The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-11
GOSSIP OF MUSICIANS
AND MUSICAL PEOPLE

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22nd of this month, has had conferred
upon her in Rome, Italy, the Order of
st. Cecilia. and has also been decor
ated by Queen Margherita of Italy and
the late Queen Victoria of England.
Besides possessing a beautiful voice,
Nine. Blauvelt is an exceptionally
handsome woman. Several photographs
of her as well as photographs of these
handsome decorations are now on eX-
hibtion at Theus & Co.'S store on Bull
and Broughton streets. This season is
bringing to Savannah the most cele-
brated musicians who have ever been
here. With the large increase in the
membership of the Music Club since
the Campanari concert, there will be
even larger audience at this recital
than attended the one in November.
This increase in membership will also
leave fewer seats that may be pur-
chased by the public than there were
for sale at the Campanari concert. The
result will be that there will be a
scramble on the part of members the
morning that the box sheet will open
who may desire to purchase extra
seats. Members may each secure one
seat without any charge, as usual,
upon presentation of their membership
tickets at the box Office.
The beneficial results arising from
taking an active part in the work of
the Music Club is splendidly exempli-
| fed in the case of Miss Olive Gould
who on last Thursday night played
| the second movement from Weber's
| F-minor concerto, with the orchestra
| accompaniment on the second piano
by Miss Birdie Einstein. 1t has not
been very many years ago that Miss
Gould was considered one of the pian-
lists of the club of only medium abil-
ity, but by her consistent and intelli-
gent study and energetic work, she
has brought herself to the point where
she is to-day considered among the
best performers in the club. Piano
concerto work Is not as easy as II
looks to an audience, requiring vast
amount of study and labor for prepa-
ration. and Miss Gould is to be con-
graduated upon the marked strides OF
advancement that she has made be-
tween the time of her first appearance
before the Music Club and that of last
Thursday evening. She has been a
pupil of Miss Emma Z. Coburn for a
number of years. and much of the inn
provement that she displays is due to
the excellence of the instruction that
she has received at Miss Coburns
hands.
On last Sunday evening Miss Eula
Shuptrine sang the. offertory at the
First Baptist Church. This was The
first time that she has sung In public
in Savannah since she commenced her
studies at the Kleinworth Conservatory
of Music in Atlanta. Besides display
ing a well composed and quiet pres
ence, Miss Shuptrine has a voice OF
pleasing quality and sweetness, and
she gives good promise of taking a
prominent position among the leading
singers of this city upon the compile
ton of her studies.
Owing to the first Thursday in Jan
uary falling upon New Years Day, the
first January meeting of the Music
| Club was postponed until the 9Th OF
the month. The second January meet
ing, however. which will be the next
one, will be held on the regular date
This will be next Thursday evening
the third Thursday in the month.
The many friends and admirers o
Miss Saidee King, who are anxious Il
hear her sing since her return from tn,
North, where she has been studying
were disappointed that a cold SHOULD
have prevented her from singing a
the Music Club on last Thursday. Mis-
King will probably sing at the mex
meeting If her voice is in good shap,
by then.
1t is difficult to tell whether or no
the people of Savannah really wish tn,
great musical artists of the world, boil
vocal and instrumental, to come here
or really enjoy them when they do ap
pear here. Every effort is certainl!
being made to get the great artists
here. Hoffman, and Ern played ant
Campanari sang to large audiences, ant
Blauvelt will do likewise. It. nigh
seem that this is because the 300 mem
bers of the Music Club get their tick
cts free for the concerts given by tn
club. But Nordica sang here at tn
theater last year to full house, ant
many people went to the theater tn
same night to get a look at Admira
Schley, who occupied a box as tn
guest of Manager Seeskind. And yet
DIPPED sang here in November to a dis
gracefully small audience, and Pugn
/ played here in December to an equal.
small number of people. Perhaps
King Edward VII. or even the pres
! ent President of the United State
| could be here in time for the concer
/ to be given at the theater next Wed
nesday night by Mile. ZeIie deLussar
there might be an. amazing number o
I people who would flock to the theateI
I simply crazy to hear de Lussan. 1t /
astonishing how many hundreds o
| people there are in our community, wh
the next morning always wish the
had gone to the delightful concert an
musical treat of the night before,
that their friends have told them about
1
| Whilst Mr.. f. K. Rebarer has no
yet recovered from his recent Hines
sufficiently to permit him to leave hi
house and resume his duties in tn