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Show Eldredges Triumph in Classic Opera B Ka.rbfl.rn and Howard Eldredge. thi H latter n native of Utah and Ion? a rest H dnt of Salt Lake Clly, tho former hli Hj prlf tr-d and artistic wife, nrc scoring i M feries of triumphs in grand opera ncros: H the water. In December of last yea: Hr Mrs. Eldredge. after recovery from man HJ months of Illness, made her first appear- H anco of the season at Ulm, Germnny, as K Alda. in Verdi's opera of tliat title H Subsequently she appeared in d'Albert's Hj "Tleflnnd," and for both productions the B leading German papers have words ol H high praise for llio work of both Mrs. Hj Kldredgfr and her husband. H Mrs. Eldredge Is well remembered hero Hl for her splendid Interpretation of Hl Katlahu. In the "Mikado." which she H graciously sane whon the opera wan given H at Wandamero two year ago for the H benefit of the free kindergarten and B neighborhood house. Following aro H translations from three of tho principal B papers of Ulm relative to Mr. and Mrs. B Eldredge B Schwablscher Volksbote In yester- ByByZ day's production of Verdi's "Alda" ByftW Barbara Eldredge. who lias been aVB ciijrnged for dramatic roles, ap- bVbW peared for the first time before the bW public of Ulm. ByByt From the beginning: Madame El- ByByS dredge made the very best impres- aVaVa slon, and sdiowed at once a thorough understanding of the Impetuous bouthcro character and typo. SSSSS Her Interpretation of such scenes an handing the wreath to the king and the highly dramatic boene In the ByByS third net between Alda and Itndame.", showed consistency and a deep study of the role In its entirety. ByByfl In addition to her ability as an ac- tress, Madame Eldredge also pos- H senses a voice of exceptional quality H mid power, over which she at all 1 times lias perfect control. H The evenness of lone In aJI rogls- H tors enables tho singer lo portray the 1 emotions in such a manner as to H each the heart strings and soul of H (Timer TngHilntt. December IS B Through (lie Ion? and unfortunate III- j H ness of our new dramatic singer, H; Madame Barbara Eldredge. the pa- K rrori of the Stadt theater had been l prevented from making the ac- Hf nunintance of the ludy until yoster- V day. upon which ocraHlon.- nftcr H. having fully recovered, she gave am- f pie proof of her artistic ability, j Madame Eldredge possesses all that H we can possibly demund of a H dramatic singer. Nature has given H cr f. rich, sympathetic voice, which H -lie has, by thorough and consclen- H Maun study, perfected to such a do- H grec that expression has become k tiecond nature with her. l Hor beautiful tones aro produced H with such case nud assurance, at the same time her singing so closely con- K nected with such natural grace and H ability ns an actress, that It In a. real K and lasting pleasure to listen to her. V One feels that she Is heart and soul H lri ncr work. This must needs he the a where real art s produced. B The house was packed nnd the J artist received an ovation. fS It Is with pleasure that we note the I bringing of our .ololst ensembln up to V the standard. Especially Jh this no- , Mceablu since the appearance of r Madame Eldrcdge- V Schwnblshchor Volksboto, Deccm- ber 31 D'Albcrfs "Tlcfland" was l produced yesterday for the second Kl time and. as usual, before n packed H notise. The reason is plain enough, f viz.: First class talent for lead roles. K Barbara Kldredge again capturoi H the audience. We also had the H pleasure for the first time of listen- B ing to Harold Gldrcdge In a leading Hf role. Of his Sebnstlano. both from H standpoint of singing and acting, we K can only speak in highest of terms. B Hu succeeded admirably, all within H: the proper bounds, and without being H cynical. In representing the character H of th" licentious Sebastlano, whose H only doslro seems to be to satisfy his H lust by means of his wealth and to H prey upon the virtues of poverty, k Particularly good was the sceno in E tlu- second act with Martha and H Pedro, wherein the dark and hidden