Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-10

Lake theater on the evening OF
the nth inst, will be almost
wholly musical, and both Miss Nora
Gleason and Prof. Petersen are hard at
work training the various children and
students under their respective care.
Miss Gleason ls rounding up $50 little
children. of whom 40 are from the ST.
AIMS orphanage, so that her time is
fully occupied, and her friends agree
that as n shepherdess she is shining
success. Accordingly they think of
presenting her with a shepherds crook
decorated with ribbons. Prof. Petersen
has brought his two All Hallows COL
lege military bands. and the college or
chestra up to high standard, the ju-
Nor hand having done so we'll that he
feels warranted in bringing 1t out for
public performance.
The occasion will be made more no.
tlceable by the appearance on the pro-
gram Of Horace $. Ensign. the popular
baritone. Mrs. McGurrn, with her harp,
the Imperial Mems quartet, and the
salt Lake Theater orchestra, as assist
ants. 1t was at first understood that
the Theater could not be secured until
the following Monday night, but within
few days II was sscertaned that the
evening of 81. Patrick's day was avail
able, as at first hoped for.
A symphony orchestra concert IN
which Salt Lake people will be par
ticularly interested, is set for this
evening, In Carnegie hall. New
York City. The orchestra is
the Russian Symphony. and the
event is Of special interest here be-
cause the most prominent place on the
program is given 10 a Salt Lake man,
Arthur Shepherd, and his Paderewsk
prize orchestral composition the joy
full Overture" The New York papers
have published Mr.. Shepherds picture
with biographical notices, and such an
interest has been aroused, that almost
every Utah citizen now In Now York
will be present TO listen to the new
overture.
The program as at first arranged
had the Joyful overture" as the first
number But on the reconstructed
program, the composition Is placed
fourth and last the previous num-
hers being MacDowells Indian
suite, Gilberts "Salambo Invocation
and the Mcdowell piano concerto IN
" minor The Russian Symphony Is
SO called because it has hitherto given
special If not exclusive attention to
Russian music; but of late It has not
confined itself 10 that class of COM
positions, and is playing considerable
American music. This evenings con-
cert is the first OF two given under
the auspices of the New Music Society
Of America, when programs will be
presented composed of the works of
American composers. OF course the
critics Will be there, and their re-
ports In Sundays New York papers
will be anticipated with much inter-
est.
The Orpheus club singers are already
hard al work In preparation for the
next concert which will be given early
In May, but just where is not yet de-
termined. If the First Methodist
church Is completed by that date, the
chances are good for holding the con-
cert there. The feminine part Of last
Monday nights audience Is not yet
through talking about Mr.. Glen Hall,
the tenor soloist, nor are the mascu-
line, for the matter of that. The ease
and grace with which he sang. the per-
feet command of his voice, no matter
in what register he happened to be
sailing, the exquisite texture of his
head tones, and his ideal Interpretation
Of the Irish melody and the Schubert
Serenade, landed him fairly In the
tender environment Of the feminine
heart.
Local musicians are in receipt Of tho
list OF concert band prizes to be award
ed ut the coming Elks July
convention at Denver. The con-
tests will be open, with So
300 In prizes as follows. Music
al competition, grand prize, $1,000;
second prize, $500 marching conf
petition first prize $500; second prize.
5000. third prize 5000. All Denver
bands are barred, For the musical
contest there must be at least five
bands entered. each to consist of at
least BE- pieces, and entries must be
made on or before July 10. No band
Is eligible to both contests, The pros
pectus says: II Is the intention in
the first adjudication, to eliminate APP
proNimately one-half Of the competing
bands therefore much depends upon
the first selection. The remaining one
half Of the bands will compete In the
second preliminary, for which the con,
teStants VIII make choice of one
overture and one selection from each
81 the following lists Overtures;
sttadella," "Mignon.' Der Freis-
chuz," "Egmont," "Rosamunde,"
"Tannhauser," Fest" "semlramide,
'lSl2;" Selections: Faust" Hun
garian Fantasia" The Battered
Bride Second Hungarian Rhapso-
die,' 'Ernani" "Huguenots." Car
men, Awakening of the Lion" To-
hengrin' Second Polonaise." The
hhal competition Will be awarded after
me final contestants have played the
Rienzi Overture" the Henry VIII
Dances" and perhaps the Peer Gynt
The operetta of the queen OF Leon"
SCI 10 Balte's music will be given In
Barratt hall on the evenings of Mon
DAY and Tuesday next The caste con-
tslns Mrs. Edward, Miss Judith Ander-
soIl, John Robinson and Thomas ASH
worth, the performance being under
tne conductorship OF Prof. w. e. Give,
assisted by his son Clifford The mu-
SIC Is very pretty, as Balfe's music gem
crazy Is, and such studied prepar. ton
mas been made for the OCCASION that
tne performances ought to be highly
creultable to the little company.
The Monday Musical club win meet
next Monday evening In Miss Cecilia
Shafp's studio, Constitution block, TO
complete the new constitution and by
laws, and to transact such other bus
mess as may come up. This will be the
Iast meeting In Miss Sharp's studio
ana thereafter the meetings Will be
neid IN the apartments of the Orpheus
CUB, on the third floor Of the Godbe-
LUIS building. corner OF Main aud
First South streets,
mere VIII be an evening of music
and recitation at the Illff NJ f. church
on Nlnth East street for the benefit OF
we church, on Tuesday evening next.
Nhen an attractive program will be
.shdered' 1t includes piano numbers.