The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A SOCIETY EVENT.

SOCIETY EVENT.
Next Monday and Tuesday evenings at the
Portland Theatre the production of the
latest New York success the society play
The Merchant" will prove an event of more
than ordinary Importance. The play which
| is Enow on its last week at the fremont
| Theatre in Boston comes under the classifi-
cation of a society drama dealing with In
cidents aud events of life of today in New
York and while telling an ingenious and In
taresting story of human interest points a
moral and strikes at one of the greatest evils
of American business life. the curse of
speculation. While it has much dramatic
force and telling climaxes, there is > vein of
pure. clean comedy running through it re-
lieving the serious element and holding the
interest from beginning to end. 1t is a play
with purpose and worth seeing.
AUSTRIAN JUVENILE BAND.
Speaking of the Austrian Juvenile band
which will appear in the Stockbridge courses
Saturday, the 14th inst, we'll known
writer says
1.-THE peculiar Vienna marches, waltzes.
that introduce In occasional snatches
the entire band as trained male choir, will
be received with enthusiasm in America as
they have been In Europe. In several of the
national compositions, the boys break spon-
taneously into song, and then resume their
instruments and play the gay waltz to an
end"
Miss Glover, the vocalist, is said to be a
delightful singer. Tickets at Stockbridge's.
KNEIsEL oUARTETTE.
The additional subscribers are finding their
places on the list at Stockbridge's, and those
who intend securing seats should not wait,
but subscribe at once. The Boston Tran
script speaking of their rendering of Mozart's
quartette in (Peter's No. g says:
"Mozart's well-known (but never too well
knowD) quartette was superbly given. Times
have changed since this work was currently
known as the 'quartette with the false rela-
tion,' and Giuseppe Sarti wrote his famous
Examination pointing out nineteen mortal
errors In thirty-six measures That wonder
full Adagio introduction sounds now as
beautiful as anything in music"
CONCERT AT THE CAPE.
The Cape Elizabeth high school classes of
1876 will give concert at the town hall
this evening. The taleut appearing will be
Miss Carrie M. Weeks, soprano, Miss Annie
A. Weeks, contralto. F. W. Shaw, tenor, P.
K. Robinson, bass, Miss Jennie Reynolds.
reader, and Mr.. j. w. Woodbury., pianist.
This will be the programme:
Bridal Chorus-From "The Rose Maiden". .Cowen
Misses Weeks Messrs. Shaw and Robinson.
Reading-A sermon on Apples. Anon
Miss Jennie Reynolds.
Song-Angels Serenade. Observation-Disclosures raga
Miss Carrie Weeks.
Clarinet obligato. Robinson
Reading-Ships at Sea-.
Miss Reynolds.
Quartette-Golden Threshold. ......,Iohr
Contralto Solo-Cf Thee l Am THINKING.
Miss Annie weeks. O" ''ieieI'A'
Clarinet Observation-Disclosures aus Sonnambula,
Mr.. Robinson. Beliini
Tenor Solo,. .....................S Selected
Mr.: Shaw.
MISUNDERSTANDING Allen at Saratoga. ..
Miss Reynolds.
Quartette-Good Night. Pnsuti
MEN AND WOMEN,
One OF the events of the dramatic season
in Portland will be the engagement next
Thursday evening of Charles Frohman's
New York company in "Men and Women"
The play is by DeMille and Belasco, authors
of THE Wife," Lord Chumley," "The
Charity Ball" and other successes. Mr..
Frohman's company number % people and
come endorsed by the entire Boston press.
NOTES.
Mr.: A. IL. Sutherland, business manager
for The County Fair" has arranged for an
excursion Nov 10th. and tickets should be
ordered at once from the Park Theatre, Bos-
ton.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Cor
ham was well filled last Wednesday evening,
and the audience was we'll pleased with the
delightful programme given by the Ladies'
Cecilian Quartette of Portland, assisted by
Miss Alice Cushing. reader, and Miss
Mamie l.. Jones, accompanist.