The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-26


play. sae obtained his consent. It was
q happy day when. at the age Of H.
grandma and j said good-by 10 Utah
ana started on the long trip TO Ger
Ir1Is.-,
Discovered by Professor Schultz.
For three years ne lived in Berlin.
and 7 studied the piano unceas ingIy
during most OF this time. But one day
when / saL al The piano improvising
and laughing in pure delight II the
thrill Of the music. Professor schultz
was passing through the corridor OF
The conservatory 9nd stopped 10 lis
ten"
Here Mss Gates broke OF and
laughed IN embarrassed -deprceia-
ton
Professor Schultz himself has told
the story. lie had never bafore heard
Lucy Gates laugh, bat he paused TO
listen The laugh came again
WONDERFUL" he said to himself. and
opening th1 door. in he went AT the
piano sat lucy Gates.
Was thar you laughing Frauiien2'
he asked in surprise.
Yes, sir am Il piano student
here, she answered.
Then yol should never touch a
piano again. You should sing. Your
voice is 1vor,lelfuI Let me hear you
sing, pleas,
She turned to the piano and sang
the first ,hiag that came into her head
one Of the beautiful hymns of her
church learned a The knee OF her
gentle, grav-haired old grandmother
in salt Lake city. From that day 70
this Profess5F schultz has never lost
his interest IN the little Utah girl, and
she became his especial pr0tege She
turned her attention to the training
IF her voice and all Germany won
dercG a. Il.
Sings for the Kaiser.
Emperor William heard Of it at
court and ordered" Miss Gates to be-
come "a member Of the famous picked
choir that sings, Unaccompanied, at
the palace concerts.
Her voice proved to he d very high
soprano, with range from Q below TIE
STAFF Ia A In alt It is d range of there
OctaVes and one tone. one of the most
wonderful voices possessed by any
young girl in the world
Then came letters from home. Lucy's
mother and her admirers in Titan were
piniEg to sec her The president of ire
church wished her TO lift her new-found
voice in the tabernacle choir in Salt.
Lake City. She herself had been away
for three years, and lOnged 10 see the
blue mountains once more. So, accom-
panied by her grandmother, she turned
toward Utah and home
After a little visit in salt Lake she
came to Manhattan To study prepare
tory to going TO Paris TO finish her
voice culture Hete she was received
ia many drawing rooms Of Fifth ave-
nae, and everywhere the greatest en-
thusissm was shown.
America at last had produced another
truly great voice. when the people Gad
begun 10 think that perhaps the voices
Of Nordiea, Eames and Cary were never
TO be reproduced or this continent
She made one or two concert trips
through the east, and wealthy folk
everywhere Wed for the chance to as
sist her financially IN completing her
studies.
Warm Praise from Teacher.
when I first heard her sing. said
Fride de Gebele Ashfortn, ner
teacher in New York, r was surprised
beyond expression. She has a truly Won
derful voice. and While I make il q
point NOT TO praise young students ]
intimsted my opinion 10 her- Her
voice ranges from q below the staff 10
a il alt a range of three octaves ana
one tone, which Is irdeed very wonder
ful. II IS q voice Of rare cOlorature and
strength. OF course, the nos beautiful
nots is the highest. It is a flOrid voice,
sweet and lovely.
Miss Gates does not half realize her
talent she must study nov. and not
attempt 10 sing in public until she has
her studies. Then she VII
make fully as sensatiO DEBUT
as any American girl who ever an
peared abroad. Yes. I can say, and say
it conservatively. that she has a Won
derfully promising voice.
Madame AshfOTth taught Madame
Elauvelt. one of the sweetest singers
before the public today. and pretty Bes-
sic Abbott, who is now singing in the
Paris Grand opera, and whose debut
there made every music-loving AmeTi-
can proud of her
Miss Gates goes TO Paris next spring
TO continue her studies. and there IS
more than probability that a year CT
two viii ind her singing in grand opera
there.