Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-27

~v~~ HE: eighth, and for the present
yea son, the final concert OF the
Salt Lake Symphony orchestra
was given yesterday afternoon.
ara iw reviewed elsewhere in this ISSUE
n.hn curtain ought not to riing uoWh
uunn This notable body of periotil.'H
without some word of appreclht'oh lo'
thoIr efforts, and even before lha'' io'
the eftosts OF Business Manager o. ~
Sueneer. and his board OF directors
In these days of practically anu never
heat business competition. IL Is pecoiil-
,rv rarer and rarer to find any body OF
h,ls,nnss men who viii break away from
their pursuits 10 indulge Ill lS'il'lis
pertaining to the ideal or sentimental
N has been doubly gratifying there
fore. to those who are anxious thaI
SAN Fakes advance along cultural
ljnes. should keep pace with her pro-
dIpsous strides In commercial life, to
nbsprve tho strenuous endeaNorS MT
SPENCER. aided by the president of the
orgy nj z1 aion, Rev. Elmer l. Goshen, and
supported by the board OF directors,
MesSrs. Pyper. Geoghegan White and
Whitney. have made to Keep the Sym
naonv Orchestra aiioat. IL has long
been sailing in perllOus waters, and not
untfl the generous hand of Hon. samuel
NeWhouse YVES stretched forth, did the
venture enter harbor that could be
called SAFE and secure. MIR. Newhouse's
Eift of ST, 5000 guarantees the orchestra
III least five years of lie, and. If In that
time it's performances can awaken the
public attention, as they ought TO,
1t can come very near TO be made self
supporting.
Arthur Shepherd, with whom his task
has been a labor of love from the be-
ginning, can be relied ON 10 make
sornp ENORMOUS improvements In the
body within that time. He is a young
giant In ability, and his work, both as
conductor and composer has placed
him where his men give him the conf
deuce and the respect. so essential TO
make " successful leader. What the
in strtinientalists have already accom-
pllshed under Mr., Shepherds direc-
lion, has been wonderful We look to
see them assemble In the fail with re-
DOUBLED enthusiasm, with greater eff
cheney. and in stronger numbers than
ever before
Prof George Careless. who directed
the original presentation OF the Mes
sIah" IN 1875, directs the attention of
the News TO the fact that several
suIoIsts who took part We're not named
IN the recent article on that production,
These sOlolStS were w, D, owen, Dasso,
and Mes$rs, Podlech and Horne, tenors.
All took prominent parts, and the
News prints their names with pleas
ure. The list previously given was
compiled drom the memory of a lady
who sang I'm the chorus, and it was
necessarily incomplete.
fhf tlrn Ma rOI1nli-
tan Opera House, Is said to be after
Senior Constantine OF the San Carlo
Opera c0nnptny. for the coming season.
hut no definite arrangements. as YET,
have been made.
The EASTERN musical Journals are CIV
ing considerable space TO the dedication
of Plttsburg'S S6,0O0,000 Temple of Mu-
sic. and which has been endowed so as
10 assure it OF an annual income of
5000. 900. Carnegie furnished the great
or part of the money and at the dedl-
cation advised the Pittsburg people to
s'Chersh your orchestra Sir Edward
Etgar, who was there, said. II like Ann
erica, and ] like her people. | never
read anything the newspapers say
about me; In fact. / have everything
cut from the papers about myself be-
fore read them SO anything the pa
pers say about me, never dtsturbs me-
A letter received by a Salt Lake mu-
stefan from New York speaks In the
highest terms of the musical progress
OF Mrs Cue, sister Of Harry Sherman
Of this city. Mrs Cues fine contralto
voice has been heard with great pleas
ure in the Salt Lake churches. by her
many friends. who Will be grattied to
learn that Prof Salvage. the we'll
known vocal Instructor In New York.
has told Mrs Cue that her voice is
one of the most promising in the coun-
try
Annie Russell. the actress, with Mr..
Y0rlSe, her husband, and Madame l3lon
of the Royal Opera House In Paris,
were interested listeners at uesday's
organ recital in the tabernacle They
EXPRESSED themselVs as being delight
cd with the instrument, and were
specially pleased with the Annie Lau-
rie "Oid Melody" and Prof. McClel-
lan's new composition, AN mtermez-
20"
In view of the caustic remarks OF
"BatOn" In last Saturdays News OH
the lack OF mtell gent musical criticism
where II rs often needed, II is inter-
estlng to note that Sir Edward Elsar
holds America has only four musical
critics really worthy OF the title.
The Church authorities have granted
Prof. J. j. Mcclellan, organist OF The
tabernacle. permission 10 purchase
quite a library of new music for the
organ recitals, and large assortment
arrived Thursday, from the New York
publishers The music Is all OF the
highest class,
The marriage of Walter J. Ponlton.
second assistant organist Of the tab
ernaele. and Miss WinIfred Woodman-
see OF Ogden, Wednesday Hast, was an
event OF considerable interest IN mil
fleal circles. MI. and Mrs. Poulton are
In the northwest on wedding trip
The catholic cathedral cholrs are ON
picnic up the canyons this afternoon
The singers are practising under w"
trees all 0peretta called "Ihe En-
chated Wood They are being shep-
ferdcd by Miss Nora Gleason
The weather permitting. The flrst
Liberty park concert Of the season VIII
be given by Held's band OF 30 men,
tomorrow, 40 p, m, The prlncipll
number on the program WILL be the
overture 10 'RlenzI.' by Wagner, MI
Held has Ave more musicians thls
year. and a greater variety OF insiru-
ments, SO thai the quality ~ the per-
formance viii he an Improvement over
what he WAS able 20 accomplish az
previous park concerts
II, l.. Christensen, the high school
band conductor, has cOmposed march
rejoicing IN the name "1'he Nowhouse
Boys I}ettoTment March II was
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