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Show SALT LAKE THEATER Concert by Emma Lucy Gates and tho Salt Lako Symphony Orel stra. GRAND THEATER "Tho Sign of the Four," a dramatization of Conan Doyle's novel of that name. Ono of Utah's most gifted singers was heard In Salt Lake last night. An audience, audi-ence, large, but not so largo as the concert con-cert deserved, listened with delight to Emma Lucy Gates. Sho received an enthusiastic en-thusiastic welcome. In that welcome was oxprcsscd admiration for a girl of Utah, a girl of talent who with commendable ambition am-bition has prepared herself for a notable careeri Miss Gatea's numbers wero sufficiently varied to reveal all tho qualities of her voice, ranging as they did from grand opera selections to a lively French Bong. Hor range was shown In the aria from "Lucia de Lammermoor." as was tho purity pur-ity of all hor tones, the trilling being clear and sweet and admirably done. The quality qual-ity of brilliancy was best shown in tho French song. "La Feo aux Chansons." An East Indian song, quaint and fantastic, wnu ViT-lfh lvr rAnilnpml thn- ....... ,.l vaclty In tho humorous number, "To My First -Love," though this was not ono of the most pleasing. In songs that depend much upon expression, upon the manifestation manifes-tation of tender feeling, Miss Gates was not so satisfying. In "L'Enfant" and the "Serenade," by Gounod, sho did not manifest mani-fest tho expected warmth and fervor. There was a certain coldnuss in her tones In these songs that may havo been due to a diffidence that held her archness and warmth In reserve. It Is a trying experience experi-ence for an artist to come beforo a homo audience. Its inlluenco often enforces a restraint of feeling that Is not checked elsewhere. There was ,a noticeable de-mureness de-mureness In tho young singer's manner last night, which, whllo charming to see, may have Indicated a lack of perfect control, con-trol, duo to tho very fact that sho was among friends, friends who expected so much of her. There was manifest a sense of sureness, however. In her closing number, num-ber, the "Mlchacla" aria from "Carmen," in which her rare volco was swcot and strong and sho was the artist triumphant, Sho had been enthusiastically applauded for every number, but at tho close of tho "Carmen" selection camo a storm that would not bo stilled until she went to the piano and to her own accompanlmont sang "The Bloom is on tho Rye." Tho Symphony orchestra was an organization organ-ization to be proud of last night. With a strength of forty mombors it furnished enough music to show that It Is capable of great things. Its "Oberon" overture was delightful, to many undoubtedly tho most delightful of Its numbers. Tho unlquo "Slavonic Dance" was admlrablv glvon. the "Ronde D' Amour" was so daintily nnd captlvatlngly played that the orchestra had to repeat it, tho selection from "Tho Queen of Sheba." with tho buzzing of tho bees, charmed, and tho march, "Pomp and Circumstance,-" stirred and oxhllorated. Mr. Flashman's fiuto obllgato for MJss Gates's "Serenade." was very sweet. Mr. Shophord accompanied Miss Gates In her songs, faultlessly, of course. Rev. Mr. Goshen mado an earnest ox-hortatlon ox-hortatlon for support of tho orchestra, and as ho had a good anecdoto which ho could not very well use In tho pulpit, ho took tho opportunity to send It among Uio people from tho stage. Jano Corcoran, supported by Andrew Robson, will bo at tho Salt Lako Theater tonight In tho charming play, "Pretty Peggy." Patrons who visited tho Grand last evening even-ing In tho hopo of seeing a pleasing presentation pre-sentation of "The Sign of tho Four" were not disappointed. In tho dramatization soveral liberties are taken with the play ns written by Conan Doyle, but thoy do not detract In tho least from Its interest There Is too much horse plav in one or two of tho acts, tho love-making of Mrs Hudson in the second and the sccno between be-tween Mordecal Smith and his wlfo In tho closing act being altogether tiresome. On tho whole however, tho play was capably presented and the interest of tho audience was held to the close Truo S James In tho role of Sherlock Holmes hardly camo up to tho Ideal as far as tho physical man was concerned, but did not fall short In the other requirements for the part Mtei Mabel Randolph in the rolo of WltrcVnn was an able assistant to tho great dctec-tivo dctec-tivo and was generously applauded by the audience. Miss Carrlo Lo Moyne as Mrs Shotto Is not only attractive In appearance, appear-ance, but on the. wholo one or the . most capablo members of tho company v man R Field as Dr. John Watson; Walter Goodrich, as Athcloy Jones; Frank Movnl-han, Movnl-han, as Jonathan Small; C. S. Coons n Maj. Shotto; Miss Graco Turner, as Ma?f-Martson, Ma?f-Martson, and Miss Marian Drew were tru other members of the company, each of whom did his or her full share In making the play tho success it was. "The ShVn of the Four" will be presented again tonight, to-night, tomorrow night and at the Saturday Satur-day matinee. mr |