The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-12
GREAT AUDIENCE
WAS AT CONCERT
Nearly 1000 Persons Hear Pro-
gTamme at tabernacle.
SCENE WAS INSPIRING
COMMERCIAL CLUB ENTERTAIN
MENT A GRAND SUCCESS.

Salt Lakes schools viii not close. Art
lists turned out last evening to keep them
/ open. Musicians played to keep them
/ open. The occasion was the concert
/ planned by the Commercial club to raise
funds for the purpose. Viewed from a
commercial specta cular or artistic stand
point the event is one TO be remembered
] MOI many entertainments can be recalled
winch have attracted so large an audi
ence. II IS estimated that nearly 1000
persons were in the tabernacle Upon
rev occasions has a larger audience been
present II IS claimed that when Patti
sang here 1000 tickets were taken in at
the doors When Cim0re's band PLAYED
there, II IS claimed that 1900 people were
wedged into the great auditorium.
me scene was one not to be forgotten
soOL- Al 80 clock two dense streams
Of humanity were pouring into the south
gates. One stream pressed from the east
the other from the west At S:15 o clock
Z q vast sea OF humanity extended from the
, front entrances to the temporary stage
from this point. rising tier upon tier to
the very galleries was another. ocean OF
races massed thickly about the great or
gan Ihis was the choir. From the top
most tier extending around the BODY of
the tabernacle was large horseshoe Of
humanity, packed as closely together as
II was possibly to seat them. The stage
was closed in with the national colors
and forest of palms and ferns extended
across the front Above the great organ
incandescent lamps flashed a welcome.
Amid the waving plants at the point
rolled
away from each other one caught the
Hash OF brass instruments. This is where
Held 5 band was stationed.
No Encores Permitted.
The artists who took part in the re
markable performance are favorites of
SAT- Lake City and at the beginning of
the entertainment there was disposition
TO encore them. Fisher Harris secretary
or the Commercial club, who acted IS
master of ceremonies, announced that
owing to the long programme no ercores
would be allowed. After this the great
assemblage was content to applaud its
tavorltes on and off the stage. Had il
done more the performance might not be
finished yet The concert began with the
seIeStloh Dy the chOlr; II ended with the
rendition Of America" for which the or
gan and the band played the accOmDa-
niment- Under this immense volume of
sound the voices could scarcely be heard.
although the entire audience was on its
feet and singing.
Miss Emma Ramsey sang under a de-
cided disadvantage She has an ulcer
ated throat, but rather than disaDpoint
the audience sang a light selection against
the advice OF two physicians. In spite
Of the disadvantage under which she la
bored it was possible to obtain an idea OF
the brilliant qualities of her voice Miss
Sallie Fisher astOunded her audience by
the beauty, purity and strength of her
notes. Charles Kent has probably never
sang in such gratifying style as last even
ing. He put into his song all the dra-
matte force at his command and his vi
brant notes were shaded to the best ad-
vantage.
Boy Made Hit.
Arthur Peterson, the youthful viOlinist
also surprised his audience His tech
nique would have OccasiOned comment
and admiration in an older player. but in
a child OF 10 years It was amazing His
father accompanied him on the piano. The
other SOlOiStS we're Professor Thomas
Radcliffe and J. J. Mcclellan, the or
ganists- The Euterpe Ladies quartette
and the Imperial quartette were the other
numbers on the programme and both or
ganizatiOns illustrated the effect of group
ing melOdiOus voices. There was melody
in every voice and the mbinatiOn in
creased the volume without destroying
the music.
1t is expected that it wiz require sew
eraI days before the result OF the sale Of
tickets can be announced A great many
tickets were sold outside of the city
which were not represented at the tab
ernacle last evening About 5000 chill
dren were engaged in the sale and it is
estimated that they sold about per cent
of those taken in at the concert.