The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-08
MUSIC CLUBS MAY CONCERT
The Most Brilliant In the CIub's
History.


The seventh annual concert of the
Savannah Music Club was given last
evening at the Lawton Memorial be-
fore an audience that filled the hall
from the stage to the entrance. In
spite of the disagreeable weather al
most every seat in the body of the
house, as well as in the galleries, had
been taken by $3.50 o'clock. and before
the concert began, at S:45, chairs had
been placed in the aisles to accommo-
date the increasing crowd.
The programme was one of unusual
excellence. including, in the first part,
several familiar compositions from
among the finest that have been writ
ten for the voice, piano and violin.
The opening number was the over
ture from Tannhauser, arranged for
eight hands, and beautifully given by
Mrs. Edwin Bacon, Miss Meta Fretwell.
Miss May Won Gundell and Miss Birdie
Einstein.
One of the most brilliant numbers
was Mrs Clarence LilienthaIs rendi-
ton, with orchestral accompaniment,
by Mrs. S Brice Durham. of Rubin
STEMS Concerto in D. Minor, in two
movements piece admirably suited
to Mrs. Lilienthals artistic skill and
power of sympathetic Interpretation.
The instrumental selections were
varied with delightful vocal solos by
Mrs. S. F. Smith and Mrs. NJ. Ed Will
son and two violin solos, one of which
was the "Kreutzer Sonata" by Mr..
Harry RaSkin. All were warmly APP
plauded, but refused to respond with
encores.
A fitting close to the first part of the
programme was the plano solo by Mrs.
Laura Mehrtens. whose wonderful
technique was exhibited in the List
"Tarantella." This was Mrs. Mehrtens'
first appearance before the club. The
performance was finished one, and
applause at the close was spontaneous
and enthusiastic. The audience refused
to be satisfied with a bow. and, after
insistent and prolonged hand-clapping,
Mrs. Mehrtens was obliged to respond
with a second number, Hofmann's
Spanish Dance" which was as warm
ly received as the first.
The second part Of the programme
was the production of Mendelssohn's
"Athalie," by the chorus of the club.
under the direction of Miss Emma L.
Coburn, and the orchestra under the
direction of Mr.. A. c. Meyer. Five
numbers were given, with solo parts
by Mrs. w. H. Teasdale, Miss May
Won Gundell, Miss Eleanor Allan, Mrs.
n. H. Finnie, Mrs. J. ]. Gaudry, Miss
Alberta DuFour and Miss Rose Put
eel. The closing number was the War
March of the Priests" by the orches-
ira This work is the most ambitious
the club has yet undertaken, and, I'M
der the able dictatorship, surprising
excellence had been attained, making
the singing of the olatorio one of the
most enjoyable as well as one of the
best features of a delightful concert.
This concert closes the most success
full season of the history of the club.
It's general success is evidenced by
the large increase in membership since
the last annual concert on May Is, last
YEAR, the membership now numbering
2SS-an increase of above 100 during
the year. The work of the club will
not be resumed again until next Octo-
Der.
The chorus under the direction of
Miss Emma Coburn was composed as
follows:
Sopranos-Mrs. N. H. Finnie, Miss
Alberta DeFour, Miss May Won, Gun
dell, Miss Lillian Patterson, Miss E.
tombstone, Miss Georgia Riley, Mrs.
A E. Moynelo, Miss A. o. Hopkins,
Mrs. r. A. Grady.
Altos-Miss Eleanor Allan, Mrs. ]. ].
Gaudry, Miss Rose Putzel, Mrs. G. w.
Drummond, Mrs. w. H. Teasdale, Mrs.
NJ. T. Taylor, Miss Annie Brown, Miss
Edith Vaughn, Miss M. Lubs, Mrs
L. D. Bowers. Miss NJ. A. Chandler.
Tenors-Mr. j. 7. German, Mr.. G.
N. Spring. Mr. T. Lloyd Owens, Mr..
r. c. Chandler Mr.. ]. B. Goodman,
Mr.. c. E. Donnelly.
Bassos-Mr. w. S. Blum. Mr.. W. H.
reasdale, Mr.. r. e. Cromwell, Mr..
NJ. L. Sperry. Mr.. c.. ]. Hunter.
The orchestra under Mr.. A. c. Mey-
er, conductor. and Miss Birdie Elm
stein, piano, was as follows: