The Portland daily press., 1880-12-10
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
HOSPITAL CONCERT.

dOSPlfAL CONCERT.
A very delightful concert was given at On.
ion Hall last evening in aid of the Maine Gen
eral Hospital There was good attendance
and the singers acquitted themselves admira-
bly,. Miss Bryant was heartily encored and
responded with "Twickenham Ferry" Miss
Webster, on being recalled, sang 1.-THE Kerry
Dance" Mr.. Noyes was suffering from
hoarseness and Mr.. Coyle supplied his place
with "The Friar of Orders Gray" Mr.
Coyle was also encored for his 1.-TWO Grena
diers' and responded with "The Vicar Of
Bray" Mrs. Morrison sang for an encore the
Venetian Boat Song" The trio shepherds
Tell Me- by Mrs Chase, Mrs. Goudy, and
Mr.. Coyle. had to be repeated, and Mr.
Stockbridge was vigorously encored but de.
clined to respond.
MARTHA WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
The Martha Washington Society entertain.
ment last evening was we'll attended and the
concert gave great pleasure. A quartette from
the Weber Club kindly assisted with other tall
ent. The following was the programme
which was very well rendered.
Qmrte.te.... ..... Sullivan
Kisses Bartlett and Fowler, Messrs. Weber :
Duet--"see the Pale Moon' s''e: .campana
Miss Bartlett, Mr. Watts,
SonS-' Inou Art Like Unto q Fl0Wer"....
Mr.. Weber.
Miss Fowler.
Ito .,D. MaggnQhl
Misses Bartlett aud Fowler. Mr.. Watts
song-'Good Night, Beloved: :............ Balfe
sono .cy.. l;s niss Bartlett.
Mr. Watts
Song-'Sleep While the Soft Breeze'. :. Bishop
Quartette.
DEACON CRANKETT.
Tonight this charming drama will be pre-
sented at New Portland Theatre. Mr.. Magin-
ley and Mr.. Wheelock bear off the chief hon.
ors in company all the members of which
are highly spoken of. The ST. Louis Globe
Democrat says:
Deacon Crankett" is play with the strong
est possible stage situations, without making
use OF the ordinary clap-trap, blood-and-thun-
incidents and dialogues that enter into so
many plays of the same school. 1t is as pure
in sentiment as the atmosphere of a
bright summer day, pointed in its teachings as
the utterance of the church itself. and yet it
interests everybody. has a word for all ears, a
charm for every idea. and home-like, natur-
81 beauty about it that wins the heart and
brings Judgment to its knees. Deacon Crank
ett, the plain, farmer-like, rnddy and round
bellied hero of the play, is good man with
lips overlooking with wit. and soul that
turns like the sunt1ower, its face forever to
TO II IOd.
The Tooth representation of Deacon Crank
ett," by Messrs. Meade and Maginley's combi-
nation, took place in Salem Tuesday evenir q,
before large and delighted audience. Satin
programmes we're distributed as souvenirs of
the event. and, at the close of the perform
ance, Manager Meade gave a supper, which
was attended by members of the press and
others, and proved very pleasant ''experi-
ence meeting" to all present
The polygot performance which Signor Sal.
vini and his troupe of actors are giving in this
country, he speaking in Italian and his sup
port In English, is not new thing. Some
years ago "Othello''-which, by the way is
one OF Salvini's most celebrated plays-was
played~at the Winter Garden, New York,
with Bogamil Dawson (who has since died in
lunatic asylum) as Othelo, Edwin Booth as
lago, j. Newton GoJthold as Cassie and Nine.
Schiller as Desdemona. Dawson spoke in
German, Booth in English, and Gotthold and
MD.e. Schiller in English and German ac-
cording to the German or English-speaking ac-
tors with whom they were on the scene
At Trinity church, Boston, late Wednes-
day afternoon, the Rev. Phillips Brooke,
united in marriage Mr.. Richard
Girdler Haskell and Miss Mary. Beebe,
the accomplished vocalist, who has re-
Gently retired from the lyric stage. The bride,
who wore dress of ecru satin, cut with very
long train, and fnll veil of delicate white
lace, was given by her brother. The entire
body of the church was filed with invited
guests; the galleries we're too small to accom-
modate tenth part of the curious crowd that
would have looked on the ceremony. In the
evening there was a reception of relatives and
intimate friends at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Haskell on Commonwealth avenue; the
general reception will be of the lat home'
character after the trSt of January.