The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE srocKBRrpGE COURSE.


Tie fourteenth entertainment in the Stock
bridge course proved one of the most delightful
of the series.
Herr Giese, the celebrated violoncellist, who
was first heard in Portland in connection with
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, made his second
appearance in the city and only enhanced the
high opinion in which he was held. His selec-
lions were calculated to display his varied pow
ers to the best advantage, and his mastery OF
technique was especially made manifest in his
rendering of the to the Servais fantasia In
SchubertS "MuSical Moment he displayed
lightness, grace and airlness that especially de-
lighted his hearers, while in the fantasia his rich
ness of tone and depth of expression elected an
outburSt of applause.
Portland has been highly favored in the lady
quartettes it has recently heard, and particularly
in the case of the Philomelas Their voices extend
over an extended range, and they harmonlZe as
perfectly as if one organ Miss. Baldwin, VINO
also appeared in solo, has a very flexible voice of
excellent compass and quality, and she not only
proved its skilled training in the runs OF that
Show piece, "Bel Raggio," but charmed with her
expressive singing OF Goodbye summer" Miss
erly connected with the PRESS, sang Marston'S
Douglass, Tender and True" in which she
showed herself the possess0r of an alto of great
richness and beauty, but pleased even more in
her encore selection. The quartette were en-
cored after almost every number and responded
They shaded their music to nicely.
Mr.. Weber, the tenor, put through ms selec-
tons as if he was singing against time To tbs
the audience eVlQeDGy QlO nOb ODlecB SluCt,
the circumstances, they were the gamers.
THE WONDERLAND OF THE WORLD.
America is fortunate in possessing in the Vel
lowstone National Park a public domain unsur-
passed by any in the world for scenic beauty and
sublimity and for those who cannot visit this
wonderland there could, perhaps, be no better
substitute than to see its beauties set t0rtn m
eloquent word pieturing and vivid beauty of il
Illustration. Such they will nave an opportunity
to do this evening at City Hail. in listening to Dr.
c. D. HendrickSon.
BARLOW, WILSON s. RANKIN.
Barlow, Wilson & Rankin's mInstrels will be at
Portland Theatre Saturday night, They are one
of the best companies on the road. Inc sale OF
seats will commence today at the box Office
FRENCH ART.
"French Art'' will be the subject OF MI Dlckin"
sons lecture next Friday evening This will be
illustrated by views of some of the finest build
ings in Paris, and the paintings In
the galleries of the Louvre and Luxembourg.
French art is more intimately associated with
American than that of any other European coun-
try 1t is from these galleries that many of our
best artists have obtained such deep inspirations,
and contemplation OF these paintings has moved
the soul of many who are usually callouS 10 Sucn
influences. AS Mr. Dickinson will Illustrate
some of the finest specimens contained III these
galleries, and remembering how i'll the last lee
fure we could almost see the colorS OF the orlgl-
nails. we anticipate great treat.
NOTES.
There has been an excellent sale of seats at
stockbridge's for "The Rose of Castillo and
martha" Librett0S of the operas can also be
Nine. Nilsson has signed contract with Max
strakosch for q tour OF this country next season.
Nine Minnie Hauk was accidentally stabbed III
the hand by Rayelli, Monday evening ,Whea open
ing the opera season at Philadelphia with "Car-