The Portland daily press., 1888-09-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
KIT

The sale of seats for the performances Of
Exit" to be presented at Portland Theatre
on Thursday and Friday, commenced yester-
day at the box Office. The Albany Press
says: "At the close Of the first act Mr..
Chanfrau was called before the curtain by a
storm Of cheers, and the applause that he
evoked almost without cessation throughout
the performance gave abundant token OF
how the audience appreciated his work.
NJ. Y. @. A. COURSE.
The sale of course seats for the series to
be given by the Young Mems Christian As
sociation will commence at Stockbridge's
Saturday next, at 8 O'Clock. and the numbers
will be given out at o'clock. The lectures
by Col. L. F. Copeland. Chaplain McCabe
and Corporal Tanner, the fine concert by the
Boston Symphony Orchestral Club, and
those by the Howard Quartette. with recita-
tions by Miss Eldridge, and the Boston Ideal
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club, assisted
by the whistler, Miss Ella M. Chamberlain,
make very strong attraction.
PROF. cRoUcH's CONCERT.
The concert complimentary to Prof E.
Nichols Crouch, +. r. s., the celebrated au-
thor Of Kathleen Mayourneen," given 10
him at Reception Hall last evening by his
old friends and pupils in Portland, marks a
decided event in the musical annals Of the
city.
Prof. Crouch is now man so years Of age
and yet when he made his appearance on the
stage last evening and seated himself at the
plano, the vigorous frame Of the man, and
all the physical details Of his person, gave
the lie apparently to the parish register. No
one unacquainted with the facts would have
dreamed that he had passed much beyond
his Goth year. IL such was the case with his
personnel what shall we say Of his voice
when he sang that touching ballad that Is IA
miliar wherever the English tongue Is
spoken. There were none OF the tones Of ad-
vanced old age On the contrary. his voice
was strong and firm and managed with con-
summate skill where any lapses would have
ruined the whole. He sang, too, with much
fire and expression, and, In some places, he
gave an Interpretation that never before
have we heard from any Of the great vocal
lists, and which was revelation OF what can
be done with the song. OF course the pro-
fessor was most warmly welcomed and
heartily encored. When he responded with
bow a beautiful floral Tyre was brought
forward and placed on the piano. Prof.
his new composition. I'm Alone, All
Alone"-which is written in the style Of
Schubert's "Wanderer"-in the dramatic
song "Sing to Me Norah." and Barney
Av0urneen."
The other talent heard on this occasion
embraced Miss Ella ID. Rice. whose beautiful
contralto was heard In the aria "Che Faro
| Senzd," from Gluck's Eurydice, and In an
| encore ballad; Miss Emily w. Flaherty,
whose delightful soprano rendered Millard's
waiting" so effectively as to call forth an
encore; Miss Anna l.. Melendy. a lady from
Nashua, N. H., who gave LISTS Second
Rhapsody and a cGpriccio, ''The Butterfly, "
with much brilliancy of execution and prop
er intonation; the Portland Male Quartette
| the Imperial Mandolin and Guitar Club; Mr.
Lewis Il. Smith, whose hne voice gave Faure' s
palms" with much dignity and dramatic
| power; Mr.. George A. Thomas, who was y0.
| ciferously encored; Messrs. Shaw, Thurston
| and Shaw-whose trios were quite feature
and Cellins's Band, who played with much
| grace and delicaey of tone. All the princi-
| pals were encored, and some Of the others.
| A capital point was made by the Male Quar-.
| tette in their rendering Of Mr.. Lewis T.
| Smiths "He jumped into a Bramble Bush,
| All the ladies were honored with handsome
| bouquets. The piano aecompaniments were
beautifully played by Kotzschmar.
The audience was very enthusiastic, and
| the largest we have ever known to be gath
| cred into Reception Hall. as over four hun
dred tickets were taken at the door.