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Show I GR&HD SOCCSS. " The Feast of Music Last Saturday, Sat-urday, Higbt. Prof. i!es Rewarded For His Hard Work With a Crowded Crowd-ed House. The Tabernacle Presents An Imposing Appearance Lit Up With Electricity. The festival held in the stake tabernacle taber-nacle on Saturday night last was a huge success. The building was packed, and it being lit up with electricity, elec-tricity, it presented a pleasing effect. The chorus and orchestra presented a very nice appearance from the body of the building, and Prof. Giles and the managing committee received many deserved compliments for the arrange-ment arrange-ment of the choir. The festival opened with "The Star Spangled Banner," by the combined choirs, bands and orchestra. This piece thrilled the audience and great applause followed it. The Payson band rendered a fine overture, "called "Village Life." The piece was well played. The band does well, and shows the advantages of constant con-stant practice. Mrs. Maggie Hull rendered the solo iu the chorus of "Land of the Trumpwt and Spear," from the opera of "Anne Bolena," very sweetly. She deserved the applause and encore that followed. The chorus was well rendered by the combined choirs and reflected credit on Prof. Giles. Prof. John Held, in his solo of "Then You'll Remember Me," showed the power of the cornet to good advantage. The cadenza, as an introduction, was i well executed, and Lis trilling smooth and even. He received a warm encore and rendered "Rsck-a-Bye." The cre-sendos cre-sendos and diminuendos were very tine and was appreciated by the audience. audi-ence. Miss Laura Webb sang "The Lover and the Bird" with her usual sweetness. sweet-ness. For an encore she sang Harri-! Harri-! son Millard's "Waiting." This song, however, appears almost too heavy for j her. I The favorite quartette. Boshard and ! Pyne brothers, sang, "O World, Thou ; Art so Wondrous Fair." Their vob es ! I; ended sweetly, something which is ! bard to lind'in male quartettes, and al-itao-.u-h t lie piece is the hardest they j ! ae attempted, they sang it well and ; were recoiled and sang, "Thi Soldier's j Fareeii."' The were the recipients of an ovation in the form of four nice ! boqueis. Prof. Wiiiie Clivc rendered Ids violin jso'oin an artistic manner. Lis execution execu-tion beiuj :i'ii;!y wonderful, and his j expression v.-rv line. lie was warmly recalled end piayed "Lily Dale," which I "brought down :he house." j 11. C. Easion. our favorite "Rob.," is inr "R'-s-s oi.derneath the snow."' iaad w.-ts twice recalled. His voice j and style of delivery captured the I audience, an i t-.c gentleman received round after round of applause, j Miss Dora Davis, tiir talented pian-j pian-j ist, plajed i! very difficult operatic i selection, and v...-; recalled. Miss Davis is a perfect wonder asa painist, and a good Might reader, the most difficult compositions being found in her repertoiie. Mrs. Mull rendered John B. Marsh's beautiful recitative and aria, "The Lord is my Light." This selection have her voice a good range. The highest note is B, and this she held full ami clear for four measures. The applause which greeted her at the end of tit piece proclaimed her the favorite of the evening. She sang, as an encore. "The last rose of summer." sum-mer." with much feeling. The Fourth Ward Glee Club, twenty-seven twenty-seven voices, rendered Stephen's "Invocation "In-vocation to harmony"' in a finished style, showing excellent training. This is one of the prize pieces in the coming June festival in oalt Lake, and these boys bid fair to get the prize. Ed. Olson played a cornet solo, "Washington Guard," and was recalled. re-called. The orchestra accompanied him in his second, piece. It. C. Easton sang the beautiful tenor ten-or solo from the "Bohemian Girl," "Then you'll remember me," and was loudly applauded and recalled. The choruses. "Blessed are the men," "May-Day'' and the closing anthem, "Blessed be Thou, Lord. God," were well .rendered and Prof. Giles may well feel proud of the fruits of his hard labors, as every chorus was appreciated. ap-preciated. The orchestra, which accompanied each chorus, was one of the features of the night. Ti e i rigram of sixteen numbers j;;-, Vug enough for the interest t 1 e I e,.; no throughout, and each ii:i!iio ; we-mi varied that no monotony monot-ony exisii ii. Prof. Giles labored hard, day a:::i :::ht. to make this a success and he has suceaeded far beyond his expectations. The six-pag-J programs, printed i,v-The i,v-The Dispatch, give tuu.-.u sathfa'A tion to trie concourse of people, on account ac-count of the fact that the words to each chorus and anthem were printed in it in full. |