The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-04
Music and Drama

Very few OF Nine. Blauveits auditors
al the Congregational church last evening
knew that her voice was not at IT'S pes
because of a cold. SO effectively dld she
conceal the fact. Even with the lisa
vantage natural under such coho1iohs.
she won repeated recalls and charmed an
audience which included large nurnper
The programme vas divided. beginning
with selections from the italian, then the
English ballads. One cOnfesses a feehNS
Of disappointment at the impression mace
by the opening numbers. Possibly s0hle
restraint due TO the necessity OF avololnC
severe vocal stress would account for t{le
apparent lack Of Yerye IN the renoltioh
Of the Italian numbers, but this was
particularly in Grteg's -Guten MorgSh.
Dessaner's Bolero and the closing Eng
lish songs
While Nine BIauvelt was unable TO do
herself complete justice. she satisIled a
rather critical audience TO the point OF
enthusiasm. Gracious in manner most
pleasing in personality. she has mag
Hlflcent dramatic soprano NQlcn sbS
uses with an ease and perfection OF
technique almost beyond praise. Inc
hypercritical might note an occasioIn.I
lack of sympathy. the least shade or colu-
ness in some Of the nuni6eFs, but the
most sensitive could find no fault WITH
the warmth of coloring. the eN4 ull,
feeling in her rendition of NannabS NY
Bairnie," or the ''PourquOi," by DehbeS
Apart from the artistic success OF the
occasion. il was gratifying 10 see the
music-loving public's appreciation OF the
Philharmonic Guaranteeing association
initial effort. The association is QaklhS
a sacrifice TO render possible the aTSaSar-
ance Of artists worth hearing and IL fS1S
undertaken the enterprise with an intel
iigence and public spirit which deserve
and will receive practical recognition In
pursuit of It's plan. the association has
arranged for the appearance here Of Har-
Old Bauer, great pianist and pupil OF
Paderewsh. on March Is The STANDARD
set last evening insures. good patronage
Tor this and any succeeding performance
the guarantors may offer.
After the concert Nine Blauvelt was
taken with party TO the tabernacle by
Professor Mcclellan. who rendered sew
erai numbers on the great organ. Nine.
blauvelt also sang solo TO Professor
McClellan's accompaniment She was
very enthusiastic in her expressions re-
garding the organ and the acoustic quail
tiles of the tabernacle
THE Silver Slipper packed the salt
Lake theatre last night. The people came
70 be amused. and. TO all appearances.
/ they were amused. At times it seemed
| mat they We're very easily entertained;
at other times the performers thoroughly
I earned the laughter and applause. THE
I silver slipper Is awfully English. don {
YOU know. especially in the first act. Here
! the comedy is low, extremely low. The
comedian. Samuel Collins who appears
a. Henry Bismarck HenSchS ran alto
Sether too much in the first act TO horse
play. And vet he is capable of better
Things, for he showed II in the second
and last act OF the production. His hu-
nor at first was obviously "A Straining
after laughs and he seemed to be will
| Ing TO do anything to get them. Later he
I was very much funnier with very much
less effort His Never Had to Work
song with the student boys was exceed
! lngly well done. and the house was con-
! Nulsed as long as 1t was continued An
other hit was There's n Girl Wanted
| There by Donald Brine and a chorus
OF gOOd-lOOking girls. The girls insisted
on playing and singing 70 two railroad
officials who occupied an upper stage
box. but the latter took the guying so
good naturally that the audience all but
I cheered them IT is the champagne
dance, however. that will be longest re-
membered by most Of the people who saw
| The Silver Slipper last night No
prettier dancing has been seen here this
season. The chief participants are six
English girls, and they are high-kicking
| tonGble about the dance. either which
VIII surprise YOU when you know the
girls kicked right ont at the audience.
and not at the wings. as they usually do.
The Silver Slipper is very prettily cos
tuned, and the company. principals and
chorus. contains about eighty people The
scenery shows that il has Travelled some,
but il is still good 10 look upon. The en-
the week and includes a matinee on Sat
urday-
The sale of seats for the lecture by
Homer Davenport. the famous cartoonist
on The Power of Cartoon" opens At
the Salt Lake theatre this morning Mr.
Davenport lectures Sunday night at SIS.
under the auspices of the Press club OF
Salt Lake City.
The advance sale for The DEVILS Auc-