F motives were expressed with a re- K markable legree of stibtlcnes-s. Mr. Eld red go's strong, pleasing B voice, together with a commanding l tage presence. Immediately raised F 'lie production out of the ordinary to L the class of real artistic, and earned m repeated and much merited applause. K Wc only ul.ih that urh artists could E be retained permanently. H Tabernacle Choir at American. H! A special attraction for this week at K tiie American theater will be the visit K of tho full tabernacle choir, under the Hj direction of Professor Evan Stephens, B on Monday evening, when this famous H and much esteemed organization will H be the cut's ts of Manager II. A. Sims. H In coniiliment to Manager Sims, the H choir will render several selections, nc-H nc-H compauied by tho American concert or-1 or-1 chestra and the organ with Organist H McClellnn at tho cousolc, Protesjor H btOphons conductinc. and tho American H concert orchestra will perform the over-H over-H turo to -'William Tell" (Rossini). Bj Four hundred scats, immediately ear-H ear-H roundinc the orchestra, are bein re-H re-H served for tho large choir, and a bcau-1 bcau-1 tiful programme ia promised. Leading j dignitaries of tho church will be in-H in-H vited to enjoy the occasion, which is 1 meant as a tribute to the choir and B Professor Evan Stephens, its director. H The musical programmes for the past 1 -week have been interesting and well K performed, the "Haonsel and Grctol" Kolection beinc especially admired. The H or pan recitals of Tuesday and Wedncs-H Wedncs-H dnv evenings were warmly received, B and Organist McClellan gave encores BVBVBVB on each occasion. The orchestral rf-B rf-B ferinps for the cominc week will H elude soino new and splendid music. H at tbo Bex. K Special music by the Itcx theater all-solist all-solist orchestra, under the direction of i George Klink, vill include the following Uor tho week beginning today: Seler-K Seler-K tions from "Tho I)rath of Minnehnha" V(Colcrldge-Tnylor) and "Four Indian fSongB" (Cndmnn), bv Morris Stepbcn-Hon Stepbcn-Hon (pipe organ): "Elsa's Dream," Hfrom 1Loheugrin" (Wagner), bv Wil-H-itni H. Lcilio (cornet); operatic s'lcc-tione s'lcc-tione from "?nrma" (Bellini) and H?'Bolicminn Girl" (Balfo), and prelude o net II of "Cyrano" (Damrosch). by The orchestra. The numbcra of Mr. H3tephenson Trill bo given in connection Krith rho production of "The Souaw Man" at tbo theater. R McCannc Bccital March 20. K A recital will be given at thu Central 'hrietian church on the evening of larcb 20 by Miss Alberta McCannc, K:adcr, and the University of Utah male juartctte, assisted bv the following art-Hdg: art-Hdg: The Ladies' "Literary club trio, C C. Daily, soprano; Miss Frances ahn, violinist; Miss Tvine Shields, Kanist. A delightful progmmnif has K:cn arranged and tickets mny be so-wrcd so-wrcd from any of the Christian church Eic W'ins Laurels in Grand Opera BAB3ABA ELDEEDGE. B New Organ Ready at St. Mark's Cathedral After many months of patient labor and the overcoming of numerous obstacles, arising from tho nonarrival of requisito material, tho inability to secure an organ expert at tho timo expected ex-pected and a multitude of other minor inconveniences, tlic reconstructed orgnr of St. Mark's cathedral is at last con -plctcd, representing an outlay to th church ot about S5G00, and will b used for the first time in public scrvic this evening at 7:-15 o'clock. Naturally Organist A. IL Peabody is gratifiuc and as an exemplification of his pleas ure has arranged a programme of tin usual merit for tho occasion. It is con servatively estimated that tho recon structcd organ roprenonts a total outln; of and is easily worth $12,000 and because be-cause there are still some bills on this account to pay the proceeds of tho offertory of-fertory will bo applied to this end. The programme for the evening follows: Processional hymn 516, "Onward. Christian Soldiers" Sullivan The blessing. Hymn 304, "Angel Voices Ever Singing" Sing-ing" Sullivan Choral evening prayer. Psalm No. 1 Far rant Magnificat and Nunc Dlmlttls Crulkshank" Te