Show f I I Communications r To the Editor I r r The question Why was the Opera r so successful this year has been I asked so often that the writer feels I th tnt drat t a communication to the students on the campus will not be out of order The success of this years grand opera opera opera op op- era production may be traced to one word co The Musical Society So So- had the complete operation co-operation for the thc first time in years of the Chronicle student body officers public public public pub pub- lic speaking department physical education education ed ed- ed- ed department down town newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers the musicians union and the management find and musical director Mr Curg Peterson of the Wilkes Wilkes' 1 Theater heater The Musical Society deeply crates this operation co-operation and if Governor Gover Gover- nor and Mrs Oem Dern the press of the city and various out of town guests who have written of their appreciation appreciation appreciation of the work done enjoyed the performance particularly this year it itis itis itis is due entirely to the assistance rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered by named above We Ve wish at this time to thank you for the courtesies extended MARK MARI FRESHMAN A S U U Music Manager Professor Thomas Giles musical director of the University of Utah received the following letter from HR H H. R R. Merrill member of the publicity committee of the Brigham Young University I had the privilege of attending the opera presented by your department department department depart depart- ment last Friday evening in the Salt Lake Theatre I wish to congratulate you upon the production as it gave me a very pleasant evening The music ol of course is wonderful and the singing of your students gave it justice The church music was especially appealing to meThe me The principals carried their parts unusually well and the mammoth orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra added to the performance materially ma ma- Such a performance of really high class operas ought to receive the commendation commendation commendation com com- of all Once more I congratulate congratulate congratulate con con- you and your department Yours sincerely Signed H H. R R. Merrill That the activities of our local Musical Musical Musical Mu Mu- Society are receiving the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of those far removed from the campus is evident from a letter re received received re- re from Mr Otto OUo I II Kahn Cahn chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board of directors of oC the New York Metropolitan Opera company company company com com- pany patron of the fine arts and andone andone andone one of the most forceful influences for good music music in in this country and head held of the great banking house Kuhn Loeb and company New York who writes to the musical director of the Musical Society as follows I 1 am much gratified and interested interested interested inter inter- ested to learn of the musical activities activities ties tics at the University of Utah and congratulate you cordially on what has been accomplished as indicated by the record of the operas you have presented I think that your selection is wholly wholly wholly ly excellent and that with wise discrimination discrimination discrimination dis dis- dis- dis crimination you have found and followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed the middle road between the excessively difficult and the trivial With best wishes for the further growth and success of the interesting and auspicious work under your guidance I remain Very faithfully yours Signed Otto H ft Kahn |