The Portland daily press., 1886-02-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE GRArrANs.

Thursday evening the Grattan Literary Asso-
citation will give literary and musical entertain
ment at Kavanagh Hall. The Schubert Quartette
and Chambers Band willadd to the attractions OF
the evening The Grattans have always drawn
good houses, and their entertainments. charac-
teriZed by being entertaining and instructive, are
always patroniZed and appreciated by Portland
audience. A few reserved seats may be had at
MCGOWAN and Young'S book store.
CONCERT AT PARK STREET CHURCH.
After an absence of seven years, we have once
more an opportunity of hearing the world renown-
ed Welsh harpist, Aptommas. To all who re
member his first coming to this country many
years ago when he charmed his hearers and con-
verted them into lovers of his art there will be no
diminution of the pleasure, but rather an in
crease. Those who haYe heard Aptommas dur
ing this visit say that time but to have add
ed to his fire. skill and strength The harp is so
little understood, so seldom heard that the great
skill which is required for its proper showing is
not at first recognized, but to those who have
watched the perilS of "changng the key on this
graceful but subtly dangerous instrument, the
daring feats OF AptommaS I'LL with wonder and
amazement While no one can excel the nrmness.
precision and electric thrill which his touch pro-
duces. His compositions have been pronounced
almost equal to anything written by Parish Alvars
while his technical finish and playing rivals him.
Parish Alvars was the greatest harpiSt in every
sense of the word that has ever existed.
If Aptommas has any faults which we doubt,
lHcy buOoO VI SCilluo. IlAo oCtCiCot See
only say that at times in the exaltaton of his art
he overleapS conventiOnalities. Surely 1t VIII be
many years before another such artist will be pro-
duced At the solicitation of the ladies OF the
First Parish, AptOmmaS will give concert Tor
their benefit on Tuesday evening at the Park
street church. and it is to be hoped that all those
who have never heard the harp in its finest ex-
preston will not lose this opportunity. number
of professionals and amateurs have offered their
services, among them "the favorite pupil' of Ap-
tommas, Miss Harriet Airline Shaw, Mr.. Melville
Patterson, Mr. Duncan and MIR. Varnum, making
''corps musicale which cannot fail to please the
most critical Tickets can be bought at Loring
Short and Harmon'S, Stockbrldge'S and OF the
ladies of the parish.
Tickets for Rose of Castile' and MARTHA
should be secured at once at Stockbridge's.
The "DeviPs Auction drew tremendous audi
ence to Portland Theatre Saturday night and the
different features were applauded to the echo.
Munjoy Lodge, knights of Pythias, will cele-
brate its thirteenth anniversary by musical and
literary entertainment at Castle Hall this evening
some of our best talent being engaged. After the
literary exercises there will be dancing.
Mr.. G. A. Fairbanks of Worcester, Mass,
young man whe has been blind from birth is now
a guest at the United States Hotel and this even
ing will favor the residents and their friends with
a concert in the dining hall.
Haverlys MinStrels will show at Portland Thea
tire Feb. 9th and 10th.
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer has recovered from the
recent severe indisposition which kept her off the
stage for four weeks, and has resumed acting.
For % days she was obliged to remain in dark
enedroom on account of Inflammation of the eyes,
and it was feared for a time that she would be-
come blind, but she has fortunately perfectly re-
gained her sight.