Show I I PLAYS AND i I Handel 1 1 nt at the Tabernacle Last nights night's event c at the Tabernacle completed d the Salt SnIt Lake Musical festival festival festi festi- val yak for tor l 17 j with a rendition of at Handel's Handels ortario of The MI Messiah b by the Chicago Symphony orchestra and the Tabernacle Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle choir The orchestra was under r direction cllon of at Alexandro von yon Fielitz The soloists accompanying tho the orchestra are nrc Madam Marie arle Zimmerman soprano Madame Elaine de tie alto U. U C C. rowne tenor and anti Dr Hugh laso Th The en entire tire series of three en entertainments entertainments entertainments en- en was given Riven under he hertus aus auspices of the tho Tabernacle choir with I Evan Stephens choral director John J J. J McClellan organist Mrs Irs Mary F. F Sanborn Sanborn San- San born b rn pianist of oC the festival choir and Pre Prod Fred C. C Graham manager managerS The affair was a gratifying success ss in every re re- re The audiences f wore were r large and entirely appreciative Probably each cacti of the three assemblies averaged six thousand persons That at nt the sacred concert Tuesday afternoon was the lightest This was the program at that time p I Overture Overt tire to Tann ha user Wagner Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert Allegro Mr l Foerstel Andante to and ln March from rein Lonore Leonore symphony u Raff Chicago Symphony Orchestra Awake Aake Beloved Taylor Coleridge-Taylor lor Mr Towne from n ncr Chicago o Symphony Orchestra tra Aria from Crom Qu Queen cn of or Sheba Gounod Mme Do DL- Valse alse rI do Concert Glazounow Pomp romp and Circumstance Elgar ar Chicago Symphony Orchestra I The The orchestra responded respond to an encore after the thc third number and there ther was as a 11 volunteer r number in which the great grent organ assisted But tho the big house of tho the festival nl was that lint Tuesday night when The rh Messiah Mes Mes- 1 siah slab was presented As on oti tile the 1 rendition ren ren- 11 of or tho women of or I Ithe the till choir were ere dressed entirely in white adding an Impressive C quality to I the scene Mr Rt Stephens assumed UJ the baton halon and acted as director throughout the tho entire evening In itt spite of the heavier rather more sombre passages of the Handel HamIel mu music il the soloists ts seemed more effective Mr Ir no found favor or nt at the tho very cry bc beginning begin begin- in- in fling ning with his livery Lvery Valle alle Valley Shall He Br Exalted Dr Schuster's Schusters nut Hut who may abide b by the day of at Ills Coming showed him rather at nt hi his best besl for fOl the thening evening ning Ills His is not an au especially specially ro robust robust robust ro- ro bust voice nor j is thieve there the deep ponderous pon pori- derous tones of oC th the hO greater ter singers in And yet t his notes are gin singularly clear h 11 and sonorous thu tho voice admirably handled and the tho expression true Zimmerman appeared at her lar best hest inCome inCome in inCome Come Unto Him Bim All Ye That Labor her holding on the higher notes note'S r revealing revealing reveal reveal- in ing a voice In singular ular purity and pow pow- er pro Madame dc Ic Senem was most effective ef of- in the ho minor chords of or lIe He was as despised rI and rejected of men then and yet jet jether her singing throughout was eminently s satisfying The soloists are wot thy even cn the the h h company compan the they keep knep The beautiful chorus cholus For or unto us a aChild aChild aChild Child I IK is born orn was isas omitted and anti the loss Joss was marked nut lInt the rest lest of oC the score was r rendered entire At tho the jab iah chorus tho the best features re of orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra and chorus horus w were re revealed re There r L i Is s a 1 precision In attack a si volume and quality In tho S-f S great ot body of or singer that lint could be described d h by no wor word less leas than han 1 glorious And nd the lie tn I loni Wi 5 v Y iI rI J i r th O l ou ut ut I.- I. V n s- s X J-X- 7 I At the thu of or thi tt the most mont I f nc lU of Uio oratorio tho the o H no that t Mr tr Stephens it would b bo he re repeated TO- TO t If the p people w would uld ilae rise and stand a stand a customary tribute tribute- they hall hail unconsciously neglected to pay at nt the first t r rendering As they rose roso to Indicate indicate indi Indi- cate their acceptance of or the terms the lights flashed out on the star and th the Welcome er over the organ orsan- In an n Incident which added tho the quality of or spectacular to an already notable event e Too much praise can not be bo given sl the orchestra The musicians seem to have been selected with rare discrimination 1 and their work vork is of a quality that must win favor Cavor wherever they go Ant And Salt Lake Ilk people have hn never had b better better bet bet- t- t ter tel reason for pride In their Tabernacle choir Nothing more splendid than the challenges and responses of or those great chorus ChOlUS passages has ever cr been heard hean even h by this his famous body of or men am and women en enit It Jt Is la a 0 matter of to ever every n of or Salt Lake that the al has hus been entirely successful Blanche Walsh 11 10 Coming W. W H. H Pull wood advance man for Blanche Walsh Is in the tho city making arrangements for fOl the appearance ol of the well known actress at the Salt SlIt Lake theatre April 18 18 19 and 20 I The rho comp ny company Is now nos' in Walla Valla after playing Portland will ihl come to toI this OIL city b by way of the Oregon on Short I Line Linc Krom Stilt Salt it will go 10 di direct dl- dl to Denver cr T ns Mm Im ray The lady lud with the tho delayed ti trunks links J Elizabeth Murray appealed for tae Ule lit st time lime last night at the Orpheum anti and diffused some tome roy z-ays of or hilarity that ha had the effect o of decidedly adding adding- addingto to the c s 's entertainment This lad lady although h a strong strung favorite elsewhere on the thc Orpheum circuit has never visited this city before It is safe saCe to assert that thal the welcome to our city I sign will always alwa's be bc hung out for 01 or her herIn In liv future Lots of Lall Laughter tit ht the the- Grand lul Another bl big audience greeted the Leighton PlaYers last night at nt the tho Grand in the highly amusing mu farce comedy Theres There's a laugh in every line und and scene Ien o of the men merry play lla and Mr Leighton and his players are arc making the he most lhost of their ties Today's matinee will begin IH promptly at o 2 u To ro Ir Pickers The fit operetta herr Ben Pickers rs will w b hI be presented by tho the pupils of or the Nineteenth Nine r-lne- ward Sunday school under tinder tho the direction of or Mrs Lizzie T. T Edward at atthe atthe the meeting house hous Wednesday Thursday Thurs da day and Frida Friday nl nights The fhe cast fol follow follows fol- fol I lows low Alice soprano Parthenia Rudd Budd Mary Jar alto aIto Viola Walker hiker Clara Clarn Huff Mother rother of Alice Mar Mary ar anti and Clara Adelaide 4 Sailors Sailor's wife soprano Jones Joncs Sailor baritone Mr orr Nels Hood Sailors Sailor's I soprano Margie lc Edward Nellie alto nIto E Thomas Thomac l L' L La Ll Hue ue Carr Gypsies Fortune Teller mezzo soprano d Grace Raleigh Basket Maker soprano Juliet h Jock Jockey tenor Richard Newton Queen of th the Flowers 1 j Adelaide 4 oll Flower Girls and Chorus Clorus o of Berry Berry- I p pickers I cIte re r Accompanists Alvin Al A 1 y and J Frank Fran k J Asper Staging Staging- un under er the tho direction of Mrs Frank Prank Larsen L. Dancing under the direction of Pro Prof I. I L. L P. P Christensen Mechanical effects b Ell ward Bur Bur- urt Ie he ley |