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Show EMILfQ DE GOGQRZA PLEASES BIG AUDIENCE Concert at the First Methodist Church Is a Pronounced Success. When Emilio do Gogorza appeared with Emma Eames in this city two seasons ago, his magnetic temperament, magnificent voice and charming personality per-sonality set pounding tho public pulse. It was, therefore, with tho enthusiasm born of tho most pleasant anticipation that an eager audience of music-loving people of Salt Lake greeted him at the First Methodist church Monday evening. even-ing. Possessing a voico of rare richness, this gifted j'oung baritone, with great dramatic vigor, displaying power and tenderness, passionate exuberance and joyous kindliness, onchnnts his hearers, and under tho magical influence of his song they recognize in him one of tho most pleasing figures in the musical nrena of today. The sunny land of Spain was the birthplace of Gogorza, and much of tho Latin temperament is apparent in the sensuous warmth with which his tones yield to the fancy of tho music and the verse. Ah the natural sequence of a beautiful beauti-ful voice, trained to an exquisite finish, the cntiro absence of apparent effort is ono of tho most pleasing attributes of his niolhod, for his singing has tho effect ef-fect of heart spontaniety ulways given in perfect diction. His voice, though wonderfully sweet, is capable of swelling to a great varietj' of tone; now tender anu low, a mero whisper, but canwing to the limits of the auditorium, audi-torium, now ringing with vibrant tones, full of power and master'. With unusual display of dramatic ability, ho sang the "Au do Thoas" from tho opera "Iphigcnic on Tan-ride," Tan-ride," and following, with much sympathy and feeling, camo the group of tender German songs from tachu-niann, tachu-niann, Grieg and Brahms. A tremendous burst of apnlauso greeted his rendering of the Arioso lrom "Roi de Lahore," by Massenet, to which he graciously rcsnonded with "Drink to Mo Only "SVitk Thine eyes," given in a most charming manner. In the delightful melodies of Alvorcz he sang with the ajdor of his native Spanish, and in the group of English songs ho displayed a most remarkable degree of interpretative ability. Especially Es-pecially entrancing wus his rendition of Kipling's "Mother O'Mine," as set to the melody hy H. Tours, nnd his delighted audience would not let him go until he had repeated it. Much praise is duo IIenr3r C. Whitte-more, Whitte-more, the pianist and accompanist. Mr. Whittemoro displa3'a much brilliance and technical facilitj' as a pianist, and as an accompanist ho is in cntiro sympathy sym-pathy and accord with tho moods of "the singer. |