The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-18
MUSIC AND o.
THE HOME TALENT COURSE.

The fifth concert in the Home alent
course drewsthe largest audience yet at City
Hall last evening. The long programme was
almost doubled in length by the encores.
Every feature on the bill was good. The
singers were in excellent voice, and the In
strumentallsts played with much feeling and
skill. Shaw's Quartette received double en-
cores. and so did young Galley, the clarinet
player. Mrs. Morrison sang Kathleen Ma
vourneen exquisitely. Miss Lizzie Brown
was very happy In her selections, the Man.
dolin, Banjo and Guitar Club always delight,
and Mr.. Whitcomb's readings were very
amusing. Mr.. Murray proved as always, an
excellent accompanist The next concert
will be the last. .r r
WILSON'S MINsTELs.
There was large audience gathered at
Portland Theatre last evening to see Will
sons Minstrels, and. judging by the applause
the troupe gave much satisfaction. Wilson
himself is good dancer, and good singer.
Frank McNish is a capital dancer. aud very
graceful. Lew Benedict is known from one
end Of the country to the other, and other
performers connected with the company have
more or less repute in the profession. The
entertainment is a good one, and the quar-
tette singing, and the gypsy dancing espec-
tally delighted those present. .
SOL SMITH RUSSELL.
Sol Smith Russell is to American comedy
what Artemus Ward was to its humor. he
has style peculiarly his own, and there Is q
quaintness and dryness about 1t which defies
imitation. Sol Smith Russelps impersona-
finn ~ l,a INN iv,ua IL
ranks very high. Mr.. Kidder's play is called
q prosepoem in which are commingled. as in
life itself, humor and pathos, and the char
acter he has made for Mr.. Russell-it would
be nearer the truth to say Mr.. Russell made
for himself-is said to fit him like a glove
His every word and movement show the ar
fist whose personality is most thoroughly
seen In his Characterization.
MANKIND.
An unusually strong play, with an excel
lent cast, and thoroughly metropolitan
production even to the minutest details, is
what is promised by the Boston Theatre
Company when it presents Wa, .ind. the Gel
ebrated melodrama, to the theatre goers OF
this city, the last three nights of the week.
That this pledge will be faithfully kept is
amply attested to, that it is given In the name
of Eugene Tompkins, one of the foremost
theatrical managers of the country. The
play is said to be far above the average in
literary merit, while 1t is brimful of exciting
dramatic situations that appeal at once to
popular heart. The saving of a drowning
mother through the casting of life preserv-
er by her own child, though each is unknown
to the other at the time, is as touching an in
cident as was ever placed upon the stage;
and never fails to bring the tears to the eye,
and the lump In the throat, that tell more
plainly than words how deeply the emotions
are touched.
ORGAN RECITAL. e.
Mr.. Ell. E. Duncan, the talented organist of
Congress Square church, will give an organ
recital at the church next Saturday aftei-
noon. Mr.. Duncan is one of the most accom-
plished organists of New England, and his
programme will not fail to interest the large
crowd Of music lovers who are now fully
awakened to the beauty of organ music.
NOTES.
On Thursday evening the Portland Male
Quartette, Miss Nettie May Morrison, con-
tralto, and Miss Fannie Sampson, soprano,
appear In concert In Reception hall, with
robert Rexdale, the author, In readings from
his own works. The entertainment Is for
the benefit Of the Martha Washington Socie-
ty. Mrs. K. G. Wyman will act as accompa-