The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-14
WITH MUSICIANS AND
MUSICAL PEOPLE

under Wagner, himself, and superin-
tended, not only many of the Bayreuth
performances of it, but also those MEM
ora6le performances given in the Mu-
mich Opera House in 1884, exclusively
for King Ludwig. "Parsifal" was first
produced in 1882, eighteen years after
the first production of '"Triston und
Isolde" When this latter opera was
first produced Wagner designated it a
"Buhnenfestspiel," meaning a festival
play, calling "Parsifal' when first pro-
duced a "Buhnenweihfestspie which
was intended to indicate a Solemn fes-
/ tival play" thereby drawing the dis
| tinction between the two.
Mr.. A. c. Meyer is now at Hot
Springs, N. c., where he and Mrs.
Meyer are filling a three-months' en-
gagement at the Mountain Park Ho-
tel. What Mr.. Meyers future plans
will be he has not decided. He was
! undoubtedly one of the best violinists
who has ever resided here and one of
the most thorough musicians, and his
departure has been a distinct loss to
musical circles. Before leaving he
said that his deepest regret at going
away was having to give up the or
chestra which he had so successfully
organized and built up. There is no
doubt but that he did excellent work
with this, and a debt of gratitude
from the many who have listened to
the orchestra is due to Mr. Meyer for
his work for and success with it.
Last Wednesday evening Caruso, the
tenor who has scored such a tremen-
dous success at the Metropolitan this
year, sung his last performance for
this season. Lucia de Hammer Moor"
was the bill, with Sembrich Campani,
Bauermefster and Bars in the cast,
and like the last performance of this
opera, one of the largest audiences of
the season heard it. Caruso was en-
Enthusiastically applauded throughout
the performance, but owing to the
many performances which he has sung
here this season his voice was appar-
emily not in as good condition as on
former occasions. and he declined to
give any encores in response to the
tremendous demonstration every time
he sung, the ever famous and favor
lite sextette not even being repeated.
At the conclusioh of the opera many
of the audience remained in the house
crowding around the stage and cheer
ing. This continued for fifteen MIN
utes until Caruso and Sembrich ap-
peared on the stage and grasped the
many hands held out to them. Not
until the asbestos curtain was lowered
could the crowd be induced to go
away. With his first appearance Ca
russo became a faVorite, and his pop
ularity has been on the increase ever
since. His voice is a full, ringing, rich
tenor of the robust quality, and fills
the Metropolitan Opera House as the
voice of no other tenor has done. There
is no doubt but that he will be one
of the Metropolitan Company next
season again
Just what the next artist concert Of
the Music Club this season will be has
not yet been decided There is a
possibility that Mr.. Julian Walker can
be secured for a recital. Such a fav-
orite here as Mr.. Walker, an old Sa-
vannah boy, could not fail to prove
most attractive, and interesting. Dur
ing the years that he has resided in
New York, he has made a big reputa-
ton, and is considered among the fore
most concert and oratorio singers in
America to-day. He is said to possess
one of but three such basso cantante
voices known to the world at the pres
ent time. Should Mr.. Walker be
brought here he would certainly receive
an ovation. Miss Mary Louise Clay,
the eminent contralto, is also a posi-
bility. Miss Clay is quite a young
woman, and is considered by many to
have a voice which fully equals the
great Scalchi's. There are many anX-
ious to again have Nine. Blauvelt, but
this is impossible, as she is now on
the Pacific coast, where she will tour
for the next two months. Some def1n-
tie arrangement will probably be made,
however, within the next two weeks.
Tomorrow evening at 8:45 o'clock
the vocal pupils of Mrs. w. Harry
Teasdale will give their February
Guest Evening"
TbeSo taVo0inQS" are given for. the
pleasure and profit of pupils and their
interested relatives and friends, and
admission is by special invitation only.
Tomorrow evening Mrs. Teasdale will
be assisted in. receiving guests by Miss
White, Miss Teasdale and Mr.. r. r.
Wilmington.
The following interesting programme
will be given:
I'm This Hour (Pinsutf, Misses
Garnett and Brown, Messrs. Perdue
and Teasdale.
There, Little Girl" (Champion). MISS
Angie Smallwood.
Summer (Chaminade), Miss ASnS
Garnett.
Quartettes (a) Moonlight" (Fan-
ning), (b) 1T Was a Lover and His
Lass" (Ambrose), Misses Woodbury.
and Chandler, Messrs. Woodbury. and
Chandler.
willamette (den A'Qua), Miss Edith
Ulmer.
Angels Serenade" (Braza), Miss
Mary Woodbury., violin obligato, Mr..
Clarence Connerat.
Grade Song" duet, (Brahms), Misses
Woodbury. and White.
1.-THE Two Grenadiers" (Schumann),
Mr.. B. Woodbury..
I'D Be Star" (Hawley), 'Im Wear
in Ava" (Foote), Miss Mainline
White.
Nymphs and Fauns (Blumberg), Miss
Alberta de Four.
Quartette, Misses de -Four, Chandler,
Messrs. Frierson and Woodberry.
Robert Graw has announced that in
the person of Nine. Nina David he has
discovered a successor to Patti. He
says that she possesses d phenomenal
soprano voice of extraordinary range
and quality and that she is capable of
singing the highest note that ever came
from the human throat Nine. David
is said to be but "a years of age and
very pretty. Mr.. Graw has signed her
for a tour of one hundred concerts,
commencing next September and her
New York debut will be made at Car
negie Hall in November. 1t is to be
hoped that Nine. David has a beauti-
full voice, and not a little squeaky
shrilly tone in her wonderfully high
notes, as was the case with the won
derful Miss Yaw.
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