Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-03


ed. The peerless singer Nor
Han os central figurei grouped
,,rd her the so members OF the Metro
~ortar opera house orchestra, with the
,omous Duss at their head as solo fig
.ros katherine Fiskc, contralto and
Nobon Frankie viollnist, while banked
a beaming but imposing back
Ground the 500 members of the Taber-
.ocIe choir stephens in his place, Nc
Clellan standing at his console and the
majestic organ casting its SHADOW over
,be whole. The News musical odi-
for would like the privilege Of heading
n list Of subscribers to any photograph
or who win guarantee to do such sub
ject justice
Thursday next ut the Daynes music
stare our public is to be allowed 10
demonstrate whether or not It appro-
eates the importanc Of this great mu-
sical event We shall be greatly disap-
ronled II The city does not rse to
the occasion, and II the ovation to the
oouecn Of Songs as Europe has namcd
her. does not cause her to forget even
the royal welcome we gave her 10 years
ago
NordIca Is the sort Of whole souled,
genuine hard working American wo-
man one delights to see at the top Of
the ladder She cuts fewer queer cap
ers than any Of the other great sing
ers. She does not demand the pubic's
sympathy because pet poodle is de-
MED accommodation in the best suite of
the best hotels,
She does not fly into tantrums at the
last minute and have to be coaxed and
wheedled by distracted managers be-
hind the scenes.
She does nothing, In fact, that is
weird or wantonly peculiar,
Hers is a good, wholesome doctrine of
common sense and hard work
The nearest Nordica has come to do
ing anything sensational is in the al
legged adoption Of a coon song as an off
set to Wagner in her repertoire.
As matter of fact, Nine. Nordica
has not adopted rastime and the coon
song All the stir has been caused by
her singing a simple little negro mel
ody Of Poor, dear NevIn,"' as she calls
him, the words written by Frank L.
Stanton
Mighty LAX Rose, says Nordi.
ca, belongs to the best class of lat
ter.day American compositions, and Is
50 distinct from coon songs or ragtimt
as to make It surprise that any onc
should IDENTIFY it with such popular
music. 1t is song to which justice ear
only be done by a cultured musician
and am surprised that 1t is so com.
monty believed that am singing song.
adapted to vaudeville and the street
ogan.'
All Of which goes to show that Nine
Nordica is not Historically fond OF ad.
Wrtislng and this makes her a para.
dox
The opening Of the career of Lillian
Norton, cher family nance, came abou
IN sad way. Wilmemna, her sister
lnree years cider. had been placed il
'he Conservatory of Music soon afte,
the family moved from Maine, wher,
she was born, to Boston. Her fine vote,
attracted much attention and grea
mlngs were prophesied for this girl O
II she went home to sing at Farm
ms'on and the next morning the newi
spread through the town that she wa,
stricken with typhoid fever, Quick con
sumption followed and in six we III
We Slrl was dead. For months tn,
piano remained closed in the Norto,
houSe- Then the family took UP tn,
course Of their life again.
ny the move 10 Boston the famil,
purse had not grown longer But on
laughter could have the advantages o
ne conservatory and Lillian nov IA
OoN the vacant place.
me capricious restless child bore,
WIN books and the routhse Of school
settled down to steady, hard work NJ
pace which she keeps up to this day
cue became the special pupil of job,
oNeiI and in three years had finished
nVe years course.
Nor was she free from the envy tina
'ehVS success But the envious wer
1879 plll To rout by the sweetness an
i eI oil the young singer. When sh
ino,,i' conservatory she was the &C
Nv" 'S'Erd queen of all the singers OF
we SCHOOLS long roll.
con-, ,dHlllo, her sisters husband. ha
isp,ne pride in the fact that no bnpph
n'Wah graduation dress. To the sim
mc 'llI1 this gown OF brocade i'm sew
o ah'dos Of blue, which cost SIS. wa
sbev s,'us creation. 1t Is doubtful
the, ''gs nalt so grand today In gown
81 'uH' lV times as much or more
cbo'r was soon doing duty In churc
ro,I l, aud was even called to M en-
&, "tnls as sololst I'm Baltimore an
he -uuS But ambition had her 1
~ WIS ana these mild honors faile
paiIl,uens, the great singer. came I
yi''n ana the gir obtained an inter
sbo WIN her with youths audaclt
aris 'ang Tor Tltiens Leonora's grea
Ian gnu Iltiens discovered what Lii
hSS,n herself may have dared TO hon
"'luIy to believe.
s, 0ne was to sing that night III Troy
thu o., ana the great singer shove
con ul now to get better effect ,
o,an s passages, Diminishing her with n
roo7, sauinltting her TO the dressn
ue,oo curing the evenings performanc,
Mnd,. Mulan was introduced {
tbI IN Maretzek, and the result ,
tog, 'plsode was that somehow the No,
tslo ',gIraped together enough money
Yorl Lillian and her mother to Ne
Two y, WI mere Miss Norton was to ha,
R,,i ears under Maretzeks direction
tbr,St,, sllSs Lllllan's spirit of Yanke
droin rose up to haunt her as none
Ns olnea out and none flowed I'm. $
nsm ',,l.k took her 10 Gilmore, with III
to ,r,V,,llon to sing "something EASY
ber lucia With this admonition /
"p ears the girl burst forth in m