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Show ARTISTIC RECITAL ST THE TABERNACLE LAST NIGHT I fmi Classic instrumental and voce 1 nil- 1 sic. some of the best that could hAvs been chosen, marked the concert giv-I giv-I 1 en in the Tabernacle last night as ul oue of the most artistic recilals that ."4J has been elven in the clt ior a nuin ber of month6 and. while a good sired audience were present, it was L a regret to man that the house wa not filled to capacity for the splen-did splen-did renditions of the different num bers deserved the appreciation of a much larger crowd Those present, however, thoroughly enjoyed ever number, and, although It was an nounced that no encores would be al-: al-: lowed each performer was obliged to jjrj return several times to acknowledge unstinted applause by bowing The program opened with the pla ing of a fine organ solo by Ernest U ! Oborn. assistant Tabernacle organist The second number was the rendition "5 ' of the son -Within Your Eyes I Love," b-. Taul Link, by George Doug ; lass The song was admirably suited to Mr Douglass' pleasing tenor voice nd Its rendition was filled vuth rare k.t7 charm Tostl s "Good bye' was given next by Mrs Mary Harrington S:eens u. the difficult number was interpreted by her with line understanding and iiM f control Axel Nylander. the local flutist, was i heard to good advantage in two clas-, ( steal numbers "La Sirens" and 'Sol veigs Song," the first by Adolph Ter chak and the latter by Edward Grelg Mr. N'yiander's success In the two' numbers was highly pleasing to his manv friends as the flute is an In ; stmment that is used In solo work by only a small number of musicians) owing to the difficulties In mastering it. Moroni Olson, the well known dra matlc reader, added much to the pleasure of all present by reciting, i as the only dramatic number on the program, "In An Atelier' by Al drich His handling of It proved that an entire evening with him would be well spent Mrs. Fred G. Clark sang in a most satisfactory manner Masoheronl's powerful pow-erful song. "For All Eternity " lie" strong soprano voice being especially well controlled In the higher regis ter. A real violinist was heard when An ton Pederson Freber. one of the latest additions to Utah's successful follow ers of the musical art played Grieg's classic, Sonata Op 8." Its rendition was a revelation to the large audience and a triumph for the young player One of the best treats of the evening eve-ning was the singing in the original language of the exquisite Norwegian song. "Saterjlnens Sonday." by Ole Bull by Mrs Agnes Olsen Thomas of Salt Lake City. Mrs Olsen 16 a lady In the prime of life, but her voice still contains a sweet toned charm that many young singers might well envj mere is plenty ot power therein also and almost perfect con trol. The audience refused to be sat isfled with cmly one number from Mr- Thomas and she responded after many calls by singing ' Annie Laurie." The program was closed by the playing of the "Pe.er Gynt Suite." bv Grieg a piano duet by MIbs Carrie I Browning and Lester Hinchcllffe The ability of these two local plan I I Ists Is too well known to need coin mem. The remarkable composition J cculd not well have been better played bj manv pianists or even maturer yean Mlaa Browning also acted as accompanist for all the 6olo numbers land the performers oouli well give I her credit for part of their success I Mr Hagbert Anderson, v ho h.-id the affair In iharp was murh pleased at its success and said, after its close. ; that the proceeds would be 6en; to the Norwegian government to be add ! ed to a fund that Is being raised by Norwegians all over the world for the reconstruction of the National Ca thedral at Throndhjem. B hlch was erected In tbe j ear 1000 but which has now fallen to decay. The surplus sur-plus of the fund after the cathedral 1b reconstructed, will be used for philanthropic phi-lanthropic purposes by the govern ment. |