The Portland daily press., 1891-11-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


rouors Of meIodrama had feast at Port,
,ond theatre last night Five acts were
crowded with startling incidents. 1t was
Grand triumph of matter over mind, There
was a very large audience, and the speeta-
tors were as enthusiastic as the audience
was on the previous night at "Men and
| Women" The plot was the good old one
of devilish old scoundrel who commits
murder as freely as the ordinary individual
drinks cup of coffee, in order to get an
orphan girl and her property into his nos.
session. OF course his viIlainy is patant
from the start, and he is thwarted in ali
OF his pet schemes. There is noble can.
tain OF fire engine who comes ont on
top; an amusing bunco- steerer, honest at
heart; Jersey farmer, uncle to SPARKLE a
lively young waif, who turns out the heir
ess for whose property the old legal scoun-
drel has struggled; and several other char
acters Of the "slums" order The realistic
scenes of the play carry 1t, and arouse tine
house to wild excitement. There is a real
steam fire engine that answers the midnight
alarm in pelting storm; a railway bridge
that swings In place Just as the train poas
laundering over 1t; living statue clock. a
novel device, the statue. Galatea like. form
ed by we'll formed woman; and several
scenes of New York surroundings. each of
OF them good. The curtain was called after
every act, and the actors had to show them
selves In front. The play will be repeated
at the matinee today and tonight.
AUSTRIAN JUVENILE BAND,
This celebrated organization, composed
of forty youths, attired in the uniforms of
the swell military organization of Austria.
and who have just arrived from Europe,
will appear at City Hall at the extra matt
nee this afternoon, and in the Stockbridge
regular entertainment in the evening This
will be the programme:
MATINEE
Overture-"Caliph of Bagdad" ........ Boieldeu
"anz-"Les Patineurs' (rhe skaters} : ;;::
Cayatina"rhe Rarber Of SeyiiieD ma RosseI
March-Hungarian National "Rakoszky":.
puet-ccncert Polcnase. oIarens
'ODS ~ ' Miss Marie Glover. : '''''A'Ae''i
oyertureTHungarian Lustspeil.. ....Keler Bella
Comet soioQToeusto Tasso; Doni aess
Mr.. Lambert Steiner.
Poka-Sc6neii~sM Messenger Of Love-. :. .stra1 STRAUSS
EVENING.
Overture-"L odoiska".. .Cherubini
Waltz-"Waves of the Danube. 80. Ivanoyici
Duet Variations on FolSs-Songs. ..Strobl
Potpourri-"Major and Minor" ........Schreiner
Miss Marie Glover.
observation-disclosures of Paris". ....... Boieldieu
illustrating cate life in Vienna after
ball-"The Jolly Brothers" ....... Vollstett
Duet for Piccolos-"Die Veiden" ......,. Bosquet
Potpourri-"Musi Coquetryn Recllipg
Grand Gaop Militaire. ...,............. Herfurth
CEcILIAN ENGAGEMENTS.
The Ladies' Cecllian Quartette has been
engaged to give concert at the North
Bridgt0n Academy at the close of the pres
ent term, next Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 10Th. Monday evening, November 80,
the Cecilians have been engaged for the
Auburn Y. NJ. G. A. course, and December
9Th for concert at the Greeley Institute.
Cumberland Centre.
Miss Eva Goodwin, vlolinist, has also
been engaged to assist at the above con-
eerts, and Miss Mamie L. Jones is to be
the accompanist
Next week will be season of popular
variety at Portland Theatre, among those
to furnish the amusement being Thomas d
Watson, Nelly st. John and William Half
ford.
1t should be borne in mind that seats for
"Pygmalion and Galatea," to be performed
at City hall Thanksgiving afternoon and
evening, are now on sale at Chandler's
music store.
The Kneisel concerts will begin Novem-
Der 10Th at KotZschmar hall. Subscription
list is still open at Stockbridge's. Evening
tickets will be on sale after the 18th.
Fisk Jubilee Singers give the second
Stockbridge Popular November 18th.
The baton presented to Theodore Thomas
by the Germania Club Of Chicago is made
Of the whitest ivory, 10 inches long and 2
Of an inch thick. 1t is bespangled with
jewels and arabesque tracings, and bears
the initials Of the leader in diamonds and
rubles AT the head is an American eagle
In gold, corresponding to an imperial Ger
man eagle at the lower end also 10 gold.
Altogether the baton is a very elaborate
work of art.
Theodore Thomas was welcomed to Chi
cago last Saturday night by large and
representative gathering of music-loviDg
citizens. Mrs. Thomas, who. before her
marriage to the great leader, was resi-
dent of Chicago, was included In the well
come. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas were the
guests of honor at brilliant reception
given by the Germania Mannerchor in the
beautifully decorated parlors of the Ger
mania Club House at North Clark street
and Germania place.