Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-19 | Page 28 | John Charles Thoma's Songs Thrill Many Tongues Turned into Harmony

John IJohn Charles Thomas Thomas' Songs Thrill I ik Salt Lakers s Recall Former Visit I Many Maily Tongues Turned Into Harmony Alrea Already endeared to the hearts of ot tho thousands of oC music Jov lovers rs who recalled his appearance i in light opera at nt th the Salt Lake theatre ui- ui I teen years c rs ago ag John Charles Thomas Thom Thomas as s Sat Saturday rda night received un unstinted unstinted un- un n- n stinted renewal ot of Salt Lakes Lake's en enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en i Italian n Fr French m h En En- luh became in instruments u tr-u of oC pure pur harmony when hen the tho vocal vacal master Tilled filled Kingsbury halt hall with af after ter song sonS with remarkable versatility versa versa- Tragedy or of August Bungert rooting his hearers spellbound was wa dispelled b by Thomas Thomas' own rollicking rollick- rollick ing antidote time antidote the musical Interpretation interpretation interpretation tation of ot a p pc peasant sant' sant tv woman's womans affair lr with her blacksmith J Johannes li n s s Brahm Der per Der d GERMAN EXCELLENT Full nn and mellow In I Italian nt Thomas Thomas' ThomasO Thom Thom- as' as asO German had intonations revealing hOnk loni acquaintance with ith tim the Teutonic I language EU age His Fr French Frencha n h 1 a slight ht degree too too hea heavy in I timbre to bo mistaken for native was was nevertheless nc ss another I cr er testimonial to to the distinguished I singers singer's lingual adaptability Au Cl Claire ido do la Ia Lune French nursery jingle beloved ell by children of ot the tho an republic climaxed tho timo third dl division n of ot the concert and was a part put of oC tIle ond rc to Au P Pays s the modern melody o of Augusta J Holmes Thomas oca vocal effects were vero heightened by lila his amazingly expressive facial control which sometimes without a sound nd having been uttered plunged th the entire n audience audien e Into spontaneous our mirth by tho the raising of or the eye eye- eye eye- brows Outstanding among amonS' Thomas' Thomas En Cadish Ca- Ca dish renditions was wa wasa s a a nocturne b bj by Pearl Curran Ills His c concluding concluding- mini nunu her coining as as' asa a third I t When I Think Upon the Maidens by Michael Ucha 1 Head Mead was was was' s' s Old OI Man River niver from the play Show ShowBoat w wB B Boat at r S R HAS Ms HAs CHARGE George D manager of th the Musical Arts society sponsors of of appearance aran e W was 8 in hi cJu charge rge of conc orthe the rt MI tr was nan man tiger of ot of the old Sat Salt Lako theatre tre when Thomas appeared here before Accompanying n Thomas ThomM at th the piano was wa Lester Hodges who rendered ren- ren dered three piano solos Ills HIs was superb to th the singers singer's ers er's art dell delicate ato harmonics no not even distinguishable to the ear car o othe of the lc lover