Show provos festival A correspondent furnishes the following account of the late musical festival stival at provo after spending the he forenoon of may day serenading sere the he town and in discussing matters of organization the combined bands of the county came into the streets at isso welock p m discoursing to the e crowd until 2 p m when all withdrew ith drew to the new stake taber acle to enjoy the may day festival aad a festival it was everyone there ere expected to hear something superb berb but few were prepared for fead they enjoyed the th the opening was in accord with aue expectations of the occasion 0 o ap applause JI ause followed the quintette W y r weihe radame 0 yd ame olsen and kent as if each un wished to prolong the ecstasy as far as possible but the encore which the supreme silence called for was the subject of a spontaneous outburst of applause the rich silvery voice of miss lillie boyer was most exquisitely displayed in the rendition of open thy casement and the beautiful performer was called for fbi so vociferously that no denial could be thought of and she responded professor keats training of the band of provo brov 0 o Spring springville ville and payson had been so admirable that no discord was perceptible and nothing but a repetition of the coronation march from the prophet would hush the applause it was now the query what prof maeser could say that would maintain the spirit of harmony that pervaded the assembly but an answer was waiting not only was the interest sustained but it was heightened by the professors glowing sentences on the ideals of the divine art in closing the advocate bespoke for each a I 1 greeting of joy at the gates of the eternal city of celestial music miss crissie lawson in her rendition of the old folks at home fully sustained the interest of the vast audience and an encore was demanded there is no use saying that mr weihe performed well everybody is aware of that and the audience there knew what to expect and greeted greeted his appearance accordingly the the close of this masterly perform ance was the signal for a most vociferous demand for a repetition A perfect thunder of applause followed mr second piece and would not down till a third performance for mance was given miss della delia maeser next rendered the piano solo dance of the demon in splendid style white dame olsen and mcintyre added another charm to the pio pro gramme by giving echoes from the ball which was followed by a selection from the egypsy gypsy baron by the orchestra it is enough to say of the chorus with warlike minstrelsy from lucia that it was a fitting close to such a gramme pro there was but one feeling as the vast audience of fully four thousand souls left the building you ought to have been there were the words that each took home with him and we may expect to hear it for years to come such another ovation to the divine art was never witnessed in utah county this one was due to the energy of james H wallis the evening closed with a concert and dance for the benefit of the bands |