Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-29

r ANAGER FRED GRAHAM OF
vi g. g: chorus s.'i !. s': s:1s U.s. Is.
man these days. The Deseret
>..,n.s nresses are turning out for him
IA ooo wall hangers calling attention to
t,,, coming festival in April and these
In, he sent all over the state. Mr.. Graz
,,d,o has also had printed 5000 leaflet
.irculars giving a synopsis of programs
and of DThe Golden Legend" to he
,ivon by the chorus, with desirable In
formation for patrons. Fifteen thou
sand regular tickets, covering -four per-
fo,napces. have been printed, assort-
cd ana put away in n strong box.
Students of colleges and high schools
,,ir he given a. % cent rate on reserved
seats. for either matinee, upon pre-
scntntlon of student checks 10000 of
which are to be distributed. Prepara-
tions are making for very large at
tendance.
The commercial club management is
ACTIVELY interesting itself in the sue
cess Of the coming festival.
Notice was served on over 100 So
rrauos and altos of the tabernacle
choir last Thursday night that unless
n promise of more regularity in at
tendance was forthcoming next week.
them names would be taken off the
roll books; the numbers of all delin-
ouents viii be printed next SATURDAY
So. that the owners may be further
notified before final action is taken.
There was a good attendance Thursday
night
Prof. ". A. Wetzell gave a we'll at
tended exhibition yesterday afternoon,
IN the Ladies Literary club, of singing
nv the children of the public school
There were 80 children from each OF
half Il dozen schools, taking part in
The exercises. in which the professor
demonstrated successfully through the
singing of the children, the proper
placing of tones, the value of notes.
and the elementary principles of music
generally The exhibition was prin-
cpally for mothers Of the children
who could be present. and the pro-
fessor was ably assisted by Mrs. Wet
eel as accompanist.
Manager j. j. Daynes, Jr., of the
Clayton Music company has brought
back from the coast with him, trunk
ful of samples of fruit from his orange
grove at Lacana, southern California.
He expects to ship the entire crop
east shortly.
w. c. Carl, the noted New York
lrganist has sent Prof Mcclellan a
rull set of his organ compositions and
of standard musical
works for the organ. As Prof. Carl
has never met the Salt Lake organist
the compliment is the more deeply APP
Wecialed.
A local music house manager pro-
phesies that in 10 years, all pianos Will
be made with machine player mechaa-
isms built within the regular piano
cases so the instrument can be played
either by hand or by the mechanical
player He says the trend Of manufac-
iure is becoming more and more mark
ed that way, and it is already attract
ing attention. There is some differ
ence OF opinion as to whether the IN
creased use of these players will affect
the desire on the part of the young
10 learn how to play the piano. But
dealers believe it viii rather increase
the education of the ear. and the
knowledge of the student as to the
best scores so when they learn these
by hearing the mechanism they viii
be able to interpret more accurately.
As regular revival services are be-
ing held in the First Methodist
church, there will be no special music
al program for tomorrow in that
church.
Next Wednesday Is Ash Wednesday.
the day before the beginning of Lent,
and the Episcopal and Catholic
churches VIII hold suitable services, in
which good music viii be feature
Miss Rosemary Holland, contralto,
Will be the soloist ut the service to-
morrow in the Catholic cathedral at
u a m. The choir viii sing Lahosh's
Unison Mass.
Prof w. c. Give the violmist. has
secured the contract for music at
Wondamere for the coming season. and
VIII have there an orchestra OF from
eight to II musicians. The music for
me other resorts was decided upon n
month ago Held win have the Salt
Pnmce aud Saltair and Youngdale the
Lagoon.
Miss Judith Evans Instructor OF mu-
SIC az Gordon academy. Is confined to
her home by illness.
There is marked dearth of news IN
local musical circles this week. al
though the studios all seem 10 be well
totmnzcd, and the teachers are ali
Through the Orange Groves of
southern California" is the name of a
song without words published by the
passenger department Of Salt Lake
Route. The musical score is nv NJ II