The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA,

GRAND MANDOLIN. BANJO AND GUITAR
CONCERT.
The Portland Imperial Mandolin. Banjo
and Guitar Club. in connection with the
Boston Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar
Club. are to give concert at City Hall some
time in April. 1t is the intention to make
this the greatest event OF the kind ever held
In this State, and similar to the concerts
given by the Ideal Club in fremont Temple
every winter. There will be grand assem-.
bly, of all players of the instrument in this
city and surrounding country, several clubs
belonging in different places in the State
signlfied their intentions to participate. The
music for the full orchestra, which will be
furnished free, will be ready in a few DAYS.
and before the event Messrs. Lansing and
Harris of the Ideal Club will be in the city
and give the final instructions. Players de-
string to take part are requested to send
their names to w. E. Chandler, music deal
er, All Congress street. that none may be
sighted in the invitations which will be sent
out later 1t Is expected there will be at
least 100 performers in the opening num-
Der.
FANTASIA"
The famous Hanlons will present "Fan-
tasma" at the Portland Theatre three nights
beginning this evening. and is every way
performance worthy Of generous patronage.
From the rise of the curtain on the first act
10 It's nnal close at the end of the third and
last act, there Is an almost unbroken series
OF bewilderingly beautiful spectacle in which
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dazzling attired nyphs, mermaids, fairy
queens, witches and demons, grotesque and
otherwise and Interestingly conspicuous.
IL Is useless to attempt to enumerate the
many beautiful pictures which will greet the
eye OF the audience at the theatre tonight.
The under the ocean scene with its coral
cavern and strange ocean monsters is strik-
imply effective, but no more SO than almost
all of the rest of the many beautiful scenes,
which must be seen to be appreciated, they
cannot be described. In the second act there
are several dazzling beautiful tableaux, and
the final transformation scenes in third act
which caps them ALL. jolly fun runs through
almost the whe.s Of the drama. The FORE
going gives very inadequate idea of the
Beauties OF Fantasma, than which no finer
spectacle will ever be given in Portland.
Y. NJ. C. A. COURSE.
The fourth entertainment in the Y. NJ. G.
A. Star Course will be given at City Hall.
wednesday evening, January s. Mrs. Nell
la Brown-Pond, Of whom the Bradford, Pa,
Evening Star says: Mrs. Pond is the ac-
knowledged rival of Mrs. Scott Siddons."
Miss Ella Chamberlain, the leading whist
ling soloist in America and Miss Linda Low,
pianist. Tickets now on sale at the Associ-
alton rooms.
- UNCLE HIRAM.
Saturday evening Aaron FL. Woodruff will
present at the theatre the. four-act Yankee
comedy, Uncle Hiram" An exchange
says:
Uncle Hiram is play both interesting
and pleasing. While natural and not intri-
cate, the plot is ingenious, permitting the
introduction of wide variety of talent into
the performance. its action calling for dra-
matte power, pathos, neat by-play, and the
best Of comedy work. Mr.. Woodruff is ably
supported by carefully selected company
OF which one of the bright particular lights
Is the fayorite young actress Miss Louise
Arnot: She takes the part OF Bella with
charming vivacity just suited to the role.
With fine scenery and effects, "Uncle Hi
ram. Is put on the boards in unexceptiona-
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