Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21

,,,ss Emma Remsey, who gives song
,ec,tal In the congregational church on
ono evening of Thanksgiving day,
Tbursday next, assisted by Mr.. Willard
Weihe violinist; Miss Agnes Dahlquist,
,,anist who gives a concert In the same
building the following night, and Miss
A,vila CLARK, whose concert Will take
,lace in the Tabernacle on Monday
night the goth.
our music teachers might well de-
.nair II the audiences which saw KING
nodo' were representative OF the nu-
,ical development Of our community.
fortunately they were not The sing
,ng OF the tenor Pedro, ana OF the So
nrano. Angela, were quite the most de-
nlorable instances of off Key work that
our stage has afforded In THIS or any
other season. Yet the audiences APP
,,ianded and encored them as heartily
ne though their work were the acme Oh
perfection.
Miss Arvilla Clark enjoys the distlnc-
,ion OF being the first Utah artist TO
sing a role In grand opera. During her
stay in Berlin Miss Clark sang the
nart of aida" in Verdis opera, assoc
riated with some of the leading Berlin
singers That the young artist made
success Is certain, for Otto bloershelm,
the noted and severe critic on the NM
steal Courier, In writing of her work,
aaid. Miss Arvilla Clark has beaut-
mi. well-trained voice, with a wonder
mi amount OF dramatic expression
Rothmuehl, the greatest German actor
and singer. wrote Miss Clark. You
are ready for grand opera career. Your
acting ability Is most excellent and
Won have II in your grasp To become
famous in this work" Upon being told
that Mis- Clark had been a valued menu
her OF the Salt Lake Opera company
which only gives comic operas as a rue,
the noted gentleman was much surpris-
ed and said he could not think Of MISS
Clarks appearing in anything but Sc
rlous opera. After her appearance in
aida" Miss Clark was offered po-
sitlon at the Grand Opera In Frankfort
on-the-Main which was not accepted
on account of the length Of the CON
tract, which was three years, and the
salary was not sufficient TO warrant her
staying that period of time. Miss Clark
will be assisted In her recital in salt
Lake by the Tabernacle choir and Mr..
Mcclellan, organist. The date is Mon
day, Nov. 80.
The choir at the First NJ, Il. church,
under the leadership of Prof. c. j. Net
Teton has prepared program OF spe-
cial music for the Thanksgiving SER
vices tomorrow. The anthem Will be,
"My Soul doth Magnify the Lord by
Blumenschein A quartet will sing,
Come, Holy Spirit by Mlllard Miss
Isabel Monahan will sing a solo, and
Prof. Nettleton viii play violin solo.
The sololist at the evening service Is
Miss Emily Larson, and the choir sings
Vests "Jubilat in D."
It lisa long time now since an attempt
has been made to produce local opera In
Salt Lake. SO many previous efforts
have met with artistic success, that
considerable interest attaches to the
production of cinderella" or "A Dress
Rehearsal" which is to be given a mat
inee and evening performance at the
Salt Lake theater Tuesday, Dec. |, by
the Thalia society, under the direction
Of Mrs. Martha Royle King, The opera
has several features of special interest.
Aside from its basis of new and pretty
music II has lines Of local application.
new dances and marches, and 1t serves
TO introduce new talent In these lines
To the Salt Lake public. In all 80 girls
Will take part, and some Of them are
said to have developed especial talent.
Among those who gi,l take part are;
Lillian Schaufelberger. formerly of the
Castle Square Opera company, Marion
Poynt GIL, known on the professional
stage for her singing and dancing; Sig
rid Petersen, who appears for the first
time since returning from her studies
IN Boston and her engagement with
king Jollity' In the east Rennie Pc
dersen, seen for the first time in opera;
Odessa l.. Benedict comparative new
conner IN this line; Edna Dwyer who
Won favor with the Salt Lake Opera
company; Madgc Lanius, n young wo-
man Of talent who makes her debut I'm
this opera; Nellie Pinkerton known To-
cally for her solo work, but who will
be given her first opportunity in Salt
Lake to display the dramatic ability
which has given her a reputation else
where. Mamie Ross and Ethel Bauer,
who are declared to be genuine dis
Coveres as condolences, Mrs. John
Reed the well known reader and Mrs
Martha Royle King known ms singer
actress and teacher in these lines.
Madam Coreili.- who Is well and fa-
NorabIy known in musical circles in
Utah. as the teacher of Miss Emma
Lucy Gates and Miss Emma Ramsey,
and who is In Europe styled the Ger
man Marchesi,' IN n communication 10
Prof, Evan stephens, speaks in unusu-
ally glowing terms of two Salt Lakers
now studying with her-Miss Judith
Anderson and Mr.. Walter Wallace. The
FORMER has been with her but a few
months, and Is reported az making eX-
traordinary progress; the madam says
that IN two or three years she may he
another Schuman Iieink'
OF Mr.. Wallace she writes; II wish
you to know that | am sending YOU
another singing bird. II pupil / am
proud Of, in Mr.. w. A. Wallace You
know Mr.. Wallace, as he was mem
Der OF your choir. Well, In this one
year that he has studied with me he
has done most wonderful work. | can
not say enough in bis praise; to hear
him and judge, | know, dear Mr.. Ste
phens YOU viii be delighted. III.
III ] We're not tied down to Berlin |
would start for Salt Lake city myself
to concertize with him, am indeed so
proud OF him"
Mr.. Wallace went TO Germany as 4
missionary, and II was at the close of
his lahors that he decided to remain
and study with the famous teacher At
home he was for some time pupil Of
Mr.. II s Goddard and constant mem
her OF the Tabernacle choir. besides one
OF the Harmony club. He returns tc
MS before the new year and we will be
glad to greet in him another fine BARI
tone.
II Is most pleasant TO note the steps
being taken by representative profess
sional and society people to induce
musical artists To visit Salt Lake In
their tours across the country When
lady Of the earnestness and vigor OF
Mrs Nelden takes hold Of such
proposition we may wei hope that the
endeayors viii benr definite fruit Let
II be hoped that the substantial en-
couragement which this society Is to
afford, win not overlook such deserving
institutions OF a local character as our
struggling symphony orchestra.