The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-30
ADJUSTMENTS
IN SALT LAKE THEATERS.
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Five years from now. when the name OF
Emma Lucy Gates is placed in the same
rank with Patti and Melba and Nordica.
as IL VIII be, Salt Lakers Will recall the
iact that on Wednesday evening" Juno 90.
1910, they heard the famous song-bird. a
Utah girl, sing ''Thc Last Rose of sum
mer as they, had never heard it sung
before. as perhaps they never will again
and they encored this song bird again and
again.
The occasion was the first appearance
OF Emma Lucy Gates In the capital city
OF her native state since she achieved
her triumph in the Royal opera house In
Beriin: ana while her triumph in the old
capital OF the Prussan empire was rlao
one. it was not so great as the one on
Wednesday night. Here she was among
friends, among those with whom she hao
always s,i,. lived. as classmates In school. and
with older persons who had known her
from birth And these friends gave her
an ovation such as is seldom accorded
II was a magnifcent triumph for the lit
umph than she had before scored
IT may have been Inspiration: II may
nave been that she was home that in one
OF me boxes her father and mother were
over her success abroad, proud and happy
that her friends, their friends, had Naes acy
corded Coz, her such splendid welcome on
ner return from the Old World.
Possibly In the selection Of the seventh
number on the delightful programme.
Act fTa IL faot from Flotaw,s opera, Martha,
'''N t"NN was EeCdlleu I1ll InlrtN-tWO
years ago Wednesday night this same
opera was heard for the first time in the
SAT- Lake theater. when it was presented
by Amy Sherwood and her husband, Herr
GoIlitz. who in later years brought
Faderewski to this country, and that the
stage manager OF Wednesday night Hor-
ace G. Whitney. was the prompter then;
II may have been that the old spinning
wheels used In the spinning song both OF
which were moro than a century old also
inspired the ssons-bird and those who as
director OF the orchestra, who was her
lrst preceptor was her director again
for the evening, and that inspiration
came from his; but whatever the inspira,
tion. the concert was most delightful
There was curtain call after curtain
call, beautiful bouquets of flowers were
presented Miss Gates. Her reception. as
said, was an ovation. The audience was
Standing room was at a premium. The
friends Of Miss Gates had turned out in
iorce TO show their appreciation and 10
hear her splendid voice.
The programme was a delightful one
in that IL was sensible one-tbe kind
OF programme that everybody liked. II
wonderful range Of her voice, The open
Ing number. an aria. THE Pearl of
Brazil with flute obligato. was mag
nificently rendered. And this is true of
ence went wild over 1t, and when the
curtain fell it was some minutes before
they permitted her 10 retire, recalling
her number of times.
And after the concert friends nocked
TO the stage to extend congra tulation
the number being so great that II was
IN the nature Of reception. II was the
only opportunity that the public in Salt
Lake had 10 hear her. as she will return
TO Berlin to again take up her work in
the ROYAL opera house.
To those assisting Miss Gates Wed
nesday evening much praise is due. NJ ].
Brines. who sang "a Birthday" was in
splendid voice. and In response to an
encore sang charming Scotch ballad
In the second act from Martha Miss
Gates was assisted by Miss Fay Loose
Of Provo another Utah songbIrd who
has a brilliant future. and by Messrs
George D. Pypcr, IL. S. Ensign and John
d Spence. The spinning song was splen-
dldly given, and Miss Gates, Miss Loose
and Messrs. Pyper and Ensign repeated
IT In response 10 an encore. Miss Sybella
Claytons accompaniment was a reve-
lation. The recital throughout was
most charming, and TO those who
were present II will always he re-
called as one OF the most delight
full rectals they ever heard The or
chestra, under the direction OF Professor
j. j. Mcclellan, gave some splendid mu-
sic. and that the audience appreciated it
was shown by the generous applause.