Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-10

correspondence

snerial JorfSSpN 49,, .,s,,,
EW YORK. Feb. MANY theat-
NJ r,cal people In New York, In
IN onaIng the Utah colony waited
with anxiety the appearance OF
49,, fridays papers with the reports Oh
la'' as,ductIon Of clyde Fitchs new
Wv a. cleveland, O.. the night De-
~" .The Girl who Has Eyefythins'
~, mss reason for the local interest is
-, IN the fact that Eleanor ROD
iOS" and Ada Dwyer Russell were In
~ n,ov From all accounts Miss Rus
81, has again scored heavily. though
-, ~ the critics agree that the new
ny nv e hardly up TO the STANDARD Oh
p!,,issrely Mary Ann. MI fltcn was
sasent IN person, and he was enthusi-
ps,ically called TO the front by the au-
Wanca and made to deliver speech
"a Dyyers part was not large one
81 she has received some excelieht no.
80 one the Cleveland News, saying
IA times her work suggested the Desl
bsranterlzatlon OF the late MRS. uii-
hart in "rhe Girl ana the Judge.
New York will have an opportunity
~ ace the new play pefore long, anu
then we can form more accurate es-
innate.
rAo saturday midday musicales, held
!. ~ elegant studios of Prof Heffiey.
~ altnsss a gathering OF music lovers
W., the quarter around Carnegie hall,
IA there one meets many Of the Utah
an whose tastes are in the same d.
psclion Prof. Arthur Shepherd was a
.onsncuous figure at last Saturdays
,scitai playing for Mr.. A. b. Carlson,
ne hasso cantante. who charmed the
s,dlsnce with a group of nine songs by
Usnschel. Brahams and Franz. Prof.
chenherd has scarcely known what
,as, was since his arrival In New York,
i, has lust finished the orchestral parts
~ MS prize overture, which he now
exnerts the Russian symphony orches-
,rs IN MAY March 10 In Carnegie hall.
Mr. shepherd. 1t Is feared. will not be
able 20 hear his work performed, owing
IA business at home, but his Utah
,rlends will show their faith in him by
turning out en- masse Oh the occasion
The singer, Mr. Carlson, is now well
established In Gotham, and gaining pew
puplls from among the many who hear
ana enjoy his singing,
On Saturday, Feb Il, Miss Emma
Jucy Gates will sing a group of songs
et the Hefhey recital each week sees
some artist from Utah taking part in
the concerts, all Of which Is very graft
flying to Utah residents here. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. u. Richards, Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Early Miss Gates, Mr. and
Mrs. r. c. Easton, Miss Bailey, and 9TH
ers, who hail from the Rockies, may be
found enjoying the lectures and re-
citals each Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Altschuler, the Russian leader.
who gives Mr. Shepherds overture
March 10, Is loud In praise of the young
composers talent, and Is working up
the piece with his orchestra In fine style.
That It will be a great success there Is
no doubt in the minds OF his musical
friends here and in Boston. The or
chestral score committee. which exam
ines all works to be played by the Rus
sian symphony, Wassily Safonoff,
Modest Altschuler Lawrence Gilman.
Hughes. and Page predict for Mr.. Shep-
herds overture a triumph IN orchestral
music that the critics are in sympathy
with the beauties OF the work, Is proved
by the encouraging words spoken TO
him by them all.
Miss Lucy Gates, has returned from
visit TO the oranges, New Jersey.
where she was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Davenport. Mr. and Mrs.
Davenport entertain royalty In their
home IN South Orange, Miss Gates all
ways being welcome visitor to their
musical and literary circle.
Al Cooperative Hall. Brooklyn. last
sunday evening Mr.. J. =. Meakin adj
dressed large assembly, speaking on
the Mormon" question. At the close
OF the lecture Mr. Meakin was inter-
viewed by many OF the prominent peo-
PIE there. AS he had so satisfactorily
answered Mrs. Weeds bitter denuncia-
ton of Utah people the week before
showing the righteousness Of all her
assertions, he was invited by Mr.. and
Mrs. Shields of Brooklyn to their home
the following Tuesday to speak to a
party OF their friends on the Mormon"
question. Every courtesy was shown
Mr. Meakln at the Shields home. II be-
ing favorite place for artists and
literary folk, who gather to discuss arts
and literature. one evening OF each
week Mr. Meakin Is fortunate I'm
making friends among this class of
people for they represent the intellect
uai side Of the great cities that will
discuss without prejudice many vital
questions Of the hour.
AT Yesterdays chapel services. Mr..
hyrum Woolley. OF Montpelier, Idaho.
addressed the congregation. Mr.. Wool
iey is In New York on business. mining
peihg me principal object of his pres
COL and Mrs N. W. CLAYTON and
thelr daughter Sybela arrived In the
wy friday and located at the Breslin.
on west Twenty ninth street, being on
.heir way to Berlin. where Miss Clay
,oh VIII remain to study piano with
Sollas While In New York Mr.. and
. Mts CLAYTON will visit with their rela-
ives Mr.. Mathew White and son
T@athew. Jr, at the Algonquin. West
irory-iourth street. and Mr.. and Mrs.
rsins Plat Wilmington. The Teutonic.
mn'ch sails Wednesday, will carry away
ne travellers, II Mr.. Clayton finishes
~ business which Is occupying his time.
hota able TO sail Wednesday. the