| Show EMMA LUCY GATES could one sit in some obscure corner and listen to the wonderful tones that floated from the singers throat he would instantly say that it was as it if an angel sang to move out in the light and behold the singer his first impression would come mighty near being confirmed at least so far as it Is 13 possible lor for a human being to appear angelic for certainly miss bliss emma lucy gates looks the part when she sings aar marvelous 10 exquisite wonderful a second melba the greatest I 1 have ever listened to were a few ot of the exclamations heard as the audience passed ou of the tabernacle last tuesday evening while deep down in every heart was an earnest colv conviction ct on that one of the worlds greatest to vocalists al had sung that evening miss bliss gates certainly is divine her wonderful voice was never heard to lo better advantage a truth which she herself admitted while going to the car tor for she declared that she felt perfect during the evening and had her voice under absolute control in every number A criticism of her work could not intelligently be made by the writer because ot of the super superior lor becom secom 9 ments of the artist all we can say is amen to all exclamations that buzzed in the air and in addition to them declare that we honestly bellevo believe miss bliss gates to be one the great singers of the world today those I 1 who had not had the pleasure before of listening to her wonderful voice were entranced while those who knew chow how grandly she sang marked a big improvement over the last time andl eating that her voice Is getting better and better but the use miss gates Is tar far beyond our class and yet withal she is ia a most pleasing young lady easily approached full ot of sympathy tor for her fellow creatures and entirely tree free from the vanities which so BO many in her class affect and her ber soul Is re healed in all its sweetness and purity when she sings the program was changed slightly from the printed and announced copy the opening number was that stirring hymn 0 ye mountains high and its rendition was greeted with tumultuous applause indeed every number brought down the house or rather held it spell bound and it would be hard hara to discriminate between them the well known popular airs bonnie lionnie doon doca and swanee river could be so BO easily understood ly by everybody that the effect was electrifying on the souls of the listeners many said they never had any idea in the world those songs were so beautiful until miss rates sang them tile the echo song and sing sweet bird were wera gems of rarest beauty as were but the use every number was a classic rendered in such a manner that the heart with only the tiniest spark of feeling for music and the beautiful was instantly stirred to life and made to feel that life is worth living after all the at attendance while good tor for this busy season did not fill the tabernacle those who failed to hear wonderful singer missed a grand opportunity and a rare feast the only pity is that every person in the community was not there the work of miss cannon pianist and miss thomas violinist complemented the work of the vocalist and was flawless mr fred graham under whose management the concert was given was present at the door and expressed his pleasure with the evening and the response given by the people at this particularly busy season lie he has a number of other good musical attractions which he be may bring to brigham later in the year |
