The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE srABAT MATER.

THE STABAT MATER,
The performance of Rossini'S "Stabat Mater at
Lewiston, on the sth inst, supposed to be the
first performance of that work ever given in this
State, but it was performed in Bangor before the
war by local talent, under the direction of Carl
Gartner of Boston, with j. M. Tracy as organlst.
1t was performed again in April, 1867, with a
chorus of 200 voices, and the accompaniment of
Houston, Mrs ]. S. Cary, Mr.. James Whitney and
Mr.. M. w. Whitney as soloists, and +. S. Dayen-
port as conductor. Ip April, 1858, it was per
formed by the same chorus, with the same accom-
paniment and conductor, and Mrs III. Nj. Smith,
Mrs. Cary, Mr.. j. Whitney and Mr.. M. w. Whit
ney as soloists. There was also performance in
Portland some years ago under the direction of
H. kotZschmar.
FRIENDLY TIP.
There was very good audience at Portland
Theatre to see Mr.. w. ]. Ferguson, zone of those
dudes who tries to be English you KNOW. as Sir
Chauncey Trip in his laughing sensational play of
"a Friendly Tip 1t will be remembered that a
season or so ago, Mr. Ferguson tried the piece on
the Portland public with considerable success,
but since then 1t has been considerably altered
and rewritten. The attraction is a very amusing
absurdity aud the characters on the whole are
very well sustained. The events are located in
New York and New jersey and throughout the
four acts the audience is kept in excellent good
humor by Sir Chauncey Trip, the swell of the day.
Daisey Remington Clara Washburn, Sadie Stone,
Kate Ferguson and Bella Verde, with Messrs.
Arthur Giles. j. II. Earrell, FRANK keeDle, u. DE
We're, J. j. Leslie, Geo. Sanford w. E. Hines.
Fred Hamilton and Samuel Holland are all
worthy OF mention. Among the incidental music
was the "Three Little Maids" from the 'MikadO,'
"Get up jack from Harrigan'S play of "Old
Lavender" the science duet from Claude DuyaL"
and FarrelfS HE tries to be English" Grim
mer's orchestra rendered several new numbers
which were pleasing.
The play will be repeated tonight.
sToCKBRIDGE COURSE.
The Harvard Glee Club and Pierian Sodality
gave the ninth entertainment in the Stockbridge
course to large and well pleased audience last
night. The students were in full evening dress
and their number took away much Of the usual
bare appearance from City Hall stage. The Glee
Club had six and the Sodality three of the pro-
gramme numbers. Owing to the illness of Mr..
his 'cradle song"
The Glee Club have good voices, well trained,
and they shade with taste. What they seem to
most need is more snap 1t is notorious fact
that college students sing better on their own
campus than anywhere else. This is not
restraint. The college songs of course took the
audience best and were heartily encored.
The SOdality have been well drilled and play
with excellent judgment, bringing out good tone,
and also shading with skill. "The Nd1adoIindt0," !"
Of course brought down the house as did the banjo
quartette and had to be repeated.
After the concert Havard's 'rah, 'rah, 'rah was
heard quite frequently.
NOTES.
bert s. Sullivan's "Mikado," with the original
orchestraton, will produce 1t in shape at Portland
Theatre Friday and Saturday, Dec 18th and 10th,
and Saturday matinee