The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-12
THE Y. NJ. G. A. CoNcrRr.-The concer

THE Y. NJ. c. A. CoNcERT.-The concert
given for the benefit of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last evening at City Hall was
a very pleasant entertainment, and was enjoy
ed by large audience The programme con-
sisted of four choruses by the Ancient Har-
| mony Society, three by band of three hun
dred children, and selections by several soolsts.
The choruses by the Society were very fairly
given, and if there was any defect it was chiefly
in imperfect enunciation a serious fault in con-
certed pieces. The children made very pleas
ing appearance in their white dresses, and their
singing was rewarded by hearty applause KEEL
ler's American Hymn was the favorite piece
in their part, and a repetition was called for
Mr. Fitch is entitled to credit for the successful
manner in which they acquitted themselves,
for they had had but few rehearsals. Mr..
Stockbridge sang Marston's song, Good Night,
very acceptably, but was better in his duet from
Verdi with Miss Cary. In Kuecken's song in the
second part Miss Cary received full encore,
and responded with The Hunters song, by
Mendelssohn. 1t is enough to say that she JUS
tilted the great expectations which are entertain
ed of her future. Mr.. Hudson sang selections
from the opera The Russian Imposter with
hne taste and in good voice. Mr.. Watts, by
request, gave the familiar bass song, Rocked in
the Cradle of the Deep-a pretty severe task in
large hall, but Mr. Watts acquitted himself
well, his deep chest tones in the closing meas
ures being very full and distinct. He was call
ed out the second time, and repeated the
second stanza with increased success, and really
won triumph. Mrs. Merrill followed, with
Abts song Homeward, which she sung with
animation and in excellent taste, although she
was not accompanied as well as she ought to
have been. Miss Strout and "a. H. S." gave
a solo and chorus "Care Charming Sleep, very
handsomely. Mr.. Thomas descriptive song
Wreck of the Hesperus was good, the singer
being in excellent voice.
THE BACHELORS BALL at the Falmouth last
night was very brilliant affair. The cos
tunes of the ladies were unusually elaborate
and elegant and the bachelors may well be
gratifed at the reception on the part of the
ladies OF the first bachelorc attempt at hospita-
BILE reciprocity. About the gentlemen of course
very little can be said. In their regulation
black they served, as usual, simply as sort of
exclamation points, to emphasize the brilliancy
and beauty of the ladies.
As the party was strictly private, jenkins
wings are clipped, although his soul would have
reveled in a flight ap>ong the details of the
toilets. We car only let the poor fellow mildly
murmur that it was a gorgeous pageant
swell parade, a bewildering vision of love-
illness, moments snatched from Paradise, no
end good, the music seraphic, the feed sumptu-
Gus, and the whole situation prominently
beatihc
THE VETERAN.-Coming to the Portland
people as this play does with the most 1atter-
ing encomiums of the press wherever it has
been produced, not only in New York, but
through New England, and brought at great
expense to the management to be offered at our
usual prices, our people should turn out en-
masse to encourage such a high-toned and
worthy performance and enjoy for one night
only what will be the feast of the season. Did
we not believe that Music Hall will be crowded
on Saturday evening to overlooking we would
speak more forcibly and at length of the ad-
mirable company and the beauty of the scenery
but we doubt not but that it will be fully appre-
ciated and readily enjoyed. The sale of reserv-
ed seats commences this morning, and from the
anxiety already manifested concerning them,
many having tried to secure seats in advance
ard found it impossible, all the seats will be
disposed of this morning. AS hint to the
management we would suggest a continuance
for two nights longer if other engagements are
not too pressing aln