Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-11 | Page 26 | New Concert Garden

New Concert Garden. It long has ben the desire of many New-Yorkers New-Yorkers who are unable to leave the city during the summer months to see establish' estab-lish' d at home. In a theater or hall that would combine convenience In accessibility accessibili-ty and comfort In attendance, a musical organization to provide high class concerts. con-certs. The opportunities to hear good orchestral or-chestral music- In New York In congenial compan and places have not been many. The last time this style of higher musical e i tertalnment was offered here was about thirty years ago,. when Theodore Thomas's popular concerts were given In Central Park Garden. Lamenting the lack of op-pcrtunlty op-pcrtunlty for enjoying the same- kind of entertainment today, an appeal was re-e re-e . nllv made ainl signed by Bishop Potter. David H. Greer, Ernest M Stires, F. 8. Hastings. George Foster Peabody, Spencer Spen-cer Trask and Seth Low The. character of the place to bo maintained, the nature of the music to be offered, the class of BCClety that may be expected to be patrons pat-rons and the general tone of the enterprise enter-prise are forcibly Indicated by the list of subscribers and guarantors, of which the above mentioned are a few it was fully realized that the success of the venture' di pended largely on the choice of a musical musi-cal director competent to select and conduct con-duct music of a high order and frem an artistic standpoint, and at the same time avoid the monotonous severity of the usual strictly classical programme by a Judicous blending of the more popular works of the great composers with the best selections from the so-called popular writers. The promoters and managers have selected Richard Henry Warren as possessing all the qualifications to fill the position. St. Nicholas Garden Is being remodeled re-modeled anel redecorated and will open with Mr Warren's select orchestra of fifty virtuosi on Thursda) evening. June 15. Nightly concerts will he given thereafter. The prices will be maele as popular as the programmes, $1 being the highest anel 26 ce nts the lowest price of admission. It has been arranged that those desiring it may be served with light or substantial refreshments. This department will he genuinely 'Cafe Deutscher Art" the soul and bc.lv may be fed at the same time-New time-New York Press.