The Portland daily press., 1886-03-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
yEo1pE FoLxEs' CONCERT.


Pine street church has reason to feel
proud of her "Olde Folks's Choire," for it is
not often religious society can be found
which embraces so many good voices, OF so
well drilled in the grand old tunes OF the
olden time. The scene in City Hall last
night, when the brothers and sisters filed in
and took their places on the stage, was rem
iniscent of the days of our ancestors, and the
spectator could well imagine himself carried
back hundred years to site only few
feet further up the street, the site of the
"Old Jerusalem, listening to the good men
and danes who sat under the ministrations
of Parson Smith. The men all wore the pow
dered perukes, the long velvet coats, knee
breeches long stockings and buckled shoes;
the women, powdered hair, high waist dress
es. and many of them, the coal-scuttle bon
net. The little people were especially cum
ming in the same costume as their elders, and
the effect of Coronation" sung by their
youthful voices, led by Master Doten, pro-
voked an encore. 1t was in the majestic ia
miliar tunes like Denmark that the great
choir proved most effective, and these they
gave with volume of tone and a shad-
Ing that elected the heartiest applause. The
programme was so long that Mr.. Doten, the
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finish the concert in season he should be COM
PEELED to omit several of the numbers adyer-
tiSed. Besides the concerted vocal music
several solos were given with much express
sion, and the banjo quartette's selections
were so well executed they called forth inn
peratlve encores. The Ladies Orchestra not
only played the accompaniment, assisted by
Mr.. Walter Smith, pianist, in excellent taste
but their instrumental selections were warm
y applauded, to which their leader, Mr..
Collins, responded by bowling. There was a
very large audience in attendance and all
hope to hear the choir again at an early
date.
woMAN's AUXILIARY CONCERT
The concert given for the benefit of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. G. A., in
the hall of the Association last evening was
attended by a large number, nearly every
seat being filed. The excellent programme
which had been prepared opened with Sc
lection by Legaults Boys Band, and the lit
tie fellows rendered Nearer My God to
Thee" so well that they were obliged to res
pond to an encore, and played Marching
Through Georgia" with so much taste and
spirit:that they were rewarded by another
burst Of applause.
Mr.. ]. B. Coyle sang Gatley's "True till
Death" to great acceptance and as an encore
sang the 'Friar of orders gray" The piano
solo by Miss Annibelle Shaw was pleasing
ly rendered and drew forth much well meri-
ted applause ''My heart is on the Rhine,''
as sung by Mr.. Thurston, demanded an en-
core. Mrs. Chase's rendering of ''Segovia
and Madrid" delighted her hearers and she
responded to an encore. The Peaks Family,
that collection of amusing sisters from Alas
ka then took the stage and amused the audi
ence for an hour with their songs and say
ings. After their portion of the entertain
ment was concluded, the programme termin-
ated with more music by the Boys Band.
SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Today the sale of seats for the funny ex-
travaganza of Skipped by the Light of the
Moon" will begin at Portland Theatre. 1t is
said that the play has in it all the elements
of popularity, that its dialogue is bright,
without being pretentious, its situations
laughably absurd, its incidents original and
funny, and the supporting company unusu-
ally strong and well balanced. The follow
ing will be the cast: