The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-07
Utah Conservatory of Music
Has Faculty of High Ability

Under Prof Willard q. Wehe.
president Of the conservatory, the
violin department shows o rema rkab BILE
growth. requiring several assistant
teachers. There are in this depart
ment several students OF exceptional
talent who are doing brilliant work,
Professor Weihe, q Norwegian by
birth, has had the advantage Of many
years OF foreign study with the mas
ters and came TO America with the
highest recommendation from the
Royal conservatory of Brussels. where
he was the pupil Of the illustrlous
French violinist. Nleuxtemps. He has
had an interesting career. IN Amer
lea. having played as soloist In most
Of the largest cities.
The vocal department with Prof.
Alfred Best, tenor. as director. has
on its records very large enrolment
and Is doing work on very high
plane,
with two seasons with the Savage
English Grand Opera company. and
study under George Ferguson OF Bcr-
lin. Kepelmeister Carl Mueller OF
Bayreuth and Berlin. Professor Best
has been able TO give training In
opera which showed splendid results
in tho production OF "Cavalleria Rus
tica ne" last spring.
Although not az strong In numbers
as the piano department, Professor
Best. with the assistance OF three
teachers, has accomplished great
deal in the vocal department and this
department is growing in numbers
every day,
Mrs. Clominia Pratt Larson, direc-
tor Of tho elocutlon. dramatic art.
Delsarte and physical training has
worked up strong department. with
the assistance OF Miss Lila Mae
Eaton. who supervises the dancing
and Delsarte. With an enrolment OF
fifty students, interesting work has
ha. AI,r fhA act
year. Dramatic art, while not closely
allied 10 music. is kin 10 the vocal
department in purpose. and. as a de-
partment OF the conservatory. Is do
ing excellent work under the director
ship OF Mrs. Clominia Pratt Larson.
assisted by Miss Lila Mac Eaton.
supervisor Of dancing, Delsarte and
physical training.
Mrs Larson has fifty clocution stu
dents. including those who come from
other towns FOR instruction. During
the past school year students Of this
department have taken part In nine
rccltals They have given seventeen
entertainments and fourteen dramatic
evenings; nine musical comedies have
been staged BY the department, md
seventy three students have appeared
in entertainments for clubs, societies
and churches. This list includes the
department work outside OF Salt Lake
City.
Mrs. Larson had twelve years
practical experience on the stage,
playing with marked success In the
classics both IN the extreme east and
west. She surpasses IN technique.
and her pupils are especially strong
In this respect
Miss Eaton. assistant, is a pupil OF
Professor Bridge of Boston. and
partner OF Isadoro Sampson. She Is
admired by eastern critics, and had
special invitation 10 attend the
annual meeting OF the American Ma
tionnl Association Ma Of Dancing
which WAS recently held in New Jer-
sey Thursday OF this week Miss
Eaton will leave for the east, where
she will coach In all OF the latest
steps. and will return 10 the conser-
vatory November !.
II Ia the aim Of tho conservatory
10 give TO its students the best and
most improved methods. and the
course adopted by tho faculty has
been very satisfactory TO conserva-
tory and students alike.
Tho Templeton building, the home
of tho conservatory studios. has been
Improved and the quarters are moro
commodious, and are reAdy for the fan
work. which has been mapped out
with great care,