The Portland daily press., 1891-10-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ORGAN RECITAL.

Inc third organ recital will take place
tomorrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock at Con-
gress square church. Mr.. Duncan will play
the celebrated "0fertoire in Il Major" by
Batiste, and number of Swedish Folk
Songs" arranged for the organ. These last
are typical songs Of the North and abound
10 the quaintest modulations which so dis
tinguish both the Swedish and Norwegian
compositions. Miss Katherine M. Kicker
will sing LIE Brigantine by Harkensolhner.
and "Estranged." The latter is new song
by Mr.. j. Harry Mcclellan, whose informing
Serenade" will be so pleasantly remembered
by those who heard Mr.. Duncan play it at
last seasons recitals. The words of this
song are by Miss Kate Vannah of Gardiner.
CECILIAN QUARTETTE.
The Cecilian Quartette, Miss Lizzie Brown,
Mrs. Dennison, Mrs. Morrison and Miss
Morrison, with Miss Eva Goodwin violinist,
and Miss Alice A. Cushing, reader. gave
very enjoyable entertainment at Bath
Wednesday evening, in aid of the Society of
the Kings Daughters. A large and fashion
able audience was present and the perform
ers were heartily applauded after every
number, encores being frequently demanded.
The auartette lullaby from "Erminie" and
the trio in costume. "Thres Little Maids"
from "Mikado," by Miss Brown, Mrs. and
Miss Morrison were especially pleasing to the
audience. The quartette has engagements
to sing at concerts at Kent's Hill and at
Richmond in the near future.
ANOTHER CONCERT AT CAPE ELIZABETH.
The concert to be given in Town ball,
Cape Elizabeth, for the b neft Of the library
fund next Friday evening, will be by we'll
known Portland talent. A fine programme
Is being arranged, which includes violin
solos by Miss Eva Goodwin, songs by Mr..
John P. WEIGH and Miss Josephine Tucker,
authors readings by Mr.. Rexdale, piano
solos by Miss Florence M. Best. and other
talent. The entertainment will be under
the auspices of the. high school alumni.
EAST LYNNE.
EAST Lynn" was always favorite with
Portland theatre goers, from the time that
Dollie Bidwell, In old Deering hall, used to
assume the dual role of Lady Isabel and
Mime. Vane. Since her time many actresses
have essayed the character here. Saturd ay
at the matinee and evening performances,
Miss Josephine Cameron will attempt them,
supported by Louis Clifford and her COM
pany. Tickets are now on sale.
TOM SAWYER.
The attraction at Portland theatre this
evening will be a dramatization of Mark
Twain's funny story, "Tom Sawyer" The
New York Daily News said of the piece:
MARX Twain's story, Tom Sawyer was
presented in dramatic form last evening at
II. R. Jacobs theatre. The drama follows
MT, Clements story quite closely. which,
up a very clever three hours of interesting
and amusing entertainment. Thomas A.
Ballantyne played tom Sawyer and his
comical manner and cleverness caused a deal
of laughter"
"a MILE A MINUTE"
The New York Press, speaking of this
play. says:
"a combination Of all the conventional
melodramas ever presented, put together by
Charles C00te. clever and versatile actor Of
eccentric comedy characters, was last night
at the Peoples theatre given its first New
York hearing with Marion Elmore as the
chief parsonage, who bobs up every ten
lainy and rewards virtue. The play is called
"a Mile a Minute" No one who listened 70
the shouting. clapping. and stamping of feet
could doubt Tor moment the popular suc.
cess of the effort. After the third act the
entire company were called before the cur
tain, and Miss Elmore received some of the
most unqualifedly honest applause that even
her long and successful career has ever
called forth. The intense interest felt in the
outcome of the story was strikingiy evi.
denced by the wholesale denunciatory Kisses
which the appearance of the polished villain
drew from the gallery. The craze for me-
chanical realism was satisfied by the intro
duction Of railway train supposedly goins
at the rate of mile a minute. The illusion
was cleverly managed by devices similar To
that used in the race scene Of "The County
Fair" 1t worked the audience up TO mitch
of excitement bordering on frenzy and pan-
demonium seemed to have broken loose when
the curtain fell ON this scene"
The play will be seen at Portland theatre
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
NOTES.
"All the Comforts of Home" anotber
Boston Museum success, will be seen at
Portland theatre the end Of next week.
"Niobe" drew shouts of laughter at Port
land theatre again last night. It is certainlv
one Of the most original and amusing plays
that has been put on the boards for a long
time. -e