The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
WITH MUSICIANS
AND MUSICAL PEOPLE.

q, is well that the matter OF having
al concerts in the Park Extension is
J.. iuG agitated. Last season these con-
,..,s proved a great attraction and
III sure to hundreds of people. In
,,..v city Of any size concerts of the
a. arc given, and this city should
....inly not be behind others of a like
.uiatlon. Iandmaster Scott Gamer
&C. .s already worked his band up TO
...sing standard, and has a roper
,.. o. good and attractive numbers.
g. az, many hundreds of people
.. Lis community who cannot afford
q 80 me trifling cost of going to the
ID by resorts for an afternoon during
t.a summer and to these the walk out
t. The park 10 sit around on the grass
a.d listen to the band is a happy di-
Nrsion, and every effort should be
made 10 give this diversion to that
large portion of our population. Much
mischief in the community is prevented
by such attractions being offered
Music inspires the heart beneath the
toughest breast, and many an evil
aside by its influence. The man with
his wife and children will spend the
afternoon or evening happily listening
10 these band concerts, instead OF seek
ing a necessary diversion after day
work away from his home ties ana In
the midst OF surroundings far from ele-
waiting Good music and much of It.
in any community, is bound to raise
the standard of morality in it. a
stranger passing through the city will
at once, in his spare moments, seek
the attractions which a band offers TO
every one. Whilst the City Council
ana those interested in the general
welfare OF this city are busily engage
In developing everything which would
IL attractive TO the eye and the senses
OF strangers visiting Savannah they
could at this time do no greater good
10 the community and its interests than
by taking the necessary steps to insure
the continuance during this summer OF
the band concerts, which proved such
a success throughout the last heated
season.
The quarter centennial convention of
the Music Teachers National Associa-
ton will be held at Asheville, n. G.,
June 30 TO July 3, and seven INTEREST
ing concerts viii be given. Upon the in
yifation of Mr.. r. g. Cole of Chicago,
Laura Mehrtens of this city will give a
piano solo on Friday, July 3. This
concert viii be the most interesting OF
the seven, and it is quite a compliment
70 Mrs Mehrtens that she should have
been invited to appear on the pro-
gramme for that day. This meeting
viii be held jointly with the Southern
Music Teachers Association and will
be the first annual meeting of the Mu-
sic Teachers National Association held
in the South. The committee who have
charge of making of the pro-
grammes for the meeting consists of
Mr.. w. H. Sherwood of Chicago Prof.
F. A. Parker of Madison, Wis, and
Dr. r. H. Peters of Spartanburg, S.
Call prominent among the musical
circles of the country. From no other
city in the South could a pianist have
been selected who could surpass Mrs.
AIehrtens and she will unquestionably
bring back with her from this conven-
ton laurels which win long be a source
of pride to this city and community.
During the past week one of the
most evenly balanced and entertain
ing summer opera companies that has
visited Savannah in many years has
been singing an engagement at the
Casino at ThunderbOlt. A slightly
modified arrangement of Audrans pop
ular opera, La Mascotte, was the
bill for the week, and Booms Comic
Opera Company, though a few in
number, has given a very successful
performance of il. The voices of both
chorus and cast are all good, and I'M
usual for a company playing a summer
engagement in this part of the coUn-
try, are all on the pitch. Miss Dina
Juliens the prima donna of the COM
pany, is an attractive, bright, viva
cious little woman, apparently quite
young and a pleasing singer. She has
a soprano voice of good range, quite
sufficient power for the work, ana in
the greater part a pleasant singing
quality. Barring Edith Mason, it is
probably the best comic opera so
prano that has been heard here in
very many years. The tenor. Mr..
Charles Flynn, has a voice of wide
range, running up to high C with per-
feet ease and no apparent effort. Alb
solutely true to the pitch, it is of a
round, rich, ringing quality when he
keeps it well under control, and
creates a good impression on his lis
teners. Worthy of especial mention il
the enunciation of every member OF
the cast 1t is but seldom that a word
sung is lost, and this is saying a
great deal for a comic opera company
Mr.. Robt. Stanley is one of the bes'
comedians seen on the comic opera
stage. and his wit appears almost sron-
taneous. The company left this morn.
ing for Charleston, where they viii
play weeks engagement at the Isic
of Palms, returning TO the Casino mex
Sunday for another week. Upon Jhei1
return here they will sing "Girofle-
Girofia."
The party of amateurs in August;
who last season sang the opera Pow
hatan" in that city will go to Charles
ton during this week and sing tn
opera. Miss Saidee King of Savannah
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