The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

The concert at the tabernacle last
evening was as largely attended as the
OpeAlhS session of conference. which
/ means that difficulty would have been
experienced in getting the crowd into
nc loWer part of the house The gal
/ lery being open, hundreds selected if Of
ocuISe, as the most advantageous part
I oI the mouse, leaving many seats vacant
/ downstairs. Professor stephens. how
| ever. was more than pleased with the
| turnout. and it must have netted more
| money than any similar event in sew
/ eral years.
Ihree reasons contributed to the sue
cess or the concert. First confer
ence is on. and, as a rule, conference
VISITORS DatrOnize these everts. Then
mere was a burning curiosity to hear
the new organ, and the same element
ran at fever heat when it was an
nounced that r. c. Easton. the fayorife
tenor, would sing
IN all candor, it must be said that
lnose who went to hear the organ were
disappointed. This for the very simple
reason tnat Organist Mcclellan gave
Dut one number 1.-The Pilgrim s
Chorus, and that number, while it is
Deautlfui in itself. and was caDitaIlv
rendered. gives just sA out as little on
PorIunlty 10 show off the new qualities
III the instrument as ANYTHING that
could possibly have been selected. Re-
SuIt-the crowd thought it heard moth
ing unusual. and received il with com
PdratlVe Indifference. Had there been
another organ number. one which called
Tor something new in the way of regis
traton, or variety at least the result
would nave been more satisfactory.
EastOn was a revelation. A warm and
expressive voice such as this Utah IA.
eo[Ite possessed five years ago, is fire.
quentIy ruined when some one under
taxes TO cultivate it. This is far from
the case with Eastcn. He returns after
an absence OF several years in New.
L ork with just about as perfect a tenor
as salt Lake ever heard The Ova tiOn
rendered him when he first appeared
OH the stage last night grew into a tu-
mpltuous demonstrations at the concIu-
sion of his first song, simple Scotch
ballad. He responded with 'sRonpis
Prince Charlie" which again brought
down the house. For a. third encore he
sang nnie Laurie" No singer ever
gave re feeling rendition of it. AS
the plali4-h struck the first notes of the
introducti,-sl the audience went into ec-
stactes, anu when Mr. Elaston had fin
lshed the first verse the enthusiasm
was more intense than ever. if that
were possible. 1t certainly was a fri-
umph for the singer and a treat of all
treats Tor those who were there. Mr.
EastOn retains all the pleasing qualities
of his voice as it was last heard here.
and has acquired seemingly all that is
beautiful which he did not formerly
possess. His expression is WOndrous
be unmoved would be impossible.
The choir acquitted itself superbly in
the rendition of the Faust music:
Mrs. Edward sang Marguerite the part
Sembrich was to have sung on that
occasion which is now spoken of in
signs, and she did it with fine effect.
Hr. Easton sang the title role, Horace
Ensign gave Valentine, and Sibel was
entrusted to Miss Cooper.
The solos, duets and quartettes all
were well done and enthusiastically re-
ceiYed. In fact, there was nothing to
be desired in last evenings entertain
ment, and so long as tabernacle con-
certs can be kept up to that standard
they should receive the heartiest ZIP
port.
Besides the numbers referred to
above, there were two selections by the
juvenile choir of 500 voices. a contralto
solo by Mrs. Allison, Little Gypsy
Sweetheart by Horace Ensign and
choir duet by Mr.. Easton and Mrs
Allison. and the ''Rigoletto" quartette
by Edward, Allison. Easton and En-
sign. Little Miss williams sang Little
Buttercup," from ''Pinafore'' and
scored another success. Much of the
success of the evening was due to the
splendid accomplishments. played by
Organist Mcclellan and Arthur Shop
herd, the pianist.