Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-24

- HE overshadowing musical event
OF the season Is the appearance
Of the famous Leoncavallo, with
his great orchestra and singers,
at the tabernacle next Thursday after
noon and evening, Thanksgiving day.
Certainly no more notable way TO cele-
Mate the holiday could be found than
10 attending one Of these concerts, The
orchestra and the strong list OF Italian
singers will devote themselves to CIV
Ing two Of the great composers works,
"zaza' at the matinee and "Pagllacci"
N the evening. OF course. both rendi-
ions will be In Italian, but We take 1t
that librettos will be provided so that
people can enjoy thorough presenta-
tion Of these famous operas. The rail-
roads are giving excursion rates to Salt
Lake for this event. and Manager
Pyper's enterprise In bringing such an
aggregation to Sslt Lake, ought 20 be
rewarded with two royal turnouts.
Monsieur Bellati, principal baritone
With Leoncavallo, Ia the only member
Il the organization who has ever been
10 America before. He sang for two
vars with the Metropolitan Opera
company under the Grau regime, and
ater spent season at New orleans.
The seat sale for the Leoncavallo
performances begins at the Clayton
Music company's store Monday at ~
a. n.
Word comes from st. George that
The Dixie country now has the opera
fever. During the second week in De-
cember Priscilla" will be rendered by
local talent. Joseph W. McAllister be-
Ing In charge, with Cecil Gates as pian-
ist. Miss Lennie Scott. Mr., Sam Judd,
IT,, Miss Bessie MacFarlane. and Leo
Pickett will have the leading roles. The
chorus Is said TO be a strong one, ana
already other southern cities are Offer
Ing the enterprlsing st. George singers
inducements to visit them.
"Embalmed music" "cold storage
music canned music" are the COM
plinisntary terms applied to talking
machine scores now.
John Phillip Sousa has just celebrated
90" hAhi'All Aiihoys
Vincent D'Indy, the distinguished
French composer, Ia out with "A state
ment that American musicians should
Be educated in this country instead Of
IN Europe, and that migratory artists
are so much strength lost TO the United
States.
e
mems chorus viii be organized,
, m, tomorrow, at $50 Constitution
building, by the male pupils of Charles
Kent
Since Prof. w. A. Wetzell became SUI
psryisor OF music in the public schools
we size Of the school population has
ABOUT doubled, and still he is expected
y cover the field as thoroughly as he
sss able 10 do when he began. Prof
nelzeli finds this impossible, ana an
assistant Is absolutely necessary, II the
,m.ound Is to be adequately covered.
ihe board of education viii be asked
70 provide for the much needed assist
mere are still hopes Of raising the
guarantee necessary to have Saint
nasns stop over In Salt Lake on his
tain. '''' 30 "'e
me BoStonia Sextet company will
Nv. N the Assembly han next Mon-
" nignt under the auspices of the
,si improvement Bureau. as the
THU number OF the winter rise
nss s.ar OF the company Is Mrs. an
m w. sunming, the soprano, and. slster'
rl,, :, Ella Cummings Wctzcll Of this
ma Inc singer Is an artist by birth
m raining, first as a pianist and
49, " as a singer. and not a few critics
.or suer her at the head of American
" amos. In the oratorlo field she is
viz 10 be unrlyalled and has sung
c,' . an the leading orehestras I'm the
nhan.N Including the Boston SYM
nnV.y The eastern newspaper critics
-" VI her IN che highest terms.
In .,pory 7. Russell. director of muaic
me Providence, X. T.. public schools
~ written Prof, Wetzell a Iet,cr con-
pannhia. nun ON his new musical
teacbsr. ior the guidance of school
Ike Az. ana says. There Is nothing
10 folIou' 's'ness Tor the grade teacher
! eninvs anu results are sure to come.
'lm:rsr your being with us this past
,sain psv ana trust We may sec you
veil tneh iihball and Walter Poulton.
have rsmnn local piano instructors,
raI ro orns tneir studios to the musl-
pany. Thay ser tne Beesley Music COM