The Portland daily press., 1890-11-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE BRIDE OF p1rNKERRoN.


The Haydn Association will give to their
subscribers. at Congress Hall tonight, pre-
sentation Of the beautiful cantata s'Bride of
Dunkerr0n," verse by Frederick Enoch
and music by Henry Smart. The cantata
was brought out at the great Birmingham
(Eng.) musical festival about 1870, and scored
an instant success and took one of the
prizes. 1t occupies about an hour In deliv-
cry. By the argument, the Lord of bunker
ron, enamored Of Sea maiden, seeks her for
his BRIDE. She has not the power to quit her
element, and he follows her to her spirit
home. The Sea maiden leaves him to obtain
the Sea kings consent to their union. but he
has doomed her to death for loving one Of
mortal birth. and she reappears to her lover
only to announce her fate. He is driven
from the spirit land and thrown back by the
tempest on the shores of this world. The
Sin spirits lament their mistress; the serfs
sorrow for their master. The scene of the
legend Is the Castle Of Dunkerron, on the
coast of Ireland at Kerry. The music of the
cantata. both solos. concerted numbers and
choruses is very beautiful. Miss Alice AL
len takes the part Of The Bride of bunker
ron. Mr.. Fred Cushing that of Lord of Dun
kerron, and DR.. Nickerson that of the Sea
King. The cantata will be followed by a
miscellaneous concert, of which this will be
the programme:
IA. Royal Gaelic March MAC
riano Duets b. Dance oi Egyptian Maidens.
............ I'll. r. Shelley
Tn .,..n Messis. Kotzschmar and Murray n,.,.
Schubert Ouartette,
Creole Love Song: .Moncrief
Miss Knight, Mrs. Morrison, Miss Kicker: e
'unSe''''''''''''''i Mr.. WEIGH. D. Buck
Good Night, Beloved. Plnsuti
Haydn Quartette.
The Bride OF Dunkerron.. -. .............H. Smart
~ Haydn Association.
Soloists-Miss Allen, Messrs. Gushing and Nick
erson.
APPLE ORCHARD FARM.
Tonight will be the last opportunity to see
Charles L. Howard as Aunt Ollie In apple
Orchard Farm" at Portland Theatre. The
farm yard scene evidently delights the audi
ences, and the cracking of the safe In the
bankers Office holds them spellb ound, such
Is the influence of the realism in the drama.
Those who wish to see the play must be
sure and 60 tonight.
NlNNlNo HAND.
ga Winning Hand" which will be pro-
duced at Portland Theatre tomorrow even
ing, is farce-comedy In three acts. In 1t
all kinds of athletics are introduced, includ-
ing, jumping, wrestling, trapeze and bar
performances, In which Ed Avery and j. S.
Simpson will appear. In the comedy. Miss
es Blanche Sherwood and Annie Granger,
Messrs. Will Mack, c. 81. Hopper, II. l..
Clark and other well known artists will take
part
FANNY DAVENPORT.
Portland Theatre should be filed tc reple-
tion on Friday and Saturday by our best
known people, for Fanny Davenport is one
Of the leading lights of the American stage
In emotional drama. When she played ''Fe-
dora" at Fourteenth street theatre, with
Robert Mantel as leading man. several years
ago, the house was packed nightly with the
most critical people In New York. Mr.. Nc.
Dowell supports Miss Davenport In her
Portland engagement, and very strong and
carefully selected company. Tickets are
now on sale at the box office.
NOTES.
Go and see the new company at the Bijou.
Today Is. matinee day for ladies and chill
dren.
A testimonial performance to Mrs. Agnes
Robertson Boucicault is to be given In New
York on the 25th inst, under the auspices of
Lawrence Barrett, Richard Mansfield, J0-
seph Jefferson, E. 81. Sothern, Mr. and Mrs.
Kendall and others.
Signor Italo Campanini had royal recep-
ton In Boston Sunday evening, and his
beautiful rendering of the "Celeste Aida"
carried many of his hearers back to his
palmy days. He is In good voice, and it IS
evident that the operation recently per-
formed has restored his voice In a great
measure to what it has been in past years.