Deum FUlrclough Recital. (Invocation Flagler Marche Nuptlale Lovct Sketch Brewer Soprano solo. "Tho Lord Is My Light" Allltscn Mrs. J. W. Curtis. Largo from tho "New World Symphony" Sym-phony" Dvorak Rdvorle ..McFarland Festival Fantaslc and Fuguu....Tschlrch Offertory anthem. "How Lovely aro the Messengers" Mendelssohn Presentation of alms, doxology Old Hundred Recessional hymn 431, "Thu Church's One Foundntlon" Wesloy PostlQde. "Sing Unto God" ..Handel Music at Tirst Methodist. The following musical programme will be given at the First Methodist church for today's services: MORNING. Organ prelude. "Andantlno"....Chndwlck Anthem. "Jubilate Deo" Pontius Mrs. Charles Dally, Mrs. Frank Sanders and choir. OfTertory, "Cuntllenc" Horatio Parker Duct. "P.epentnnce" Gounod Mrs. Charles Dally and Miss Lola Schrnclt. Postlude In. B Hat Dudley Buck KVENING. Organ prelud. fu) Prelude "Lo Deluge".. Salnt-Sacns (l) AJlugro Croegcr Anthem. "Jesus. Savior" Sneckcr Miss Mao O'Neill and choir. Offertory. Nocturne in D Faulkcs Bass solo. VZion" Pontius Alex ISberhardt. Postlude, "Foatival March". .Arthur Foot Choir director. Mrs. William A. Wctzcll. Organist. Mrs. J. Louis Strohauer. Plans Unique Bccital. Mndamu Amanda Swcnson is arranging arrang-ing to present early in April at the Garrick theater a number of her pupils in a recital that promises to bo distinctively dis-tinctively unique as well as artistic in conception. The programme will have the nature of a dramatic and' nmrical soiree, the first half to lie classic and standard selections of miscellaneous character, the latter half to be purely Spanish in typo, with the eoloisti, chorus and dancers in costume. It ia probable that the detailed programme will be announced next week. Music at St Mary's. Miss Margaret Kellv will be the so-loifct so-loifct at St. Mary's cathedral today. At the 9 o'clock mass George Mc. Garry, contrabass, will sing a solo, and for the 11 o'clock mass Mrs. J. F. Duffy of New York, dramatic soprano, will sing an Ave Maria. Mrs. Duffv is a daughter daugh-ter of Thomas Kitzgerald'of this citv and a graduate of tho Sacred Heart academy of Ogden. Next Philharmonic Concert on April 5 Tho Salt Lake Philharmonic orchestra, organized under the direction of the late Anton Pcdersen, and now headed by Arthur Ar-thur Frcbcr. his talented son. will give Its first concert of this year Sunday afternoon, after-noon, April 5, at tho Empress theatre. Under Mr. Frober's direction tho or-"hestra or-"hestra appeared last December and the xcellonce of the programme, both as to , umbers chosen and bcautj' of rendition .ias not been forgotten. For the forthcoming forth-coming concert Conductor Prober promises prom-ises a programmo even better than that licard last winter, and e-Idcnco of 2eal -n tho part of tho orchestra members to attain the best possible r-esulls is the argc attendance at all rehearsals, which aro now held twice each week. Last veek there wcro two extra rehearsals for "no strings. The next full rehearsal will jo held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in Concordia hall, South Stato street. " Boso Cycle" Is Pra-ifiod. Charles C. Carlson of this city, organizer organ-izer of the Salt Lake Grand Opera chorus, and a well known teacher and composer, has received copies of "The Rose Cycle." nine songs, poems from a book of verse by Alfred Lambournc of Salt Lak0 Citv. set to music by .Mr. Carlson. The cycle is published by the prominent llrm of Breltkopf and Hartel of Lelpslc, London. Berlin and New Vork. Musical critics who have reviewed tho work declare thr songs of tho "Hose Cycle" are songs of masterly style, titling poems of classic nature, na-ture, the music being particularly noted ,for Its Illuminating quality. Mr Carlson will soon present tho evele In recital here by ono of his former pupils, Mrs. E J. Reynolds. ' Imagination One Requisite for Singer "There is no quick road to correct singing, for it tokos time to acquiro a haljit, good or bad. Time alono makes good singing second nature, and that means what? Pationco and plug-pring. plug-pring. Is