Show I II I Hugh ll H ug D DoUgli lauds Talent Of Salt Lake LaRe Hugh HUsh Dougall supervisor of ot music of or the Salt Lake City schools but on leave of o absence In New ew York where ho lie has resumed teaching and T Toleo oleo training has been Interviewed by Musical Musical Musical Mu Mu- America and places a high high- high high-esti estimate sU esti- mate mato on his native city as one ono of ot the tho sources of supply of musical talent to America Tho The article which is cm embellished em cm- with an excellent likeness of ot Mr Dougall is here reproduced I If It New York Is the metropolis metropolis me me- of or America it jt Is because Its supply of oC artistic talent Is being constantly con constantly constantly con con- replenished from lesser sources and centers throughout tho the state A Arich Arich Arich rich field of ot has been b by Salt cs it- it La-Ite La Lake City Citi which h this Y year has hassent hassent s sent hero here a new member of tho the ranks of ot vocal teachers In the tho the person of Hugh Dougall who for years ears was was as on one of her leading authorities In th this line Why has Salt Lake City supplied so much talent to the music of or America America Amer Amen ica began 1 Mr lr Doug Dougall answer ll In to toa toa toa a question In the first place I 1 think it jt is because the Mormons have hase always al at at- at ways ays encouraged music Ever since the Mormon church was established there schools have bave been founded an and music has always as been considered as asan asan an essential part of the religion It Items corns cems ems especially to have supplied a a. number of singers and within the last few years has presented presente such artiste artista as Lucy Gates Irene Ireno Williams and other other othor oth oth- er or singers 1 Before this chan change e to New York I 1 Iwas Iwas was established for ten years years as s a a. teacher teacher- In Salt Lal Lake e City which was waa my home I had bad studied with Bicknell Young in Chicago for many years with Jacques Jacques- Bouhy who achieved so fin fina fino a reputation at the Paris Grand opera overa Thence I went to Berlin BerUn where I be- be be became became came the first American pupil of ot Alex Alc Alcander Alexander ander nader Heinemann From m my experiences with these teachers a as well as from the unfortunate experiences I hat with pO r teachers before them them for for we learn as aa much from our artistic mishaps a as from our fortunes I I have built up my method of teaching I prefer peter to be bethought bethought bethought thought ht of ot as a voice builder given the foundation I want to work wark the Ue voice olce up into maturity It Is the rare artist who knows how to use his voice olce In pianissimo and I want my pupils to learn oarn the perfect low tone the beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- pianissimo and from thence build up the powerful forceful tone I Besides my ray teaching although I devoted almost all m my time to It because bo- bo cause It is what I prefer most to do I r ralso also did some singing myself I had sung abroad an and when I returned to Salt Lake C City l I sang sanS there When Lucy Gates turned impresario and staged several operas with such success success success suc suc- cess In In V her native city I sang with her in such works as Traviata Romeo and Juliet Jullet Faust and oth oth- ers era For several years ears I also took toot charge of or the thc music in the r pUblic schools devoting a h. great part of t m my time to this work worle It Is a branch of ol music In which I am l keenly Interested that of music in the public schools I J took special courses in this work worle Under un under under un- un der Prof Prot Hollis Dann of Cornell university university uni uni- an and found his classes excellent and his knowledge In the tho subject o oF grea great t expanse The results of or my teachings s in m Salt Lake City have been ben e extremely gratifying g to me me during thc these o years cars Of ot particular satisfaction were the tho re results results re- re of oC the national d held in Salt Lake Lako Cit City several years ago Invitations were wore sent out to teachers from all over the state and representatives rep from teachers all over o ertha the country came for the contest I had come to Now New York really for fora forisH a visit isH havin having gained a leave of ot ab absence absence nb- nb sence from m my rn work i as head of or tho the public schools in Jn Salt SnIt Lake City After a very ery short time limo here however Anthur Arthur Ar An- r thur Hammerstein sent mo mc several of ot othis his singers to train for coming comins presentations pre pre- Besides these I had bind a number number num num- ber ben of offers for teaching and finally decided ed to pursue m my work In this cit city with its tremendous i ties |