The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
AT CHESTNUT srnREr.

CONCERT AT CHESTNUT STREET.
The attractive programme published in the
papers of yesterday morning. drew an audience
which severely tested the seating capacity OF
the church. A very pleasant feature was tho
absence of encores and the consequent ending
OF the entertainment at . seasonable hour.
All the musical numbers and the readings
we're worthy of praise. Miss Lizzie NJ. Brown,
. recent addition TO Portland musical circles,
evidently won the favor of the audience. She
possesses an exs,srnaly sweet soprano voice, Of
excellent quality and good COMPASS, and her
singing was thoroughly enjoyable. Mrs.
Cloudy bat renewed the pleasure with which
Portland people listen to her singing, and
Mr.. Watts scored genuine success Ia his solo,
"Man the Life Boat % The selections Of Miss
Moves were well chosen, and rendered aerea-
bly,, the Schubert Qaartetts sang plessantly,
and that the song OF MIR. Coyle was received
with much applause will 60 without saying.
Mrs. George Q. Gosse played the piano &C COM
paniments In her usual excellent manner.
PAT ROONEY.
Pat Rooney's all star combination appeared
| at the theatre last evening, before large and
| enthusiastic audience, and without doubt gave
| one of the finest variety shows ever seen In
this city. Rooney's original songs and funny
| sayings caught the audience, and his dancing
was encored to the echo. Vatican, the Egyp-
ion juggler, who has appeared here before,
| gave his wonderful manipulations with an ease
and finish that gained great applause. Sharp
| ley and West, in their musical comedy, were
excellent, and their duet with the horn and
cornet was a great treat. Topuck and Steele,
| in their break-neck song and dance, were very
| clever, and Miss Katie Rooney, in her imita-
tions, called forth great applause. The Elec-
trio Three were very fine, and their songs and
| dances we're given with ease and finish. Rowe
| and Athol, the contortionists, were wonderful,
| and their posturing was most marvellous ex-
hibition OF beings. The entertainment con-
| cluded with rattlng farce called the Inn
keeper aud the Monkey"
During the combat scene in Richard III at
| Portland Theatre, Tuesday evening, Richards
| (mr. I. w. Keene) sword broke, and the point
fsw into the erches,rs and struck gentleman
across the nose with the fat side, inflicting
| quite cash. Dr. Gordon dressed the wound,
which was not serious.
| At the Visnna Electrical Exhibition the
| other day, wonderful invention was shown,
| which has been applied with success AZ Festh
| and various other places wstchman Bitg
| on the stage of theatre beside a row Of but
! tons. When he presses one, down comes an
| iron shutter which, dividing the theatre into
| two compartments, separates the auditorium
from the stage. He presses another aud in-
stauty additional means Of exit are automat-
| ically opened. Lastly, a cascade descends, at
| the touch Of third button, from a tank on
| the roof and pours over the flames. The only
omission is that of q mechanical watchmaD.
AS at present arranged, q touch of the wrong
baton might add drowning 10 the other nor.
| rors of the situation.
An opera the subj ct of "Richard III, y
by the French composer, Salvayre, has jast
been produced at st. Petersburg. The libretto
| appears to be Tree adaptation Of Shakespeare
| tragedy, and the music is described as exhibit
ing great talent, with strong leaning towards
the Wsgnerian school.