it worth while! A thousand timcF. yes." Tins is tho opinion offered by Theodore Theo-dore Van Vorx, for more than twenty years prominent as a voico teacher in A'ow York and a leading church singer for almost thirty years. Mr. Van Yorx now numbers among his pupils scores of concert and church singers. "I am not in sympathy with the advice ad-vice that only tho exceptionally gifted ones should study tho art of singing," said Mr. Van Yorx. "It means so much in one's life to sing oven moderately mod-erately well, and it adds so much to one's approciation of others' singing, that 1 have always maintained that, it' ono has a naturally pleasing quality of voice (which is uot man-made, but a gift from God), it is at least worth while to give the voico a fair trial in earnest effort to bring out all the latent possibilities. "Uow many pleasures in lifo aro really worth while?" earnestly queried .Mr. Van Yorx. 4 ' Are they not those that have to do with self-development If And if one has oven a small talent, in the singing line is it not. worth while to give it at least a fair chance to develop?" de-velop?" As to singing in English, of which this teacher is a staunch upholder, he maintains: "The great troublo in the past has been due to tho fact that the publishers of songs have given very little serious thought to the necessity of furnishing correct translations. J do not think that thero is any language so full of the possibilities of beautiful poetic expression as English. "As far as the average audiences throughout the country arc concerned, an operatic aria may just as well be sunir as a vocal exercise on 'ah' or any combination of vowels as to be sung in a foreign tongue. When an artist sings a song with a definite story how much more interesting (if the transition bp a good one), it will be to the audience if given in our own tongue, when evory word in tho poom or story is given "its proper emphasis and its" meaning carried to the listener. Thus, a double pleasure is experienced that of understanding tho story and of hearing it told through the medium of a beautiful voice. "My experience in (caviling has proed that iho voico technic has to go hand in hand with a practical encouragement en-couragement of expression in song singing. While do not moan that a great deal of oaro and attention should nor be put on correct, vocal work, I claim that, if the teacher can quicken tho imagination of the students he has helped them Lo becomo interesting singers, and they arc the ones who in the last analysis aro tho most worth while. To paint vocal pictures, io tell stories in song in an interesting and vital way, should be tho aim of every singer. I would much rather hear a tone open to criticism, but sung by an interesting and temperamental singer, who could make you feci tho spirit, ot a poem, than to hear perfection in tho voice of a siugor with no imagination. TIow much greater, on the other hand, is the singer with this power of imagination imag-ination who makes tho mechanics of the voico obey his commands." W. J. Z. in Musical America. Grand to Students Musical. According to Professor J. S. Cornwall Corn-wall of the Granite high school, music will soon bo one of tho leading features of tho institution. All the studonts interested in music have been working hard to this cud, Professor Cornwall said: "All those interested in music aro enthusiastic over tho spring production, 'The Dress Rehearsal.' A reflection of boarding school daj's will be given by a woll balanced bal-anced chorus and a professional orchestra. or-chestra. No timo or means will be spared bv the directors to make a finished fin-ished performance." Lator in the season a select company will bo chosen to present "Trial hy Jury." The directors aro optimistic over the musical outlook for tho future fu-ture and have expressed themselves as well satisfied with the interest tho Granite students aro showing in their musical work. 1 " 1 Deprecates Class Teaching of Violin In tho course of an interesting and warmlv received address boforo tho music "section of the