The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
HOW SALT LAKE
IMPRESSES WOMAN
Well-KnOwn Opera Singer,
Upon a Recent Visit, Gave
Her Views.
SNOW W-CAPPED MOUNTAINS
PROVE AN INSPIRATION
Shops Up-to-Date, Residences
Beautiful and Hotels Equal
to Any in the East.

II is always interesting to learn how
one s own city impresses strangers
upon their FIRST visit Many strangers
arc now reaching Salt Lake daily, and
their concentrations and criticisms
have been freely exploited by tho daily
press However. most of these inter
views have been with men. Now il is
a woman 5 turn.
Recently there came to Salt Lake on
brief visit IN opera singer, who
promptly made up her mind about GER
tain features Of Utah s beautiful capi-
tai city While here she consented to
an interview with representative of
The Tribune. but insisted that her
name should rot be used. Among other
things she said:
Although people Of our profession
find very little time ASIDE from their
daily work Of entertaining the public
in which to become familiar with the
cities they visit. except in Il general
way. unless some unusually interest
ing feature is connected with the com
munity. there are so many things OF
interest here that they break in on the
daily monotony of going from the
hotel to the theater
"Salt Lake City, Of course, is quite
interesting to all visitors. but ! did
not realize this fact to the fullest ex-
sent until | had given heed TO a re.
quest of prominent and successful
theatrical manager 20 pay close atten-
tion to Salt Lake City on my visit
here; 10 note its life, the remarkable
advancement it has made in the past
few Years. In every sense of the word
great enjoyment as well as the desired
information.
A Tiresome Trip.
f'We arrived in Salt Lake CITY late
in the afternoon, and rs suffered un
usual fatigue from my Journey over the
Denver & Rio Grande | went directly
TO my hotel TO get some rest that ]
might be refreshed a bit for our night
performance. And the hotel, like sew
eral others IN the city. astonished nc
1t IS palatlal. and compares tavorably
with anything we have IN the East
of the same size, in accommodations,
service and attractiveness When /
was comfortably located in my room,
which was to be my home for a few
DAYS, ] cannot tell you how | enjoyed
looking from the windows at these
ways reside amongst them enjoy their
beauty as I do? They fairly hold me
srell- bound and to a singer, whose
heart and soul is in her work. every
breath is one more note of her life IS
song. These sublime peaks, that can
vases can never really know. are
SO inspiring-more so, perhaps,
than to one OF different temperament.
These beautiful snow-eapped mountains
on every side, against skies so blue,
are an inspiration TO me. We, too.
have mountains in the East: also skies
would you believe IT'D but admit
they do moi appeal TO me as do the
mountains of Utah
Here Years Ago.
"When ] visited your beautiful city
years ago with my father, ! was too
young to see and remember as
'Srownup' does. so this is practically
my first visit to your delightful city.
AS child, my impressions were not
very good of the city, and my early
ideas Of Mormonism and its people
would bring a laugh I am sure from
Mormon TO me WAS a Bluebeard of the
story book and ! never could under
stand why Americans insisted upon liv-
ing IN the same state with them
81 visited the Mormon tabernacle
Sunday and enjoyed the music immense
ly. The organ was played in a pleasing
manner and the choir showed excellent
training in their accurate ensembles.
After the musical programme of the
early afternoon | attempted to make
= hasty exit through one Of the doors
and found II locked-to remain so for
one hour. Although | felt like one who
is confined in Jail and wished 7 was in
n position TO give the Mormons an alb
sent treatment, / was brave and sat
through the wcarisome discourse of the
afternoon.
my, but how visitors such as
tcmple! And the fact that we are not
allowed this privilege makes the desire
ali the greater. Why are the HER.
archs so mysterious? II would show
so much unselfishness if they would
open the temple doors and keep no sec
ret from us. Then we could ease our
minds of all the little suspicious we
have; those that seem indclibly i'm
pressed upon Us might be erased. Who
knows?
Beautiful Residences.
"a drive over the city throuch the
attractive wide streets gave me a good
idea of the residences, which [ find
magnificent, and displaying much ar
tistic taste. and the public buildings,
which are handsome aud substantial
Then. TOO. so many new buildings arc
being erected! The shops here are de
lightfully up-to-date- found all the
good style ] could possibly have been
seeking, and in novelty goods. Maison
Nouvellc III Paris mas but very litte
better variety 10 select from
"'The Salt Lake City audiences arc
very pleasing ones. They are attentive
ana above all. apprcciative of good
music. The spirit OF The audience is
soon noted by performer aud his work
is usually rendered accordingly. The
Salt Lake City audiences are very good
10 play to- ms we say; they help the
performers and give them q desire TO
display their pest efforts.
"The very atmosphere is so alive
with ambition that IL fairly gives one
u 1usinesslikc feeling and a desire 10
invest. ] have the fever myself.
might sgy the Investment bee is go
lodged in my bonnet that / cannot be
long unaware Of lis loud buzzing and
] have invested in Il small parcel OF
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