Cyclorama representing the Devil’s Gorge, in Ronda, Spain. 

“Grand organ recitals. Lectures on Salt Lake City and life among the Mormons.”

“…Excellent selections of organ music, by Messrs. Morgan and Jardine, may be listened to; singing by Mme. Bowler and other artists is had;…We ought to mention that means of escape from the bass tones of Mr. Bartleman—should that gentleman become alarmingly rollicking—are at hand in shape of an elevator which transports one to the Paris views last seen, and then generally admired. The audience last night was large and fashionable…”

No mention of music. 

“…but in the next place the audience was more than gratified with the excellent vocal and instrumental concert, presumed to be a promenade concert, where everybody who could get a seat obtained one. The concert programmes were printed on pink satin, which was very appropriate, inasmuch as among the large attendance were to be noticed many members of the pink of our aristocratic society. Mr. Kennard had taken especial pains to introduce on this initiative occasion such well known artists as George W. Morgan, the famed organist, and Miss Annie Kemp Bowler, Tom Bartleman, Miss Lillie Andrews, Charles Pyke, Mme. Emily Gilbert and others, who acquitted themselves with much acceptability under the leadership of Mr. J. A. Emidy. Moore’s melodies, with Matt Morgan’s illustrations (a new idea in this connection), were fairly rendered for a first performance. We hope for something better. On the whole, it may be stated that although Paris was not in flames at the Colosseum last night, nor the North River set on fire by the entertainment, yet there is hope that something will be presented by the management that will command more generally the public attention and approbation…”