Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18

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Nl his feet on Monday nd, and, and goes Is
ant ia seek his fortune In
,,.+rres new. will carry with him tint
I,,cerest good wishes of host of Salt
1,ue friends who will follow his flu
.,-e career with full hope and conf
donce. The Deseret News joins with
those friends in saying. not good bye,
h,,t "auf wiedersehen." We shall look
.o,+er him Just as often as he looks
,,ct at us. and we shall rely on those
ry,satch mountains to exercise their
,,,ocIc and some day pull him back
,ous He was raised in their shadows,
and he can no more get away nom
their magnetizing powers, than he cah
stine the soul OF the music that is
singing within him.
The Berlin correspondent of the New
York Musical Courier. gives the fol-
lowing notice of Miss Gates. who is
now resting at her parents home IN
Brighton:
Emma Lucy Gates. Of Salt Lake City,
who has been singing in concert in
the United states with success for the
past six years, has come to Berlin 10
nrcpare herself for opera with Blanche
studied She recently sang at the
Stern Conservatory in the presence OF
Director Gustav Hollander, the Mo-
roccan ambassador and suite. and sew
eral other distinguished personalities
making splendid impression. She
sang works by Leoncavallo. Tosti and
Strauss, revealing beautiful voice
and great deal of temperament. She
will undoubtedly make her way in
opera.
Madam Melba appeared in the Lon
don Opera House on the afternoon OF
June "a. at a special performance at
which the king and queen were present.
The performance commemoratcd the
twentieth anniversary of Melba's APP
pearance in London, and the bill in
Guided one act of "TraNiata" and one
act OF Madam Butterfly" The pro-
ceeds went to charity, and II is said
the receipts reached stupendous fig
ure.
Friends of Mrs. Luella Ferrin Sharp
and our music circles generally, will
be pleased to know that this well
known singer has opened studio at
her home on South State street. Mrs.
Sharp Is a musician of long experience,
who has had the advantage of several
years training in the east and her
several successful appearances in opera.
are well remembered here.
Mr.. Shepherds departure leaves two
important positions vacant, in our
music field One is that of director Of
the Salt Lake symphony Orchestra.
which the board Will fill in the near
future, though in view Of the decision
to open the Orpheum on Sunday, it
win be hard work to get the necessary
the board proposes to- appoint di-
rector and to keep the orchestra alive
The other position is that of leader OF
the Salt Lake Theater orchestra. which
has already been filed by Mr., Fred
Midgley. who has long been Mr.. Shep-
herds right hand man I'm the orchestra
Mr.. Midgley assumed his new position
on Thursday night, and give good salts
faction.
Miss Emily C. Jessup has an m
gagement to sing before the California
Chautauqua later in the month, at Pa
cific Grove.
G. II. Durham of Beaver. who Is to
have charge Of the music at the Il. Y
academy next school year. was In town
this week, I'm conference with Prof Nc
Clellan over some hymn scores Alr.
Durham has been writing. The scores
are said to be excellent. both in melo-
dy and in harmonic arrangement.
Salt Lake was visited this week by
distinguished eastern lady pianist, Miss
Carolyn l.. Willard of Chicago, who
was entertained by Mr., and Mrs. Il. B.
Jones. Willard Wcihe played with
Miss willard, and considers her one
of the foremost pianists In the coun-
try.
Miss Mary Jenllinson and Miss Flea
nor Herrnger will sing Bordais Ave
Maria" at tomor1ow's II n. IN. SER
vice in the Catholic cathedral. At the
o'clock service, Miss Grace Sullivan
will bo the soloist.
Claude Nettleton Will play several
Niolin solos tomorrow evening in Ply
mouth Congregational church.
w. D. Phillips has been appointed
manager of the new Salt Lake Glee
eiub OF 40 voices. which did so well
Ihursdny at the Welsh celebration, at
Fourteen OF the little pupils OF Miss
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