Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-03

top notchers' In the musical
world Tor salt Lake city, this
season. Their first viii be Madam
GadsM who will be heard for the first
time at the tabernacle in November.
In The same month sousas band Will
give a festival in the tabernacle, and
q llttle later waiter Damrosch's great
symphony orchestra OF New York CITY
will be heard In the theater,
One OF the new acquisitions OF the
salt Lake Opera company for Its COM
ing production OF Robin Hood Is Mr..
Alfred Farrell who viii assume the
part of VIII Scarlet, made famous by
the iS"crite basso. Eugene Cowles. Mr..
Farrell is a pupil OF Dudley Buck, Jrn
OF New York CITY, and has deep rich
bass voice which has produced some
Jurors at the opera rehearsals. He is
a big, brawny fellow. TOO, standing
about six feet. unshud, and ought to
made an ideal Scarlet, He sings two
good octaves and the music of Robin
Hood" gives him ample opportunity 10
exhibit the entire gnmut of his posi-
bilities.
one male sextet Ia Robin Hood"
furnishes the happy chance Of hear
Ing Spencer, Ensign, Pyper, Graham,
Dougall ana farrell togtner.
The Twenty-nlnth infantry band VIII
be much missed in Salt Lake Under
the direction of l}andmaster Heric, the
organization was built up TO 40 men and
10 q credltable state of proficiency. so
that il was welcome whenever II APP
peared. The playing Of the band ut
the head OF the departing troops Thurs
day sent the thrills UP and down the
back of many citizen who listened to
the martial strains of music.
Helds band will play a popular pro-
gram at tomorrow's Liberty park open
air concert, including Godfrey's Scotch
Airs Suppes overture to 1.-THE jolly
Robbers" Buccalossis Hunting Scene"
"a Night In Borlin.' by Meyerelles.
The attendance this year Is unprece-
dented. At the last concert the band
played Lemares Andantino, Mr. Held
giving the first melody to the saxa-
phone, the duo to trumpet and saxa-
phone, and the trio to trumpet, saxa-
phone and baritone. The effect was
very fine.
A good many Salt Lakers not con-
nected with the theater Will perhaps
be interested TO know that the one time
matinee idol in this city. Mr.. Herschell
"
company which is rendering melodrama
Of the violent sort at the Central the
alter San Francisco, Mr.. Mayall is
hardly likely 10 call at Salt Lake on
his return to the east
Charles j Engar a teacher in the
Kicks academy at Rexburg, Is In Salt
Lake TO take short course In music.
Prof w NVat0alI bns ,atnrpad
from his vacation in Illinois. He spent
part of the time on the ancestral farm
of Farmers City where he awoke with
the rising sun to listen to the anserine
staccatos. bovine baritone arias, the
quick, concise stretto Of the guinea
hen, the canine largo, the equine reel
tatif and the feline cavatina. Then
Prof Wetzell repaired to Chicago where
he taught for several weeks in the To-
cal School Of Methods with signal sue
cess. He has had busy time.
Local band musicians shy that skat-
ing rink playing spoils musician for
really fine work. ms II hardens the lip,
so that plano performance Is very
If not impossible. The same Is
true of any playing that Is constantly
loud and inartistc. This is the reason
why Col. Higginson, manager OF the
Boston symphony Will not allow any
OF his musicians to take odd jobs
around town." they must stick right
to their orchestral work.
DR. NJ. L. Baldwin. the noted organist,
who performed recently in the First
Methodist church of this city. played
on the tabernacle organ before leaving
Salt Lake, and declared that the 32-ft.
diapasons We're the finest stops of the
kind In any organ he ever saw. He
said the tabernacle organ as whole
Is one of the best in the world.
The First Presbyterian choir is in
state Of uncertainty for the current
month, Mrs. Sorenson, the soprano,
leaves shortly for the Yellowstone: Ed.
Copley. the basso. leaves for Chicago
early in the week; and Fred Graham.
the tenor, is to take much needed
rustication In the mountains. Mrs. A.
s. Peters Soprano is to sing tomorrow,
In place Of Mrs. Sorenson She has n
very fine voice which is listened to with
great pleasure whenever she sings Miss
Allenhaugh. the contralto, may be re-
lied on to remain the vocal stand by OF
tho choir rallery until the usual fail
reconstruction.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Carlson will leave
next week for New York, to sail on the
22nd inst. with Vienna as their des-
tInaticn. They expect to remain abroad
four years studying part Of that time
under the direction of Leschetitzh.
In the First Methodist church tomor-
row morning Organlst ISimhall will
play as n prelude, Dr. Raldwins ar
rangement Of Nearer NV God TO
Thee" as an offertory. "Medltations.
also by Baldwin. and as a postludo n
march. Choirmaster Dougall win take
a vacation during August leaving Miss
Edna Evans in charge OF the choir dur
ing that time.
The piano trade during the week has