Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-18
SHARPS and FLATS.

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| SHARPS and FLATS.
Sixteen Valkyre maidens are carried
by the Savage Opera company this sea-
son to sing the roles Of the eight VAL
kyries, In the first English production
OF the Wagner Ring" opera in this
country.
1t comes as welcome surprise TO the
many friends in Salt Lake OF Henry
Clay Barnabee that he has signedH
contract TO create the star comedian
role In "Cloverdeli' "a new satirical
opera by Messrs. Richardson, Tracy
and stevens.
Henry W. Savages next production |
viii be "Noah's Ark a musical extrav-
aganza. The manuscript has been in |
Mr. Savages hands for some time. and |
both words and music were written by |
Clare Hummer, the author of "Dearie,"
Egypt" and other popular songs.
AS rumor goes Otis skinner will aban- |
don His Grace OF Grammont' as soon |
as he can find a satisfactory substitute |
for IL. The play has been no better lik-
ed in other cities than II was a few |
weeks ago In Boston. Few actors of |
SINNERS worth are so unlucky in their
plays.
Kubelik, the violinist, has left Lon
don on his way TO America, and he will
play first IN New York. at the end OF
this month In December probably he
goes to Boston. From America he
goes on to Australia and the English
colonies In the east, and two years will
have passed before he returns to west
ern Europe.
Mr. Conreid has made the announce
ment that, owing to the unprecedented
demand for seats this season for the
regular nights and matnees Of grand
opera, It m-v be necessary to arrange
for extra performances every Thursday
evening. The question Is now recely-
ing serious consideration at the Metro
politan opera House,
An American mezzo-soprano whom
we knew as Eleanor Broadfoot and
whom we did not take too seriously,
has rlpened into a genuinely notable
singer in Europe. There she calls her
self Nine. Cisneros, Apparently she
has the one thing that most Americans
singers lack the quick warmth of tenn
permanent that makes dramatic singer
Narteau tho vfotinist has re,,t,,e1
two or three rieces nv Schumann ana
schubert FOR violin ana orchestra which
have lain neglected FOR wears He viii
NAV them on his American tour n tbe
conductors OF our orchestras will give
him a chance. When Pugno, the plan
let offered the other dav to nlov
Cesar Franck's "Symnhonic Variations"
for the first time I'm America with tha
Philharmonic orchestra i'm Nov Yorl,
that very self.snficlpnr bodv didr,t an
preciate the compliment and inTzted
that he choose something more familiar
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Max Roger IS onlv % wears old VET
his opus numbers have already reach
have become a school teacher. but n
visit TO Bavreuth turned tho scale I'm
favor OF music. He ~ a devoted stu
dent Of Bach. he has already written
more variations than Brahns a special-
list in that form, wrote during his whole
career. At present ne Is professor OF
counterpolnt. harmony. and organ at
the Roval Academy of Music in Mu-
Mich. Some writer's are already pro-
claiming him as the greatest master
Of the time; others maintain that he
has nothing 10 sav and SAYS it badly"
Car1so. the tenor has returned ~
Netv Yorl, triuponbont after a short an.
tur,n boIi5av in Tt,Iv Hos he No, lajd
off flesh. ordered new and becoming
parts and restudled as many oId7 The
new oro Tho tenor narts In INA vorita F"
Maria 4" ana .,Sononer,h hula - ali -
,be NTetroooliton C1pera House tbis vim
Ter TN ala are "roustn ana non
lose in "C,rp,sn - In ,vbicb ba viii "a.
near for tbe nrs- fine m tbis sida ns
tbe Atlantic Rut the renartor,. ~
.be Netronolitap ix s.iII "a far ne e,,er
sror, tba rerv nav It,iisn onoros tbot
be craves
In the forthcoming TOM NJ Alien
Nielsen = Zeiofold 1r viii NOT ho con
,nrned diractIv az othnru,teo 1tr
Ziegfsid bas dronnad er.,reiv ont ~
~ antarnriso ond t,c SbHbe,t has
'ire,r,,,a5 fmrtbor ir yeiefsids dasiro
~, ,,,i,,,dra,,, fror, ,be von,nre rr,s coi,-
Mann ,rt,h his decioion 10 ron,ain
broad tho roer ~ tbis season II was
,indertnIse an An,erir,n tour and mo
Al ne v,ith ,bo trtcntion ~ conoiru
"a An,,ric,, and rorductirg tho details
y, rni.snr Win M ri,v for ANN
Held ar his command he chief incen.
,ive for ,eaving France vanished, Ne.
sntiations for The sails Of his share I'm
a. n,.oiect wore cIosel nv cable
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sneaking of the familiar tunes OF
other nus,coI comedies" though there
Ss rather familiar story going the
rounds which seams 10 point 10 the pos.
sossiov hw M do Rowan Of NJ least
,,,odnrots rou,ers for asborblnp other
No., ,noug ~" 49, ,,aIi l,nov,n rn1,srian.
49, n'ir., ia nor az conversaut VIII
tbe work of modern composers as is