Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02

'rhe preliminary trials that occurred
this morning in the tab ernacle in clud-
4 ed 81 tloses for the piano and II baritone
y contests. 1T was inteii fed to have the
contralto& candidates sing also, but as
Sof the half d ozen en- tries onl four an I
sWered to- their names, Observation-Disclosures
decided there was no necessity Of their
appearing In preliminary trial; all
four might sing. The contraltos an
4 s~ering present." were Miss Hazel Il.
Barnes, Mrs. W. A. Beck, Miss Bertha
O. Johnson. Mrs, Halle r.. Sutherland.
The work began promptly on time
today, With no delay in getting through.
+ 80 the docket was cleaned up before
\ noon, and way made for a private res
hearsal Of the Ogden Tabernacle choir.
Z preparatory to their public appearance
in chorus contest, There We're 10 con-
testants for tile piano honors. following
one another In rapid succession. The
composition selected for performance
was false Arabesque.E by Lack. and
HE names Of the contestants are Ida
Mert2. Maria Warburton, Esther Rob-
erts, Al shell Nelson. Ethel Beesley, Mac
Hawley, Naomi Mldgley. Irene Foulton.
Catherine Woodhousc I.iliail Phelps,
sutton, Ruth. Brockman, Jessie Gngeldtg
entered from this city. The
Adjudicator will annouce the three
who performed the best at the after
Moons session at Whichstime the final
performance will be held.
PIANISI'S A SURPRISE
The number Of youthful pianists
aud the ability manifested was u
surprise to the visiting officials. Most
of the candidates were from II to 10
years of age, and only TWO of them
PLAYED from the score, the Others
having committed their work entirely
- % memory. Two or three We're very rer-
Nous and two practically gave up be-
fore they We're though, for this very
reason The Adjudication sat close by
the keyboard where he could sea
everything as we'll as hear.
BARITONE ENTRIES.
$i There We're nine baritone-bass en-
tries, viz, Melvin Peterson. Louis
Halsftt, Forest Rutherford, 4. *.
Houghton. John Robinson. Charles j.
Winter, ". f. Savage. OF Silt Lake.
THOMAS Charles OF Durango, Colo.
Messers. Robinson, Winter. Savage and
( Charles failed to answer to their
names, leaving tive singers to select
the three from, The selection was
aRepent Ye.. by MacFarren. sSi
The talent shown in this preliminary,
MS in others was also the occasion
If favora Bile remark. In fact Prof. APP
madoc said, II never before saw. such
nm array Of youthful pianists: every
= one did. remarkably Welt II. - oAils-
roe said. both the preiminaries were
very good. especially the pianists-
B There was lots OF talent there In
speaking of the thoroughness5 Of the a "
rangaments, Prof Aprnadoc said:
never had an entry book SO perfect
~ and completely prepared as at TINS !,
EEisteddfod before in my experience
B LAST NIGHTS WINNERS.
Following is tile personnel Of the salt
Lake Glec club, wi,ict,. under the CO n
4 ductorship of Evan Arthur. Won the
prize last night. over the 5Orptleus cup 10
First Tenors-.A. II. CardWell w, y.
Phillips, II. II. Salt. A, Davidson. mas as
Davies, james Moncari', william y! ia;
Clements, William White, Nm 'ook'
Second Tenors-H. j. Christensen, IA.
d. Timson. CT. Garrett, a. Edmunds, ".
g. salt. A. L. Vincent. j. P. slsrskine,
j. X, Garrett, William Nier g. y.
First E;lss-.D. NJ. Burt. Evan. Arthur.
eond,1ctor: a. s. Wilkins. 4. 81. liSsn
j. *. Haslam, Fl. G. Watson, -. =. w
James, q. o. Beckstead, E "a Aii DER
soft. G. v. Rasmussen, James n Z. ST..
Second Bass W f.. Bus s Sf..s. ~,
spokes. Fl. 6. Fnlle.., Chas. WortheI
". ii Cooper. q. ~. Peterson, J ifor ~,
Vincent! JAS. Reyan. r.. Collett, Ell
45s tsjrImaI,. o. A.. Brady.