The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-20
Husit and Drama

With last evenings concert at the The
atre the symphony orchestra closed us
aging weather, the house was comfort
ably filled on the main floor. ana the
audience was enthusiastic enough TO sup
ply any perceptible deficiency in num-
bers.
The three soloists. Miss Geneye EiIer-
beck. Mrs. Catherine TTumbO McGurflh
and Mr. Hugh DOugall. added very ma
terially to the programme. while the or
chcStra itself was not entirely up 10 lts
usual standard Of excellence. In one or
two of the numbers il rose TO the eXpec-
tatiOuS of its friends, who have watched
Its progress and Improvement WIN pleas
Hre. Dut. unless IL was thc nearer ,
fancy. there We're numerous passages IN
which the work was ragged, the move
ment lacking in precision OF attack ana
the playing almost listleSS. 1t is only
fair to add that the best of the orchestral
work was admirable. In accompaniment
the direction of Mr. Shepherd left nothing.
to be desired and this was particularly
true of the most difficult undertaking of
/ the evening, the concert piece by Cham
The programme was exceptionally at
trdctiVe in the quality and variety of
the numbers The orchestral pieces in
Guided Won Suppe, Haydn's fourth SYM
phOny. MaSsenets "AngeluS,' the sex
! tette from Lucia, Strauss Roses From
the South. and the "Euryanthe' over
I ture by Weber.
Mrs McGurrins first appearance with
I the harp was in Schuecker's I'm Fruh-
[ ling, an exquisite spring song. beautiful
/ " played and warmly welcomed. The
instrument Is so rarely heard in any but
/ the most pretenttoUs concerts that the
! solo afforded unusual pleasure. The
Largo for strings and harp offered an
| other pleasing humber. and the harpist
/ was recalled to acknowledge the plaudits
/ she had won.
! Miss Euerbec5's "Chaminade'' in which
/ she took the piano. is an extremely diff
! IiculJ piece technically. one to which very
I few pianiStS are at all equal That she
! carried it off triumphantly against the
! rather overwhelming background of a
J il q II
! triumph Always brilliant in her tech
! nlque. virile exact and with an impress
/ sion of reserve in the most impressive
/ passages, she fairly Outdid herself and
! deserved the encore to which she respond
/ ed with a solo.
Mr.. DougaH likewise acquitted himself
| With distinction on this. his first appear
| ance with the orchestra. He undertook
| the Vision Fugitive from Massenet's
! Herodiade. a pretentious effort. calling
Tor dramatic color. and skill in phrasina
quite above the ordinary. His voice was
/ IN excellent form and his singing most
! satisfactory. To many who had not heard
/ him recently there was apparent &
marked gain in smoothuess of tone in
eIiecJlVe though restrained force and il
the elemental quality of simplicity which
! IeaVes no impression of a straining fOl
The programme. as heretofore. wa,
( given an added value by the analytica
( notes by squire Coop. calculating the
! themes and contributing much to tn,
/ enjoyment of the lay members of the au-
I ditnce.
] In concluding its work. the directors al
| the association expressed. through tho
/ programme, their appreciation of TIE sup,
port accorded the Organizat ton. and de
! Cldred themselves satisfied with the prog.
ress made this season. even though the
guarantee fuisd viii have to bear part o
! the cost of the concerts
certainly the music lovers of the city
/ nave every reason to appreciate the ef
forts which have made il possible fol
them TO hear four such concerts as ha.-.
been given unCer Mr.. Shepherds dir -
tlon; and it is within bounds to predic-
! IhHt next season will witness a still
stronger sentiment in favor of continu
ing the work 50 ausDiciously begun.
Arthur Shepherd will leave today fo1
New York, where he will spend the mex