Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
CHOIR CONTEST
OCCURS TONIGHT.
First Days Eisteddfod Session.
Brings Utah but Few
Prizes.
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CHOIR IN HEAVY DEMAND
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Will Appear in Free Concert To-
morrow in Conjunction With
HIllcry's Band.
CHOIR IN HEAVY DEMAND
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| Seattle, Aug. aS.The first day of
| the lIsteddfod at the a. Y. II. exposi-
| ton was devoted to the smaller con
tests, but it brought no consolation
quartet. which competed. was entitled
&c the first prize in the opinion OF
MANY musicians, but the adiudicator.
Prof, Protheroe thought otherwise AMI
made the award to the ladies quartet
of Seattle. In his View the style and
finish OF the rendition of the Salt
Lake singers did not count against
testants, which many though mechani-.
cal. The award was, Seattle first, Salt
Lake second. Albany. New York, third
Little Miss Leatham OF salt Lake,
secured second prize in the recitation
contest. The male chorus from Ohio
won first rrze, but the Salt Lake
singers were merely onlooliers in this
contest having made no entry The
its return.
Miss Erma Pendleton OF Salt Lake
Won second place in the contraltoi
contest. Through some misunderstand-
ing Miss, Lillian HasbroolS Of Salt
Lake failed to appear.
Two more sessions of the Esteddfod
remain. this afternoon and tonight.
The contest among the sopranos oc-5
ours this afternoon, and the entries
from Utah are Margaret Summerhays,
Esther Davis, ana Bessie Smith. The
real event OF the Eistcddfod, the
chorus of II 3 voices, for prize of
ts1.O0Ugconles off tonight, the Salt Lake
tabernacle choir members being pitted
against ST. Marks choir of Seattle.
Z The male quartet contest also occurs
tonight, the entries being John Rob
inson. Robert SidowaS, Sam Winter,
and Andrew Peterson comprising the
Utah quartet while the Shubert quar-
tet, another entry,is made up of
w. Montcar, Louis Ramsey, Mark
Brown. and w. L. Richardson.
The. Basso Solo. contest also occurs
tonight ana there are j 2 contestants
s.on the list The Utah entries are Iaulon
Robinson and w. Il. Richardson. al
Professor J.iJ. Mcclellan was given n
special compliment by being drafted
into service by Ajudicator Protheroe, as
official accompanies for the contestants
in all the preliminaries, displacing the
musician who had been appointed,
The city is still ringing in such en-
thusiastic fashion over the choir's big
success Thursday, that the manage
ment of the a. Y. p. insisted that they
appear once more on Sunday The
choir management repeatedly declined
the offer, but finally figure was fixed,
netting more than what the choir lost
through the failure TO appear in Boise,
and when the question was put before
the whole choir, the members decided.
20 accept. The concert, however Will
be free to the public, and will be given
in the huge open-air5 arena, In con-
junction with Ellery's band. tomorrow
night.
Utah soloists are in demand at the
local churches, and by special invita-
ton, Prof. Mcclellan VIII give an organ
recital at, st. Marks church tomorrow
afternoon
OHIO MALE CHORUS WINS.
Seattle, Washington, Aug. 2s,,-The
Ohio male chorus. an organization
composed of 80 singers from all parts
of Ohio, won the $500 prize in the
opening competition of the Alaska-.
Yukon Pacific exposition musical fes-
.tival last night There were four con-
testants, the others being choruses
from Vancouver B. c.. Tacoma and
Seattle. The festival will be continu-
ed today, the contest for the sl,O0o
prize offered for mixed choruses tax
ing place tonight.
THE cHo1Rts RETURN.
The Oregon Short Line itinerary for
the return OF the tabernacle choir is
az follows:
Leave Portland. a. m. Aug. 80.
@ Arrive Nampa, 6:S5 a. m. Aug. 81.
Remaining at Nampa two hours for
breakfast at Dewey Palace hotel as |
guests of Col. Dewey.
Leave Nanpa, $3.50 Il, m. Aug. II.
Arrive Pocatello. p m. Aug. 81,
Remaining at Pocatello 80 minutes
for lunch.
Arrive Salt Lake. 10 p. m, Tuesday,
Aug. 81.