Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-29
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mittee cleared $3.50 for
the organ fund by Monday
evenings musical program In
the church. The effects would have
been improved could tho affair have
been given in the choir gallery. but
this is so small that there was no 9TH
er recourse than to utilize the unusual
ly large pulpit platform. The church
quartet furnished the vocal music.
appearing In solo, duo and quartet
numbers. in presenting the main event
of the evening, the character cycle Of
'In Fairyland." Miss Dryers contral-
to was better than ever. particularly
her low notes. which were rich and
heavy and we'll rounded-almost dla-
pason. Fred Graham was at his best,
perhaps better than his previous best,
for he emerged manifestly from his
accustomed lyric style into the drama
tic-almost into the robuSto, at the
game time preserving the refined quail
tiles of his voice.
Mis- Helen Hartley's performance on
the violin was excellent. She has
made remarkable progress in the last
year. acquiring rapidly the poise, po-
lish and refinement of finish that mark
the true artist. Miss Thorne's piano
accompanimcntS were accuracy Itself,
except that sometimes she was too
hurled for the comfort of the singers.
The orchestra, composed of Mr. Skcl-
ton and six of his pupils did very good
work, their playing being crisp and
full of spirit,
a pleasing feature of the evening
was the appearance of several charm
ing young ladies as ushers, Miss Rose
Evans, Miss Gladys Mc@onahay, Miss
Margaret Walden. Miss Mayne Jacks.
Miss Aine Mcmillan, Miss Isabel
Schiller and Miss Elsie Parsons.
The friends of Misses Edna Evans,
Hazel Barnes and other Salt Lakers
studying in Paris. will not feel quite
easy until they have heard from them.
in view of the terrible disaster that
has visited the Partisan capital. 1t Is
considered very probable that the
American music students in Paris will
ind it advisable to change their habi |
tat to Berlin, Dresden. Vienna or
Milan.
a large number OF friends and pa |
irons attended the recital nesday |
evening, OF a number of pupils of |
Tracy Cannon given In his studio. |
The program was well selected one.
the numbers being such as would show
had accomplished. while a special fea- |
turc was the singing by Miss Irene |
Kelly of three songs written by Mr.. |
Cannon. entitled Beautiful Eyes"
The Sea Wind" and Il Knew" Mr.. |
Cannon is pleasing composer. He
writes in flowing melody, lyric IN
style. and refined In sentiment. His /
songs have been praised by local |
judges Of good music. with the pre-
diction that they viii take" Among |
the other participants on the program
were Mrs. A. Y Taylor. Miss Ivy, |
Allen Miss Annie Cannon. Miss Stella
Bcesley and Miss Alice Martin.
Charles Kent and a number of his
pupils VIII give a song service Sun
day at p. m, in the Emerson ward
chapel. The following singers are to
appear on the program: Don Priest
ley. Adelaide Earle, T. T. Burton.
Charles Crowton, Beatrice Green, Will |
liam r. Woodyatt, Edna Norris,
Mcmillan. Lillian Brannlng. Charles
Kent.
The All Hallows college band Will
furnish music for the Press club en-
tertainment.
H. f. Berg. a tenor from San
Francisco. has removed to this city |
10 remain.
Mrs +. X. Hertford, contralto from |
Charleston, w. Va. has located In this |
city. Her sister. Miss Hays. Is with |
her, Miss Hays is a candidate for the |
organ desk OF the Christian Science |
church.
Mrs. Buelah Storrs Lewis, clocu-
ZIONIST and musician, formerly of |
Provo, Is arranging for appearances in |
Idaho through Fred Graham. |
Efforts have been made to bring |
here Edward Abner Thompson. a
blind singer. now in Portland, to give |
an epic lyric and dramatic recital in
musical descriptive of the Maine
woods, lumber camps, etc
Eliza Lehman's song cycle. I'm Nc
moriam" Is to be presented In the
First Congregational church In the
near future. with Fred +. Smith as the
vocalist. Spencer Clawson, Jr. the
pianist, and Rev. T. L. Goshen as the
expounder of the theme.
Tho winner this year Of the $500
Paderewski prize is David Stanley
Smith who graduated from Yale In
1900 and three years later took the
Mues Bach degree also at Yale. Ar
thur Shepherd captured the prize the
year before he removed to Boston.
The Haydn Stringed quartet has boon
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