Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28

Liberty. the new opera, in Chicago
has called forth a great deal of editorial
comment. The work itself hardly:
seems to have scored as high II hit as
its predecessors. but Miss Fishers part
in 1t could not be more highly praised
than it has been. The Mirror says
sally Fisher is ideal as the niece and
II picture OF classic lovelincsss as Diana
She sings as finely as ever, but she has
little chance to reveal the full charm
tof her voice. Keep Me Young in Your
Heart. which she sings in the Wood
scene of the second net. has much beau
{ty and dignity 1t is much better than
If All the Moons We're Homogeneous,
regarded as her chief song and the song
the love scenes most sweetly and nat
2urnlN. She has a little wrestling scene
in which she throws her future tianee
in a gracefully comic manner. which
makes it one of the hits Of the play.
George Parsons does the young noble
man agreeably. although hardly with
the right junction and geniality. He
shows cleverncss as an actor in many
instances. but the fact Of his playing
opposite Miss Fisher. with her lifelikea
sincerity, reveals rather mare of effort
to act on his part than would other
wise appear.
+ Harry Josephss is gaining such q rep
utation as Il musical composer that ms
friends think of advising him to quit
politics and pitch his tent in tho mu-
siral field. His latest effort is a char
acter composition. entitled My Charo-
5kce Queen which is to be played by
Held tomorrow afternoon at Sa'ta:r.
MI Montgomery arranged the band ill-=
strumentations. Local musicians say
MI. Iosephs writes good music.
. + . - a
,rhe Ohio Male Chorus which is to
sing at the First Methodist church here
on Sept T. comes direct from the Sc
attic contest. where 1t will compete to-
day 1t will not however, be pitted
against the Tabernacle choir as that
organization did not enter the male
:. contest competition. The Ohio Nal
Chorus consists of so voices, and fur
nishes it's own soloists. so that 1t ought
to give rare entertainment.
Inspired by the performance of two
noted concert bands recently at Saltair.
several local musicians have called
on Prof. Anton Petersen with a view
to organizing local band of SO or
more men for concert work. But the
hitch seems to be securing engagements
for an organization Of such a size.
Foreign bands may come here and be
sure of a big attendance. although
they may not play as we'll as a band
of smaller size composed of Salt Lake
musicians. as prophets are not with
out honor save in their own country.
But what can be done with Salt Lake
talent Prof. Petersen has demon.
5strated more than once. He drilled
and conducted the knights. Of Pythias
band that won renown for itself in
three OF. four states. and put up a
band atthe last Eisteddfod that sent
DR. Protheroe into raptures of adj
smiration. No band ever played the
overture to "Ruy Bias in this city
az Prof. Pedersen's men gave it in the
tabernacle That performance was and
is yet considered a marvel in techn-
cal accomplishment. However, con-
servative musicians hold that Salt Lake
is not yet large enough to main
tain a permanent concert band, say of
IS men-and make It pay, although it
is believed such time Is not many
years distant. at the rate the city is.
growing. A good Instrumentation of a
band of this size would be as follows
4la b flat clarinets, l alto, 2 bass
clarinets; three flutes. alternating
piccolo. two oboes alternating Eng
$lish horn two bassons. three saxa-.
phones, five trumpets. A French horns.
two euphoniums, three&tubas and the
tymEanis and drums. There is plenty.
of talent in Salt Lake for such a
band
Al least two local music houses
have taken up with the managements
of the eastern talking machine fac
tories. The idea of taking records of
the Salt Lake tabernacle choir and
organ. 1t is argued that with the in
sterest taken in the choir and organ
over the country, heavy sale would
be found for records of their per-
sformances. But up TO date, the factory
arrangements prefer opera and vaude-s.
vile and are deaf to argument in any
characterization.
Miss Josephine Morrison, the new
local harpist from Seattle, played be-
fore DR.. Williams, lines harpist, rec.