The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-31

THIRD srocKBR1DeE.

Mr.. Stcckbridge deserves the heartiest
thanks Of his subscribers for the entertain
ment Of last evening. Every number on the
programme was well rendered and several
phenomenally so. Mons. 0yide Musin has
well earned his international reputation as
one Of the finest Of living violinists. His
touch is superb. his bowling has been we'll
described as velvety, his command of tech
nique unsurpassed, his expression exquisite.
The grand fantasia of Leonard's was mar
vel Of execution and feeling, and in response
to the imperative recall Of the audience he
gave little berceUse so cbarmingly that he
held the house captive. The house was so
still pins falling could have been heard.
The selection from the "Meistersinger," and
the Wieniauski ualse de concert, were repre-
sentative Of other styles Of composition, In
which the artist was equally at home, and
for an encore he gave the Carnival OF Ven
ice" as it has not been rendered since it wal
played her by Wilhelmi, and even he lacked
somewhat the sentiment that Musln infused
into IT,.
Miss Tanner fully sustained her reputa
tion ss the possessor OF voice of extraordi
nary range-four octaves-of agreeable quail
fly and limpid clearness. That great show
piece of voices of great compass, the Proch's
air and variations, with Its trills and runs,
aud crisp staccah was rendered with perfect
ease and artistic finish, as was the Artol air,
In which she was accompanied by Mons.
Musin.
Miss JessieCOuthoui was warmly welcomed
as she always Is, aud enthusiastically encored
at each appearance. Her Doom of King
Urban" was a delightful elocutionary effort
of great dramatic force. HertChrlstmas at
the Quarters" was a capital piece Of dialect
Interpretation, and the introduction Of the
violin and banjo by her delighted her hear
ers. Miss CouthOui Is great fayorite In
Portland.
The other artists were good. Miss Parma
ter has an agreeable mezzo-sopranO voice,
and Mr.. Storr q resonant strong baritone.
Mr.. Scharf was a skilful pianist and accom-
panist.
REILLY AND WOODS.
Reilly and Woods Vaudeville Company
were greeted last evening by a large and
more or less enthusiastic audience-a good
deal more enthusiastic over the latter part OF
| the entertainment than it was over the open
| ing sketch, styled, Twenty minutes Of up.
roarous comedy" by the Dolans, Roger and
| Belle, and because it did not see fit to shout
| itself hoarse over immature and undevel.
| oped witicisms and gags" that were hoary
with age it was obliged to submit to a course
| Of "guying" at the hands of the performers
| thing which ought to be.promptly resentes
| by the victims.
OF the rest of the company nothing can b
Der, the bicycle expert, is wonderful. an
should be seen by all who admire deft an
| graceful balancing and riding.
| Edwin French played the banjo and san
| very acceptably. The Chas. Morlay Trio 0
| pantomime artists were extremely grotesqu
aud entertaining The skirt dancing Of tn
| Alhambra -Four. from the Alhambra Palace
London. was the best ever seen here. Mari
Lotus in her songs, "You Won't Tell An
One," Molly" and They Wink the othe
Eye" made decided hit. Perhaps the mos
entertaining and unique portion Of the er
tsrtaiument, however, consisted of the exh
bition of trained cats. rats and mice by Leo
nj Clark. These animals have been traine
and perform In way truly extraordinary
The performance closes with an amusing al
terpiece, in which Mr.. Pat Reilly In an eA
cruciating makeup creates great dea' y
fun. The work of the orchestra under ~, :,
direction Of Mr.. Louis Baer, Is deseIVlns -
special mention. Mr.. Baer speaks FS'y en
Enthusiastically Of Mr.. Ghmmer anu hn ureneated me-
chestra The entertainment VIII i, "a recon-.
tonight, and Saturday, ana NAY olass
mended as among the best Oh i'S 0'"'''
THE STRAUSS ORCHESTRA. e.,.
Good seats can now be procured az o'OvA
hr,dge's for tie concerts to be given oy lne
Stranss Orchestra November 20th al Ci'y
hall afternson and evening Ine ln'er
Ocean saws; ,.,.,. S,rorss
"The Strauss Orchestra without strauss U.S.
vvonld ouickly lose, its popularity, anu WY wy
W ~ novelty that appears to hang aoOuI
bis nersOn as the shining fabric qua AROUND
Uaegard's original She. The rapluIty anu ~
nervous vitality Of the director appears te
| insnire his organization; strange leulpoSl
| striking rhythms seem to IRE tnelI WOth
with the reelng motion aud pulsating thrOt
Of the waltz. The music Of the dance Is un
deniably their forte"
| UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
| The New England Souvenir Company
which presents Uncle Toms Cabin at Port