Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-15

p.oo,n,s for "King Dodo' last night
nrohahlv something ike siiOo or $500
rsceipts for the band concert at the
Tabernacle probably $500 or $500 AZ
provo the other night Miss Carrie
Brldewell, the beautiful voiced eontral-
70. Of the Metropolitan Opera company
gang before very small audience
oanen the News correspondent
writes oto the fact that so many went
10 see midnight IN Chinatown" at the
theatre" This tells in nutshell the
story of the public preference Tor
the lighter forms of entertainment De-
plore II as we may there Is no getting
away from the fact that II Is lightness,
froth, frivollty and merriment that the
public taste wants today, and those
who would introduce the solder forms
of entertainment. must, If they do not
wish TO come out losers, be carerui TO
see that they select dates that do not
clash with those Of burlesque, comic
opera and limb display
An audience somewhat smaller than
that of the previous evening, welcomed
the Royal Italian band IN the Tapef-
nacle last night. The program was
good one throughout the most preten-
tious and dramatically given numbers
being the Tell overture, the Travlata
potpourrl and the Hymn to the sun
The first part Of the Tell overture was
ideally rendered. the storm scene burst
ing on the audience with vividness
that fairly startled them, and the pas
toral was given by oboe and flute with
beautiful tone and skill. But the
"a finale was altogether too fast the
composer put the speed at ia notes to
the minute, while Rivela ran the gait
up to 1870, with,the result that the clari-
onets could not artlculate and the
blare of the brasses covered UP every
thing. The other two star selections
were much better rendered. La Ira
yiata," was distinguished by the artls-
tic performance OF the woodwind choir
which however, was marred In part by
asthmatic coughing from the brass
choir. The solo work by the oboes,
trumpets and hrst trombone were also
remarkably good and effective. The ar
rangement Is chain Of operate gems,
and the conductors reading and inter-
probation of the score was In the highest
degree effective. The Hymn to the
Sun" from Mascagnis Iris, was treat
a. the audience The descriptive nature
Of the composition was explained by
Col. Ellery, manager of the band, which
aided the audience in comprehending
Il. The number began with a deep
piano from the tuhas as representing
the darkness just preceding the morn
ing twilight, and then the dawn Of day
and the rising Of the sun were set forth
IN appropriate musical descriptiyes by
the different families Of instruments,
separately and In combination, with
the highest muscianship. The music
IL peculiarly Meseagni's, full OF uncom-
peted melodies which deity kaleides-
cope into one another and evidence an
originality as pleasing and as weird as
m Greig In fact, it was remarked
last night that the hymn Ia suggestive
Of that composer. The Introduction OF
the gong feature was happy and ef-
fective, and the final climax was a
glorious piece Of work The Narcissus
number was noted for the varying of
the Instrumentation In the repeats. and
was easily a favorite and we'll rendered
The Angels Serenade' was cut out
70 the general disappointment, and
harp solo with two eneores took It's
place. The harpist easily maintained
The reputation gained the previous
evening.
Every number was encored and the
conductor apparently took pleasure In
giving as extra numbers, selections
loaded with melodio pyroteohncs, full
OF persuasive effects, one piece particu-
larry seeming like a succession OF ex-
ploslons, In which the drummers fairly
spread themselves. Tonight promises
70 be the star night, and the Taber-
nacle ought to have a big audience, for
The overture 10 Tannhauser, Carmen,
aud the Sextet from Lucia are 20 be
given. The Tabernacle choir is also
down for two numbers. There is a mat
inee In progress this afternoon.
Not many times since the Salt Lake
Theatre opened has the management
presented bigger, brighter attraction,
and more magnificent piece Of stage |
setting than II gave us last night in |
liking Dodo;" and not many times has |
Us enterprise been rewarded by a
bigger house than that which assem- |
pied TO greet II. If the attendance did |
not equal the prodigious figures OF the |
Narde-James opening night. IL must |
pave come very close TO Il. Two or |
three hundred people remained stand |
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