The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
TEE LAST sTocKBRIDGE.

The interesting series of entertainments in
the Stockbridge course, which began October
Sth of last year with the Boston Ideals end
ed last evening with concert by the Haydn
Association of Portland, and the Germania
Orchestra of Boston, of twenty-five must
clans, conducted by Carl Eichler. The con-
cert was a fitting termination to delightful
course. There was no special novelty offered
but all the numbers on the programme were
popular with Portland audiences. The first
part of the concert was miscellaneous In
character, and the second part was devoted
to Killers ''Song of Victory"
In the first part Ambrose Thomas's over
ture to Raymond" with the minuet- like be-
ginning, followed by charming march move
ment was noticeable for the delicacy of its
treatment by the Germanians. The~same
characteristics marked the orchestra's hand
ling of the "Traumerei," which Thomas's or
chestra introduced to our musical publly In
1869-almost twenty years ago-and the de-
lightful minuet of Boccherini, made familiar
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and
which was encored last night. To say that
the Strauss waltz was given for all it was
worth is but just tribute to the band which
furnishes the dance music for Beacon street
and at Harvard class-days. The accompani-
ments to Gounod's '.Sanctus," and Ruben
STEMS 'sThree Pictures" were admirably
shaded, while the Haydns, under the baton
of Mr.. Kotzschmar, gave both these latter
numbers with great attention to light and
shade, Mr.. win Stockbridge's sweet tenor
appearing to unusually good advantage in the
solo of the Sanctus.
Killers "Song of Victory" brought out the
Haydns at their best. The fact that they had
the Germanians for an accompaniment SEEM
ed to inspire them and they rendered it in fine
STYLE Mrs Fellows sang the solo with fine
effect, and the audience evidently thoroughly
appreciated it.
Mr.. j. B. Coyle, Jr., was suffering from a
severe cold last evening and his solo in the
first part of the evening had to be omitted.
This was all the more to be regretted since
Mr.. Coyle is exceedingly happy in "Why do
the Nations"
THE JILL
"The Fortunes of Myles O'Hara, or The
Jilt," which will be the programme of the
opening night of Dion Boucicault's opening
here, at the Portland Theatre next Friday
and Saturday nights, is one of the latest Of
that gentleman's successful plays. 1t was
given with great satisfaction for five consec-
utive weeks at the Boston Museum last sea-
son, being then known by its present sub
title, 1.-THE Jilt." 1t has also achieved sue
cess in various other cities in the Union. Its
production recently in London was welcomed
by the crowded audiences that filed the
Prince of Wales Theatre as great dramatic
event. being the only original English comedy
Of its class that bad been presented in Lon
don for the past thirty years. Mr. Boucicault
will apper as Myles 0'Hara and Miss Thorn
dyke as Kitty. There was large advance
sale yesterday.
THE CHARITY MUsICALEs.
The first of these musicales was given on
Tuesday evening in the parlors of Mr.. e. w.
Kent, 102 Park street, with great success,
both artistically and pecuniarfly. The pro-
gramme was carefully selected with the view
of satisfying all tastes, and that it did so was
decidedly apparent. The talent included
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Cloudy, Mrs. Young, Miss
Rice and Miss Allen; Messrs. Kotzschmar
Pennell and Mansfield, the Mandolin Club
and Kinder-Sinfonie orchestra of twenty
yong misses, conducted by Mr.. Goold. This
orchestra, in Kate Greenaway costume, made,
indeed, pretty picture, and did its work
with the precision and finish of artists. Truly
a more enjoyable concert has not been given
here. this winter. The second musicale will
be given at the same place tonight, when the
programme will include the Kinder-Sinfo-
MES and other very interesting numbers.
FIFTH POPULAR.
Tickets can be secured at Stockbrldge's for
the last entertainment in the popular course,
to be given at City Hall next Saturday after
noon, by Miss Jessie Couthoui, the popular
reciter, the favorite First Parish Quartette
and Shaw's Male Quartette Miss Couthoi
has won a great reputation here and the mu-
sic presented by the quartettes will be of
high character
NOTES.
The third of the Rossini Club concerts will
occur this forenoon at II o'clock, at Rossini
hall.
Clara Louise Kellogg made her first APP
pearance as singer in Portland, and says
she viyiyidly recalls the small hall, with
low ceiling, over a store. in which she sung.
What hall was that?-[Transcript
The Portland referred to is Portland, Conn.