The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-27
NAllC-Happenings of the Week URIC

/ The studios these DAYS are busy. scenes
! OF rehearsels and practice.
Word comes from the east that Sailie
FISHER nds taken an engagement with
Henry r. Dixie in The Burgomaster. -
WasHinGtOn- Miss Fishers friends viii
be plea 10 learn or her beginning
she IS one Of salt Lakes most talented
vocalists.
George +. Hinton, assistant manager
Tor King Sousa, was i'm tie city during
the week and plans for the big concert
were practif ally completed a. his con-
, ference with Director stephens There
are to be Two performances, Feb s. in
The tabernacle. The childrens chorus
+ of BOG voices -aili assist in the after
noon concert and the choir takes part
81 night. There is no reason to doubt
TIA Suusa viii be the same favorite
as he aas when last here. The band
has JUS returned from triumPhai
tour of Europe.
The concert for tie benefit of the
First Congregational church occurs to
morrow night in that auditorium.
splendid programme has been arranged
Professor Radcliffe, Mont Ferry, Hugh
DOugall Miss Lillian Oliver and Mrs
Kate BridWell Anderson are among
those who viii take part.
&.
Colonel Thompson Of the Boston Lyric
Opera company figures on securing a
number of chorus girls in Salt Lake
He has one young lady in mind whom
he hopes TO engage to sing small parts
The colonel says he has heard OF the
Salt Lake Opera company everywhere.
and he put off engaging people aT.Ill
his arrival here. in the hope that he
would he able to take Gus some mem
bers Of this splendid organization.
. . .
1t is a fact not generally known that
another big pipe organ Is being con-
structed in salt Lake. 1t is for the
Christian Scientist church, and viii
probably be completed within the next
week or ten days. when a concert is
to take place to celebrate the event.
The organ IS being built by John Brown
of Wilmington, Del It has 1,3S0 stops
and the cost viii be $500. All the
latest improvements are being installed
IN the instrument. including tablets IN
stead Of draw stops. Professor Rad
chffe who will be the first to play on
it, the prOba bilities are, says the ar
rangenent of the keyboard eXcels any
thing of the kind he has ever seen.
SIR Brown mas been industr1ously at
work for severa. weeks and he hopes
TO have the organ finished in time for
the concert next Saturday evening, al
though it may go over until next Week
Letters from the Salt Lake colony in
New York give glowing accounts OF
the cordial reception accorded Mrs =
Q. Plummer)b the New Workers VINO
have heard her sing. Mrs. Ptummer
is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. W. Let
son of SteltOn, n J.. whose huSpand
is q. prominent Baptist. On invitation,
Mrs. Plummer sang for the Baptist
Ministerial association OF New York at
one Of its Monday meetings and was
given an ovation being repeatedly en-
cored This was followed by request
to sing at DR.. CampbeiIS churcn' one
Of the great uptown congregations OF
New York. where size was given
most enthusiastic reception. Later at
Dr.. Dixons church in Brooklyn, her
singing was so well received that Inc
raS5c~ made special acknowledgement or
the pleasure she had given MN anu ne
reOple. Mrs PlummeF's tnends mere
viii hear of her triumph with no ht&ie
satisfaction.
Miss Sinclair and Mr.. ]. P. Murphy
will sing tbs 20 Deus Ego, by Wernig,
for the Offertory at st. Mary's today.
Choir hall was invaded by an army
of children last week applying for
places in the cbildren's chorus which
Is to sing at the SOusa matinee. Pro
fessor Stephens now has 500 voices in
the juvenile Organization and overflow
are taking place. After to-
morrow's practice at 4 o'clock no more
viii be admitted.
Professor Stephens announces a spec
ial rehearsal of the tabernacle choir a.
$3.50 tonight at the tabernacle. The
chOruses for the Sousa concert and
Ridges testimonial are claiming a
great deal of the choir's attention.
The Chaminade chorus is to meet on
Thursday morning at 1880 at Calder's
hall for rehearsal.
Mrs. Catherine Ellsworth, a favorite
soprano Of New York, is to appear for
the first time in salt Lake at the Con-
gregationai church concert tomorrow
night.
The ''Tyrolien Queen operetta, which
has recently been put on in a number
Of the ward houses under the direction
Of Mss Lillian Nay Stayner. is making
4 record. Last Friday evenings presen- /
.atiOn proved such a success that the
performance win be repeated in the |
Ninth ward meeting house annex to |
morrow nisht. The thirty juveniles in /
Tie cast sing their parts remarkably /
well, their ages considered.
a. . .
Professor Cooks piano pupils give /
heir seventeenth recital at his studio. /
Cannon House. on next Saturday /
afternoon. Mr.. Schettler, violinist. and /
Mr.. Bull. baritone VIII assist
A Good Thing.