The Portland daily press., 1888-03-08
music AND DRAMA.

THE MoCKRIDGE CONCERT.
An audience of some eight hundred ladies
and gentlemen listened to one of the most
delightful concerts of the season at City
Hall last evening. and those eight hundred
were thoroughly musical people. Mr.. Mock
ridge, the well known tenor, was in excellent
voice the first part of the evening but later
the lower notes were slightly clouded by
little hoarseness. The aria from 'Mignon"
was sung with great spirit and expression,
and showed the beauty and power of his
voice to great advantage. If any criticism
Is to be applied to his ballad singing, it may,
perhaps be said that there was q little too
much monotony in his selections. His en-
core song, "Wlen the Bloom is ON the Rye
was the best of the group, and was sung
with the best style and.beauty of expression.
The favorite Tell Her love Her Yet, was
of course. encored. and Mr.. Mockrdge re-
sponded with 'Over the Hills and Far
away"
The Eichberg Ladies' Quartette delighted
everybody, and Miss Lillian Shattuck, the
first violin, proved herself an admirable
leader: The ,Quartette played with great
precision excellent expression and graceful
bowling. The andante from the Mozart
quartet was admirably rendered, and the
, little Boccherini minuet was most delicately
shaded. The encore selection, Schubert's
Hongroise. No. 3, was very taking, Miss
Shattuck, in her solo, the Vieuxtemps POLO
naise," showed herself the best lady VIOLIN
ist, next to Camilla Urso, who has ever
played in this city. In expression and tech
nque she stands at the head
JULIUS CESAR.
Mr. Robert Downing's Marc Antony is
awaited with much pleasureable anticipa-
ton, and the advance sale of seats yesterday
morning was good criterion of the high
opinion in which the actor is held by Port
land theatre-goers. The last time Julius
Cesar was presented here, the four great
characters were assumed by Barrett, Bangs,
Davenport and Levick, and all the parapher-
MALTA was employed to give the play effect
Mr.. Downing will be supported Friday by
the full strength of the Gladiator company,
and the piece will be staged with special
scenery and costumes.
wAsHBURN UNION
The Washburn Union will give its fourth
| annual entertainment tonight, at City Hall.
The programme was published in yester-
| DAYS PRESS. The Bowdoin Glee Club have
| hosts of friends in this city, who will be
| spre to attend, and the readings and dance
| will attract many besides. Tickets can be
| procured at Stockbridge's during the day.
DocKsTADER's MINsTRELs.
| Speaking of this company, who will APP
pear at Portland Theatre next Wednesday
the Providence Telegram says ut is many
years since the cry was raised that black
faced Ininstrelsy had seen its day. When
| Christie. Cotton. Sharpley, Morris, and 9TH
ers delighted thousands by their delnea-
| tions of negro life and character, minstrelsy
was in the ascendant, but in these later days
| it requires more talent, larger companies and
greater resources to please the fastidi0us
taste of the public. 1t is. therefore, paying
high complmentto the worth and merit Of
Dockstader's Minstrels to say that they fully
met the requirements of the critical task
that has developed during the last ten
wars -