Ladies' Literary club last Tuesday afternoon, Gcorgo L. Skelton, ono of Salt Lake's best known teachers of the violin, vigorously expressed ex-pressed his opinion of class instruction for the violin, holding that the best that can bo said of it is "it is oct-tc,r than no instruction at all.", Mr. Skoj-ton Skoj-ton pointed out the necessity of individual indi-vidual faults of tho pupil being corrected cor-rected by painstaking individual oflort, and also paid his respect to tho teacher Who "does not boliovc in giving his pupils auv solos until thoy havo had tho soul of music dried out of them.' Ills address in part follows: Teaching the violin is a subject on which thero Is about as much diversity di-versity of opinion as there are teachers. teach-ers. Mnnv men many methods almost al-most evcrv teacher has his or her Idea as to tho best method of Imparting Impart-ing their knowledge to tho student, and. needless to say, each thinks his method Is as good or maybe better than his fellows. ,, , The first requisite for the pupil is a decent Instrument, us It Is impossible impos-sible to produce a good, clear tone on some of the so-called violins. Next Is a good bow, as the bow nat-urallv nat-urallv ranks next In Importance to the violin Itself, and It Is q.ulte surprising sur-prising what a great help to good playing a superior bow If. Tho chief requirement of the pupil Is a good ear and then a- great deal of application. Intelligent practice will work wonders with the most .stubborn cases. One time, when urging a pupil to apply herseir to this rule and telling her what It would do for her, she su Id: 'That may all be true, but an elephant will never sing like a nightingale." . I happened to have presence of mind to sav "Yes. but It can trumpet, and hurried on with the lesson. Scale practice, aided by tunes which arc familiar and melodious, will gen-erallv gen-erallv correct a poor musical ear. Technique, to a certain degree, may be acquired by almost anyone who will work, but the chief beauties of violin playing do not depend upon technique. Some of the most fc'ub-llmo fc'ub-llmo and pathetic passages from tho most admired solos and concertos nro of simple type and must bo performed per-formed In simple stylo to be really artistic. On the other hand, playing may abound with difficulties and yet, on the whole, be frigid and unaffect-lng. unaffect-lng. The Sevclk system Is ono which was popular through Kubellk startling the world with his dazzling technique. Grove's Dictionary of Music gives this account or tho method pursued under his direction by his 'pupils: "For as many hours dally as their strength will allow, they play small sections of passages backward and forward, hundreds, even thousands, of times. In every possible fingering and variety of bowing. No other teacher of the violin has tho knowledge which Sevclk possesses of the anatomical structure of the hand anil arm. He divides the bow not only Into tho usual three sections, but also Into subdivisions, and, of course, the pupil has io apportion each accurately In accordance with the nature of. tho phrase, thus requiring great command com-mand of tone and accent. In short, under the Sevclk system, nothing ls left undone that methodical training of car and muscles can accomplish. In regard to Interpretation, tho professor, pro-fessor, seated at tho pianoforte, teaches all the great conccrlos on sound technical lines, but tho dovcl-, dovcl-, opment of the psychical side of tho student's nature, the bringing to bear on him of subtle Influences which tend to make him a great interpretative interpreta-tive artist, must come from without." with-out." How differently Leopold Auer's pupils, M. Elman, Karon Parl'ow. Ephraim Zimballst, and many others hardly less noteworthy, play. " Class teaching Is without, doubt better bet-ter than no teaching at all, and that probably Is the best that can be said of the proceeding. Even If tho clasa bo a small one, It Is Impossible for the teacher to give each pupil that Individual attention that Is so essential, essen-tial, and there is no end of study requiring re-quiring special discrimination In each case more than that of the violin. One pupil develops one set of faults, another an-other quite a different sot, and tho course of Instruction best adapted for one will be wholly inadequate for another. an-other. This class method, and also the course that some mossback teachers teach-ers pursue, reminds ono of the School of Squcers In "Nicholas Nickleby." 