
Gounod's Faust" one Of the most diff
ficult pieces in opera, sung with great
effect by Melba. But the little Utah
girl does not need to fear comparison
with the great Australian pTima donna.
IN the higher notes il would be diff
cult TO say which was superior, but the
rich, mellow, resonant power with
which Miss Gates poured out the lower
notes, touching low B, was certainly
never eXCelled, if equaled. by Melba.
Her pose, after she once commenced
to sing, was easy, natural and full or
grace. She stepped lightly of the plat
form, her attentive mother threw a
pink shawl over her bare neck and
arms, and Willard E. Weihe, the ViO-
linist, accompanied on the piano by
Professor Mcclellan, rendered "Rondo
des Lutins. Miss Gates returned 10
sing Chaminade's "L'Anneau OAR
gent" in which she showed her re-
sources in the TepOseful style of music.
Next came an exhibition of musical
expression and dramatic interpTeta-
ton which showed her the rival Of
Calve these two respects in which
Calve las long been the acknowledged
queen. The song was Liebling's
| "NachtigaL sag dOch an" The rendi-
ton was a revelation IN range and
power, but the natural dramatic
/ strength was even greater. 1t was
sung with a witchery that cast over
the audience the spell Of a calm, beau
/ tiful summer evening, with the night
ingale singing in tree.
The wonders of the organ under the
guidance of its master were shown in
Z the organ solo, FlOtOw's "Stradeila
/ Overture, by Professor Mcclellan.
/ Calve has often sung the "Cavatina"
aria from the Barber of Seville but
/ Miss Gates showed last night that she
/ can rival Calve in this.
/ Following this number came the
/ ballad, The Last Rose OF Summer.
! AS the clear. bell-like notes rang
/ through the vast building. fiaWless and
distinct. there were "reminiscences of
/ Adelina- Patti when she was at the
summit of her glory. 1t was this song
/ that as much as anything, helped to
attach 10 Patti the adjective divine.
/ If there is divinity on this earth il is
/ expressed through the perfection of
music, and it is hard TO say how that
/ song could have approached more
nearly to divine expression. The au-
ditorium was chilly, and there was a
/ trace of huskiness in the voice during
/ the closing notes. but aside from that
/ the song exemplified the acme of the
human voice.
Her Growing Triumph,
Mr.. Weihe rendered on the violin an
/ aria by Bach, which gave Professor
/ Mcclellan, in accompanying, an Op-
portunity to bring out the string eff
feet possible in the organ. Miss Gates
sang 'Nymphes ct Sylvains," dedi-
Gated TO Nine. Media. and then came
the GROWING piece Of the evening. It
was Sing, Sweet Bird" by CAM. No
person but mistress of music can
sing this song, and none can excel the
girl who sang it last evening. Her
pianissimo effects, her clear, bird-Iike
notes. way up to high E her trilling
in high 3 flat. and her expression were
so wonderful il is difficult to see how
they could be eXcelled.
] The closing piece. the opening chorus
from Norma" by the choir and or
gan, made grand closing. Then the
suppressed enthusiasm of the crowd
broke loose. They cheered for the new
singer. They rushed forward to grasp
her hand the women Rugged and
kissed her. and so did a few of the
men who had known her since she was
a child. Professor Stephens was en-
treated to have the concert repeated
Through il all the girl who had ere
ated this sensation retained the same
ingenious manner she has always had
"Awfully glad to see you" she said
to one after another as they seized
and shook and Rugged and kissed.
When the crowd had melted away
and she was being bundled off by d
fond mother she turned back to re-
mark
Pm going to keep on working hard
and sing my best. I just hope to show
people that the MOrmOns aren't sucE
fnumskulls as some people think we
ar"