Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
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Special Correspondence.
n VIEW YORK, Feb. monday
~ evening, Jan. q, the Misses
" Rhea and Julia Nibley gave
dinner and theater party TO III
OF their friends. the dinner was given
in tho Fifth avenue hotel famed for
It's excellent cuisine and old fashioned
dining room once the favored hall for
dinners and receptions of many years
ago. Bishop Nibley, their rather, pre-
sided, and among the guests were Pres
idcnt McQuarrie and Elder Orson smith
OF Logan The dinner was IN every way
an elegant affair and ut its conclusion
the marty we're whisked OFF to the new
Styyesnnt theatcr. where the one and
only Dave Warfield was seen In
Grand Army Man" The evening was
ono OF genuine pleasure for those pres
Ont, and all feel indebted to the iair
hostesses for the treat that was 81 on
them, Bishop Nlbley left for Salt Lake
Tuesday evening, his son Merrill join
ing him In Chicago.
Oscar Straus "a Waltz Dream" now
on at the Broadway theater, Is not
proving "A great success, TO the disap-
pointment OF many here; the Nienhese
composer who has aspirations above
the writer's of so-called popular
music, is forced to play second to Franz
Lehar, the composer of the Merry
Widow" Miss Monta Elmer Pryor has
a small part in the piece, she having
left the Forty Miles From Boston
company to take part in the new pro-
duction. The daily papers are divided
in criticism as to the staying qualities
of this new operetta but II is safe to
prophesy a two months run in New
York when ii may so on tour and nm
ish out the season.
on Saturday evening, Prof. Valentine
Abt, the harp and mandolin teacher,
who is so we'll known in musical cir
cles, gave recital in the Chamber
Music Hall of Carnegie, the hall being
crowded with his pupils and their
friends, his orchestra of harp and man.
dolin is among the musical features in
amateur work. The professor is the
harp teacher of Miss Rhea Nibley and
| he is master of that most difficult OF
| instrument. Miss Nibley's progress on
the harp is very satisfactory to her
teacher and friends; she and her sister
| Julia, devote their time TO music ex-
| clusively and show marked improve
ment since they came in the early
autumn.
Mr. Lou N Farnsworth of Walker
Bros bank was met on the street by
his old friend Mr. Wesley Early, last
| week, and a renewal of acquaintance
and exchange of good fellowship fol-
lowed.
Mrs Early, who has been Ill for the
| last six weeks has entirely recovered
| and is now in her usual good health
| and visiting with her friends.
!
At the Waldorf ex-senator Kearns
| and wife are registered. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kearns are on their way TO Europe "a
short vacation and viii sail the com
ing week.
Saturday, at IL a. M, Prof Eugene
Hefhey gave his first recital of the
season in his studio in Carnegie hall.
| and provided a most excellent program
| for the many who had assembled to
| heart II, These recitals are an,S~g
| the most delightful of morning win
! ter amusements and are finished in
| time for the matinees at the opera
| house or theater. This first recital
should have been given Il week ago, but
| owing to the death of Edward A. Mac
| Dowell, the great composer, and person
al friend of Prof Heffiey, it was post
poned until Feb. l. Yesterdays enter
talnment ut the studio was up to the
former excellent standard, always
maintained by Mr.. Heffiey, who is well
remembered by many Salt Lakers.
Mr. Geo. Parkinson, Jr., of Preston
Ida, recently student it the Chicago
university, and who has been in Wash
ington on business, came up to the
city to visit with his sister. Miss
Ann Parkinson, who is studying music
here; he returned to Washington,
where he has n government position
which he will keep until late in the
spring.
On the Celtic of the White Star line
Friday, Jan. 81 Elder Frank McAllis-
ter of Logan arrived having completed
a three years mission in Dresden. Ger
many Elder McAlister will visit
A DARING ROYA