The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
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A large audience attended the Thatcher Post
entertainment Saturday evening and witnessed a
fine show. Among the more important prizes dis
tributed were an ash chamber set to George
Burnes, Fort Preble; revolver, Miss Lucy
Knowles; chamber set, Mrs. John Brown, No. 8
Chestnut street. The horse will be given away
tonight.
at the entertainment Saturday afternoon. Three
judges were selected by the audience. When the
judges came to ballot each one thought different
baby ought to have the first prize. They finally
decided to give the first prize, a ladys plush
dressing case, to Laura A. Toner, aged Is months,
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awarded the second prize, baby's plush dressing
case.
and a solid silver ice pitcher will be given as a
prize for the best quilt. The entertainment on
the stage will be repeated; ,,;,, ,.,,, 4no +,+
rope. blindfolded and enclosed in a sack, at
O'Clock this evening.
THE sToCKBRIDGE COURSE.
Lovers of college songs will have an opportun-
ity to listen to some five selections next Friday
evening by the Harvard Glee Club. This club is
composed of 20 Harvard students, and, with the
Pierian Sodality Gan orchestra of students of
40 members), will give the next entertainment in
the Stockbridge course.
At the Stockbridge souvenir concerts Dec. 26th,
the Till family will play on their wonderful rock
harmonicon, an immense instrument which has
elected much wonder and pleasure wherever it
has been heard. Mr.. Leland T. Powers, the inn
personator, who pleased his audience so much in
David Garrick few weeks ago, will also appear.
NOTES
w r. Ferguson in the s'Friendly TIP" will be
at Portland Theatre next Friday and Saturday
Rossnis ssStabat Mater will be sung at Lewis
ton Thursday, with Emma Juch, Emily Winant,
Charles Thompson and d. M. Babcock as soloists,
and grand orchestra under Carl Zerrahn's di-
sHer Atonementp received its second and last
performance at Portland Theatre Saturday night.
The "Can Racket has had its date here can
celled
Mr. j. M. Hill announces the 10Th performance
of "Romeo and Juliet at Union Square Theatre,
New York Christmas night. Mr.. Hill has placed
the play on the boards OF that theatre, as he him
self claims, in a manner commensurate with Its
brilliantly poetic spirit, and with q noble Shak-
spearean ideal. have reason to believe that this
object, although it has involved extraordinary
labor and cost, has been Obtained Having seen
Mr.. HillS revival of the play can fully endorse
all he says For wealth of scenic effect costume,
and close attention to smallest DETAIL the presen-
tation of the play has probably never been eX-
celled in this country.
The Messrs Miles 4 Barton have been for the
past fortnight in negotiation with Mr.. Edward
Hastings of the Bijou Theatre, Boston, and have
concluded the arrangements by which they be-
come the leSSees and managers. They have
leased the theatre for a term Of years. and will
play a certain fixed run Of combinations upon its
stage
j. M Hill, Saturday, completed the arrange
into his possession for the next ten years He
will run the house with stock company after he
present season. Up to next April Miss Margar ct
Mather will remain with Romeo and Juliet"