The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23
AT THE THEATER.
The Musin Concert Brilliant Musical
Event.

The Musin concert, which opened the
week at the theater last night, was all
that was expected of it. Aside from
Mr.. Edward Scharf, Musin introduced
two new singers, Mr. Frederick w. FL
lott, tenor, and Miss Bessie Bonsall, con-
tralto. Each in measure fulfilled the
expectations Of the audience.
Mr.. Elliott combines sweetness, sympa-
thy and feeling in his singing. He was
well received.
Miss Bonsall is young artist, but she
has cultured voice and sings the great
arias with intelligence and taste. She
made her debut in Montreal at the begin
ming of the present season.
Her songs were an aria from Meyer
beers Les Huguenots' a duet from Trova-
tore with Mr.. Elliott and a trio with Mrs.
Tanner-Musin and MIR. Elliott
Musin himself played with that won
derful ability which gives him complete
mastery Of the violin. He was applauded
to the echo, and each encore was no more
than the brilliance of the performance
merited. The ease and perfection of his
execution, marking his Interpretation of
the most difficult music extant, has
seldom been surpassed. His selec-
tions were made with care and
suited the audience. His most brilliant
numbers were from Paganini and Men
delssohn.
Mrs Tanner Musin was given cordial
reception. She sang the aria, a fois
a duet by Oscar We'll with Musin~
violin. AS encore she sang
couple of Scotch ballads.
MIR. Scharf's piano playing was a bril-
liant feature of the concert. He was heard
In rondo for piano and violin
with Musin and alone in a minuet
by Sgambati and a composition by
Rubinstein, which he played with
brilliance, elegance and abandon. He
was applauded to the echo and was com
PEELED to respond twice.
The concert altogether was one of the
most brilliant that has been heard in Sa-
vannah in a long time.
Lillian Lewis will be seen at two per-
formanceS to-day matinee and night
performance of Victor Hugos "Goodb bye
Sweetheart" "A great to do is being
made about an actress who used to play
the good woman and now plays a bad one
Well, am doing exactly the reverse"
This is what Lillian Lewis said to MORN
ING News man. 81 have played the whole
gamut of the Camille and Lena Despard'
type, and now l am playing a good
woman; La Tisba' is the woman in Good
bye, Sweetheart can come right out
boldly and say it and say it is a great.
play it is written by Victor Hugo. and in
my opinion the most human and humane
work which the French Shakespeare has
given the world Lawrence Marston
adapted and arranged Goodbye Sweet
heart for me. To get the full melody of the
title the stress must be laid on the bye
and heart. The last line of the play sug-
gested the title. l asked Marston wha t
he thought of it; he jumped up and cried
it's an inspiration and so Good Bve Sweet
heart is the name of my new play. The
remarkab BILE thing about this good woman
/ am going to play is that she is not built
on the regulation mould of the resigned
and meek goody goody heroine, no sir
She is jealous and has vindictive mo-
ments; she struggles with fate and is
defiant aud with it all she is the noblest
character of my acquaintance. All love
and all heart; all womanly tenderness
and all womanly sacrifice. | think the
public will like this play; there is such
positive halo of beautiful goodness all
through it, l can't see how they can help
it."
calvin Joslin" is an established comedy
favorite. Charles L. Davis, who made it
the great go it is, by his creation of I'm
Gle Alvin, returns tomorrow
night to give that unique i'm
personation. highly interesting as
well as hugely amusing is the play. It's
well conceived and skillfully developed
story brims over with fun. There is
bright brisk, witty dialogue. Surprising
incidents follow each other in rapid sue
cession. Mr.. Davis Uncle Alvin fur
nishes an abundance of food for sponta-
neous hilarity. Quaint, quizzlcal, mirth-
provoking, his rendition of the role is at
no time an exaggeration. He returns as
an old, well liked friend, certain of a cor
dial reception. This year he brings with
him, by way Of change, a new scenic outfit
for the play.