Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16


that as far as The character -
performance on the part OF the home
talent is concerned, there Is now no
fear of any "faldown." This evening
Is the last day OF the season ticket rate,
as after today, the regular prices go in
TO effect. The ticket sales so far have
reached nearly $1,000, but $1,000 moro
Will be necessary to entirely pay ex-
penses AT the present rate of sale,
there ought 10 be no difflculty In real
izing the suIn-
Many Salt r.akers will recall Hubert
Arnold the viulinist. who lived here for
some time and then went to New York,
where he made IA distineuished sue
cess. He died jan ., and the following
paragraph from the Mirror contains in
tellgence that will be Interesting to hiA
old friends:
'rhe benefit performance given at
the Hudson theater on Feb 26 for the
widow and children OF the late yi0-
linist, Hubert Arnold. netted about S.
500. The house was crowded. and the
fashionable audience testified to the
high esteem in which Mr. Arnold was
held. The first part of the program
consisted or Instrumental and vocal
music by such artists as Frederick
Weld. Kitty Cheatham, Victor Her
melli, Estelle Liebling, Ada Sassoli,
Jeanne Jomelli. Charles Damores. Roze
2aines and Mine Donalda Of the Man
haitian Opera House All the mum hers
received applause Nine. DOnalda sang
lie Serenata, one OF Tostis songs
made famous by Media, and Mime. Mel
ba, who sat in one of the lower boxes.
manifested her appreciation. The latter
part of the entertainment consisted OF
the second act OF The Chorus Lady and
the third act Of The Lion and the
Mouse Both authors Charles Klein
and James Forbes, were present"
Local Norwe giau vocalists have near
ly completed arrangements for a Nor
wegian musicale in Barratt hall on the
evening of April .. under the direction
OF Prof Anton Pcdersen, The singing
VIII be by mems choir OF 20 voices
five voices In each part. all have been
in training for one year the pro-
gram will include selected Norwegian
ensemble songs. two piano solos by
Prof. Petersen of compositions of his
own, never before given to the public,
GOntralto solos from Miss Sigr1d Peder-
sen, bass SOLOS by Hagbert Anderson,
and bassoon solos by Charles Berry.
The chances are not good for the pro-
posed change of hour OF tabernacle
organ recitalS from late in the after
noon. 10 the noon hour, as the organ
list says the instrument gets out of
tune every night. from the change In
temperature, and does NOT get back In
proper trim again until the middle of
the afternoon.
Alfred l.. Farrell. basso cantante will
give recital In the First Congrega-
Ilonal church Tuesday evening, March
prano, Miss Phyllis Thatcher, violin
list and accompanist, Mrs. A. l. Farrell,
dramatic reader, and Fred Graham.
tenor.
Finger memory" is what prolni-
nent local plano instructor terms the
forgettulness that greatly bothers GER
tain classes of students. A pupil learns
40 play piece mechanically until the
fingers seem to follow the strains OF
their Own accord, and without any spe-
cial draft on the mind, AS long as
nothing out of the ordinary happens,
the player has no trouble But II any
confusion occurs, or there Is any sud-
den nervousness whic.A throws the per-
son for the moment off the beaten
track, the entire score becomes a jum-
BILE. and the player has TO begin all over
again. Sometimes series of attempts
are necessary before the fingers get
back into the routine OF the work, and
the piece can be given with any
smoothness. Mental concenua ton is
recommended as a cure for this, the
performer Keeping before his mind the
printed score Throughout
Mrs. l.. c. Miller will give a musicale
Thursday evening. in honor OF her
guest, Miss Bailey. An attractive fea-
lure of the occasion VIII be trio be-
tween Mrs Tuttle, harp; Miss Allen,
violin, and Mr.. schettler. cello.
AIIae rrrnaa gtonda tho dramatic sn
prano who appeared recently at the La
dies Literary club. sang the following
evening at Ogden wish Prof. j, J. Me-
clellan as the ccompanist She did
lar better than In the Salt Lake con-
cert, and afterwards expressed herself
as more than pleased with the salt
Lake musicians support
Miss Gertrude Kelly will sing Eyes
That Are Weary by Bracket. at to-
morrow afternoons Y. Nj. c. a. meet
fng.
Walter Poulton, who has OBLIGATED as
organist at the First Methodist church
since the new organ WAS installed, has
resigned. and Edward KlmbalI has been
appointed to filI the VACANCY, There has
peeh no choir for some Time. and Mr
JJohsali, the choiTmaster, is now or
sHfllane one, which viii include 4
aonble quartet, MI DougQll is TO sing
tomorrow morning. "Draw near, all "
peppiet from the oraIorio of 'Eltjah.'
Local music houses report very fall
Week IN piano and organ sales, with
Bppd collections, The demand for ma
onlnes and records still maintuins Ii;
visor,
Whom T. $. Gilmore died he left I
large Mss library. as nearly all h
pHltq scores We're written out by ar
RANGERS IN his band and under his SUI
lerylsion' without being printed. T6esl
scores are now being published Hel(
Ias pouEnl Quite lot OF them to PLAY
llsls season IN his Liberty park bant
concerts Mr Held win substitute ket
We drums at The park performances fo
snare drums
The city engineer has had an attrac
ave bhndstand designed for I-lbert,
pafhi one mat ought TO give The musi
ciqnh. pleasure 10 play In, The stan
VIII be ~ lhe shape " The now orthn
doN hhrll 30 feet square, ~ feet nj III
With slight CorinthIan columns All IN
CORNERS. and feet from the Rro,lnd
Without any outside staircase. This la 4
feature II TO avoid the nuisance OF gIld
ed youth climbing up into the stand AM
annoying the musicians. The shell
the background uf sounding board Nh
form being modelled after a milss,
she'll as thls has been found To NJ IA
best form FOR reflection and Distribute
or SOUND In band performance