The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-31
AmuSemeHIS.


In nearly a score of years Salt Lake
has not enjoyed d musical treat equal
to that of last evening. when the Chi
cagO Symphony orchestra made its first
appearance at the tabernacle. The
house was not large-not more than
500 being preSent-but it was a Strik-
ingly representative gathering, and in
cluded. besides fashions devotees a
fine number of Utah's most ardent low
ers of art. Their apprecia ton was
boundless The applause might have
ccme from a well filed auditorium, so
rapturous it grew at times. and, CON
sequently, the programme was strung
out TO twice its length, the audience
demanding an encore for each and
every one of the numbers.
Certainly grander orchestral music
was never heard here. 1t is q grave
mistake to consider for a moment that
Chicago has turned out, only one sym
phOny orchestra. This organiZa ton is
led by Adolph Rosenbecker. of the
calm, submissive school of leadership,
who manages TO get the music out of
his artists without making contor-
zionist of himself. He is d director. too,
with a strong leaning towards even
ness. The too critical might urge that
he is wanting in the magnetism that
those quick. decisive climaXes that
often account for so much Of an or
chestra's success. But if this city is to
near anything greater than that when
Rosenbecker does achieve. let US all
hope it will be during the present gem
GRAFTON.
In last nights programme there was
no greater number than the Dvorak
symphony New World, written by
that composer during or after a visit
of several years in America. From
America history, her people and their
habits. he is supposed to have derived
his inspiration. 1t is a tremendous
composition. but SO far as the first
movement is concerned, is far from
characteristic of this country. For all
the world it is Polish. Russian or Hun
garian. rObably-DvOrak-w pos
Sibly he could not retreat altogether
from what the name carries and I'M
plies. As well ask Victor Herbert to
write after GTieg. But the second
movement of the symphony, It's crown
ing glory, would appeal to any native
as crisis in realism to the compos-
er's aim. All its melodies are the mel
Odies OF the negro Of by-gone genera
tons, not the tunes" we hear TODAY.
but sweeter. deeper and more soulful.
The "TannhauSer' overture was given.
To state the fact is ample Strauss
Blue Danube was heard. Weber's
Invitation to the Dance" the BerIioz
orchestration. sent the house into an
other ecstacy and the concluding num-
Der was Tschaikowski's overture.
'1Sl2,' which is a description Of Ma
pOleOn'S tiascO at Moscow, and neces-
sarily intensely dramatic, but mere
musical noise compared with the sym
phony given earlier on the programme.
The sOloists who appeared last night
were Jan Van Oordt, violin: Nine.
Lime. soprano, and L. c. TOwne, tenor.
Van Oordt is one of those PLAYERS
whose soul is SO unequiVOcally in his
instrument that his body sways grace
fully with his bow. He is a performer
of exquisite technique. The soprano
has power and sings with bell-like
clearness, but lacks that force which.
for want OF another word. the world
calls temperament. Mr.. Towne sings
everything satisfactorily, but his voice
is a good deal more suggestive of ora
tOTiO than opera in their duet and in
the solos the madame ana Mr.. TOwne
were enthusiastically greeted
The encores given last night were
carefully selected to give contrast to
the performance, and If is really dif-
ficult matter to determine between the
published programme and the encore
programme which of the two was most
delightful The whole affair was soul
stirring. and if Salt Lake does not turn
out in force 10 hear the last concert to-
night, Salt Lake, and not the band.
viii be the sufferer.
a Trip TO the Circus. presented for
the first time in this city at the Grand
last night, is production Of striking
features. From Il story Of human in
terest-the old rural drama that pic
lures kidnapping in a pathetic phase
il runs into a reproduction of a cir
Gus performance, and sends everybody
away in a laughing mood The story
deals with the theft of a farmers child
by a tramp. From waif she becomes.
eventually, circus performer. and the
old man. after sacrificing all that he
possesses in a search for the missing
daughter, which seems hopeless. sud
Tr.m~H H. H. l.