The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-26

Miss Florence Colding, who has filled
the position of organist in Mickva Is
rae1 Synagogue for a number of years
has recently accepted the position of
organist in the First Presbyterian
Church also. and will commence her
duties there on Nov. 1. The choir in
the First Presbyterian Church will dis
band after to-day, and Mrs. Alice
Summerlin Clark. who has sung So
prano there for some time, will be the
only member retained. Miss Colding
has been prominent in musical circles
here for a number of years, and was
one of the organizers of the Music
board of managers of the club ever
since it's organization in 1896, and is
now its secretary, which office she has
held for the past four years.
Campanari's appearance here on the
evening of Nov. will be an additional
attraction at the time of the ceremo-
MES in connection with the RENTER
ment of the remains of Gen. Greene.
The prominent people who will be in
ernor of Georgia, the Speaker of the
State Senate, the Speaker of the State
House of Representatives, and the Gov
ernor of Rhode Island, will be in at
tendance. This concert will be an
event of the season, and the Lawton
Memorial will hardly be able to hold
the crowd that will go to hear this
great singer.
The orchestra of the Music Club I'M
der the direction of Mr.. A. c. Meyer,
is making splendid progress. Starting
out with fifteen members, it has grad
ually been increased until it now num-
bers twenty-five. Rehearsals are held
regularly once a week, and a good rep
ertoire is being worked up. Those who
| compose the orchestra are faithful and
diligent in attendance upon
these rehearsals, and some good
work may be expected when
! they appear before the club
for the first time. This will be some
| time in December
Pugno, the celebrated French plan
| ist is honorary professor of the Paris
| Conservatoire of Music, and is the only
person who has been crowned with such
a distinction. Pugno is one of the
| three great pianists who will be heard
| in America during this season.
Grace Orr Myers, who, as Mile. Clair
| de Loinville in Miss Simplicity" so
| captivated her audience on last Satur-
| day night by her unusual beauty, her
| grace of manners, and the sweetness
| of her voice, is the daughter of the
| celebrated Annie Myers, for many sea-
sons prima donna of the Mccall Opera
| Company, and now prima donna of
| the Opera Stock Company in San Fran
cisco, where she has sung for several
| seasons.
Miss Myers, though barely past 49,,
| already has a repertoire of some TWEEN
| ty light operas in which she sings the
| leading soprano parts. The quality of
her voice is of unusual sweetness and
her range is good. She lacks power,
but this will develop as she grows old
err In private life she is Mrs. Grafton
G. Baker. and during her two days
| stay here, she made many warm per-
sonal friends.
Andreas Dippel the German tenor
who has sung with the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company for the past two
seasons, will be heard in Savannah on
Nov. II. Hepr DIPPED spent the early
part of the Simmer in Tyrol and Carls-
bad resting, and later went to Vienna.
where he has been busy for several
weeks preparing the programmes for
his American concert tour, which will
begin the first week in November.
Mrs. w, A. Bishop, who has presid-
ed at the organ in the First Presbyte-
rian Church for several years, has re-
signed, and after to-day will occupy
the position of organist at Wesley
Monumental Church
MIR. Grafton G. Baker, who sung with