Show JiVE m SINGERS t ACE GE UTAH IN IDI r IRa IR HOUS ous us Tout Family at id a Bd d of List With Highest High- High est Musical Success 1st stands glands preeminently as a that has produced many note note- by y Her Ifer fame In to that titer tr would doubtless have ha been had It not ben been for the tho old Salt company which In In the ie It came Into existence and ena ena en- en Ija a a pace apace of y Cates grand of Brig Brig- f who perhaps pepa ci a arri enjoys is the test est f distinction tl t o in straight op- op lei roles got her first experience the Lake company At an Jage go she wi w nt it abroad to study tudy piano plano In the tho pursuit of that a a. impresario heard trivial role He lie told her Iber future tur lay ay In n voice and add ad- ad Id d her to take that up Instead of o She returned to the United es ea esland and her het home here singing a number of roles with the Salt Lake company campan After more mor experience in New York she went abroad again and was mado a member of the Royal Opera In Berlin When Then the war broke out she was singing at Cassel and upon that occasion took seventeen curtain calls She was noted as nav- nav big Ing a a. larger collection of stage Jewelry jewelry Jew jew- jew jew-I elry than any other operatic star on the continent Henry T. T Fink of f New r York dean ol m ra luO of critics S d declares c ct t that Lucy Gates has the tho best coloratura soprano voice In the world placing her above Galli Galil Cure Curd IRENE WILLIAMS PRAISED In light opera the name of Irene Williams of Salt Lake Is perhaps tho the ono one most of orl outstanding the t best lf lyric lyric She sopranos gp Is n rated tle In t the as asono country today Claudia Holt and Hazel Huel Barnes are two other Utah girls who have done well In light opera The Edwin F. F Tout family has contributed contributed con con- more than any other in bringing Utah into the limelight Hazel Ha IIa- ha- ha zel Tout better known as Hazel Dawn drew attention to the tho Beehive Beehive Beehive Bee Bee- hive state when she sho starred in The Pink Lady written especially for lor her Then with her dashing blond beauty she added laurels to her name in Victor Herberts Herbert's The Debutante which he ho wrote for her lIeI Hazel Dawn Dawnis is the original bedroom farce starUp starUp star Up In Mabels Mabel's Room was written for lor her and she sho played that with great success in London followed by other vehicles of like nature I Nannie Tout the oldest of the Tout girls sang sing In opera in tn Italy and London London London Lon Lon- don with great Ineat success and was compared compared compared com com- pared to Nod lea Another Tout girl known to the tho stage as Margaret Romaine made the therole therole therole role of Musette in the opera La Boheme Bo- Bo heme famous when she appeared at the Metropolitan She Is Js a a. dramatic soprano r I ELEANOR IN LIGHT OPERA Tho The youngest sister Eleanor Is now engaged In light opera and Is making a a. name for herself as an actress Sally Fisher a Utah Utah girl garb was starred t in the tha o opera er p Dearie ea I and she enjoyed great popularity She later married Charles DillIngham the producer Robert Easton was a a. tenor with the theold theold theold old Salt Lake Opera company He lie immortalized the hymn Oh lly ry Father singing It all allover over the world and spending many successful years ears I In tho hO Last East engaged in sing I Ing g I Viola Pratt Gillett who was once with the old Salt Lake Opera company com com- pany Joined the Boston Opera company compan company com com- pan pany and sang leading roles in light operas which Included Robin Hood The Serenade Serenade- and others I I Florence Floreo Jepperson of Provo contralto contralto con con- has made considerable fame with her church and oratorical work I in Eastern cities I Among the leading voices of the old Salt Lake company are names of local men and Mrs Harold F. F Peery Mrs Amelia Clark 1 Mrs John Sharp Lottie Levy and Mrs Will niter of Washington D.C. D.C. D.C. D. D C. C are among the female singers of that time H. H S S. S Goddard Horace Ensign Ensign En En- sign red IA Hugh Dougall u i Ge George d D. D Fred Graham a Karl l B. B S. S Young Willard Andelin and Alfred Allred I Best Hest at one time tenor guest-tenor of the Royal Opera at Ostend are among the tho male singers John Spencer was comedian Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor John J J. McClellan director Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward P P. P Kimball accompanist and the late IL H. G 0 G. G Whitney stage man man- I ap ager |