The Portland daily press., 1882-04-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
SCHUBERT ouARrErrE.

SCHUBERT 4UAhIEllE.
The Schubert Quartette, assisted by the
New Church Choir, gave very pleasing con-
cert last evening, in the vestry of the New
Church, on High street. Mrs A. Thompson
has very sweet voice, which was well dis
played in VOLTS "Great Secret" Mrs. G. Ell.
Pratt's Magnetic Waltz" was pleasing num-
Der and she repeated it III response 10 an en-
core. The selections sung by the choir-Mrs.
Thompson, Miss Lambart, Messrs. Carl
Weber and Dr. G.. Fl. Greene--were well re-
ceived. Mr.. Greene's solo, "The Sunbeam
was striking number and displayed sweet,
poeerful bass. He was greeted with an encore
and bowed in acknowledgment. Mr.. Ell. L.
Houghton's rendering of the "Man-o-wars
Man" was given ia sprightly manner, and a
repetition was demanded 10 which he respond
ed A piano solo by Miss Fannie e. Jordan
was pleasant addition TO the concert, and
showed a true idea OF what music should be
in her artistic manner. The Schubert quar-
tette, consisting OF Messrs. John Morgan, LIST
tenor, Carl Weber, I'd tonor, II. L. Houghton,
LIST bass, and Mr.. Lambart, I'd bass, make good
selections and sing in unison with one another.
Their selections were "Welcome to Night"
ga. B. c. SIN Absence, THE Letter and
GOOD Night" and for an encore "The Oaken
Bucket
Lis D6LupcfS Vi tuo OCuuucIS >SUeilcbtO 0AO
also members of the Weber Club of this city.
Y. NJ L. a.
The concert given by the First Parish choir
an orchestra, and Mr.. Harvey Murry, at the
Second Parish Church, gave great pleasure
last evening. The orchestra especially de-
lighted all from the excellence of its tech
nique and its attention TO shading. The First
Parish choir was Of course excellent, and Mr..
hurry accompanied admirably. All OF the
numbers were deservedly encored.
WEBER CLUB.
Our readers must not forget the concert
promised them by the Weber Club to be given
at the Church of the Messiah tonight. TT Q
programme will embrace many OF their best Sc
iections and the proceeds will go to help a
good cause.
RENTZ-sANTLEY.
The tickets are ready for the Renz-Santley
performances to be given at Portland Theatre,
Friday and Saturday. Our exchanges all
speak we'll of the company aud say they en-
brace many excellent artists.
NOTES.
The Haydns will give Emmanuel the
18th, we understand.
Special trains will run over the railroads for
"Patence,' Fast Day.
Special trains will run over the Rochester
road from Gorham and Saccarappa to the Gary
concert and probably over the Maine Central,
Grand Trunk, and Ogdensburg.
Fred stinson, at the end of the present sea-
son, resigns his position as manager of the
Boston Theatre travelling attractions, having
contracted with Mr.. John Stetson to trav Ell
with Modjeska during the season of 1928.
Mr. Stinson was formerly Mr.. Stetson's private
secretary for over eight years.
MissaMartinot has suddenly severed her con-
nection with the Museum Company, and
Tuesday sailed for Europe with Mr.. Bouci-
cault.
Madame PATHS final performance before her
departure for Europe was given in the Ger
mania Theatre, New York, Monday night.
The opera was "Lncia di Lammermoor.
The audience was not SO large in the early
part of the evening as the gatherings which
greeted her ON the last three or four nights OF
her subscription season, but the house filled
up denseIy Def re the third act and there was
boundless enthusiasm Before the curtain
fell cries of ''bravo!'' and hand-clapping
brought her again to the footlights. Again
and again she attempted to retire, but her adj
mirerB would not have it so. She piled her
arms with bouquets that were thrown upon
the stage until she could carry no more, yet
the applause would not down, and the curtain
had to be lifted three or four times.