The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-29
THE SYMPHONY CONCERT.

One of the Most Delightful Musical
Entertainments Recently Given In
| Savannah
The Boston Symphony Orchestral Club gave
one Of the finest concerts last night heard in
Savannah in many seasons. II was the
fifth annual society concert. The audience
was fashionable one, and almost COM
pletely filed the lower part of the theater.
No recent concert in Savannah has
afforded so delightful an entertainment and
has been listened to with so much pleasure.
The club is composed only of artists, and
the selections were played with ability.
The concert was instrumental with the
exception Of Miss Burnham's solos, which
we're enthusiastically received. Miss
BurnhRm has slEgularly musical and
brilliant voice, and before she had sung a
dozen notes of the Carnival of Venice
her first selection-the audience recognized
that il was listening to a singer Of far more
| than ordinary ability. At the conclusion of
the aria Miss Burnham was ac-
corded an enthusiastic round of APP
plause. she gracefully responded and sang
Coming Through the Rye" As she left
the stage she was presented beautiful
basket of flowers. Her second selection was
the "Swiss Echo Song" which she sang
with rare effect. She was repeatedly ap~
plauded but declined to sing again.
The orchestral numbers were a symphony
from Haydn, the opening Sc
lection, and an air from Bach and
Bizet's "Slumber Song" followed by the
| intermezzo from Mascagni's opera "Caval-
leria Rusticana," concerning which there is
| so much litigation as to the right TO its ex-
elusive production and in which Miss Juch
has been singing with great success. The
closing number was Brahms Hungarian
Dance"
Aside from Miss Burnham's singing. the
| features of the concert were Mr.. Kapp's
violin solo. fantastic by Beriot, Mr. .Laseur's
violoncello solos, and Mons. Rucquoy's flute
sole, Souvenir de Baden" Each Of these
| numbers was encored. Mr.. Kapp responded
with a selection from Massauella. He is
| one of the most brilliant violin virtuosos
| that has recently been heard in Savannah.
Mr.. Laseur played, In response to recall,
''Schumaunis Traumerei, with all the effect
| that can be obtained from the colo. Those
| who heard him play the "MeistersinRer's
| Preisflied' and Shubert's beautiful "Du Bist
Die Ruhe" at st. Johns church Sunday
| night anticipated much from his playing
last night, and they were not disappointed.
He was presented a handsome basket of
| flowers after playing the "Traumerei."
Mr.. Laseur is a cousin of Mr.. s. L. Lazaron,
Mr.. William LaEaron, and Miss Belle
Lazaron Of this city, and has been in this
country only two months. He is from the
PnllnarmOnlc OrcnesCra OF AonlRspurR,
Prussia, and was also member of the
celebrated Philharmonic orchestra under
the direction Of DR.. Hans Won Bulow.
Mons. Rucquoy's flute playing was a de-
lightful part of the concert Mons. Ruo-
quoy is a famous member of Pasdeloup's
celebrated orchestra in Paris, and is regard
ed among the foremost flute play-
ers of this country. In re-
Spouse to the applause which
followed his playing of the Souvenir de
Baden" he played a second selection, "Eeho
d'Alsace," which, like the first, is his own
composition.
The number before the closing Of the con-
cert was a serenade for flute and violon-
cello by Mons, Rucquoy and Mr.. Laseur
with accompaniment by the club The
duet was encored and "Loin de Bal" was
played in response.
The programme was originally OF ten
numbers, but with the encores it was nearly
twice that length.
The concert throughout was a most de-
lightful entertainment, and was one that
has not been excelled by any previous So
ciety concert