The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
FANNY DAVENPORT.

Fanny Davenport will appear at Portland
theatre tonight and Saturday as Fedora. OF
her the Boston Globe says: "Miss Fanny
Davenport began two weeks engagement
ct the Park theatre last evening in Fedora
the play which M. Sardou wrote for Sarah
Bernhardt. Miss Davenport has been seen
10 this great part so often In this city and
her work has so frequently been considered
In these columns 1t is not necessary to refer
TO 1t at length at this time Those who saw
Sarah Bernhardt in this part last week and
are familiar with Davenport's impersona
ton OF the character have now much more
favorable opinion Of the American actresses
work than they had originally when they
thought perhaps, that her conception was
that of the original and that much of her act
ing was copied from the French artistic. Miss
Davenport's Fedora" is by no means a SER
vile copy of the French original but has a
strength. brightness and finish peculiarly its
own. 1t is, as ever. powerful and deeply
Impressive performance, and Miss Daven-
port never acted better than she did last
evening, or with greater results. The au-
dience was large and enthusiastic"
RossINI CLUB.
This programme was rendered at the con-
cert yesterday morning:
Piano Quartette-Sieges Marsch.. .......L List
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. johnson and Miss
Vocal solo-"sancta Maria .Faure
Miss Kicker.
-Andante, Cantabile and Presto Agitato.
Miss Blanchard.
Vocal Solo-"Ich lebe dich" Forster
Miss Knight.
| Piano Quartette-TWo Legenden Dvorak
| Mrs. Smith, Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Allen and Miss
Brown.
II viii magnify thee Cod
Mrs. Morrison and Miss Kicker
Violin SolO-CavatiDa.. Bohn
Miss Goodwin.
Miss knight. Mrs. Morrison and Miss Kicker.
Piano SOlo-Concert A legr0.. Chopin.
Miss PhilbrOok.
Vocal Solo-Summer Night. Goring- Thomas.
Miss Rice.
Vocal Quartette-Love's Messengers. -. Howell
Misses Knight, SEOckbridge, Kicker and Mis-
Morrison.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Sons of Veterans will soon produce
the grand military drama which was written
expressly for them by Grand Army man of
this city. The cast is selected from some of
the best local talent. The tableaux will be a
special feature. The addition of the Schu-
bert Male Quartette. In choice and appro-
pirate selections, will add greatly to the
pleasure of the occasion. Cnandler's Orches-
ira will furnish music. The boys are de-
serving of the patronage of the people and
will undoubtedly receive 1t. Sale Of seats
has opened at Chandler's music store.
JIM.
Mr.. Frederick Bryton, who has achieved
quite reputation as a romantic actor and
who was the leading support of Miss Clara
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land theatre next week, for the first three
nights in Roses new American comedy
drama "Jim." A simple abstract of the plot
was published yesterday. The Herald says
the piece is decided success" and the
World calls it, "a wholesome story of Amer
Jean life today. Tickets nov on sa lie at the
box office.
STRAUSS.
Friday night the 18th inst, and Saturday
Goth, the celebrated Strauss orchestra will
appear at Portland theatre in the Stock
bridge course. An exchange says: "The
Strauss orchestra plays as does
no orchestra ever heard in this
country before and at least one-half of this
result is to be attributable to the conductor.
Strauss conducts with his violin, with bis
foot, with his arms and. in fact. with his
whole physiognomy. Every muscle of fis
body seems to vibrate to the tones which khe
evokes from his band"
OLD FOLKS CONCERT.
The Old Folks Concert at Congress hall
last evening under the auspices of P lymouth
church society proved pleasant OCCASION
Shaw's Quartette rendered excellent music
and was repeatedly encored, while Mrs.
Morrison and Miss Evangie Pearson were
we'll received, as they always are. The
choruses were exceptionally fine.
MI
? The great explorer is meeting with i'm
mense success in New York and the sales Of
seats in the various cities in which he will
lecture have already been enormous. All
who have not reserved seats for his lecture
in Portland should get them at Stockbridge's
at once.
BIJoU TAEATRE.
The specially features this week are prov
ing strong attraction and large audiences
are in attendance nightly. The change of
programme last evening proved strong
card Miss Nettie Bond, Young Munc,
and Hughes, Joe Adams. Mullelly,
Riley and Mullelly, Harry Hamilton and
F. G. Chase contributed to the evenings
apinupnont