The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-10
GOSSIP OF MUSICIANS
AND MUSICAL PEOPLE.

Tuesday evening the orchestra con-
cert to be given complimentary to the
professionals assisting in the Music
| Club Orchestra will take place at the
| Lawton Memorial Aside from the ex-
cellent programme arranged for the
orchestra, a number of unusual inter-
est will be a Chopin concerto, to be
played by Mrs. Laura Mehrtens, with
the accompaniment Of the orchestra.
This is a pretentious undertaking, and
will be the first time that piano con-
certo, with full orchestra accompanl-
ment, has been heard here. Mrs. I. F..
Wickenberg and Mr.. w. S. Blum will
be the vocal soloists of the evening,
and Mr.. Meyer will himself be heard
in violin solo work, with Miss Coburn
at the piano. A novelty of unusual in
terest will be the singing of the new
air to America" by a quartette COM
posed of Mrs. N. j. Ackermann, Mrs
]. ]. Gaudry, Mr.. j. T. German and
Mr.. w. S. Blum, with accompaniment
by the full orchestra. This is the air
to america" which received the prize
offered last year for a new tune to it,
and will be heard here in public for
the first time on this occasion. Tick
cts for this concert are now on sale,
and the indications are that 1t will be
largely attended. Judging by the
crowded houses every time the orches-
ira has appeared at the regular meet
ings of the club this will be the case.
The second artist concert Of the
Music Club this season will take place
at the Lawton Memorial Thursday
night, Jan. u, when the Vienna violon-
cellist. Carl Grienauer, will be present.
ed for the first time here. Grienauer
is one of the most widely known 'cellists
of the world, and the club is fortu-
nate in having secured him for a re-
cital. The box sheet for reserved seats
will be opened at McArthur's Music
House on Tuesday morning, Jan. 10,
ing day for members of the club only,
and opened at o'clock on Thursday
morning to the general public. Not
since Blumenberg played here, eight
years, ago, has 'cellist been heard
here, and the appearance of Grienauer
will be of unusual interest.
! Owing to recent affection, Mrs. ]. r.
Koerper has resigned from the Pro-
gramme Committee of the Music Club
and Miss Ysabel Smart has been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy thus caused.
Prior to leaving the city two years
ago for trip around the world, Miss
Smart was member of the board of
managers of the club, and has always
been one Of its most reliable and ae-
tive workers
Since Moritz RosenthaI played here at
the theater several years ago to a mere
handful of people Savannahians have
heard little of him. But he Is still the
great artist that he was then. Herr
Rosenthal recently played recital in
-. -
remarkable thing occurred. At the
close of the concert the audience in
sisted on an encore until the manage
ment gave orders to turn out the lights.
The frantic crowd persistently refused
to leave. and in perfect darkness Herr
Rosenthal was compelled to play for
twenty minutes longer. The Russian
press calls him the peer of Liszt and
RubinStein.
Mrs. T. p. Wickenberg will leave
Savannah the latter part of this month
for New York. where she will take a
course in voice culture under one of the
most eminent instructors of that city.
Mrs. Wickenberg Is one of the most
competent singers here, and is already
known widely in many parts OF the
South. Her concert work is far above
many singers now in that field. and
there is no doubt but what. with rea-
sonable advantages. she would very
rapidly rise to a position of note among
the concert singers of the North and
East.
1t will be gratifying news to the
friends and admirers of Mrs. Dr.
Fuehr formerly Miss H. Marion Smart
of this city, to learn that there is
some possibility of her coming to sa-
vsnnah In the spring on visit. Mrs.