The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-31
CHOIR WINS OVERl
CHICAGO AUDIENCE
At First Unresponsive, II Warns Up
And Gives Singers an ovation-No
Other Organization so Well Under
Control OF Conductor.


Detroit, Mich, GA large and
critical audience greeted the Salt
Lake tabernacle choir last night in
Orchestra Hall, Chicago. There were
present a number of musical critics,
who had come to give their opinions
of the performance. Among these
were A. p. Apmadoc, John Protheroe
and other leading musicians and
soloists. At the beginning of the per-
Torrance ii seemed that the audience
was determined to be unresponsive,
and a chilly atmosphere prevailed the
hall. The number that seemed to
break down the BARRED and which
won for the chorus unstinted APP
plause was the rendition by the en-
tire chorus of Worthy is the Lamb"
When the male chorus sang Dixie, %
the applause burst into perfect ova.
ton, and the great audience had for
gotten its unfavorable attitude and
found itself positively enthusiastic in
its appreciation of the numbers on
the program.
When the Utah stanza was append.
ed to Dixie the cheering and APP
plause could not be stopped until the
chorus had been recalled twice. When
David Reese sang an aria from La
Boheme," he was greeted with enthus.
iasium and was recalled by loud
cheers and applause to repeat the
number. Two organ solos by Prof.
j. ]. Mcclellan, aroused great enthus-
iasm. The large organ in Orchestra
hall responded effectively to the work
of the soloist as he rendered stoc-
cata in F and Andantino, ITO My
Wife" Other numbers that we're
pronounced successes and which we're
greeted by rounds OF applause were
the sextet from Lucia di Hammer.
moor" "A Christmas Song" a VIC.
lin solo by Willard Weihe; the harp
solo by Lydia White and the singing
OF THE Gypsy Sweetheart" by Horace
S. Ensign. Each of these numbers re.
ceived pleasing receptions and recalls.
Other numbers rendered were Fare.
we'll" from the Death of Minnehaha"
Twilight" the temple anthem, "Ho-
sannah." and 20 My Father" Con.
ductor Stephens was presented with
large and beautiful bouquet of
Chrysanthemums.
After the concert A. T. Apmadoc
said The chorus is superb The vol
ume of tone is wonderful, and the
intonation is perfect | know of no
other musical organization so large
that is under such perfect control of
the conductor
Upon the arrival in Chicago yester
day afternoon, the choir was enter
tanned by the international Harvester
company, where lunch was served on
the fifteenth floor of the company's
building. Vice-President Harold f. Nc.
Cormck made a speech Of welcome to
which Gov William Spry. who has &C
companied the choir from Omaha, re-
sponded.
Following Gov. Spry's speech the
male chorus of the choir sang Dixie"
which met with great approval by the
choir's entertainers.
The choir left Chicago at 1880
after the concert over the Michigan
Central and arrived in Detroit this
morning at s o'clock. The members
were met at the station by so automo-
biles of the Studebaker company and
were the guests this afternoon of
Walter E. Flanders, president and
general manager of the StudebakeT
Automobile company and J. l. Phillips
master of transportation for the com.
pany. They were escorted through
the +. NJ. f. factory and were shown
every courtesy by the employees and
officials in the shops.
The concert will be given tonight
in the Light Guard armory and the
members will occupy the sleeping
cars during the night The train will
leave Detroit at 6 o'clock tomorrow
morning and is scheduled to arriv,
in Toledo at a. m. where a concer
will be given in the Valentine theatr.
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
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