Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22
\, SANKEY'S Fine Lecture Large
p'' IL Inst in the Big Tab
ernacle.
pr1IIRES PLEASED, HOWEVER.
aerial Club Musical and Doctor
''"S s,,ol,y's Repeated Tribute to
Students from Utah.

.,lucal satheIVu .,. To-,
plsht to hear Prof STANLEY rec
!" ,ba "Parslfal." The lecture was
'0' w. o,e and showed a scholarly
40 '.,.ndIng OF the subject as well rs
.~,y ~ present It in the most inter-
w." manner But the distinguished
. ,,,.r had failed to gauge the ac-
.,,,cs n his particular location ana
,s,l, was that perhaps 100 people
"a what he said. The remainder
obliged TO content themselves
70 their sorrow. with the stereop-
I'M views and the me music-o''i'
IN and nothing more 49, ,....o
roi. Stanley introduced n,s 'et ,hia,
,iA some witty remarks on tne eti Hl,,
,,.oSlng the Introduction OF 'farsllai
Ia Ma country by Manager Collrtiu
M Metropolitan Opera House, CIV
800 Inc same time an historical res
~ the composition and initial pro-
,..,,ons Of the great dramatic poem
". nroductlon IN the United states
~ a,ggestIye Of broken faith some
80 although the greater good may
w, mstided Il. Many people VINO
INA tcorn TO get a sack OF Hour by
s,Sntitlons means, really approved OF
W Y. rovs IN which the "Parsifal' was
,1"csd here by their disregard OF the
w. a, snoh production. "Parsifal
W. Intended for the peculiar environ,
-,,t ~ payreuth, and was produceu
Aa,s for years as the ideal place for lts
.,ertotion 'parslfal' Is not amtlg
4, greatest works Of Wagner the
S.,prer thought that the Wagner heirs
~ made A mistake In their attitude
sl,b reference TO the "ParsifaIs' pro-
issilon In New York. If they had come
oypf themselves and gwen one
svductlon they would have been aple
sNy 10 secure means OF lesal plu-
vaon from piracy FOR az time. Par
JhT Is full Of Wagner's muslco-re-
usoug and waysde Ideals, but there IS
sslhing 10 show that through 'Parsl-
IN Wagner became a Christian. HIS
~rslc hardly deserves the sweeping
sordemnatlon some critics give IT,
,stber AT the same time the highest
misc. He is not so thoroughly AZ nome
nina "parsIfal as In other works. In
r,nuonlng the motif thoughts In the
Vrk the lecturer cited one prominent
nSueht, VIZ, that only by resisting
nptatlon can virtue become Victorl-
0i and constant.
FINE sTEREoPTlCON VIEWS,
me stereoptlcon Views were numer-
q, and interesting, and the music
egecally attractive. The views Illus
IL. Ia, nttflfAn hnIh hlQ-
hHcal and eXegetcal presenting the
Encpal figures and scenes of the
'hrsiial' and tracing the Holy urais
iNn It's appearance to its elevation
More the multitude In the hands OF
N priest. Considerable attention was
fren TO Bayreuth and such Of its fea-
mes as we're specially connected with
" subject and when the view OF the
rNrlor OF the theater and the orches-
m appeared, Prof Mcclellan played
M famous overture TO the "Parsifar
o. the great organ his registration
vas particularly happy and we'll chos-
en- and the artistic Interpretation was
generally commented upon. Later
ghn the view Of the priest holding
tdt the Grail was shown, Willard
Wslhe played on his violin the famous
God Friday music Of the passion, to
oyan accompaniment. This number
was particularly artistic, the violinist
throwing his whole soul into the pro-
found and varied forms of expression
nat best characterize this glorious mu-
th Then the sympathetic accompani-
n'nt was a feature that must not be
overlooked; and 1t was observed that
IN stringed effects for which the
tabernacle organ is noted were brought
ou admirably.
The views were very instructive and
EIely whether the words of the speak
uwere heard or not, tho story on the
casyas gave impressions that left last
ilihttrest In the great dramatic poem.
lh evening was introduced by "Open
u Portals by the Tabernacle choir
Aler The direction OF Prof. stephens.
NJ number was well given and was
@rded an outburst Of applause.
AT THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
ntr the lecture at the Tabernacle,
re was a reception at the CONNER
Y club, In honor OF Doctor Stanley;
hl incidentally a very pleasing musi-
program IN which Fred Graham
naefed a couple of exquisite tenor
W. ana IN which Miss Berkhoel gave
NV Wnualto selections IN fine style.
nwarl Weihe rendered the Fantasia
"Wasslonata' with a feryor and finish
s' Pleased Immensely. Prof McClel-
~ was lhe accompanIst for each num-
lMBurE TO UTAH STUDENTS.
ug,lor Stanley made a brief address
sto m,ni'u ne paid a high tribute to the
for,.V VI MI Mcclellan, who was his
kst pupil, and laughed heartily al
IVA pOl not Of Fisher Harris who I'm
bSusvsl him saying that he had taught
.Its professor the very little he knew
hat nv tSl playing. The doctor stated
hr,ou.F University Of Michigan had
rsa, el' educated and graduated a
sg "a many Utah students during the
no,e,seai si and he was reminded of
Dr sn".oor'hy remark made to him by
NlSisase' a Few days prior to leaving
NJ ys au LOT the west. IL was thai
vera lug men and women OF Utah
aen,s. nnays tremendously earnest stu.
diva. way their general morale was
nl.J muggn, Ihahthey invariably grad.
yeors SSlm honors that not once In "a
heT,y" nay one been called before the
uls. ,ha 10Y The infractlon OF a single
ihlontddl 0S not one had ever been con.
atoms ra WI d single study-the gradu.
ltrlhe, , a., always complete with mo
Inc doctor Mnere And that reminded
son IlOV ,l that the whole American
WE We're gettluc ,,,,,.I Ni'ViiVall
Rs sI They We're a po-fost.a W. ~
Soosr, nauon. They were the great s ey
az ~ OF the Anglo saxon pace.tht
r,tisr'a , was Invariably in The lend IN ~
BIZ 10 ~ pp's,cucal, and which was com.
World ~, 'front.' In the art ana muslcol
reat sr, wy, w3 ears ago he attended 4
lttrselaS exhibition IN Munich. He was
nARitIor 10 a particular spot in ths
t. Tho al. hundreds thronged about
''Soh was there were crea.