Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14

10 her California Canada tour, Is set
for the night OF Thanksgiving day at
the Congregational church in this city
THE popular singer believes that she
will appear to better advantage than
Mt any time since her return from
Europe, as she has entirely recovered
her health, and that, too without sub
hitting to a surgical operation for APP
pendicitis, AS advised by her physicians
Miss Rarnseys concerts through the
west and northwest are now being
hooked The tour will cover period
NJ several months and Will extend
through a part of California, Oregon
washington, Idaho, Montana and Can
ada. Her accompanist will be Miss
Jamie Sands and her business inter-
est will be in the hands of her brother
She has prepared a specially fine pro-
gram for her Congregational church
concert here. She will be assisted by
willard Weihe, who will give several
violin solos. and by Miss Sands, who
will act as her accompanist.
Mr.. Arthur Shepherd, leader Of the
svnphony orchestra (Which, by the
way, turned out 30 strong at the last
rehearsaD was surprised and pleased
the other day to receive letter from
Miss Mamie Tout, In London, enclos-
ing note she had received from the
distinguished composer Coleridge Tay-
lor in relation to some OF Mr. Shep-
herds compositions. The pieces in
question had been handed Miss Tout
by relatives of Mr.. Shepherd in Eng
land. and she in turn had handed them
over to Taylor. His letter runs: MY
dear Miss Tout. The compositions you
sent me to look over are splendid, but
much depends on circumstances. Has
the composer been having lessons in
composition for any length OF time?
Because II he has, he is a very clever
man, whereas, If he has not had les
sons, he Is much more than that
They are "Brahmsy" in feeling and
sentiment, but still very original"
Miss Tout adds that she hopes to
induce her manager, Mr.. Boosey, the
, famous music publisher, to put one
of the compositions into print.
one of the closet by attractions at the
Theater Is the Jefferson DeAngeis
opera company presenting THE
Toreador." MIR. DeAngelis is "A great ia
Vorite In Salt Lake, and he ought TO be
given hearty welcome. Margaret Nc
Kinney heads the feminine contingent,
and her Language of Flowers" song Is
said 10 be an especial feature.
The old st. Marks schoohouse, near
the Theater Is echolpg nightly to the
merry strains Of cinderella or, a
Dress Rehearsal which is being pre-
pared there under the direction of Mrs.
Martha Royle King. The rehearsals are
being held most vigorously so that the
charming opera, localized up-to-date,
will be In full readiness for its presen-
tatlon at the Theater later In the
month.
There Is no accounting for the tastes
Of San Francisco audiences. The opera
OF THE Storks" made as great sue
cess there as 1t did a failure in Salt
Lake.
There has been this week very
good demand for guitars and other
small instruments; and dealers say
that oddly enough, unpleasant weather
Increases the demand for this class OF
trade.
The introduction into the market of
six octave cabinet organs has largely
Increased the demand, and one consign-
ment that was recently received In
this city, went right out on orders.
The scope OF one OF the well known
mechanical piano players has been in
creased to take In the full width of the
piano keyboard and 1t is being extern
sively exhibited In this city, The best
ingenuity of mechanical experts Is be-
ing exercised on these devices and ut
the rate OF progress now being made,
II will not be long before all the per-
former has to do will be Ia sit and
pump the machine will do the rest
Mrs Lulu S. Mayne, who has been
abroad studying singing for the past
two years, will return next week to
Salt Lake, and open studio for voice
culture Mrs. Mayne will he at home
for the present at No. lis south Fifth
East.
Miss Agnes Dahlquist pianist, will
give concert at the 20 It.
church on Friday evening, the 9th
inst. The occasion will be the first pub
lie appearance OF Miss Dahlquist since
her return from abroad. She will be
assisted by Prof. Kent and Arthur
Petersen. the boy violnist, and other
strong musical talent.
Prof. Weihe and Spencer Cawson
Jr. returned yesterday from Provo,
whittier they went on Thursday e"en-
ing to assist In the Ramsey concert.
All Hallows college has a fine musical
studio, which has just been handsome
ly furnished with everything needed for
good work. The musical director has
presented the studio with fine bust
OF De Koven, and two pianos have been
presented to the college by President
Guinan's southern friends. The col
lege management is making special
~ OF musical study.
The Beethoven symphonies are being
instrumentated for military concert
udnuht anu litlu ~ dIihuNllS w HhNN
such scores sent to him from the east
ern arrangers.
novel and effective invention In
piano construction Is exhibited on an
instrument recently received here, and
consists In "A line of triple wheels on
pivot pin secured to the frame imme-
diately beneath the pins on which the
ends OF the wires are strung. The
strings run over these wheels before
reaching the tuning pins and when
the latter are turned with the tuning
key, the wires do not have the friction
TO meet that would be encountered over
the old style Of immovable braclng pin,
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