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

politan Opera House, on the
evening of Washington's birthday:
"a little bunch from the Utah colony
took an interesting part in the big
patrlotic musical demonstration that
attended the performance of LA
Roheme." or course, we were there
simply and only to hear Caruso sing
the role OF Rudolf, but, much to our
pleasure and surprise, there was much
more than that down on the bills. The
nights performance was for the benefit
Of the French hospital, of New York,
and Of the immense jam in attend
ance probably two-thrds were French
or French Americans; the French am
bassador and a distinguished party of
ladies' and gentlemen, sat In boxes To
the left of the stage, the French and
American colors being twined beneath
them. In the next box sat Madam
cave herself an enthusiastic daughter
of the republic over the sea, with
cluster of glittering women and be-
Whiskered men around her The rest
with the usual delegations of fashion,
resplendence and wealth. to be seen
nowhere else In all the world, while
the broad expanse below and the homes
Of the populace above, were simply
seethlng with we'll dressed and enthu-
slastic humanity.
OF a sudden. with nothing on the play
bill TO give warning, while the house
was buzzing over Caruso's inlmitaDle
work I'm the act just passed, the cur
tains parted, and Plancon, the great
French basso, attred in full evening
dress Che was not In the cast OF the
night, came to the footllghts, the great
orchestra OF so under Vigna, struck up
the Marseillaise, and the fine old singer
sang the immortal anthem through. we
never knew what frenzy meant pc
fore Every man and woman In the
house stood up yelling. Their enthusi-
asm communicated Itself to the or
chestra, all of whom arose, still play
ing the instruments. When 1t came. to
The refrain, Plancon twisted his roll OF
music into a baton, and waved II In
the direction of Calves box, as an in
yltation to her TO Join in She re-
sponded instantly, her face lit up with
excitement, and as her grand voice
was heard, the French ambassador and
all his suite took up the strain, most of
the audience followed, and those who
aid not. screamed an accompaniment
OF applause. so that the whole resem-
bled a sight that one might have seen
in a dream. bur hardly expected ever
TO gaze upon or listen to I'm reality.
But the interest was not yet over.
After Plancon and his audience had
sung the MarselIaIse chorus over again
and again, and he had bowed himself
on. and the audience had resumed
momentary sanity, the orchestra struck
I'D THE Star Spangled Banner" In a
second the great throng was on Its feet
again, singing and yelling like so many
musical demons, the orchestra again
standing as 1t played Here the dele
CATION from the Utah colony broke
loose. our seats We're IN the omnibus
boxes" exactly opposite those OF Calve
and the French notabes. While they
were singing their national anthem. no
one applauded more heartily than we,
but when the American song began,a and
the house took up the chorus. the voices
from the Rocky Mountain regions play
ed no small part in helping to swell
the grand refrain. In the bunch was
Emma Lucy Gates, This western
youngster. whose patriotism Is always
at the boiling point, no sooner heard
the house take up the Star Spangled"
theme, than she struck in with zest.
and soon her clear. magnetic soprano
was heard above everything around us;
the others In her vicinity stopped to
listen, people began 20 stare at the
sounds OF such n voice, cleaving its
way out OF the general din, when the
orchestra sat down and the incident
closed.
viii not attempt to describe the OPP
era itself, except to say that Caruso
was all our fancy had painted him in
this especial role. His voice is liquid
velvet itself, and his acting admirable.
The chorus, orchestra and accessories
were, Of course, Of the highest. but in
other respects, the Savage rendition In
salt Lake was just as good, and In a
few places better.
Subscriptions for the concert next
Monday night of the Orpheus club in
the Salt Lake Theator closed Wednes-
day, so that n full house Ia assured. The
program Is well within grasp, and ev-
elything is In readiness for the coming
and much expected event. The Musical
Courier publishes a pleasant notice and
picture of Glenn Hall the noted tenor,
who is to appear with the club as the
vocal s1lolst. Mr.. Hall is 10 sing later
with the Chicago orchestra, and then
locate In Paris for the next few years.
lie was a boy soprano In Chicago, when
his voice attracted the attention OF
managers, choir masters and the musl-
cal public. AS hoy, he distinguished
himself as a church and concert singer
IN the west. and later attended the
University of Chicago, with the inten-
ton Of studying medicine, but his loye
Of music overcame that so he LEFT coll
lege 10 go to London and there studied
With Henschel When Mr.. Hall returned
from Europe he settled in New York,
and since then has been heard at nu-
mcrous concerts In the East. He has
sung with leading clubs aud societies
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Prof j. j. Mcclellan leaves next
Tuesday for Denver where he will APP
pear In concert on the evening of the
9th inst, In the Broadway Theater, as
the soloist with the Denver symphony
orchestra. Prof. Mcclellan Is to play
the great Greig concerto for the plano
one OF the greatest ever written for the
instrument 1t Is IN A minor, aud in
Guides three movements. an allegro,
multo moderate; an adagio and an al
legro marcato. The last movement brs-
Ties with a forest of technical difficult
ties, requiring the highest scholarship
and ability to properly execute, and the
passage In syncopated time viii tax the
powers OF any conductor 10 follow.
Prof. Mcclellan will have fine body
OF musicians to hack him I'm the Dem
Yer symphony Of 50 performers under
the leadership OF Senior Cavallo The
concerto Is 40 pages Of piano score. and
- ~ orchestra score. and the Denver
musicians have had their music now
long enough for them 10 have thorough
ly learned Il Prof Mcclellan played
the first two movements at former
concert In this city with the Salt Lake
symphony orchestra.