The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ALVIN .IosLIN.

ALN IN oOHlANN
The ALVIN Joslin" Comedy Company was
presented TO a large and enthusiastic au
dience at Portland Theatre, last night, which
manifested its appreciation of the good points
in the play by frequent applause. Mr.. Charles
Davis, as the old farmer, brought the house
down and caused continuous roars of laugh
ter. The support was fairly sustained. Inc
orchestra furnished excellent music, the cor
net and zylophone solos being the cOnspicu-
GUS numbers.
MAY DAY CARNIVAL.
Today is both May Day and Arbor Day,
and the Bosworth Relief Corps have arranged
an admirable cantata called the Flag of our
Union" for presentation this afternoon and
evening. Reserved seats can be secured dur
ing the day at Stockbridge's. The following
are the features of the cantata:
"vive LAmerica"- company.
s'Marseillais Hymn"-Rena Foss Jennie Wilson,
Lottie Williams
Sin the Clouds the Battle Raging Matte C.
Melcher, Maud Craig, Bertha TarboX, Bertha
Hyatt
Bertha Hyatt, Carrie Scott Josie Knight, Mabel
Steele.
"Fraternal Acquaintance Lillian Bruns Maud
Warren Josie Knight
Freedom Flagn-May Thompson, Ada Chase,
Ida Chase, Carrie Scott.
1.-THE Grand Army"-Hattie Thompson, Bertha
Hyatt, Carrie Eagle, Bertha Fisher.
Portland Male Quartette-"Light Up the Camp
"a Warrior Bold" 'sWe Stormed Their Forts"
Reading-"What Did the Privates Do?"-Rob
ert L. WhitcOmb.
Chandler's orchestra will furnish the music
and Miss Lena Reynolds will be pianist.
MAGGIE MITCHELL.
Maggie Mitchell, everybody's favorite, will
be at the Portland Theatre Lext Friday and
Saturday. Ray, the new play, will be given
on Friday and Fanchon Saturday. Maggie
always fills our theatre with delighted audit
ors. Seats will be on sale tomorrow.
HAYDN ASSOCIATION.
The Haydn Association gave very pleas
ing concert at Mechanics Hall last evening
to good and appreciatiye audience. The
following programme was given:
Overture-Die Felsenmuehle-pan duet:
Messrs. Kotzschmar and Murray.
Evensong-The radiant morn hath passed away,
Haydn Association. W. U""'u
Song-Come to me. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....DenZa
"a. The hardy Norsemans house OF yore:
Chorus Morse national Song) -. DE PearSall
u. Sleep, darling, sleep. ..Geo. G. Martin
Haydn Association.
Song-The silent world is sleeping. Buck
Mr. II. w. Barnard.
Bridal Chorus-From "The Rose Maiden" .Cowen
Haydn Association.
Duet-Q Outs est homo. .Rossini
Mrs Fellows and Mrs. Morrison.
Chorus-say, Waterman, what of the night,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sullivan
Haydn Association.
Chorus-Night. ..................... Lassen
Haydn Association.
Quartette-Only Waiting ................ Fitzpatrick
Shaws Quartette.
oOng-OelecJeu -. - -: -..---.--........'.
III. M. Nickerson.
Quartette-Water song Scnnluef
Shaw's Quartette.
Chorus-The Carnovale ........-...........Ro ssini
Haydn Association.
The opening number was finely executed
by Messrs. Kotzschmar and Murray.
The several choruses, without making spe-
cial mention, we may say were all well rem
dered and finely shaded, the association main
tanning its well earned reputation in that
respect.
The soloists were in good voice and the
songs and the duet from Stabat Mater were
well a1d artistically rendered. The two Sc
lections by Shaw's Quartette were also well
sung and gave much satisfaction. For an
encore they gave The Stiff Cold Water Man. +"
Mrs. Fellows, in addition to the pro-
gramme, gave tine rendering of The Peri
Pardoned. from "Lalla Rookh."
Mr.. Murray played the accompaniment
with his usual skill.
The association will now take up the "Cre-
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