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Show AMUSEMENTS o SALT LAKE THEATRE Savages English Grand Opera company In "Tnnn-hauser" "Tnnn-hauser" and "La Boheme." Prldo In ono's own opinion often has a strong grip. Thero are people, good people undoubtedly, among those who have listened to the music of Wagner this week who still deny that they like It. But some of them. In the act of denying, de-nying, have a guilty look. In their ears strains of the music may bo lingering, telling them that they do like It. But thoy liavo had a pet belief that simpler composition Is the kind for them, and they rule out tho evidence running along their auditory nerves as unreliable. And so, while wo have In the past suspected people of bolpg guilty of saying thnt they enjoyed the mtfslc of Wagner when they did not, wo now suspect others of sayliiE that they do not like It when they do. For who could have listened to the opera of "Taiinhauser" yesterday without with-out having been won over from prejudice by Its gentlo nnd caressing melody If not by Its sublime force and swelling grandeur. gran-deur. It is said by theorists. learned and otherwise, that a liking for Wagner Is a tnsto that can only be acquired slowly, slow-ly, and as the result of musical preparation- Wo do not think that this is entirely en-tirely so, or even largely so. We bc lleve that many were deeply touched by the two performances of the week, who had no such trnlnlng, either of nature or of Intellect, as has been laid down ns essential to the experiencing of such feeling. Mood and conditions that affect af-fect susceptibility are greater barriers than lack of technical Insight to the enjoyment en-joyment of Wagner, to the degree of being physically thrilled, and thereby there-by splrltuully uplifted. We go so far as to suy that any ono endowed with sensibility nnd feeling may enjoy Warner. War-ner. But even so, some will not be bravo enough to admit It nil at once. The presentation of "Tannhauser" wns one to almost eaytlvate the most resistant resist-ant ones. In the performance a woman was the dominating llgure. A woman, young nnd beautiful, with a wealth of music In her voice. A woman who graced tho stago with naturalness and appropriate appropri-ate action. Miss Itennyson wns this singer. sing-er. Sho had the character of tho pure and devoted Elizabeth, and Interpreted It brilliantly. No trace of her cold of Monday Mon-day night was In her voice. It had nil its normal clearness and richness nnd fullness. And the audience felt tho deep rnpturous Intlucnce of Its surpassing tones. William Wegener was In the role of Tannhauser, and again was felt the witchery of his voice. Itlta Nowmnn was a charming Venus, and Arthur Deane as Wllfram sang with rare sweetness and feeling. The chorus wns powerful nnd exhilarating, and tho llnalo of the second act almost overwhelmed with Its flood of music. At night. Mr. Savage's singers moved from the pure German atmosphere to that of the Latin Quarter of Paris. And thero they disported themselves In ways called Bohemian. "La Boheme" Is an opera that well might causo tho antl-Wngner antl-Wngner peoplo to forgive Mr. Savago for not having put on somo comic operas For comedy has possession of It much of tho tlmo, almost to tho last, when tragedy steps In and makes the affair n grand opera. It had a picturcsquo streot scene and a now tenor. It had also Mr. Goff nnd Mr. Bennett and Mr. Boyle, and these with tho tenor, Mr. Sheohnn, formed n combination In various scones hard to surpass. Mr. Sheohnn Is a robust tenor His volco Is ringing and resonant, and In It aro heard tones of remarkablo quality. When, ns Rudolph, ho sang his song to MIml in tho llrst act. tolling her of himself, he did It with such sweetness and power, that the audlenco with great applauso demanded tt repetition of the song. Jean Lane Brooks was the MIml of the evening. Sho exhibited dramatic delicacy and her line voice wns at Its best Miss Tvcll was In tho cast ns tho artist's model. When she broko a pinto on her first appearance, those who had seen her In Carmen know It wns Marlon. But If they still had been in doubt, they would havo identified hor beyond question by tho powerful hold sho got on Mr. Goff In an embrace. But Mr. Goff is a large strong man. well aunllfled to enjoy the pressure. In tho third act, a crash of crockery In a houso was heard, and tho expected hnppcned when Marion came bounding out. In tho attlo In which the last act was played, were a few tempting platos In plain view. But Miss Ivell was restrained by tho presence of Death. Her voice, as on tho night before, was rich and round and rollicking, nnd her nrdor, though not so pronounced as In "Carmen," was entertaining. At tho Grand this week Harry Corson Clarke Is appearing In "Mr. Foster of Chicago." Chi-cago." The piny Is pun; comedy right through. It Is said that Mr. Glorke. never appeared to greater advantage than as the "crushed tragedian." This Is Mr Clarke'n last week here. a "The Marriage of Kitty," a verv entertaining enter-taining comedy, will bo presented at tho Salt Lake Theatre tomorrow night, by a clever company. Grace Van Sttlddlford will be seen at the Salt Lako Theatre In one of tho biggest and most successful of romantic oporns soon In years, the DcKoven-Klcln-Cook opera. "Red Feather," which has beon crowding tho theaters In tho large Easl-1 Easl-1 ern cities for the past year. |