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Show GATES' CONCERT HUGE SUCCESS ; Music Lovers Charmed by 1 Singing of Noted Soprano; Choir Excellent Lucy Gates. Utah's noted singer, last nlchr at the ngden tabernacle j again demonstrated her powers to hold an audience charmed by the beauty of her voice. There were several hundred per sons In the audience yet at limes the Clocks on each :-i(Je of the auditorium could be heard ticking aw a . while Ht tho same lime Miss Gates was sinking softly and sweetly It wan really a remarkable dem- ! onstration of the ocalist s art. The quality of Miss Gates' voire which has prompted many critics to rank her with the two or three great coloratura sopranos of the present was marked In her pertorm-anco pertorm-anco last niht DIFFICULT AMU A, She opened her program wnh a difficult aria from "The Barber of Seville," a number requiring technique techni-que of a high order and a wide range Her rendition of this num ber wal magnificent Then came a group of three exquisite ex-quisite songs in English "Come My Beloved," by Handel, "There Are Fairies at the Uottom of Our Garden, Gar-den, ' by Lehman, and "In the Woods," b McDowell, I Her next group of three sweet I numbers in French Miss Gates made doubly Interesting to her audience h.T telling the stor of each before, she gave it. The Bell song from "Lakme" was Iven by the singer with her usual I brilliance and with a remarkable display of her tonal powers Then 1 came three more interesting numbers, num-bers, Including 1 Solveig's Song," which many believe Is given at its best when sung by tho Utah so prano FINALE EXCELLENT The final number oi the program was a fitting climax lo an evening of musical pleasure This was tie rendition of the finale to the second act of Traviata." Miss Gates sang her popular role of Violet ta Nephi IJrown of iho tabu nsc.c choir san the baritone role and James Neil- 1 son of Salt Lake the tenor role of Alfredo The tabernacle choir was ; the chorus Joseph Ballantyne con-ducted con-ducted and Sam Whltaker was the organist. This finale is a remarkably Interesting excerpt from the op ra and its rendition was very well done. ' The choir's work brought pride to 1 the hearts of all Its friends John J Mcf lellan, was the as-I sisting artist last evening He played the accompaniments for Miss 1 Gates in his careful manner and in addition gave two organ numbers The first waj the melodious aele , Hon from the opera Mignon" and j the second the Liocllman suite for organ This included four parts, dc- signed to show off the beauties of . the organ as well as demonstrate ; the abilities of the performer. The conceit was under the man- 1 agement of Miss Mary' L Jones and I was the first of a series proposed j for the season oo |