| Show ni Jack Goodman s ipi Wiah t0 mjpij iiy The Salt Lake Tribune Cityvicw Sundav December 21 1986 E3 Cathedral of the Madeleine fits well with seasonal scene As this is written the wherewithal a white Christmas has not ar for nved meaning S Claus won't be fol lowed by small hos on Flexible Flv er sleds However our oversupply o) evening mist - a polite term for air pollution thick enough to chew softens the hatd edges of even the new concrete office buildings our citv has acquired of late And the installation of a or more large and small pastel lights around the valley has given our a metropolis pleasant seasonal glow When giving thanks for large and small favors please save kudos for Thomas Alva Edison the inventive chap who let there be light While countless visitors stroll through Temple Square to “oh" and ah at what imaginative picture-captiowriters annually label a fairyland of lights" your seasonal inspection of the Mazdas twinkling m the Main Street environs should also include a drive up or down South Temple If so don't overlook the rather less glitzy but essentially satisfactory nighttime appearance of the Cathedral of the Madeleine The masonry tops of the tallest lowers silhouetted against the misty remind us of remembered sky churches or cathedrals in villages towns or cities elsewhere m the world Most were built in ages past when men although untutored (by our terms) in mathematics and sci half-millio- n Lit Every Night truth our city's laigest Catholic house of worship is floodlighted nightly thioughout the year But to sentimentalists of any or even of no religion the cathedi al s illuminated facade and twin towers as well as its fine interior decor seem to take on added grandeur at this season These nights those rather heavily incised stone towers meld into the mist in almost airy fashion Viewed from any angle on E South Temple a bit east or west of B Street the facade enriched by the glow of the centerpiece Rose Window is especially compelling Resembles Other Churches In multi-colore- d If you are in good physical shape vou ll benefit from the walk up steep B Stieet to 1st Avenue for the view fiom another vantage point Turn back and look out at the city with the darkened cathedral bulking large against the pattern of homes and streets Seen from uphill the curve of the chapel and chancel hlend into the geometrical ndge of the copper-daroof and its single narrow spire d burg whose name gives a solid clue to his ancestry took over It was Mecklenburg who seems chiefly responsible for the final design of the lofty roof and the ornate twin towers But a third architect John Comes worked the final embellishing touches into the structure and it was Comes who brought Felix Lieftuchter onto the scene to handle the decorative work Again a Germanic influence since Lieftuchter a native of Cincin nati was trained in Munich in a mural tradition ensuring that painted walls and panels did not intrude upon the overall effect of a traditional in- terior Thus this cathedi al like so that took centuries to build is a blend of architectural styles a layering of influences And like many such structures overseas this cathedral came into being because a notable personage insisted it must be built Not a Sforza not an English ruler not a Pope This being the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Salt Lake vicarate it is incumbent to note that Lawrence J Scanlan an Irish parish priest with the humble beginnings of so many of his fellow immigrants was chiefly responsible for the Cathedral of the Madeleine Arriving in Salt Lake in 1873 “w ithout a penny in his pockets and patches on his coat" this powerhouse of a cleric was short ly to be named the territory's first Catholic bishop Little more than a dozen years alter his arrival he was insisting that a proper site for the building of his dreams was atop a hillock on Brigham Street By 1905 10 years before his death he had not only built the first parochial schools and a Catholic hospital open to all — but was able to preside at the dedicate of the present cathedral unfinished though it was This holiday season Salt Lakers attending the annual midnight mass will look down the rows of columns rising high above the nave toward the traditional altar pulpit and bishop's gold-lea- f throne Studying the dimly-li- t embellished murals the stained glass and stations of the cross at least a few visitors will muse awhile about the need for peace on earth and good will towards all men many-abroa- managed to rear immense stone towers skyward in reverent fashion seeking one must suppose to come as close to God as possible Battered by artillery shells and bombs in countless wars cathedrals and churches were often the first buildings repaired and restored in European lands whether in London or Louvain in Rouen or Rome Admittedly floodlit or not Salt Lake's Cathedral of the Madeleine is hardly a candidate for the Guinness Book of Records Its spires are far from the tallest it has no amazingly large dome or broad flnnrspan Occupying as it does only a portion of a less than-largcity block this house of worshop would be crowded indeed if more than 1200 or so parishioners attempted to occupy its pews Nor is its organ the mightiest in town while its modest choirloft couldn't accommodate the nationally-known musical aggregation so long a magnet in the domed Tabernacle a few blocks west Looks the Part And yet the Cathedral of the Madeleine looks the part — it being the eccleapproximation of an siastical structure