Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-03

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DIR. HENRY
The Gifted Leader of tic Denver Cllort
Cash Prize, and Gained Kimball
artistic work. her ease and her tone
production showing an advancement
since her last public appearance, little
short of marvellous.
Only one ladies' chorus appeared in
the contest for the first prize of 500.
This was! u Salt Lake organization, led
by Prof. Mcclellan. the solo part.being
rendered by Miss Edna Evans. '"rhe
Sells of Abcrdovy'' was charmingly4
rendered, and Mr., Protheroc in award
ing the prize. paid special comDli-
ment to the voices rendering it, and
to the top A. OF the soloist.
MI. Evans, the favorite baritone,
sang several times during the
evening, and had great number OF
recalls. He made a deep impression,
and barring a lack of clearncss IN the
upper register, his voice is admirable.
THE CHORAL CONTEST.
The choruscs sang in the following
order First, Provo. second, Ogden;
third, Salt Lake: fourth Denver. the
arrangement having been made by
ballot. Each conductor, Lund, BALKAN
tyne, Mcclellan and Houseley, received
an ovation as he took the stand Dir.
Frotheroe, the adjudicator. and the
composer OF one of the numbers 10 be
sung c'Sylvia'O, sitting IN u seat in
the middle aisle about as feet from the
singers. He took notes copiousy, and
1t was to allow him time to write out
his adjudication that the solo numbers
and congregational singing were intro
duced.
After each chorus sang and retired,
the audience drew Il long breath Of ad-
miration, and marvcled how the adju-
dictator was ever going to perform the
task of deciding between them, each
had so many points of excellence. Each
one was tremendously applauded as il
closed. The first number, sylvia"
was sung unaccompanied. the second,
thcHHChallenge of Thor" by Cigar, was
accompanied by two pianos. the voices
being clustered around the instrlincnts.
1t was past II o'clock when the final
strains of the Denver chorus died away.
Then Apmadoc. 10 set the audience in
good humor and to fiji in the time. had
them all rise and render the Welsh
national anthem. led by the 500 singers
on the platform; the effect was ielectri-
flying. Next he had them sing Amer
lea, In the midst of which the electric
words on the organ Welcome" Utah"
bazed out, at which there was still
more enthusiasm. At 1880 DR.. Pro-
thercs was still sclibbling away furi-
tously on his notes. and Apmadoc sug-
gested that the audience indulge in
Yankee Doodle which was done With
the organ playing a bewlldering stacca-
to accompaniment which everyone
seemed to enjoy. including the organ
list himself. AT 11:35. the .Star-Span-
Elcd Banner was suggested. and here
u ~ u 9 f,I,l az. n
as that at which the organist put the
tune, sending the trebles in the congre-
cation up to unknown heights. An en-
ton up to unknown heights An en-2
thusiastic gentleman in the body of the
house, from Seattle. undoubtedly SON
of Cambria, then arose and suggested
that everyone present, and the visitors
from out-of-toWn points especially,
tender the Cambrian society n vote of i
thanks by giving a "Chatauqua Sa-
lutte" which meant the waving of hand
lkerchiefs for several minutes. This was
responded to, and the gentleman added
that he hoped the next big Eisteddfod
at Seattle. would be just as big and
successful--if possible "a
At last the figure of Dr.. Protheroc#
was seen making It's way to the plat
form and u mighty hush fell upon the
assemblage to be broken by q whirl-
wind of applause when he opened by
sass ai'ar 1.S
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~ Waie. ai ~, 'le ,h;ah 1,a5
competed tonight We're equal to the
best of them.
He then gaEa his technical criticisms
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