The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-25
LYRICS.

Il I hlGo.
The ApAIadoc lecture at the Assem-
bly, hall Friday evening created a
strong impression among local must
clans. 4 party of twenty-five or thirty
viii go to Ogden tomorrow to hear il
repeated.
Arthur Shepherd left for Boston yes
terday noon. In his departure local
I music circles suffer a severe loss. A
number OF friends accompanied him to
the depot and wished him godspeed
IN his new career.
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Miss Jean MacdOugall of Anaconda.
Mont, viii sing Handlers Largo" with
violin ObLgatO, at the First Presby-
terrain church this morning.
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Alfred Williams, a noted teacher and
exponent OF the Sebriglia method, is
spending a few days in the CITY He
sang a number of solos before a few
friends at the tabernacle Friday morn
ing, his renditiOns. in a mellow basso
voice, being deeply appreciated. Mr.
Williams resumes his studio work in
Chicago at the beginning OF Septem-
Der.
Professor Goddard is already making
preparations for his departure for Esu-
rope next spring His fall and winter
announcement is a neat creation just
from the press.
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Professor Stephens call for 200 ad-
dltiOnal voices for the tabernacle choir
is meeting with a gratifying response.
It is indisputable that there are hun
dTeds OF rare voices wasting their
sweetness etc. in salt Lake and the
professor intends to gather a good
many of them into the famous choral
organization.
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August Welhelnlj. ST., aged 80 years,
who still plays the violin every day
and teaches advanced pupils in Lon
don, is believed to be the oldest vio-
hnist of note in the world.
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Alice Nielsen viii take a short course
OF study in Italy prior to her entry into
grand opera. She has been engaged
for a production of Gounod's Romeo
and Juliet" in London.
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A pretty story is told in Paris Of
Jean de Reszke's generosity. He had
done church a great service and the
priest gave a breakfast for him. At
the meal an egg was set before the
singer, which, being broken, was found
10 contain 500 francs in gold. He
thanked the priest and added, 4 never
eat the yellow OF an egg. and you must
give that to the poor Of the parish"
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GwendOline BrOgden. the I1-year-old
daughter of a musical school master at
HUI, has been hailed as a child prod
10y IN London Her wonderful voice
mas created sensation and won for
her the interest Of several wealthy and
Titled people, who have undertaken to
attend to her musical and general edu-
cation They see in her another Jenny
Lind or Nine Patti.
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Karl Blind has been trying to con-
vince readers OF the Nineteenth Cen
fury that the French national air. La
Marsetllaise, is OF German origin 1t
IS scarcely worth while. There is no
use questioning the established fact
that Rouget de Lisle composed words
and music at Strasburg the night fol-
lowing the declaration Of war in ApriI
1872 It was first called Chant de
aimee du Rim" and got its later name
py being published in a journal at
there.
Mrs Percy SOmers-C Cocks viii give
song recital at the Congregational
cnurch next Thursday evening. assist
ed by Mrs William IgIeheart. Mrs
SOmers-Cocks has a notably fine voice
mas studied her profession for num-
Der OF years and recently returned from
a year with the best masters abroad.
sne mas Wide circle of friends and
her recital promises to be an unusually
successful event. There viii be no ad-
mission charge and the music-loving
public is invited.
Happiness Of Riches.