Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31
Music 0nd Il
+ Musicians

Lakers who went to Ogden to hear the
Sherwood concert In the ogden Taber-
nacle, the other night are prOfusc IN
their praises of the event The COM
pany did not visit Salt Lake, for the
very good reason that nothing could
have attracted attention with "Ben
Hur' on the boards, and had all the
other conditions been favorable. there
Is doubt whether the concert would
have paid in this music surfelted COM
munity The Sherwood company, in
addition TO the distinguished pianist
himself, Mr. Wm, II Sherwood, In
cluded mixed quartet and an accom-
PIANIST, and the program was Of n very
high grade. Mr.. Sherwood played ten
numbers himself, one of them being his
own "Ethelnda' while the quartet
rendered the familiar numbers from
"Rigolctto' and Martha"
Mrs, Nellie Penrose Whitney, the vo-
calist at the last concert by IIeld's
band, met with pleasant reception for
her first song and had to sing a Sec
ond number,
The entire chorus OF the Harmony
Glee club, 20 strong. VIII sing at q
concert to be given at the Unique the
ater tomorrow.
The following program will be given
tomorrow night in the Grand Theater,
by Held's band:
Overture, Poet and Peasant, Suppe
Rainbow Dance, - ,..,..... Puerner
March, washington POST. . Sousa
Ensemble, Jennie Lee" "My Jersey
Lfly" by MessTs, Held Slngrey,
Leslie and Montgomery.
Imperial Quartet.
Echoes from the Metropolitan OPP
era House"
Soprano solo, Tender Thoughts Of
one Dear Heart" 80, Miss Ivy Price
"Old Chestnuts IN New Burrs, ,...".
=. -, q. 80 .,......,.,.,,Ro Robinson
Spanish Dances, Gypsy dance, Cast
anet, Harbanera. and Bolero,
Overture, 'Rienzi',. =. e, Wagner
While the past week has been devoid
Of special features in the piano trade,
local music houses have done a good
business, and pianos are going stead
lily out into the city and country. one
dealer remarks that IN the last two
months he has received from eastern
manufacturers 81 pianos, "turnstile
count" If there were not such good
prospects, dealers would not be order.
Ing in this wholesale fashion, PA -
in consequence are steady, II not posi-
lively stiff.
There are more new brands OF pianos
In the local market this week. and one
naturally wonders If "all creation Is
not going into the manufacture of pi-
amos Dealers say they fear that such
is the case, and that If the rush Keeps
4. 4. 4
merger will be In order, or foundations
and failures, as the result as one local
dealer remarked today ut seems as
II every man who has any sort Of ex-
perience In making any part OF a
piano, is going into the piano business"
Prof. j. j. Mcclellan and Fred Gra-
ham leave next week for Denver where
they will have the pleasure Of listening
TO The great baritone Cainpanari
The Kimballs put the cost of adding
the desired improvements to the great
Tabernacle organ at $4,000; and when
these have been carried out, the instru-
ment will stand still more pre-eminent
among American organs. The changes
suggested include an echo organ at
tachment, new solo organ with higher
wind pressure. a second (concert con-
sole to be placed either in the front
Of the rear gallery, or in the center of
the house; the present solo organ TO be
made into the swell, the opening Of the
sides Of the case and the addition or
20 new and valuable stops, including a
great diapason.
There are constant inquiries as to
possible organ recitals this winter
The recent series proved to be im-
mensely popular, and there Is a general
desire to have them continued. They
have been a wonderful educator to the
public, and the standard OF the art has
been decidedly raised in this city in
consequence.
The Clayton Music company has re-
moved from the old time stand on west
First South street where David Cal
der originally established II. and is now
handsomely housed in the new Main
street establishment Profs. Petersen
and Mcclellan and Madame Swenson