The Portland daily press., 1890-11-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MoNTE-CHsTO.

MoNTE-CHSTO.
"The world is NINE" remarked Mr.. j.
Gordon Edwards at the theatre last evening.
The assertion was received with consider
able favor by an audience which was more
than respectfully large, and will be repeated
by the same gentleman this and
Wednesday evenings. The play was "Monte
Cristo." and 1t received careful interpre-
tation by Lothrop's stock company which
entered upon a weeks engagement last eve
ming. As has been intimated the title role is
taken by Mr.. Edwards whose assumption of
the matrimonial role of the hero, variously
known In the progress of the play as Ed
mund Dantes, Prisoner No. II, Able Busoni
and the Count of Monte Cristo, is character
lied by considerable dignity and stateliness,
and bears well comparison with Mr.. James
O'Neill's famous conception of the same
part. He was supported by company of
general excellence. The Mercedes of Miss
Kate Glassford was extremely well done,
while Mr.. Chas Barringer, Mr.. Cameron
Clemens, Mr.. Walter Owen, Mr.. Paige, Mr..
Kingdom, Mr.. Henderson aud the rest were
entirely satisfactory in their respective parts.
The drawing room scene. just finished by Mr.,
Fells was introduced in the fourth act and
proved beautiful specimen of the scene
painters art. and one which will be yalu.
able addition to the rapidly increasing scenic
equipment of the theatre.
Monte Cristo" Tuesday and Wednesday.
Streets OF New York" rest OF the week.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH
The first entertainment in this course will
be an organ concert given by Prof. M. C.
Baldwin of New York. Mr.. Baldwin is said
to be one OF the finest organists la the coun.
try, and he will have an instrument which
for its size is not surpassed anywhere. The
following will be his programme:
hn6anta with v.ra,cns, Bach
fiigergesang lTannhauser) ............., Wagner
Grand On TT Q st. Cecilia. ...........Ba fiste
Tantlene Nuptiale.. DubOis
/. Shepherds Evening Song 49, 0aia~'n
2. The TEMPEST.
3. Hymn Of THANKSGIVING
overture Semiramioe. .................Ro ssipi
ceiecteu... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Theirs will also be reading and solo in
terspersed In the above numbers.
STRAUSS ORCHESTRA.
The Strauss Orchestra Is renowned
throughout the musical world as the most
perfect OF all Interpreters of light music. Its
leader is a man of singular genius in his own
h-ld, and his musicians have performed un-
der the swing of his baton so long that they
have caught his inspiration. There is no
orchestra precisely like it In the world. nor
1, there any music written so productive of
universal delight as that of the Strausses.
Oar readers will have pleasant confirm
alton of these facts on the appearance of the
imperial Vienna Orchestra directed bv Herr
Eiuard Strauss at the City Hall In Portland
on Saturday. Goth inst
AT CONGRESS SQUARE.
There was very well pleased audience at
Congress Square vestry last evening. Miss
Fay Davis. the talented elocutionist. gave
several readings in manner that fully bore
out her established reputation and she was
warmly received. The singing by Mrs.
Morrison was delightful as her songs ALWAYS
are. Barnum and Glynn in their clever
banjo and guitar duets were exceedingly
well received. The pictures were striking
and artistic. and the piano duet by Miss
Flint and Mr.. Griffith was rendered with
much taste.
THE LOTUS GLEE CLUB.
George e Devoll, Edward E. Long, C. L.
Lewis, +. j. Smith form the Lotus Glee Club
VINO VIII appear in the third Stockbridge
Popular Thursday night. and Miss Minnie
Marshall will give recitations.
NOTES.
Ihere Will be an entertainment at Mystic
Hal, Tuesday evening. Nov 18th. for the
s oenent OF the Portland Spiritual Temple. A
s Sah 9uaTsette has been engaged. MI.
various soloists will render vocal and in
strumental selections. -N ~