The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29

songs, as such, has been offered In
the same way that the native dances
of our foreign population help to unite
the school with the home, so a general
knowledge of the folk songs of all
languages will please thu parents
while il educates the children in the
typical songs of their own and other
Someone has said that folk tunes
are the very genius OF people eA-
pressed in song. They are the little
classics of music and combine exquis-
tie melody with poetry OF nigh or
der. English folk songs are always
appreciated when introduced by chance
in a program. and recently in this city
entire evenings have been devoted TO
their presentation Scotch and Irish
airs are also familiar. but the German
French, Scandinavian and hungarian
songs are not so well known
To present foreign songs good
translatiOns are needed, but these are
usually to be had The oft-repeated
saying, 4 care not who makes the
laws OF people II can make their
songs" expresses the hOld that ones
native songs have on the heart-strings-
1t means everything 10 the Norwegian
or SweIe or Italian to hear his be-
loved airs sung in America, and school
instruction in folk lore viii do more
to make reignerS well disposed TO
the land Of their adoption than almost
any measures that could be taken
No popular air OF the day VIII alb
sOrb the attention of a mixed audience
as one of the old folk songs VIII do
An example of this was seen at a local
theatre the past week, when someone
on the stage sang Believe Me II All
Those Endearing Young Charms Gen
uine feeling was expressed in the
arty applause that followed Annie
Laurie" is always sure Of a welcome,
and Drink TO Me Only With Thine
Eyes" touches q responsive chord. The
same should be true of "Ach. Vie lists
Moglich Damn 'Ahi Vous Dirai Je?'
and "SchOne Minka."
Among the nations, Germany and
Ireland nave the greatest number OF
folk songs and many Of them are Ia
miliar. When the children have rep
ertoire OF these songs they viii absorb
with them some knowledge OF the ma
lions whose music, they sing.
The following from the last Musical
Courier Is of interest because the Utah
prima donna, Emma Lucy Gates, is
now appearing in Nevin's opera,
..Poia,' in Berlin, and all concerning
the new opera is read eagerly by her
friends in the city. The production has
not, however, met with the severe crit
icism which is here so pessimistically
expressed in verse.
TT is reported that just before en-
barking for America last week, Arthur
Nevin. composer OF 'Poia, received
telegram in verse from his librettist,
Randolph Hartley, reading as follows:
They've roasted US in New Rochelle,
They've roasted US in Troy,
They've roasted US full long and well
In many states, my boy.
And IL the gravy of the rOasts.
We've padded on to win
royal roasting from our hosts
In critical Berlin.
Methinks our hope is this. my boy,
Since nothing goes to waste,
That If they roast US long enough,
They'll get US 20 their taste.
X x
Alfred Best, the Utah tenor who has
achieved unusual success abroad, has
written home that owing to a recently
developed case of chronic bronchitis il
is feared he viii be forced to abandon
his career as an operatic singer. He
will make one last effort to save his
voice by a sojourn at Salzbrunnen to
take the cure If after months stay
the eminent throat specialists whom he
has consulted decide there is no hope
for him, Mr.. Best VIII return to Amer