Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18

from Wally Young, who IS now
dramatic editor on the San Fran
cisco Examiner. announces that
the opera written by him and Race
whitney entitled 1.-THE King Maker"
the music by Bassett, the San Francis
co composer, Is to have production at
the Princess theater san Francisco,
within the next three weeks. The work
has been accepted by the manager and
"A now being rehearsed under the d.
section of George Il. Lask. The prin-
cipal comedy part viii be played by
the well known comedian, Edwin Stew
ems. who lately appeared on the Or
pheum circuit and who left so strong
an impression In Salt Lake for his
evening with Dickens" Under such
AUSPICES the work ought to have n
satisfactory test.
Mr. Whitney, one of the authors, has
been quite Ill In Los Angeles for Il
long time past, and is being brought 10
salt Lake by his father, Bishop o. +.
Whitney. They will arrive tomorrow
and the news that the work which he
and Mr.. Young have been trying to
place for so long, Is at last to have pro-
auction, will certainly be cheering intel
lgeuce to him.
Fred C.. Graham and others interest
ed in the organization of n company
for the financing and handling of large
musical entertainments and the pro-
posed Chautauqua, are sure that the
project vii: SO through successfully.
The meetings already held would indi-
cate that, at a coming melting, 1t is
believed the scheme will be established
on n secure basis. 1t is too much to
expect single man 10 finance and
handle all the great musical shows that
come here, as each year, they become
more pretentious and numerous.
A polished, delightful man of the
world is Walter Damrosch, leader of
the New York symphony orchestra,
which is to be heard here at the Salt
Lake Theater under I>oudon Charlton's
direction. He is diciplinarlan, how
ever and therein lies the secret of his
remarkable success with his orchestra,
Mr. Damrosch's men all swear by him,
for he is frank to commend then
ability as well as to criticise their
faults.
Madame Swenson is preparing for a
vocal recital of her Ogden pupils about
the first of May. Her Salt Lake La
dies quartet will assist.
Invitations arc out for the Spring
Song recital of the pupils of Mrs.
Martha Royle King, in Barratt Hall
on the evening of Monday, April 81, at
SIS p m. They will be assisted by
Mrs. c. Il. Richards, reader, with Mrs.
William Loomis and Miss Edna Ed
wards as accompanies. The follow
ing ladies will appear in solos; Miss
Susie Russell. Miss Blanche Kidder,
Miss Helen Reedall. Miss Pearl Dur
nell Miss Aura Rogers, Miss Edna
Edwards, Mrs. Halle F. Sutherland.
There will also be several chorus num-
bers.
Mr.. A. IT. Christensen who has been
in charge of the piano department OF
the Clayton Music company, has been
appointed assistant manager Of the
Clayton-Daynes Music company the
appointment being made through a
very complimentary letter from Cen
eral Manager r. W. Daynes MI
Christensen is an old timer in the local
music field having seen 20 years SER.
vice, four in Ogden and l6 in Salt
Lake.
The second open air band concert
of the season at Liberty Park will be
given tomorrow afternoon, by Held's
ban1 OF 80 men. The first concert
which was given lost Sunday, at
tracted several thousand people to the
park. showing that these concerts are
becoming more popular every year.
Tomorrow's program will include the
overture to William Tell Victor
Herbert's "Serenade,' Buccalosi's
Hunting Scene" a pot-pourr from
Faust" Titl's "Serenade" for flute
and horn, and other standard num-
bers.
c. G. Berry, the hassoonist, has
boy, Lawrence aged 3. who has taken
up the violin as a life study. His
admiring pater famllias has had the
future artist photographed in six diff
ferent positions leading an imaginary