Show FUL TOUR j r CHOIR k the salt lake tabernacle choir is now homeward Lom Mard bound from an extensive tour of the cast where it has made a record tor for itself in singing and has done more core good for the state of utah than could poa possibly sibly be accomplished by any other means the choir has eu sung ig in nearly all ot of the large eastern cities including D i where a recital was given in the white house upon the invitation vi of president and mrs airs tatt taft defore some three hundred invited guests who constituted the diplomatic corps senators representatives and other prominent men of the 06 nation with their wives all along theline with frith a possible exception ot of two the acir has been enthusiastically received and at new york dhere the irrigation ode was sung every day for or a week at the big land show the great organization created a sensation the following report of the concert given in philadelphia is a fair sample of the criticism following each appear ance ot of the choir salt lake tabernacle choir ot of 20 voices last evening entertained at the academy ot of music an audience which included many philadelphia leaders ot of music and which gave full measure ot of praise to all aa excellent performance conductor evan stephens brought hla his famous irom from new york where it rendered the irrigation odo ode at the american land and irrigation congress every day for a week the concluding number of the program last meiling waa a selection of this noble nibble it was written by lc ic by john J mcclellan organist and ic e by bj li I 1 mcclellan organist and ancl of the choir abo tho irrigation odo do completo complete ro half an hour cad and the aud audi lonco would evidently have been delighted to have heard the whole of it the part with which the audience was waa favored contained my country of thee wrought into the harmony in an admirable manner it Is a noble work and one la in which the choir showed itself to the best advantage the program was opened with a vivacious rendition of tho the soldiers chorus chorne from faust the female voices were then heard in A christman a song and the mens in dixie with a utah flourish to it which auld id have compiled a warmer wanner rudl f once to winn up miss amiss lydia white received a recall after her tine fine solo eolo on the harp tho the choir then sang 1 I sannah as composed tor for the dedication of the salt lake temple in which the unity and balance of the voices were remarkable and it was manifestly the work in which the audience could best beat oara kara what has earned and sustained the reputation of the choir in its homo home ok oil my rather was the selection Bele cUon ix which the singers seemed to make jae tko and mose casting imbres adm afo urs mrs lizzle thoma edwar edward iw ker singing ot of the polonaise from mignon agnon was recalled thel tho beir was iras enthusiastically applauded ir for the male anale to Death of Minno minnehaha baha and for the first time yielded to in otonce Dt Ada tence once upon the hous ahouee for an extra the sex from Luc lucia luczaj laj was next given by fifty solo voices and the ike choir with grand organ and piano ia a manner inner which the audience re fardel as a pronounced suc cosa sl willard iril larJ E F performed vieux teara jenn la in masterful style and depond od ed to his bis recall with an exquisite lullaby on a muted instrument horace 8 husien baritone scored a distinct triumph jn gypsy sweetheart from herberta fortuno fortune teller with its happy accompaniment of 0 female vote vole et c given in meet excellent and berlt telegram plans aro are now being made by a selected committee of kroml efat sent men ista in salt lake laho city to have hate the chorus sing at at a tie big concert upon H As return bemo next week which will be k on i he nature mature ot of a testimonial tor for ike work which the lion has performed in singing praises balao during the pat past few weeks |