The Portland daily press., 1879-10-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
FIRST BAPTIST CONCERT

cln5l DAr 1lo1 NONSIhl'
Tonight the concert in aid of the Mite
Society will be given at the First Baptist
vestry. Misses Webster, Bryant, O'Brion,
and Messrs Hall and Follansbee are strong
attraction.
MIR. w. s.. Beckett, who is going to Europe
to study, has kindly consented to sing solo.
The following will be the programme:
PROGRAMME.
Q1artette-Bridal Chorus. Cowen
Misses Webster and Bryant, Messrs. Hall and
Follansbee.
Song--When the fair land of Poland Bohemian Girl
Albert B. Hall.
Duet-Nay, bid me not resign, love. Mozart
Miss Bryant and Mr.. Follansbee.
Song-When the heart is young ...... go. II Buck
Miss Nellie NJ. Webster.
Quartette Dorothy .........,.,.......sw abaen
Piano Solo. ..:::...;.:............
Miss OBrion.
Song-The bells of St. Ethelred. .. go. Barnby
Mr.. W. S. Beckett
Irio-O, Memory ....................::.: . Leslie
Misses Webster and Bryant and Mr.. Hail.
Miss Margaret l. Bryant.
Sacred Quartettes
"a Cast thy burden on the Lord -. .AGercadante
(b) will praise thee, o, Lord. Southland
THE JEWELLERS.
There is great interest manifested i'll town to
see the Jewellers who will appear at Port
land Theatre on Thursday evening in their
farcical extravaganza Trouble" We have
had the Troubadours" and they drew crowd
ed house the worst night of last season. We
have had the "Weathersby Froliques" and
they always fill the theatre. Now we have
the Jewellers" company of the same
stamp as the others and, judging by their pre-
deceSSorS good fortune, they also should do
big business. Tickets are ready at the box
office.
KATE THAYER CONCERT COMPANY.
Miss Kate Thayer, who is to make her first
appearance in this city Thursday evening in
concert is young American soprano who has
been winning most hearty commentator in
other cities. She is the daughter Of Fred N.
Thayer, Esq, of New Orleans, at one time
well known actor, but latterly business man
in the Crescent City, where his talented
daughter was born. Miss Thayer is said to
have beautiful voice, pure in its quality,
very flexible, and ranging from A flat below
middle G to f in all. 1t has been submitted to
the most thorough and Careful trei,,ine the
lady having made her studies both at home
and abroad. With dramatic method and
admirable precision in execution, such as is
claimed for her. she is fully entitled to be con-
sidered an artist, and as such will undoubtedly
receive full recognition The company which
is to appear with her is well arranged one,
comprising Nine. Teresa Carreno, pianist;
Mrs. Helen Norman, contralto; Signor Taglia-
petra, baritone; Mr.. M. Arbuckle, cornet
soloist; and Mr.. G. E. Pratt. accompanist.
THE ART PICTURES.
Those beautiful art pictures and pantomimes
will be produced at Portland Theatre Oct. Goth
and Dist. We wee in error in saying the
tickets were ready at the box Office Monday
last The reheaIsals are now going on for the
pantomimes and operettas and we can predict
delightful entertainment.
NOTES.
Abbey g. Schofeld's Park Theatre Comedy
Company appear at Music Hall on the 10th
inst, in Engaged"
Mr.. Bronson Towards new play, Wives"
will be produced at Mr.. Days Theatre next
Saturday evening. This play is based upon
two of Moliere's works.
Monday Herr Joseffy will make his debut in
New York at Chickering Hall. A full Or
chestra. under the direction of Dr. Damrosch
will be added to the attractions OF the concert
Partisan playgoers will have to cross the
frontier henceforth if they want to hear
"Rigoletto.'' Victor Hugo has just sent notice
to the manager OF the Theatre Lyrlque, VINO
was about to produce the opera, that he does
not allow the musical adaptation OF his drama
to be played in France Vainly was it repre-
sented to him that during the Empire he
never forbade the production OF the opera.
The poets answer. was, that during the EN-
pire he was not at liberty to interfere with
Paris managers, and that in the preface of his
"Le Roi's Amuse' he has taken care to write:
"Dffensc de deposer de la nausique lie long de ces
uers.
From a French paper it is learned that the
subscribers to the Grand Opera in Paris who
relied upon hearing M. Gounod's new opera,
Gle Tribut de Zamora," before the year ex-
PRED, are bitterly disappointed at M. Gounod's
request for delay of six months, in order to
give greater musical development to the
score M. Vaucorbell, without Disgusting how
much he is disappointed by postponement
which will create serious embarrassment, has
agreed to the composers demand. M. Chou
dens, the publisher, will be still moro incon-
venienced. M. Ambrose Thomas declines to
produce his 'Francoise De Rimini'' before lie
Tribut de Zamora.'