The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


A concert of great merit was given at Park
street church last evening" for the benefit of the
First Parish, by the celebrated harper, Aptommas,
assisted by well known amateur talent. The
church was filed to its utmost capacity by q
brilliant and fashionable audience who eY1nced
their pleasure by enthusiastic applause and by
encoring Mr.. AptommaS, Mrs. Alice Patterson,
Miss Shaw and Mr.. Duncan, and by the presenta-
ton of beautiful cluster of Boston roses to Miss
Shaw. The platform was very prettily arranged,
a poTtjere occupying the back, the dark heavy
curtain against whose centre stood q jdrdiniere
upon a velvet PEDESTAL acting as capital back
ground for the performers. Tropical plants lent
a finish to the surroundings.
The following was the programme:
Trio-for violin, viooncello and piano. Wohlfahrt
Mr.. Fuller, Mr. Varnum, Mrs. Allen.
Lassen
Harp Solo.Sounds from Home. (Welsh .
Meiodlesl'-- Antonma: p'onias
Soprano solo-Segoyia and Madrid
Composed by Miss Harriet Airline Shaw for
Mrs. Patterson.
Harp Miscellaneous,
Arranged by Aptommas
Aptommas and Miss Shaw.
Baritone Solo-Les Rameaux with Cello
Obhgatol -......-...... ................. -.Faure
Mr.. Duncan.
Soprano SOl0-"DOuglas, Tender and True
Mrs Patterson
Harp Solo-Grand Fantasia, Mon
teech e Capuletti.... Parish Alvars
AptOmmaS.
OF course the great harper master of his in
strument, turned it into an orchestra of great
power and beauty. 1t was in the Welsh melodies
that he particularly pleased, and in the variations
on the Mendelssohn Wedding March with Miss
Shaw. Mrs Pattersons rich, full soprano, dra-
matte in character, gave great wealth Of express
sion to Peases song, while its execution was at
its best in the pretty sole composed by Miss
Shaw and in the encore to her first number. Mr..
Stockbridge sang the Lassen song with more than
his usual expression. Mr.. Duncan's rich, full,
resonant baritone gave Faure's palms" with
dignity and power. The trio for violin, cello and
piano was exceedingly well played, and the
second movement especially gave great pleasure,
while Mr.. Varnum's cello obIigoto to Mr.. Dun
cans numbers were decided addition to the
programme.
This evening, in the Stockbridge course, the
Mariana English Opera Company will sing the
"Rose of Castillo" and Friday evening the same
The troupe is well spoken Of 1t includes some
good singers, Mr.. j. C. Bartlett and Miss G er-
trude Edmands being the principals: Eta kileski
is the leading soprano There will be chorus OF
fourteen voices and an orchestra of eight Boston
musicians. A few evening tickets for tonight and
plenty of good seats for Friday may be secured
THE GRATTANs.
The entertainments of the Grattan Literary
Association are always treat Our readers will
remember how successfully this society produced
the plays of the 'Shaughraun" and colleen
Bawn" in Portland Theatre, one or two seasons
ago. IUSlr cOInliS entertainment III hdN dlleBt
Hall, Thursday evening, Feb. 4th, viii be varied
and interesting, embracing literary and musical
parts of rare excellence. The prices of admission
are reasonable, as will be seen by advertisement.
HAvERLY's MINsTRELs.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 9th and 10th, at
the Portland Theatre, Haverly's American and
European Minstrels, 40 members, including the
marvellous Cragg Family will appear in an entire
change of programme. Each performance will be
under the personal supervision OF j. IL. HaVerly
and management of Fred e. Wright an old Port
land boy.
NOTES.
The concert to be given Thursday evening at
the Chestnut street church by the State street
choir assisted by Kotzschmar, will be one OF the
most delightful entertainments OF the winter.
Tickets should be secured at once.
A grand concert will be given at st. Lawrence
street church next Monday evening by the First
Parish choir, assisted by Mrs T. p. Beals, eocr-
tionist and Miss Trufant, piano soloist.
1t is reported that Mr. c. HI. Hoyt has purehaS-
ed the one-third interest in the Rag Baby and
Tin Soldier companies, owned by Manager Eu-
gene Tompkins, ana now has only one partner, Nh
Charles w. Thomas of Portland. Mr.. Frank Nc
Kee will shortly, it is said, become general mana
ger of all of Mr.. H0yt'S enterprises.
The grand spectacle of Paris is NM. Erekmann-
Chatrians "La Guerre" at the Chalet 1t repre-
sents Massena's campaign in 1899 against
| Suwarrow. The great scene is the capture oi
Zurich, the ensemble of which is spoken of as be
ing the finest military spectacle over mounted on
| the stage in Paris. "a
At the Grosvenor gallery exhibition in Londo1
| afew days ago Mrs. Langtry wore a tight-fittinl
black velvet coat, heavily trimmed with Sables Il
| entirely covered her dress, and was very vel
mode; high with thick gold embroidery all ovel
| the crown, and pigeons feathers placed at the
back standing upright; the narrow brim trimmed
| with brown fur.