The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-11

Tout
The Daily Telegraph says: "An al
lowances being made, this was an i'm
PRESERVATION of some cOnsidera bic prom
Use Evidently Miss Tout was not quite
perfect in either the music or the bus
mess of the character. But her voice
showed many fine qualities and there
was undeniable dramatic impulse in
her singing
The Thunderer's Praise.
The London Times says:
THE performance of 'F'idelo' by the
pupils of the Royal College of Music
yesterday afternoon was remarkably
successful, even when compared with
the many excellent operate perform
ances the school has given in the past,
and in spite of the illness of the orig
inal representative of the principal
character, which necessitated the as
sumption of the title part by Miss Nan
ME Tout, a young singer who lately
showed great dramatic ability at one
of the college concerts. Considering
that she had not the advantage of
many rehearsals. her representation was
most remarkable, for she evidently
managed 20 forget herself in the part
more completely than many an expe-
Considerable dramatic instinct is clear
ly there, and such faults as she has
are those of inexperience. 1t. is, after
all. small matter that she beats time
with her hands, and one or two slips in
the course of the great air were easy
to forgive
The Standard says:
In selecting Beethoven's 'Fidelio, for
yesterdays performance at His Males
tvs theatre, the authorities of the
Royal College of Music certainly inn
posed heavy task on the pupils, but
the Interpretation fully justified their
confidence in what the young people
can do. Miss Kate Anderson,
who, at the last moment was unable
| through indispOsitiOn to appear as Le-
nora, has our symI4 thies, for it must
| have been great appointment, but
aer inability was Miss Mamie TOut-S
opportunity, and seldom has an occa-
sion been more courageously seized
and turned to better account Miss
Tout is only in her 18th year, and there
/ had been no time for her to have the
I benefit of a full rehearsal; consequent
~ it would be unjust to criticise closely
her embodiment of a character of such
possibilities. 1t is fairer and pleasanter
/ to dwell upon the dramatic intuition
evinced, which pointed to exceptional
histrionic talent, and to her effective
I
Ued cultivation and study, should carry
her far in her art"
Superior to Conditions.
The Daily News mentions Miss Tout
as "A young American and after ex-
planning that the part was taken up
without rehearsal, and that under
these circumstances criticism would as
as rule, be unnecessary, the critic says:
Miss Tout's gifts are too powerful
| to be trammeled by conditions. She
has genuine dramatic talent and a
voice which, when fully developed
should be a flexible and dramatic in
strument. AS it was, she made a great
success. 1t is a long while since [
have heard young singer of so much
promise
The Morning Leader speaks of her
success as remarkable, and other pa
/ pers make similar mention of Miss
Tout
Numerous letters of congratulation
have reached her since Tuesday from
eminent persons, and altogether it is
considered a triumph for the Utah girl
She bears the praise and honors mod
esty and resolutely continues her
| daily studies.
Offers of Engagement.
She is faithful student and a hard
worker. 1t is quite probable that all
offers of engagements that viii inter-
fore with her work at the college Will
be declined, great as must be the
temptation to accept some remuner-
alive offers Naturally, Signor Visetti
Miss Teut's teacher, is elatei over her
success, but he is perhaps the least
surprised OF all for he has often ex-
pressed unbounded confidence in her
future.
Putnam Griswold, who, next to Miss
Tout. came in for the greatest need
of praise. is a California boy u years
of age. who, after some time here. is
continuing his studies in Paris. He
came over for this occasion. and played
Rocco. He has a fine bass voice. It
was decidedly Americas day, and the
west of America at that
There have been for some time ru-
mors of a fiattering offer that Miss
Tout has received from a noted Lon
don concert director. The matter is
being considered in all aspects, as to
whether time can be spared from stu
dies to accept engagements, and I'M
til a decision is reached. no details
can be given. Miss Tout's future is
being carefully looked after There
time yet, for she's only Il.