Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-07
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NEW COMPETITION
Presence OF Hammerstein in New
York Field lnsures Bet
ter Treatment.
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER CONCERT.
When Interviewed This Morning the
singer Asked Many Questions
About Tabernacle Acoustics.

II Madame Gadsii's voice produces tho
same impression as her personality she
will have a charmed audience at her
appearance in the tabernacle tonight.
Beautiful. with delightfully."- natural
address. heightened by the soft foreign
accent with which she speaks. the gift
ed singer Is an altogether charming
parsonage. At the Knutsford hotel this
morning she was visited by News
representative.
you cannot have any decided Inn
prcssions OF Salt Lake ms yet. ] i'm
aginc. so ! shall have TO omit that for
NAL beginning and ask you 90 tell me-
began the interviewer, but she inter-
rupted:
''Ob. but I have been On salt Lake be-
fore-not for long. just 90 pass
through. and ! have heard an about
your tabernacle, with its wonderful
acoustics. and am very anxious 20 try
my voice there. I have heard though
that in some parts the sound Is not 80
good. is 10 SOP
"Only under the galleries, I believe.
and
"And those seats are never occupied"
adroitly interpolated her secretary
DO you think ] shall sing TO a large
audience" asked madame. She was as
sured that the prevailing interest was
very great and that there could be no
doubt Of her cordial reception. 81 am
told that I should wear black gown
that IL IS always expected Of those who
appear IN the tabernacle. II IL Is In
deed required. ] have one with which l
can meet the necessity
In the amaze pause occasioned by
this announcement the secretary pro-
Rounded a question Has the taber-
nacle choir any special costume
Hardly THAI. but the custom Is for
the women 20 dress in white as rule
Then that probably accounts for IT.
he replied. turning TO madame, you
would have your dark gown against
a white background, you See he said.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
The subject Lranched into Madame
CadskYs professional career, and IN
the midst OF IL Madame paused, sud.
denly and appeared to be listening. IL
sounds IKE broken tire" she eN-
claimed in surprise. Have you auto
mobiles hereT'
MANY OF them" hastily assured the
secretary. Madame Is an ardent auto
ist" he went on. she toured ltaly
recaatly in one. and drives always her
own car II was IN this way she came
near having serious accident Ma
dame took up the thread. and In very
charming English described the misad-
venture which rearly cost her an arm.
There was another more serious
accident IN Italy" she said, but dld
not relate g. only smiling In some eV-
identity amused Renaissance
Once with the career again, Mad
anne said that this winter she appears
1T the Metropolitan Opera house In a
half dozen roles beginning with
Aida" and including the Wagneri-
an masterpieces. In relation 20 her
opening performance shortly In New
York, Madame Gadski told an anus
ing incident Upon her arrival In
America and hearing that she was 20
omen in Aida" she went at once 10
secure seats for the first performance
for her husband. can you believe
it?" she smiled. Il was unable to get
a single seat; the entire house had
been sold out
The Gadsk nights are always the
biggest nights In New York. said her
companion.
COMPETITION ~ OPERA.
Madame Gadsd IS more than pleased
with the race between the Metroppli-
tan and Hammerstein opera houses
''NVhere there Is competition she said,
cropping prettily for the English word
There the artists have better treat
ment. where there Is but one, II IL
a king: but with others IN the neli
there lis n fairer chance for us.
Madame GadsNi has no favorite role
IN opera, and, I'm fact, likes concert
almost as well as the stage. when
1 am in concert. / love that, and when
I am Ia my roles-well. ! love them al
so Madame Gadski was born In ber-
lin. and has spent most Of her time
there. though she has appeared IN az
OF the larger European cities, as wen
al America. She spoke OF the large
number OF Americans IN Berlin. and
saws that when In her own home she
entertains as meny Americans az Ger
mans. She Is much interested In her
appearance tonight
II hope Il will be M every way sue
cessfuI." she said. and one could not
doubt that her part, a. least. VIII be the
thing she desires.
CT. NORTHERN EXTRA DIVIDEND