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Show MISS TOUT IS COMING To Logan - - that is, Maybe she will. If Enthusiasts Here Raise $500.00. Miss Nannie Tout's remarkable success In conceits at Ogden and Salt Lake has aroused such an Interest here that an effort Is being made to secuie her appearance In Logan. Slio starts for London again about the lath of this month, so that It is necessary ne-cessary for those Intcicsted to get In their woik promptly. She asks a guanantee of $500 to come heie, and 'tis said I'rovo has already oiTeied her that amount, At Salt Lake cltysho gave one conceit In the theatre. which was a perfect success, and will give another In the tabernacle. Por these two appearances she receives $2,G00. At Ogden Miss Tout sang to a 31,000 house, her proportion being something some-thing more than $1,000. Hundreds of people were turned away at Ogden and she will sing there again on Labor Day. That she Is the peer of Utah singers and one of the most promising vocalists vocal-ists df the world today Is beyond question. ques-tion. Her triumphs In Europe have been phenomenal. Ilefore singing to the King and Queen of England, It 1 said that she passed examination under Pattl and Madame Alblna who had no criticisms to oiler, merely stating that "future fame and foitunc is jours." The Queen was so pleased with her that she presented her wltfi an elegant gewn, and sent her home in the loyal canlage. a icmaikuble manifestation of appreciation. Music lovcis of Logan would certainly cer-tainly like to hear this new star, and it seems that a $,)00 house could be seemed. Though piices elsewhere have been $1.00, $1.50 $2.00 the pios-pect pios-pect of the tabernacle being fairly filled would enable the geneial admls-, slon to bo placed at $1.00. On Monday Mon-day a committee will visit the people to get some idea of the possibilities and It is to be hoped that those Intcicsted Intci-csted will be able to see their way clear to guarantee the WOO necessary tosectnc Miss Tout After the concert at Salt Lake the diamatlc critic of the Deseit News said: MIssNanlc Tout received at the theater last evening, a welcome that must have stirred her to the depths. The night was oppreslvely warm, but in spite of that, the house was ciowd-cdwitha ciowd-cdwitha billllaht assemblage that occupied every available seat above and below, one .that sent many society people into thetop gallciy, and made many others stand during the whole evening. Such a turnout, with the prices of admission, too, somewhat haaidously advanced up to tho notch of the highest class of traveling oi-ganlatlons, oi-ganlatlons, formed a tribute, raicly, If ever, offered to an artist hailing from our own hills and dales. The box office receipts probably did not reacli the amazing total of those In Ogden, Miss Tout's home city, but they could not haxe been veiy far below be-low It. Tho event was in all wajs worthy of the outpouring. The advance booming boom-ing Miss Tout had for several years been receiving through her home papers, her singing for royalty, and the queen presenting her with a dress (In which she was handsomely arrajed last night) all contributed to key up the expectant' of the night to the keenest edge Rut through the ordeal Miss Tout came out triumphant, and the most critical and there were mam such In the audience left the house feeling that the Ogden gill had fully sustained her leputatlon She has a noble olce, one on the load to greatness, close, Indeed, at thearilval point. Thinking back oum the array of singers our state has pioduced In two generations past, we can think of no one who approaches liei In the distinct dis-tinct respects of blgnes-. of oleeand ilraniatrlc qualit of tone. That she she will be a Wagnei Ian soprano of the school of Teinlna and Nordlea, there Is little doubt and It may be questioned whther cither of those singers had at the age of is oices so well dee'opcd and so full of piomlse for the futuii'. It Is pleasant to know that Miss Tout intends continuing hot studies In both ocaland diamatlc diama-tlc art In England and Germany; with Tei ulna and Noidlea's training, her possibilities are unlimited. Last nlglit's piogiam, though Inicf, gave oppoitunlty for the dlspla of all the singni's poweis. The "Dei Frelschut." opera number, showed the full, rich quallt of hei voice, the tender feeling she'ean impart to It, 'and gave an Idea of the schooling she has received in acting. She was recalled re-called again and again aftei the fall of thocuitaln. The Italian selection, full of trills and inns, was graceful! and daintily done, and for an encoic she gae a fetching bit, "TheCuckoo." The blgelfoitof the night came In the aria from "Oberon. "Ocean, thou Mighty Monster, " a selection of tremendous tre-mendous difficulties. She surmount ed ever one of them, howeer, In ringing, sonorous style, and gae the number the majestic lcndeilug it demands. de-mands. Being stormil iccalled, she responded with "Ren Roll," sung in a style so full of feeling as to biing the teais to many eyes. Miss Tout was suppoitcd by her father, Mi. E. P. Tout, who gae two tenor solos, and bj Mrs. Allison, Mr. Pred Tout, Mr. 11. Andeison and Mi. Ashworth; the sextette fiom "Lucia" k was not all It should hac been, due .to a luck of ichcaisals, though In It Miss Tout's voice stood out likea temple tem-ple pinnacle. Mr. Squiic Coop, the accompanist, and leader of the cening, had his hands full, but acquitted himself admirably. ad-mirably. Mi. Uciman Schcttler tendered ten-dered a iolln obligato to Mr. Tout's solo, and pla.ed with excellent taste, though he had no opportunity to show his abilities as a soloist. Mr. Shepherd's Shep-herd's orchcstiu lendeicd two numbers num-bers both of wlilch were heailll applauded ap-plauded and deseivcdly so |
