The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

MANAGER KNowLToN'S BENEFIT
The benefit rendered to Capt. Howard
Knowlton at City Hall last night by the Will
kinson Opera Company, Chandeliers Band,
Wright's Orchestra, the Star Line Steam
boat Company and employees was an enjoy
able occasion and a fair sized audience was
present. The programme opened with the
first act of Iolanthe and the singing of Miss
earle, as the Fairy Queen and Miss Bell as
Iolanthe was very acceptable, while Arthur
Wilkinson made capital Lord Chancellor,
and Mr.. Kendall's Strephen was good. The
other parts were well taken. At the conclu-
sion of the first act of the opera, Chandier's
Band played two of their finest selections
rendering the music with the taste and skill
which always wins for them the applause
and praise of their hearers The operetta
"Lieschen and Fritzhen" was charmingly
rendered by Marie and Alex Bell. Albert
Langs limitations of George Thatcher were
worthy of praise and loudly applauded.
The entertainment concluded with the sec
ond act of Iolanthe.
The different participants in the benefit, all
of whom filled their parts creditably may feel
pleased at the appreciation with which their
efforts were received and Captain Knowlton
is to he congratulated upon the success of
the benefit rendered him.
HOWARD ATHENEUM.
The performance by the Howard Star
| Specially Company, given at Portland Thea
| tire last night. while it drew a large audience
| should hay crowded the house and we hope
| the repetition tonight will have that result.
| There is not poor performer in the tfoupe
and each one is above the--standard Reck-
law is the best contortionist ever seen in the
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4 Torrance on the horizontal bars which was
| evidently abbreviated by an injury received
| by one of thespair; Jas. McAvoy and George
| Hallen created much laughter in their paro-
| was very funny in his eccentricities; Ira
Paine was immense in his shooting feats
| and the other features were excellent.
AROUND THE WORLD IN A CHARIOT OF
SONG"
A very fine audience gathered at Chestnut
street church last night to listen to the
world famous ''Pilgrim Singer" Philip
| Phillips. The lecturer started with his au-
| dience at New York and took them across
to San Francisco, showing the finest scenes
in the United States. The mountain scenes
were especially vivid, including American
Indians and moving train. From San
| Francisco the lecturer carried the audience
to the Hawaiian Island, then to Australia
and from thence to India. The lecture was
| very clear and concise, the scenes dissolving
| easily and readily so that over one hundred
| of the finest views ever shown in Portland
were displayed. The lecture was inter
| spersed with soles rendered with Mr.. Phil
! lips's well-known power. The scenes were
| pronounced by the Boston Journal and the
| Chicago Times the finest ever shown in
| those cities. They are undoubtedly the best
| ever displayed in Portland. The transfOr-
nation scenes by the artist are alone worth
| the admission. The views and lecture to-
night will be entirely new and the lecturer
| promises better even than last night, prom
| Use which he will find it difficult to fulfill.
NOTES.
Mr.. Stockbridge will withdraw the season
tickets to the Ideal opera course of four
operas after tomorrow, and all who desire
seats should secure them at once.
Miss Belle Bartlett has been engaged to
sing at the Cornish Festival October 18th and
| Sth.
Mr. Geo. F. Peabody, formerly of Gilbert's
Opera Company has accepted position in
| the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Mr..
Peabody was for several years a resident of
Kennebunk.
Sarah Bernhard is doing a tremendous
business in The Argentine Republic.
The French Government has made Verdi
a fiattering offer to compose an opera for the
centenary of the French Revolution.