The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-18
MUSICAL CARNIVAL
AUDIENCE IS SATED
WITH GOOD THINGS
Emma Lucy Gates the Fument of Early Promise as Soost
IN, J. Brines at His Best-Program Covers
Wide Range.

1.-THE Bohemian Girl part of the pro-
gram was great success. This beautiful
opera of Balfe's, composed before the or
nate in light opera was the fashion, full
in its theme of the romance of gypsy life
in mountain and forest. simple and APP
pealing in its sentiment, Is within the
scope of effective amateur production. II
reaches a popular chord, and ii is prob
ably true that this part of the program
was enjoyed most by the disinterestei
auditors. Miss Hazel Taylor acquitted
herself we'll in the part of Airline. Mrs.
Halle Foster Sutherland made her oper-
attic debut as Queen of the Gypsies. The
song Bliss Forever Past while well
rendered. did not give her full opportuni-
ties to display her unusually good voice.
IL might be stated that before Mrs. Suth-
erlan6 reaches in opera the possibilities
opened to give her voice, she needs
training to give her an adequate stage
5. Ensign were not up TO their usual high
standard, perhaps because their work
with the Salt Lake Opera company pre-
vented them from preparing thoroughly
for this.
While Bohemian Girl" is adapted for
amateur production the reverse is true
of Carmen" 1t takes a genius TO por-
tray the color and fire and reckless aban-
don of the character of the beautiful al
Turing and heartless wanton. The same
principle is true of the other characters.
Mrs Emma Ramsay Morris. while tai
ented musician, is not adapted temper
amentally to the part. Handicapped as
she was. she handled herself gracefully
and did as well as could be expected I'M
der the circumstances. Fred G. Graham
did distinguish himself as Don Jose. Hugh
w. Dougall sang the toreador song. One
reason why the program was so long was
that march was interpolated which.
while pretty in itself was about as appro-
pirate an interruption of the grand opera
of Carmen" as a buck and wing dance
would have been.
There is much more which might be
said, but not the space to say it, Every
body loves the kiddies, and they made a
pretty sight as the curtain rose on them
in the SILVER Spray Ballet" waving their
garlands and kicking their tiny feet. Lit
tie June Christensen and her two sup
especially clever. The Gainsborough dou-
BILE seXtetta had a catchy song. we'll sung
in fact, the singing was better than the
dancing. which indicated that few
more rehearsals would help. Loves
Young Dream was a pretty pantomime
twelve young women participated. Six
of them took the parts of the boy lovers
Yes. they wore what boys might be ex-
pected TO wear. except that the things
were of white satin and reached only to
the knees And right pretty, sweet, grace
full and modest the girls looked too 1t
all goes to show that when IL comes to
modesty more depends on the wearer than
on the clothes.
The final spectacle THE Last of the
Vestal Virgins" opens with a bewilder-
ing Kaleidoscope of color. portraying the
pagan festivities. adds black and white IS
the allegory, brings on the Christian
monks and nuns, and has as a climax
an imposing aggregation filling the en-
tire stage and making an effective picture
to end the evening
The festival will be continued this even
ing with a change of program