The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

THE FOURTH STAR COURSE ENTERTAIN
MENT.
The fourth entertainment in the Y. M. @.
A. Star course took place last evening at
City 9all. 1t was an entertainment made
up entirely of women. and the audience
thoroughly enjoyedit. The first number, the
piano solo by Miss Low, was well received.
Miss Low acquitted herself admirably. Mrs,
Pond, the famous singing-readeF, came next.
She was in excellent voice, and recited the
Spanish Duel spirit. The singing-reci-
tatlonss however, were what took the popular
fancy, as the applause showed. Miss Cham
-Derlain sustained her part well, receiving an
encore from her recitation Of the Bolero from
Sicillienna Vespers. and giving in response
''The Bridge"
D. ". 1. A. COURSE.
The sixth entertainment in the course will
be given in Lewis Hall this evening. The
programme is as follows:
Parma March ............... ............ Collins
Doten's Quartette.
Reading-The Wedding four ............
Linnie Belle Treadwell
Ella M. Chamberlain.
Iinnie Belle Treadweil. Seiec'ed
Ella M. Chamberlain : '''''''
NOcturne-OueI... ................. Keen
,o.,.. Doten Brothers.
:. Liunle Belle Treadwell. ''N''N
Chimes OF Normandy. .............,....P anollette
Ella nj. Chamberlain. '''''
UNCLE HIRAM.
Before the play Saturday night the orches-
ira, James 7. Lewis conductor, will render
the following selections:
Overture-Plque Dame. ..............S uLpe
Medley overture-Ten Minutes with the Minis
Grand Observation-Disclosures Tell ..... s BosI;@i
Descriptive Fantase-A Trip to Coney ISL
anu.......... TheO Moses
The play of Uncle Hiram serves to develop
Mr.. Wo0dhulps powers as an actor to the
utmost in his character Of the untutored vet
shrewd son of the soil. Miss Arnot is also
special attraction. They are at the theatre
one night only. next Saturday
THE GoNDoLIERs.
Concerning the newest Gilbert e. Sullivan
opera the New York Press says:
The first night of new comic opera by
Gilbert and Sullivan is an occasion that Is
sure to bring out an audience remarkable
both for size and quality. The first perform
ance at the New Park Theatre last evening
OF The G0ndolers was no exception to this
rule. Society, the professions and business
most distinguished members on this gala oc-
casion, the audience vieing in brillancy
with the stage pictures, which reflected all
the rich and dazzling colors of day of fes-
tivity III that most romantic and poetic of
cities, Venice, and the mock pomp and easy
ceremony of the mythical court Of the King
OF Barataria. An air of eager expectancy
prevailed, as If favorable verdict had al
ready been arrived at In consequence of the
extremely fattering reviews Of the opera
which have come from London.
Every one seemed prepared to be amused
with Mr.. Gilberrs rhythmic jingles, witty
conceits and t0psyturvy humor, and with
the melodies, gay, quaint and sentimentaliy
serious, which Sir Arthur Sullivan has SO
deity and skillfully woven in with the text
Mr.. Gilbert has used the central idea OF
the play DefOre-the cOmical adventures
and awkward, bewildering embarrassments
and perplexities following the linking up"
Of two infants. But in "The Gondoliers" he
has worked the subject out in a fresh and
original way. To no one else would the odd
and amusing conceit occur of placing two
young Venetian gondoliers, just married, on
the throne of an island principality, and of
having them perform in burlesQue the func-
tions or r0yaly in their dual capacity until
the enigma of their births was solved. And
the Duke and his preposterously funny fam
lily from Spain, whose songs and acting fur
nish much Of the best comedy of the opera,
are characters that only Mr.. Gilbert's lively
imagination would coDjure up.