The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-22

prano voice, powerful, clear and flexible,
and sings with an ease and grace that cap
tiVatos The listener. Annie Webster Thorn
as, the violiuist, has few equals on the
king of Instruments" She has made the
viodn life long study, having had the
best instruction from the most celebrated
masters. Her beautiful bowling sweet and
powerful tone, and superb technique, al
ways receive splendid recognition from the
discerning critics. Charles A. Ridgway,
the pianist, possesses marvellous musical
ability Whenever he has appeared, the
press and public have been unanimous
in their praises He is a pianist and ac-
companist of unusual merit.
Dec. u, the Fadettes Woman's Orchestra
OF Boston, the best of its kind on the
lyceum platform, is a complete orchestra
made up entirely of the most artistic So
loists of the profession. playing brilliant.
catchy programmes. Mrs. Caroline d.
Nichols is the director. and Miss Lillian
Chandler The solo violinist They also have
novel combinations of the instruments in
trioS and quartettes. The Fadettes are
now engaged in their eleventh seasons
work. Their trip through the South last
winter won for them unstinted praise, and
they have been asked in many cities to re-
peat their concert again this season. The
Augusta Herald, commenting edltorially
on their work, said:
Inc r dQelleS OF Boston captured Au-
gustans last night. Great was the expec-
tation and it was not disappointed 1t is
an artistic aggregation, meriting the cor
dial reception and notices they are Feceiv-
ing in all the Southern cities included in
their route. Mrs Nichols is a leader no
less noted than Sousa. Damrosch or
Thomas She wields magic wand. The
ladies composing the orchestra are all re-
fined and cultivated. May they come to
US again next season.
Jan. 9. Miss Ida Bentley, the American
story teller Miss Bentley gives the story
of great novels in one evening. This is an
original field of her own, for few artists
have her peculiar ability of carrying an
audience through the entire thread of a
story and placing before them living
scenes At colleges, chautauquas and on
the lecture platform in the drawing room
and on the stage her work is equally sue
cessful Miss Bentley has done much TO
make American stories popular In Lon
don. where she appeared before the liter
ary and social nobility.
Feb 49, Charles F. Underhill. His en-
tertainment is neither reader nor lee
turer nor mere elocutionary programme.
1t is more 1t is a complete story Of the
greatest and most popular dramas told by
one person but one who mas the rare gift
of being able TO appear ike several Be
fore the recital is half finished the au-
dience has been made to feel as thoug n
actually in the presence of many people
and shifting scenery. owing to the gift of
Interpretation that goes with a really great
impersonator.
March 6, George KEENAN,, the distin-
guished author and traveller. whose inves-
tigation of the Siberian exile system made
for him worldwide reputation, viii lee
ture. The success Of Mr.. Remnants lee
lures in Great Britain, where he spoke last
e.
marked. IL possible than that which at
tended their delivery IN the United States
Large and enthusiastic audiences greeted
him in London, Liverpool Oxford Cam
bridge, Manchester. Blrmin gham. Newces-
tie, Plymouth. Cardiff and Cork and in the
great Coliseum at Leeds he spoke to more
than 1900 people. Twice he addressed
great audiences in Newcastle, three times
he was invited to Liverpool and nine en-
gagements were made for him in London
and its suburbs. including lectures before
the London Institution, the Birkbeck Insti-
tuition. the Society of Literature Science
and Art and the West London Ethical So
ciety.