Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14

\ tlyal will be glad to know that
ESQ management has decided to extend
Tho season ticket rate for one week more,
hut # will positively end, on Saturday
next It is also announced that the
AFTERNOON performances will not COM
,coce until 3;45 o'clock, in order to
Give school teachers and students the
onnortunity OF attending. Never In the
history OF this state have we had the
ornortunty of hearing such an array
or talent at such low prices of admls-
sion as are granted the season ticket
holders. The announcement made last
,,cek that the orchestra would play
Arthur Shepherds composition, created
oulte a stir among music lovers of the
civ. This fact alone, should bring out
many TO the afternoon performance on
Thursday, the second day of the festi-
val
Genevieve Clark Wilson, who has
beeu engaged as soprano soloist at the
festival, is well known in the east for
her many artistic achievements, During
the nine years which she has devoted
to public singing, she has broadened in
her art until she is recognized as one
of the foremost American oratorio sing
ers Everywhere, under varied condi-
lions from single solo numbers to long
and sustained oratorio roles and reci-
tals. she has met with unbounded sue
cess. There is not a prominent orches-
ira ia the country with which Mrs.
Wilson has not appeared and her career
is significant in the many re-engage-
whose auspices she has sung.
Comparisons between Harold Bauer
and Paderewski have been quite fire.
quent among musicians the past week,
with opinion fairly unanimous that IN
matter of technical execution or per
Torrance, there is small choice between
them; but that Padcrewsld excels in
tone portraiture and breadth of inter-
probation.
Both vocal teachers and pupils con-
tinue to be considerably affected by
colds and consequent hoarseness. which
make instruction and study rather diff
ficult. The opinion is that these trou-
blea seem TO hang on longer this year
than they did last But, then, gentle
spring is due here in just one week
from today, when the sun crosses the
equator. and then it is expected there
VIII be less cause for complaint.
The Norwegian Singing club. which
appeared to such good advantage as
introductory TO Captain Amundsens
lecture. continues hard at work under
Prof Petersen, and win sing again for
tho local public at no distant day.
The ladies' chorus OF the Ladies' Lit
erary club, 20 voices, gave two num-
laatss nj u ,f Ia
under the direction Of Mrs. Wetzell.
The singers were well received.
There were three special organ reci-
tails given this week in the tabernacle,
through the courtesy of the Church au-
tnorities, for distinguished people Mon
day and Tuesday. and for u large Ray
mond Il Whitcomb party on Thursday
afternoon. One Boston lady, who has
often heard the Boston symphony or
Chestra, remarked that she could hear
the strings in the orchestral effects pro
duced from the great instrument, that
reminded hsr very much of her home
orchestra.
The Catholic choir will sing Wells
St Cecilia Mass at tomorrow's II a. IN.
service.
The music for the opening bail at
saltah. April next, will be furnished
by Held. with Is men.
owing to engagements at the Salt
Lake theater, there will not be an
open date for Miss Sy'bella Clayton's
piano recital until the middle of April.
The pupils or Mrs. Martha Royle
King Will give n vocal recital about
April IL hsSt. probably il the First
Congregational church. A special
Cnorus WIN FORM feature of the eve
ming. and the ushers will be boys.
Miss Clara Clemens, daughter of the
celebrated humorist, and a talented
contralto singer, has come west from
New York ON n concert tour. ana may
travel as far as Salt Lake. She has a
ylollnist with her.
salt LaFers are always interested In
Nine. Schumann- EIeink They viii be
pleased to know that she has taken out
her final naturalization papers, at New
ark, y, j., and Is now a full hedged
American citizen, no longer owing any
allegiance to the House OF Hohenzol-
Tern. The singer is a resident of North
caldwell. ~ j., aud filed her first pa
pets three years ago. She says II
love America and ann only too glad to
become a citizen of this dear land.
America has brought me luck, fame and
fortune. It's people have always been
KIND TO me. ana | am eager for the
Time 10 come when ! call myself one OF
you' This Is quite different from the
tone aud air assumed by so many for
elgn born artists who come to this
country merely for what there Is I'm
~ and aftar reaping harvest OF dol
Iafs' make haste TO re.urn 10 the old
country, juggling their money and MAX
ing sluuing remarks about America
ana rs people who have been SO gem
erous to thom.
Tho Fifteenth infantry band has
new cook, Private Jack Lansing OF X
company as the former chef did not
serve mp the boiled feed" In style To
sun the musical palate. Jack Is re-
i'red as giving satisfaction Tho band
10 nave new solo clarinet player
rom the sixteenth infantry, and an
mo norm player from the Sixth lnfan-
~ shortly new clarinet player has
p,rl ADDED in former member or
tlrlus band named White. who was
formerly member OF the Twelfth In
Douglas
pIganiit u, r. kimball OF tho First
Methodist church tomorrow win have
heen one year with the church. and In
celebration OF the event he rs TO aivs
special organ program tomorrow
night !. Is not settled vet what will
ne done about choir In the future
npl 4 looks as though there would bo
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