The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-17

An interesting musical entertainment
fixed for next Tuesday evening will be
given at the Confederate Veterans Hall
by the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. After the reading of sew
eral interesting papers on personal REM
intscences of the war. written by those
who experienced the trials and hard
ships of the times in this vicinity, a
musical programme will be given. Mrs.
z. p. Wickenberg viii sing. and Mr..
c. C. Qusckenhush viii be heard on
q musical progra mme here for the first
time Mr.. Quackenbush has a bari
tone voice greatly admired by the few
friends here who have heard him sing.
Miss Lola Moynelo viii furnish a piano
solo, and Miss DoreIe Shook, who has
but recently come to Savannah, will
sing solo. appearing for the first time
before a Savannah audience. Miss En-
ma Bulloch Miss Eugenia Johnston
and Mrs. A. F. Moynelo viii also sing
a trio
Atlanta's musical smart set recently
received a severe disappointment and
rebuke. J. S. Duss and his famous
band, accompanied by Nine. Nordica
and Mons. Edouard deReszke as solo
lists. appeared there. and the many ad-
mirers of these celebrated singers ar
ranged an elaborate reception for them
to be held after the concert. But the
throng of citizens gathered to meet
-
with greeting each other with a dis
appointed smile. Just before setting
out for the great reception the two
stars learned that Mr.. Duss had not
been honoreq with an invitation. and
therefore Indignantly refused to attend
the entertainment themselves. Some of
the Northern papers have made inter-
esting reading matter out of the occur
renee by characterizing it in bold head
lines as Atlanta Society Snubbed." OF
course, there must have been some mis-
take in an invitation failing to go to
Mr.. Duss. There certainly can be no
reason why Atlanta society should have
omitted him on such an occasion.
Not very far from Savannah is
South Carolina town quite as much of
musical center in the South as Sa-
vannah is. In Spartanburg, a town
OF 5000 population. is Converse Col
lege, presided over by DR.. r. H. Peters,
one of the largest and best musical
colleges south of New York In May,
of 1895 the Converse College Choral.
Society was formed, and since that
time splendid strides have been made
An auditorium with a seating capacity
for reserved seats of 1.4S9 is now To-
Gated there, and on the stage of this,
besides the grand pianos used is a
pipe organ which cost 81. 600. During
the nine years of the existence of this
choral society some of the greatest
artists in the country have appeared
there, and especially brilliant successes
have been made of the annual May fes-
rivals. Among those who have ap-
peared there with the number of times
of each are, sopranos, Nine Nordica.
l. Nine. Noldi, l. Miss Katherine
Hike, 3; Nine. Bauvelt, 1: contral-
tos: Miss Mary Louise Clary, 2; Miss
Gertrude May Stein. ?; tenors: Mr.
William LAWN, 3; Herr Andreas Dip
pei 1; Mr.. J. H. Mckinley, /; Mr..
William H. Rieger, 2; Mr.. Evan Will
liams. 8; baritones and bassos: Dr.
Carl Dufft, 3; Sig. Del Puente. 1: Sig.
Alberti, 2; Sig. Campalnari, 3; Mr..
Gwilym Miles. 6; Mr.. David Bispham,
l. pianists: Mr.. Richard Burmeister.
2; Mr.. De Pachmann, 1; Mr. Felix Fox
l. violinists Mons Edouard Remenyi
3; Mr.. Macmillan Dick. l Miss Dora
Valesca Becker, /; violincellists: Miss
Flavie Van den Hende, 3 Mr.. Bruno
Steindel, /: Sousa's band, 4; Innes'
Band, 1; Creators Band, 1; Thomas
Orchestra, /; Boston Festival Orches-
ira, 30. This is a record which prob
ably no other Southern city can boast
1t goes to show what an auditorium
can do in conjunction with work for