The Portland daily press., 1885-10-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Y. NJ. G. A. COURSE.

There was very good demand Saturday morn
ing for course tickets to the Y. NJ c. A. course of
entertainments, and there is every reason to pre-
dict brilliant audiences. But, as there is choice
OF seats i'll City Hail. for lectures, we would advise
all our readers who have not secured seats to
select them at Stoekbridge's at once.
THE THOMAS CONCERT.
The opening entertainment in the StOckbridge
Course will be given by the Thomas Orchestra at
City Hail. Wednesday evening Mr. Thomas
corps of musicians has undergone many changes
during the summer and will present large num-
Der OF new faces. Miss Emma Juch is one of the
stage, and Mr.. Paulet is called an excellent tenor.
Good seats still remain at Stockbridges.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
This popular actress will appear at Portland
Theatre, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
"Jane Eyre" the dramatization from Currer
Bells popular novel, has been produced by her
several times in this city with great effect
"Phyllis Denohr'' a dramatization of Hugh Con-
ways novel, Will be presented for the first time in
this city Thursday night, and is called one of the
most powerful plays now on the boards. The
most exciting known to the drama Tickets are
ready at the box Office
NOTES.
Miss Nellie Scannen of this city has severed her
connection with the Lord Tatters company.
AT Portland Theatre next week the H0wSOnS
appear in some of their brightest specialties-
probably Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 18th and
18th.
Young Chanfrau, son of the redoubtable Kit"
will he at Portland Theatre next week in "The
Arkansaw Traveller"
Thatcher Post will give a musical and literary
entertainment i'll their hall Tuesday evening, Oct
9th, commencing at 7.30 O'Clock. The proceeds
are to be devoted to sick soldier. The following
talent have kindly volunteered their services:
Miss Lillian Hamlin, cornetist; Miss Abbie I.
Rounds. reader; Mr.. johnson, drummer; Miss
Brewer, reader; Mr.. Hartwell, harmonca Mr.
Flagg, harmonica, and Mr.. Brown, the blind cor
netist.
The Cornish Vocal Union will hold its annual
festival at Union Hall, Cornish Village, from Oct
18th to 18th, inclusive, under the leadership of
DR.. j. I. Wedgwood. The soloiSts will be A. E.
Pennell, j. B. Coyle, Belle Bartlett and Mrs.
Fred T. Flint, and the orchestra Chandeliers Band.
with Miss Rose Wedgwood, pianist. The morning
sessions will be devoted to private rehearsals
The public rehearsals will be on Tuesday and
Wednesday; matinees will be given Thursday and
Friday afternoons, and grand concerts the even
ings of those days. Free return railroad checks
on the Portland & Ogdensburg can be secured
and also on the Brdgton & Saco river railroad.
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer who has been playing
in New Orleans, had narrow escape from death
in that city one night last week. Getting up in
the dark to take dose of cough medicine to allay
an irritation of the throat, she made mistake in
the bottle and swallowed a large quantity of sou-
ton of sugar of lead She quickly discovered her
sicians were summoned, and in two hours she was
declared out of danger. Miss Ulmer's New Or
leans engagement was very successful. On her
last night there she was presented with MAN.
moth floral horseshoe, in the arch of which hung
a gold medal bearing an appropriate inscription