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Show THE WEIHE-M'INTYRE BENEFIT. An Enjoyable Evening with Fait Lake's Mont l'npular Muil lHlii. The benelit last evening in honor of Messrs. W. E. Weilie and Joseph Mc-Intyre Mc-Intyre netted nearly $000 and was in every way a grand success. A large and fashionable audience was in atten-denco atten-denco and hearty applause greeted every number on the programme. Tho concert opened with an overa-lure, overa-lure, Auber's "Black Domino" by the orchestra. Mr. Mclntyre followed with an exquisite fugue by Rhoinbcrger. He is a pianist of undoubted talent' and plays with wonderful feeling. Miss Jennie Hawley sang "In Old Madrid." She has a rich contralto voice, and tilled the theater with pure, sweet melody. She was greeted with a perfect storm of applause, and was compelled to repeat the last verse before be-fore the audience would allow the concert con-cert to proceed. A clarionet solo by W. V.. Simms was well rendered. After the "British Patrol," Pa-trol," exquisitely rendered by the orchestra or-chestra SignorCampobello sang "Largo al Facotiint" from "The Barber of Seville." Se-ville." SignorCampobello lias become a great favorite, and he was applauded to the echo, and by way of thanks sang an exquisite little ballad. Mr. Weihe followed with the andante and linalo of one Mendelssohn's exquisite exquis-ite concertos. He is an accomplished artist and played with exquisite skill and feeling. So enthusiastic was the audience that ho was compelled to play three encores. Mrs. V. M. C. Silva's "Ave Marie" was a wonderfully artistic performance. She was enthusiastically encored, to which sho responded with "Stella Con-lidento." Con-lidento." Sho has a beautiful voice and sings with both feeling and expression. ex-pression. Messrs. Smith and Sharp followed fol-lowed with a serenade, flute and horn, and the concert then closed with a Wagner march by the orchestra. Messrs. Weihe and Mclntyre will in a few days leave for Europe, and there continue their musical studies. In taking their departure for the classic conservatories of Europe, the recipients re-cipients of last evening's enthusiastic ovation bear with them unmistakable assurance of Utah's profound interest in their artistic, welfare. They have been at all times among tho foremost in promoting tho exquisite art in this young territory, and are essentially a native product. Mr. Weihe, although ushered into this life amid tho picturesquely rugged confines of Norway, has been, by voluntary adoption, ad-option, a "son of Utah for sixteen years. One year was spent in the pursuit 'of his profession, under the tutelage of Prof. Joachim, the eminent instructor of Rrussels. The rest is the result of his own assiduity and natural genius. Mr. Mclntyre, is a nativoof Utah, having hav-ing been born in t.iis city, the citl.'ns of which experience a deep and abiding interest in his future, lie will proceed at once to Berlin, where he will matriculate for a course of three years. Tho gentlemen will sail on September 0th with the best wishes of all who have heard their superb renditions, and who will watch every movement up the fickle ladder of fame. |