'when each child filed before Mrs. Squcers and had a liberal helping with a big spoon of molasses and sulphur, sul-phur, whether they needed It or not. Surely, the main objects In teaching should be to make the pupils love music mu-sic and elevate their ta.sto for art A teacher should show a kindly spirit of happiness, not a fault-finding, crotchety disposition. Then as to tho kind of teacher. The flashy advertiser, whoso pupils play one piece In public for a year or so, and that of the flashy kind, surely digs his own grave and must keep getting new pupils. The teacher teach-er who does not believe in giving the pupils any solos until they havo had the soul of music dried out of them Is also a back number. Any teacher teach-er who has a particular hobby in tcnchlng to the exclusion of the best results of good, all-around progress Is to be avoided. The work of the boasting person, who gave a recital wlth the motto, "Results tell," and almost every pupil broke down, surely sure-ly speaks for Itself. After all, the teacher Is the best who takes all material ma-terial and continues, year after year, to make good players, who not only are good lamaf curs, but those able to take their places In the highest of the professional ranks. Hand Plans Concerts. John T. Hand, tenor, is planning two concerts for this spring, both of which will be of interest to Salt Lake music lovers. One will be a "quartette programme." pro-gramme." to be given by four of his pupils, ISdna Anderson, soprauo; Molly Lindcll, alto; Carl Samuelsou, tenor; Dr. W. S. Holdawaj-, bass. The concert will be given in the Salt Lako theater oarlv iri April, but the exact date will not be settled for a few days. Mr. Hand is also planning a concert recital of his own, in which he will sing the whole programmo. which will be composed entirely en-tirely of classic or standard selections. Music Notes, Arthur Freber, "director of the Suit Lake Philharmonic orchestra, will this week organized a class In harmony and plana to give students' recitals every Saturday afternoon. Squire Coop hus under consideration an offer from the George Peabody College for Teachers. Nashville. Tonn. t ..i. hold of the music work in thttKp q The choir and orchestra of lBftts v Hi academy, Ephraim. are to niaNB"Yi tended tour of Sanpete couatrBW.eyT near future. They will prK- Death of Minnehaha" (ColeridjfcBflfBft. Many musicians of tho city vtKi . i the wondortul harp playing cl'B SffiOSpn Salvi, an Italian, only 20 yeanHly.,, at Consolidated Music hall FrldtWKflUa IK noon, have expressed tho wlshi , would return for a recital. EtHtttf jime what this youth has accomplubt , , . chosen field of art. one wonden'MPR ID ul heights he may dlnib with tte. ... raent of mature powers. Kl.Kini Tho Y. M. C. A band, under flji rectlon of Harry Montgomery, largely attended and onthualaijK.; hearsals every Monday evcnlnfiHfcgtjj players havo begun work on "'fe , , Tellx overture. flfcatdtlt L. P. Christonscn's lush LsMl tra, which did such creditable WW Thursday afternoon at the eritriM, for the old folks, will probably MM!TiYt in a concert recital beforo tbo W'LWL-school W'LWL-school year. - - m' Hugh W. Dout-all has taken dl , the vocal department of tto.YjTK" servatory of Music, succeeding .jM. Best, resigned. . 4 . . Miss L,ydla White, harpist or lW(Lh now playing In custom cities, WIBp . elected president of the sororlir 'i. New England Conservatory ol WT' Murray's new band Is t?!ta u ftlx Interest in affairs musical and more than playing for Cancel . parades to arouse the cnWfPJKj, . citizens toward support o De'3N in ganlssatlon aro now a matter oi iretll, occurrence. -JKS. th |
