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Show Philharmonic Concert Will Be Given Today The first conce t of the eason for the alt Lake Ph lha n o orchest a w 11 take place th s af e oon at the bait Lake theato at 4 No pa n have been spa ed to nike h s open pg nerforman e a are t ea rth Fre ber cond ctor has bee g ant p r ing every po nt of f ae in sh ng fo the work of the orchest a Rehear als have bee frequent and thorough and e erj man s read to do h s part w th rnde sta d ng and prec s on Alfred Best tenor who is the oeal oloist has been the center of a ch com ment of late because of the approach ng opportun tv of hear ng h m again n concert Mx Best nees no word of com mendat on n his home state as h s prowess s widelv acknowledged Utahns ha e not forgotten the deep un pression created bv h s supe b tenor on many occasions in local product ofls, notably m the tenor role of Hande s Tessiah given at the Salt Lake the ater and repeated m Ogden two years ago These recollections vouch for the staving qualities of art in tone Mr Best s talent has not been con fined alone to dramatic impersonation on song He has proved himself to be no mean poet as well ha ing wr tten for the Eotary club a rous ng Boost ing Song Which, created a feeling of fine spirit among the members not to say aaulat on for the writer The poem was Bet to nms c by E P Kim ball An incident which is qmte unique s brought to notice in the appearance of Madame Carolina White opera star at the Orpheum this week Jurmg Mr Best s grand opera season m Ostend. on one occas on in July 1910 z r chanced that Mme "White sang on the night preceding Mr Best s appearance in opera and it so happens again that she will be opening her local engagement engage-ment on the evening Mr Best appears r with the Philharmonic orchestra It would appear that the great White "way has on occasion proved to be -the Best way! Mr Best s first appearance in comic opera was with Orlob in 1900 when H he created the role of Carl the Boll ing fetone m the Prince and the Peasant, which won for him renewed japproval His connection with the Sav B&gs Grand Opera company was one of Hgbs finest successes The nnqnahf ed Hpbility to assume roles of varied char Scatter nas been manifested repeatedly by Best. He comes to the Salt Lake Hpnblic today with the finished rendi H&ion of Strauss s Zueignnng (Ger Em an), and the Italian version of the P&Ieyerbeer O Paradise These se KegiLOns offer excellent opportunity for ghefeplendid scope of Mr Best s Bp en Rjjbd artistry KJCfce crtfieEtra has never presented a HgfeSg? interesting programme than that BPog-tfot afternoon. The beantifnl Jtal symphony No 4 "5y Mend els boEd, is Hpof' Hthe finest cpmpositions ever BjsStten for the orchestra and is ideal sHbe men have prepared it Another Re&fexiBg of charm is the Hellen rhap-MffySoXG rhap-MffySoXG xn F major Op 17 This un Koigbtove number Jives np to its title in E m every phase and is one of the best W- pieces of work the orchestra has ever t08t on the programme comes that IT jbnjh&nt Oberon overture by Weber a grand and inspiring one to conclnde P the first concert of the season It is " fitting for a concluding number because y- of its remarkable holding qualities and f the spell it casts Following ie the programme Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 Ital tan Allegro vivace andante con mo-to mo-to con moto moderator Intermission HeJlen Bhapsodie m F major Op 17 Meverbeer Ana O Parad so sorti de 1 ende L African a Strauss Devotion Op 10 No I Weber Overture Obreon The programme for today s concert fol Ions Symphony No 4 Italian Mendelssohn I Allegro vivace TI Andante con moto ITT Con moto moderato TV Salterello Presto Intermission Rhapsodic in F major op 17 Ha len Aria, O Paradis sort! de 1 ond ( T Africana Meye beer Devotion op 10 No 1 8 rauss Overture Oberon W eb Soloist Alfred Bpst dramat c eno The personnel of the Salt Lake Ph harmonic orohestra follow Vlo Ins MorrJ Andrews con e mels tr George Groneman C a de Swep n -v Alfred Master man 01 M h Ma Amsterdam Elmer To ns K A Blight g A Brox Adolph Swensen Wi 1 am Mo ris Frank Jagger Pevton Johnson R R Runswlck Violas A H Kirehner "Vaughn Clay ton Marcel us 6m th Cello Otto King Oge Jorgns-n Irving Snow JEW lllams Basses Will Rese Alva Baer Fred Beeslsy Flute piccolo W J Flashman Sam Bruckner Frank Asper Oboes A- J KeUersbrger J H. Smith, W Iliam Lym. Clarinets Clarence J Hawkins Roy Midgley Bassoons Charles G Brry Char en T Shephe d Horns D C Roberts C Jeeperson c FIndelsen Victor PI so Tn mpe s Owen Sweeten C S"ha f berger Trombones Ralph Bakr H " Wrigh P c pte ens Tvmpani and per isslon Del Bea "y Dow Young Trustees Mrs F c 8 hramm pr s den Roya W Dajnea ea ma. Bla Evan Ar h H P e W Res v e p ea defl Cha s b ha tV f gr c a n Ilwk n bp ar- A T - It 1. U flXHENCF HAWKINS In MaOame B itlerJIy LILIU D4IS soprano adanced pupil of John T Hand who will appear in concert at the Sut Lake theater Mon div night Decembei 20 She will sing the aria Einam In olomi fiom Verdis Ernani |