The following correspondence, taken from "The
Deseret News," explains itself:--
SALT-LAKE CITY, Aug. 14, 1871.
TO THE HYERS SISTERS,--We the undersigned, residents of
Salt-Lake City, having witnessed your performances during
your recent engagement at the theatre, and being willing to
acknowledge talent wherever found, as a slight testimonial
of our esteem tender you our influence and assistance in
making a remunerative benefit, to take place at the
Salt-Lake Theatre at such time as may suit your convenience.
JOS. R. WALKER.
A.W. WHITE.
WELLS, FARGO, & CO.
(Per C.F. SMITH.)
JNO. CUNNINGTON.
J.B. MEADER.
M.H. WALKER.
A.M. MORTIMER.
JNO. MANN.
S.A. MANN.
A. BENZON.
D. CANDLAND.
J.C. LITTLE.
TILDEN & LAWRENCE.
B.G. RAYBOULD.
JAS. SMITH.
N.S. GOULD & SON.
SEIGEL BROTHERS.
TAYLOR & CUTLER.
H.O. PRATT.
HOOPER, ELDREDGE, & CO.
WILLIAM M. JOHNS.
ROBERT K. REED.
CALDER BROTHERS.
PROFESSOR THOMAS.
JOS. J. DAYNES.
HUGH W. McKEE.
R. ROSS.
THOMAS FITCH.
JNO. T. CAINE.
W.F. ANDERSON.
MARK CROXALL.
J.F. HAMILTON.
CAPT. SHAW.
G.W. LEIHY.
F.T. WISWELL.
TEASDEL & CO.
H.S. BEATTIE.
JNO. L. BURNS.
To this the following reply was returned:--
SALT-LAKE HOUSE, Aug. 15, 1871.
Messrs. WALKER, TILDEN, A.W. WHITE & CO., HOOPER, ELDRIDGE,
& CO., AND OTHERS.
_Gentlemen_,--Your esteemed favor is before us; and,
gratefully accepting your high compliment to our humble
endeavors, we respectfully name Thursday, Aug. 17, as the
time of the proposed benefit at the Salt-Lake Theatre.
Respectfully,
HYERS SISTERS.
While in St. Joseph, Mo., they elicited from "The Daily Herald" of
that city the following encomium:--
"Whoever of our readers failed to visit the Academy of Music
last evening missed a rare musical treat. The concert of the
Hyers sisters was absolutely the best, furnished those in
attendance with the choicest music, which has been in St.
Joseph since we have resided here.
"The Hyers sisters are two colored ladies, or girls, aged
respectively sixteen and seventeen years; but their singing
is as mature and perfect as any we have ever listened to. We
had read the most favora
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