The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-31
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA,
WEBER oIun CONCERT

WEBER CLUB CONCERT.
There was large audience present at the
Weber Club concert last evening Misses Hol-
land and Thomas were very sympathetic In
their rendering of the duet from Verdi's ITO
vatore" and were encored. The Schubert
Club proved itself fine quartette OF male
voices Their rendering of GA. Is. C'' was
much enjoyed and, in answer to an encore they
sang 1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket" Mrs. 9. FL.
Pratt's voice displayed true pathos In THE
Raft and she fully entered into the spirit OF
the rescue. The Weber Club was heartily APP
plauded in 80, world thou art so wondrous
fair" and in response to an encore, gave
Adams son the Breeze" Mrs Pratt sang the
ballad "a Bird in the Hand SO we'll that she
was recalled and gave the "Swanee River"
accompanied by the Schubert Club, delightful
ly, and the duet Lilies Dream is Ger" by
Mrs. Pratt and Mr.. Houghton was we'll re-
ceived.
Mr.. f. w. Thompson recited "Magdalena,
or the Spanish DueP' capitallY, and MIR. Moul-
toms selections elected much applause, espec-
tally "Her Hero" and Hunting the Mouse,
while "Only PM caused much laughter.
The entertainment was very successful but
t he programme was little lengthy.
PATIENCE.
Rene Reigmond, who appeared here with
Mains Opera Co.; Fanny Corey, the pretty
Hebe of the Boston Pinafore Co.; Henry Mol
ten, the Duke with the Grayson Opera Co.,
will appear in the "Pstience" Company, who
have leased City Hall for Fast Day and even
ing Among other members Of the company
will be Misses Maggie Dugan, Lorne and Dur
yea, Messrs. j. III. Rennie, W. g. Stanton,
Rob't Evans, Geo. FL. Gilbert, and N. Dunn,
with G. P. Towle conductor. 1t is said that
har rtv y,aonia in the Stock
bridge will sell the seats Monday.
The XII Club of this city will give q concert
and bail at Hayford Opera House, Belfast. this
evening. The ms rumental concert by Chan
dler's orchestra will be given at 8 o'clock:
Grimmer's orchestra furnished the music for
the Dickens Club entertainment at Rossin1
Hall, Wednesday night.
The concert to be given by the First Parish
choir in aid of the Young Mems Library As
ISOLATION, assisted by an orchestra, and by Mr..
Harvey hurry accompanies, will draw large
audience to the Second Parish vestry next
Wednesday evening.
At the sale of seats for the Cary concert yes
terday, 70 numbers, representing 43S seats,
were given out at o'clock a. M, and at noon
1900 seats were sold. The total of 1929 seats,
the hall is said to hold. as printed in yester-
days Press, should have read 2029.
Mr.. P. D. Richards, of Boston, suggests that
in theatres there be an iron curtain in front OF
all other curtains, held up by an electric mag
net applied to the necessary simple gearing, to
prevent its running down. In the orchestra
and on the main floor and each gallery he
would have the now common push-button in
glass CASE with wires running to the magnet
and battery, and with printed directions to
this effect: "In case of fire on the stage break
the glass and push the button at once"
One of the most sensational scenes in Victor
Nessler's opera, "The Ratcatcher of Hameln,'
is that representing the exidus of rodents from
Hameln, brought about by the tuneful spells
of Singuf the charmer. Whilst this fantastic
parsonage is singing his incarnation, thousands
upon thousands of rats invade the stage, en-
crying from doors and windows of the houses
composing the ''set,' from creyices in walls,
and from holes in the ground. In the leading
opera-houses of Germany no pains or expense
have been spared in order to impart realistic
character to this rat-episode. The mimic ro-
dents are "made up'' as life-like as may be,
and scamper about the stage as vivaciously as
though they were really flesh and blood instead
of skin and stufing. So excellently managed
is this particular "effect" at the Dresden Opera
house that few nights ago, upon the occasion
of the "Katcatcher's" first performance in that
theatre, the property rats fairly took in the
worthy old cat, perpetually retained upon the
strength of the establishment in consideration
of her long and valuable services.