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Show THOUSANDS HEAR THE CHOIR In the great open amphitheater at Glcnwood park last evening, the premier pre-mier musical event of the Chautauqua Chautau-qua took place when, before an audience audi-ence of over two thousand peoplo, the Salt Lake chorus of 200 voices, under the direction of Prof Evnn Stephens, rendered a splondid pro- , gram. I The oponlng number "America" was followed by an excellent rendl-tlnn rendl-tlnn of tho ' Soldiers' Chorus," from ' Faust. ! Mr. Carl Samuelson, tenor, a former for-mer member of the C-Kden Tabernacle choir, was heard to advantage In the duet, "Sun of My Soul,' from Rlgol-etto, Rlgol-etto, with Miss ltofte Smlthen so- i prano, both scoring a distinct hit by their good work. ' Two numbers deserving of spoclal , praise were the "Christmas Song" by 100 ladles of tho choir and the malo scorns. "A Song of Freedom," i Stephens, by the men of the choir, with 10 lady soloists. Finale, Act 2, "Ermanl" waB sung wjth splendid qffect by Utah's favor- i lte baritone, .Mr. Horace S. Ensign, and tho choir. The singing of Prof John T. Hand, tenor, was a rovolatlon to all present pres-ent Prof. Hand Is tho possessor of a splendid operatic tenor voice, excellently ex-cellently cultured, which should win him a welcome In any musical community. com-munity. Prof. Hand sang first tenor solo, "Celoste-Aida" from "Aida" and as an encore tho favorite tenor solo fiom PagllachI, by Ix2on Cavollo The sextette and chorus -from Lucia was siing and rc-sung. at the urgent request of tho audience, by fifty soloists and tho choir. When Pro"f. Stephens announced the Hallelujah Halle-lujah chorus from Handel's "Messiah," "Mes-siah," as the closing number, in place of the "Irrigation Ode," his voice was drowned In calls for the "Odo" from every part of the auditorium. When tho calls ceased, the professor stated that Inasmuch as the "Ode" was as yet not completely prepared bj his chorus, It would not be advisable for them to sing It, especially in Ogdon where the splendid local choir had sung It so well. At tho mention of the local choir, cheers and applause again drowned the speaker's voice, the spirit of regard shown for the Ogden choir being-, as Prof Stephens stated to the writer, fully Justified by the prominent part taken by the Ogden Tabernacle choir in the choral work in the state. j Much of the success of tho evening even-ing was due to thoalfle directing of Prof. Stephens, tho 'piano and organ accompaniments of ProfcBsor John J. McClellan and Tracy Y. Cannon ( The chorus returned to Salt Lako at 1030 j). ru. In a special train. |