The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-29
Music and Drama


In spite Of the storm. large audience
heard Harold Bauer in recital at the Con
gregatiOnal church and was delighted.
Mr.. Bauer cane heralded a a pupil Of
Paderewski: he left behind him quite as
enthusiastic admirers as his master Won
here. Mr.. Bauer is not so picturesque
as the older favOrite and he has none OF
the dramatic imDreSSiveneSS that went
with the famous chrysanth emum shock
of hair. Nevertheless, last evenings per
former made an impression not easily for
gotten. or medium height, he has the
breadth of shoulder, the depth of chest
to carry-wcn the massive head with its
immObhe face From his first appear
aGcc' one eNrected strength and reserve.
an expectation more than amply realized.
Beginnins. With Beethoven's sonata
ApdssiOnaC1, and closing with the
''Walkurenritt.' the programme was an
unvarving pleasure. The impression OF
strength, OF absolute mastery. of the in
strufhent, was present throughout. Alike
in the bewilderiHg intricacies ofethe clos
ing Wagner number and in the exquisite
melodies OF Mendelssohp's Scherzo in =
mirror, this dominant command of himself
and the medium through which he e&-
pressed himself, was uppermost With ali
| the evident force at his command one felt
that he held still a reserve for some
supreme effort Some might compare
/ him with Padcrewsk-ft might be SAID
fairly that Bauer's reserve and a Sug-
gestion of romantic tenderness in the
lighter, more delicate phrasngs. differ
entiate the two-and not 20 the pupil s
1t would re difficrIt If not superfluous
20 dwell on any one number OF the pro-
grammc. II was evidently selected for a
I critical audience of intelligent music
I lovers. Beethoven. SChulnz1u. Chopin,
Schubert. MendelsSohn. and Wagner
/ were represented i'm the order named one
encore, an unusual little air from Gluck.
showed what master can accomplish
with the simplest OF melodies. As he
{ played u, the nUm0er was an exquisite
tone poem, rendered with a depth Of feel
n 10 fl-~n do
4 Of the finest bits OF music imaginable. An
other ~efnarkable number WAS the
Mendelssc hn Scherzo. given with an ease.
a technical perfection and poetry of
/ Interpretation such as the greatest of
planists seldom attain. In response TO a
very enthusiastic recall he repeated the
number, evidently etching the spirit OF
mis- audience which desired the repetition
above anything else ne might have given
Mr. Bauers appearance was ar UNI
qualified success in every way and he
may be sure of an appreciatiYe welcome
should he return.
II you were disposed to remember that
the prices you paid TO see the Shay Opera
company were not as large as you are
accustomed 10 paying for grand opera
YOU enjoyed Carmen last night. Miss
Shay herself has improved materially
since her last appearances here. She sings
better and her acting is better. Her
carmen, both as TO singing and acting
was more than good. Her voice is clear
pathetic characteristic which is the sine
qua non OF greatness in any voice In her
very first solo Miss Shay won favor and
she held II throughout the opera. OF the
other members OF the cast there is little
TO be said. Mr.. FreGericks did not make
IS favorable an impression with his Don
Jose as he did last year. Mr.. Stevens
Escamiilo was only fair. Miss Mabel
Campbell as Mercedes was pleasing but
not extraordinary. A deserved criticism
Or the entire performance was the indis-
unctness OF enunciatiOn. When grand
opera in English Is advertised we want
It in English Except In the Relatives il
was almost impossible TO understand a
word the singers used. The first act
dragged and showed poor stage manage
ment, but later everybody cheered up
and the performance moved more smooth
". The chorus work was good at an
times; Tonight the company viii pre-
sent II FrOvatore. -
Richards g. Pringles GcorSfa ,Minstrels
Opened an enEagement last night at the
Grand and kept a big audience in good
humor Tor upwards OF two hours The
performers are all negroes and the fact
that they are really good entertainers
goes TO dtsproye the old skowman's as