The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-19
SONGS FOR SWEET oHAB1rY.
The Orphans Home Concert and Can =
tars a Delightful Entertainment.

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tets Delightful Entertainment.
The concert and cantata last night for the
benefit Of the Episcopal Orphans Home
was a delightful entertainment. II Is
seldom that a finer audience is seen in the
theater Nearly every seat in the parquet
and dress circle was taken. All OF the
boxes were occupied. and the front
rows of the balcony were filed.
Many in the audience were in full dress.
aud attended the Soiree Club ball at the
De Soto after the concert was over.
The stage was set with garden scene,
and was decorated with eVergreens and
ported plants.
The concert programme was varied
one. There we're seven numbers. The first
was sextette for violins. violoncello, flute.
and piano, by Nessrs. Douglass, Brigham,
Coburn, Conner. Lage and Whitehurst.
Mr.. w. Z. Blois sang with excellent effect
1.-THE Bedouins Love Song" and in response
to en- enthusiastic recall he sang selected
solo.
Nine. Won der Hoya was given an en-
thusiasnc welcome as she appeared on the
stage Her first selection was compost
tor, "Pollacca Brillisnte,' by Weber
and List which she played
with wonderful effect As she left the piano
the audience broke into applause, and sne
was compelled 10 respond to the recall.
which she did, gracefully. The applause at
ter her second selection was hardly less than
after the first. Later in the programme she
played THE artists waltz" a Berceuse, and
a advertisement polka. 1t Is not often that
Nine. Won der Hoya is heard in public con-
cert, and she was enthusiastically received.
Mr.. Julian Walker was down for q solo,
and, as there is 70 exception, he was
warmly applauded. He first sang "Toree-
dor" from Carmen" and then 1.-THE
Palms"
After Mr.. Walker Miss Cosens sang "In
Old Madrid" and was compelled to respond
to a recall.
Mrs. Finnie sang the 1.-THE Fri King"
the closing number. Az she appeared on the
stage she was greeted with wave OF ap-
pause. AT the conclusion of the song the
audience applauded until the singer reap
peared.
The second part of the entertainment
was Albert Holden's cantata, "The Garden
of Singing Flowers" with Mr.. p. H. Ward
as The Gardener" The characters were:
"The Sunfower," Miss Wakeman, "The
Lily" Miss Lyons 1.-THE Rose" Miss Co
burn; THE Daisy" Miss Colding; THE
Buttercup," Mrs. Hunter; 1.-The Tulip"
Mr.. Drummond, 1.-THE Violet Mr.. Mer-
Ger; 1.-THE Moon" Mr.. Gordon.
The stage was set with perforated cur
tain. The singers were concealed aud only
their heads appeared through the openings,
painted as flowers. The cantata is full of
melody and was charmingly given. The
principal characters were assisted by a
chorus OF twenty voices, Mrs.
Flnnie, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Gibbss,
Mrs. Reitze, Miss Howard, the Misses Ly-
ons, and Miss Cosens, and Messrs. Elliott,
Harrison, Keilbach, Claghorn, Hatch,
Walker, Biois Drummond, Mercer, Billing
ton and CosenS
When the singing flowers disappeared
from view, and before the final scene,
in which the full chorus appeared,
the audience, thinking the perform
ance at an end, started to go, and
a good many left the theater without
hearing the conclusion. The most of the
audience sat down again, however. and
waited until the curtain fell.
The concert and cantata were both
under the direction of Prof. M.
Steward, who played the accompani.
ments and to whose efforts
are greatly due the success of the entertain
ment.
After it was over the participants were
entertained at supper by Mrs. G. A. Reitze
at her home on Liberty street.