The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-04
WAS A Draw SCOT NIGHT.
kiIties Greatly Pleased Their Sa-
vannah Audiences.

their two concerts yesterday at the
Guards Hall. The first, was a, NATL
nee, which was well attended.s though
not by so large a crowd as chat which
gathered for the night concert.
The band is that of the Forty eighth
Highlanders. a crack regiment of Can
ada. The fame of the musical organi-
cation has preceded it wherever it has
been on this Southern tour, and, none
who heard its concerts here was dis
posed to deduct one jot or title from
the measure of its reputation for abil-
ity to please an audience. 81
The band paraded at noon arrayed
in tartan, caps with flowing feathers
and other, Scotch attire, but sans kits,
the Kilties marched, bag-pipers and
buglers alternating in furnishing the
music to which they kept time. The
kits We're missed, however-agreeably
probably, by the bandsmen. The crowds
that witnessed the parade would have
been better pleased to see the national
Scotch costume complete, rather than
curtailed by the substitution of trous-
ers of dark green plaid for the kits
which the cold weather would have
made bit chilly.
For the concerts. however the
bandsmen's regimentals included the
kits. A large stage had been con-
structed at one end of the hall and
this was occupied by the band, under
the leadership of Mr.. John Slater,
whose complaisance won him many
satisfied comments from the audiences.
He responded most willingly to the
lOIlHlU -aiunnad
that followed every number.
Quite a number of representatives of
the companies of the First Regiment,
Infantry, and of the Savannah Volun-
teer Guards, under the auspicies of
which the band appeared. attended the
performances. The evening concert
was the more popular with them, how
ever, and their uniforms added to the
tone of the assemblage.
The programmes of both concerts
were made up largely of national airs.
While the music of Scotland was nat
urally given especial prominence, that
of other countries was not ignored.
Classic, as we'll as patriotic, music was
rendered, and at each concert there
was rendered what was denomnated
a humorous piece" At the matinee
that was 1.-The. Jolly Coppersmith, a
medley of Instrumental, vocal and
WnIblieQ meiOuN, While at night ne
Chandeliers" was played and croved.
Specialties were introduced at both
performances-specialties that have
made critics of the band proclaim 1t
something else than a band. Critics
say the band pleases in too many ways.
1t pleases by its splendid instrumental
music. and also by it's dances. it's bag
piping and it's singing Young Eugene
Lockhart and David Ferguson each
danced the celebrated sword dance
with great success. The chorus of
sixteen voices sang several selections
infinitely pleasing the audiences The
Highland reel was one of the most APP
preciated of the numbers, as executed
by the celebrated dancers of the band.
Drum Major Donald Mccormack,
monstrous in size, attracted attention.
He. had, a surprise, for. the audience
when he appeared on the stage to anr
nounce the ingredients of the musical
pot poufFi,s a sort of a porridge, fla
vored with snatches of the best known
of the Scotch airs. From that noun
tain of flesh Issued voice that might
have been thatcofsa -b2-year-old boy.
( Among thes NEST appreciated of the
selections played by the Kilties, last
night was st. Elmo's March," which
is the composition of Mr.. Howard A.
Winburn Of this city. 'tr
After the concert the leading men,
bers of the band We're entertained by
the t. Andrews Society at its rooms in
the Hussars' Club. In the band are
half dozen men who have seen SER
vice. James =. Russell. the veteran
member, was at the siege of Lucknow
and wears a Lucknow medal. Two
have been in the African campaigns
and one has seen fourteen years of
active service in India.
The band is now on it's third tour
and is out for five months. 1t started
in November and will end it's tour I'm
April. 1t left at O'clock this morning
for Atlanta where it will play this
afternoon and tonight. #
After the Scotch. and cheese and
cigars at the ST. Andrews rooms the
band quartette sang a number of
songs, the pipers piped, the reel and
the Highland fling were danced. more
songs were sung and more dances were
danced and after that more Scotch and
then still another fling and song. One
of the features of the evening was the
playing of the bag pipes by Mr.. NAL
colin MaeLean. Songs were sung by
Capt. Postell. Mr.. Harry Strachan,
Mr.. Gordon Saussy and others, and the
entertainment wound up with AUD
Lang Syne."
President McAlpin, Vice President
w. F. Train, Secretary Reid and Stew
ards Armstrong and Strachan did the
honers of the entertainment.