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Show Goddard Recital. Nothing Letter In the line of musical musi-cal entertainment has been seen in Logan than the recital given last Satuiday Sat-uiday evening in the II. V. college assembly as-sembly looms by Prof. Ilcber S. Goddaid, God-daid, assisted by PiofWillaid Wclhc, the violin vlituoso, and Mr. Tiacy Y. Cannon, pianist. It was a foiegone conclusion that the event would be an artistic success the names of tlnee such artists Insured that but It Is doubtful if any in the audience wcie piepaicd foi such a piogiamnie of musical mu-sical gems as was rendered. It was an evening of social poaiis and stiinged melody. Piof. Goddaid is without a peer in the State. Ol all our sons who have won a place In the world of song, lie stands pic-eminent as the gicat bail-tone. bail-tone. Theie Is something about his lnteiprctation of a vocal composition that goes deeper than the natuial senses and makes vibrant the melody in one's soul. He sings not so much to the ear as to the heart. One feels his power and is conscious that the liner sensibilities of healing, seeing, and feeling tveio aleit toconvey to the inner being the full meaning of the composer whose thoughts In notation aie being intcipicted for one's pleasure pleas-ure and benellt. Mr. Goddaid selected from his extended ex-tended repertohe a progiam, which, while not so full of classical numbers was yet admliably adapted to the tastes of his audience, and to his versatile ver-satile poweis. Eveiy shade of feeling was repicsented, fioni the giandly patriotic and vlgoious sentiment of "The Two Grenadiers" and the solemn so-lemn tenderness of "TliiceGiecn Hon-ncts," Hon-ncts," to the lolllcking humor of an Irish ditty, "The Little Pigs (lit it," oi the beautiful, sunshiny , sparkling ballad, "Land of the Almond Iilossoni' every one of which he sang with such ease and giace as to make each seem better than the last. Encoics were demanded after each number and not the least pleasing featuie of the evening even-ing was the willing and giacious 10-spouse 10-spouse to each recall. The audience was the singer's to sway as lie willed; the singer belonged to the audience: he was thelis to please. Of course Mr. Welhe was all that could be desiicd. No one who is acquainted ac-quainted with him ever expects less than the best. The two nunibets he gave were full of power and tenderness. tender-ness. He plays as Mr. Goddaid sings, soul to soul. He also was waunly received re-ceived and vigorously encored each time he appealed. Mr. Cannon was both accompamist and soloist, and his exacting duties weic well pcifoimed. He, like the otheis, was loeallcd after his solo w oik on the piano. The attendance was matciially reduced re-duced because of the big excuislon to Salt Lake Satin day, and It is to be regictted thaj. more of Logan's music loving people could nothavcattended. |