Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-15
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speolaI correspondenee.

Special Correspondence.
New York Feb, lowell, It Ia some
thing 10 face large critical New
York audience with u row Of report
ers occupying front seats, and a sea
Of faces back Of them reaching TO the
doors OF such an immense theater aa
Carnegie hall Yet, just such an or
deal did Lucy Gates meet last Tues
day night, and all reports TO the con-
trary she came Off victorious. For the
first three seconds after she made her
bow loving eyes that followed her eve
cry movement saw deathly pallor
creep over the youthful face, and saw
the rigldlty Of feature and limb that
told Of momentary stage fright. IL
was only for moment however that
these signs We're visible to the ObserV
ca. and when the first notes Of caro-
Nome were breathed oyer that expect
ant assembly. one fully realized under
what a strain the young girl was la
boring and how she was fighting to
gain the mastery over her temporary
fears. As all know, IL Is trying aria,
one that taxes old fOotllght veterans,
and while II might not have been u
wise selection yet she was far from
deserving any unklnd criticisms Her
voice is so pure, fresh and sympathetic
thal Il cannot fail 10 reach the heart,
unless that heart IL prodisposed to
prejudice Her two other numbers,
'Pastorne" and Sing Sweet Bird,
were eXQuisitely sung, and the ap.
plause was genuine and hearty from
all quarters Of the house. She gave
them with true artistic feeling, and she
looked IKE a field daisy suddenly
tragsplanted into the glitter and gas
light Of fashionable metropolitan
audience
We would say 10 the youthful singer,
there will be- heurtaches along your
path, mingled with your triumphs but
don't be discouraged all artlsts have
10 wade through trials, there's a PLACE
for You at the top. you belong thera
and with your high courage you VIII
reach the longediJr goal, despite unjust
criticism Study and application viii
bring oil the success you wish. for
you have the temperament the intelli-
gence to grasp what many brilliant
singers have failed to gain after years
Of labor-quaity and sympathy
or the child yollnst, Florl2el
Reuter-, who was starred as
the great attraction too much
praise cannot be given. lie Is
maryel--a wonder--ln this day and age
Of wonders; his memory and his execu-
ton Of the most difficult music are be-
yOnd belief In listening to him the
thought is always uppOrmost that he
must be possessed OF supernatural pow
ers--lt seems incredible that a child |
can do such extraordinary things, yet
Ne turns ON a "Pagannini' Bach or
"Wieniawski' with as much ease as an
old viollnlBt would THE Last Rose Of
Summer or Home, Sweet Home"
At the above mentioned concert were !
seen many familiar faces, among others |
hose OF Junlus T.. Wells Mr. and Miss |
savillA Miss Grace Cannon, Mrs. Sears |
Miss Ruth Wilson, Mrs. James Fer
guson apd son Dale, Miss Sara Alex |
ander. Miss Llsle Leigh, Col Willard |
Young and family Hon. Jno W. |
Young and daughter j. Wesley Young, |
Mrs, Fisher and In Tact, De entire con-
ference occupied seats near each other,
w MeiOVuit hiiu NhNNi W NhNli PNNSehSNi
our Utah girl.
Last Monday evening Miss Mary |
Young gave small party in honor OF |
her two guests Miss Grace Cannon and |
Miss Ethel saville. Those present were |
the Misses Groesbeck and Hattie |
Young, President Goff Ralph Richards, |
John Sharp and Mr. VIII Young; Miss |
Cannon left for Washington Wednes-
day morning
Llsle Leigh has been offered the DO
sltlon Of leading woman with the his
torical play, Robert Emmett" under
the manSgementNpt Mr.. RosonquIst, to
play New York during the spring |
months; but was Obliged TO refuse II
owing TO her Providence engagement,
which begins the 18th OF March, and
continues until the LIST Of September.
She has held the place Of leading lady
for nearly two years, with the Proyl-
denoe Stock Co., and has been rein.
gagged for the coming spring and sum
nler This New York engagement
means long run and the
company II now being selected, w, j,
LeMoyne, oliver Byron, Angela Rus
sell leading woman with the Village
Postmaster" and Brandon Tynon, now
playing with Dave Warheld, have al
ready signed, and other wellknown
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