The Portland daily press., 1891-10-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
UNION COURSE. woonroRns.

ONlON CuUhSE, WOODFORDS.
The Boston Rivals. a company of talented
artists, gave the opening concert in the Un-
ion course at Woodfords Monday evening, to
what was small audience considering the
merit OF the entertainment. But what was
lacking In numbers was made up In enthus!-
asm. The pianist, Mr.. Conant. showed his
usual delicacy and finish, both as soloist and
accompanist. Miss Elizabeth Hamlin capt-
waited the audience by her beauty and her
pure soprano voice, an encore being given
each time she appeared. Mr.. Winternitz
displayed wonderful execution on the violin.
In her first number, Sin honor of the
woods" Mrs. Southwick fairly took the au-
dienceby storm, while her rendering of Ar
nold's "He and She" was simply exquisite
Ii this is a sample of the entertainments to
be given by the Odd Fellows and knights of
Pythias they certainly deserve better pat
ronage than they received at this, the open
ing concert.
HIS LoRDsHIp.
Tonight, at Portland Theatre, will be seen
"His Lordship." OF this play the Worces-
ter Spy says:
at is not often an audience is as well pleased
| with an attraction as they were last night when
His Lordship" was presented for the first time
in this city. There is little fault to find, and
| Mr.. Thomas STATIONS dellneat1on of Lord Bar
| ing was fine piece of comedy work, and received
| merited applause. Miss Seymour's Beatrice stan
ley struck the popular chord at once and her por-
| trayal was very well received. Miss Daisy Bev-
eriy played the young widow with naturalness
Bertini was good, Mr.. Maurice Wexford was hero
ic and manly as George Stanley, the wronged
husband, and little Pansy Beverly showed herself
to be clever and bright child. The specialties
by the Bryants were pleasing and original. When
al is sad, His Lordship is strong play, admira-
Dly acted, and should prove great 'go'"
MUsIN CONCERT.
The New York Tribune. in recent notice
said:
unlike other foreign artists who come to this
country Musin has the wisdom of surrounding
himself with first-class company, and is happy
when his company receive some of the glory he
receives each night; hence his great success both
nnanclaily ana artiStically, in America. On his
last California tour he played fifteen nights to an
average OF $1,000 per night, the largest receipts
ever made by any virtuoso In America"
There has been brisk sale of seats al
ready, but many more good ones remain.
TWO IRISH CUCKoos.
Beginning Thursday night and continuing
the remainder Of the week at Portland The
tire. will be seen the laughable comedy enti-
tied the 1.-TWO Irish Cuckoos." 1t is full of
fun, as would be expected from the title, and
fine band is connected with the company.
All who enjoy comedy full Of songs and
dances will attend the performance of the
"Two Irish Cuckoos."
DEDICATION OF KoTZsCHMAR HALL.
The dedication of Kotzschmar Hall will
take place during the first week In Novem-
Der. probably Wednesday. with a concert by
local talent. The programme has not yet
been arranged. but it will be great musical
event In the history Of this city.
CECILIAN QUARTETTE.
The Ladies' Ceciian Quartette of this city
Miss Brown, Mrs. Haskell, Miss Morrison
and Mrs. Morrison. have been engaged to
give the closing concert of the Cumberland
County Musical Convention at Walnut Hill,
next Friday evening, October 23d.
NOTES.
Dora Wiley played and sang to large and
captiyated audience again last night, in Vera.
No less than twenty companies that start
ed out on the road at the beginning of the
season with fattering prospects, have come
to grief already.