in these parts Architects will remind you this is not a pure Gothic structure nor is it truly Romanesque Along with its admixture of both those honored styles this cathedral presents more than a dab of Germanic heaviness which should come as no surprise since its initial Carl M architect was German-borNeuhausen Upon his death Bernard Mecklen ence e n Ugiwi tj by The cathedral walls the ageless symbols of worship the misty skies outside pierced by a few beacon-likstars speak of the season at least as well as the brighter plastic decorations in the malls and merchandise marts scattered across the valley e Department of Coireetion and Amplification Marion Sharp Robin son in a few k Goel'" ut style church architecture Drawing in old woodcut technique shows towers at nigh' Catholic Cathedral of the Madeleine is Salt Lake’s prize example of European- - words has eluded me for giving the mistaken impression in a column on the Wall Mansion that the home built by James Sharp at 411 E South Temple years earlier was a mere cottage Fact is she informs me the grand ballroom of the present lDS Business College Building was pat t of the oi ig inal Sharp mansion A print she kind ly forwarded shows the older struc- well-chose- n tuie was mighty grand for its da complete with ornate portico balus trades masonry quoins three and possibly four chimneys and what ap pears to be a ioof topping widow s walk " The stables the Business (VI lege hopes to remodel remain nnu t as they were when Mai ion Robinson was a girl As for her family home' furnishings - many hive found a ha ven in today's Iaon Rouse Osmond boys guest tonight on Bob Hope holiday special Continued From E-- l land originally you know") At the of the time Crosby was part-ownPittsburgh Pirates and the two stars got as much comedy mileage out of the national pastime as their considerable golfing ability did for that grand game Even at 83 going on 84 Bob Hope loves sport So much so that his annual holiday specials traditionally feature the Associated Press College Football Team which this year includes Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde claim that age clouds their recollections While some octogenarians Hope is still sharp as a tack and ing thanks for his (Memories course giv- of ) “The first team I had as television guests Let's see that was the Look had one of your Utah guys on it — Merlin Olsen — marvelous fella’ He was in good company that year with Ernie Davis of Syracuse and Lance Allworth Famous " players Even as Hope's boundless energies propel him at a remarkable pace he sets a grueling schedule for himself after the holidays he'll host the annual Bob Hope Desert Classic (Jan Jan 21 and the Phoenix Pro-AHe also kicks off the New Year with 14-1- he laughed Her appearance Sunday night will be the 17th on a Hope television show (19th counting reruns) When Hope’s name comes up movie and radio fans associate him with the old groaner his close friend and foil Bing Crosby who died in 1977 and Jerry Colonna who died this fall benefits for the Catholic Youth Organization in New York and the John F Kennedy Hospital in Palm Beach as well as another in Miami to help in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease The comedian doesn't permit himself to dwell too much on the past — perhaps that's why he surrounds himself with youth — Brooke Shields Donna Mills Crystal Gayle and Tournament of Roses Queen Kristin Leigh Harris are all booked as guests on Sunday's show "Colonna used to be on the show all the time then he got sick and had been invalided for nearly a dozen years Most people don’t realize that he was paralyzed for the last seven years or so When I went to visit him last October he had all these tubes giving him oxygen and liquids and nourishment and he couldn't talk but he’d write a little bit To show the Shields is virtually a regular on Hope’s specials “She’s wonderful" says he “Gets more beautiful every day And she’s doing so well at Princeton I wish I could adopt her" kind of spirit he had Colonna wrote ' note I'm all set for Halloween He was something" Hope said Still another regular from the early days conductor Les Brown will be on hand with His Band of Renown to provide seasonal music for the special on a Hope will sing "Silver Bells" with Donna Mil's after a sketch spoofing the current box office smash “Crocodile Dundee ” It will have Hope as "Croc" Dundoodee Crystal Gayle will contribute "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas " The segment involving the Osmonds has a special touch All the while Hnpc and the youngsters wen rehearsing their bit a routine re minscent of the performance stai i mg their dad and uncles 15 years earlier a videotape of thit Nov 7 1971 sc quence was playing against an on stage screen so that the Osmond Hov-host and The Second Generation Hope could pattern their routine at ter it while singing the same numbei "I Want A Girl Tm a little gawky" Hope joked because these boys are really young I mean 3 to 11 gosh The quartet in 1971 was bigger than that But they n cute and really talented Alan and his wife Suzanne can be proud of them ' Very proud " Chamber Orchestra IN WMONTHS Midnight Merrymaking With Mozart! 1986 AND WITH HER HUSBAND ENJOYED CARIBBEAN CRUISE S4 00000 IN MAY A D Conductor & Violin Soloist Joseph Silverstein "IWtiorn" Serenade Conmlo Violin N" ’ Him Unman Dances Revelry & Refreshments at Midnight! $20 Suii'lnn ( KSL i®£j$TV ! p n H Hall H i)33-(1- 0 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