The Portland daily press., 1891-05-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE PORTLAND SINGERS.

THE PORTLAND SINGERS.
The Portland Singers, composed of the
quartette choirs of several of the leading
churches Of the city, under the conductor.
snip OF Mr.. Harvey S. Murray, will give a
concert at Pine street church next Friday
evening. The programme will consist of
-FOUR grand choruses. selections by the Cecilia
Vuartette and Haydn Quartette, and soloiSts
including Miss Henrietta d. Rice. Messrs.
VIII Stockbridge and Chas. Follansbee. The
advertisement will show where tickets can
be procured.
PYGMALIoN AND eALArEA.
Portland has been many times favored by
amateur dramatic efforts, but not for wears
have any ventures been made on so extern
sive scale as the coming production of
fygmalion and Galatea by the Players Club
at Portland Theatre on May 81. It is re-
Ireshing to know that our Portland talent
are to attempt work of so high a standard,
ana there Is no reason why they should not
be successful. If this effort succeeds. as it
promises to. the Players Club intend giving
series of dramas of this nature. Tickets
are now on sale at the box office.
fhlLAAhMONlC ORCHESTRA.
This favorite home institution, composed
of 30 musicians under Mr.. w. 4. Chandler,
conductor, will give concert at Congress
ball next Wednesday evening, which all will
want to hear Miss Kicker and Miss Phil
brook will be sUloists. Get tickets at Chand-
ler's music store.
THE MCGIBENY FAMILY.
Tomorrow the sixth StocKbridge matinee
and eighth "Pop" in these courses will be
given at City Hall by the McGibeny Family,
closing up both series Of entertainments,
These extracts from exchanges show how the
family is considered elsewhere:
The McGibeny Family are playing to
| crowded audiences, and giving great salts
faction.-lSan Francisco Chronicle.
The wonderful McGIbeny family have
| come. Were seen last evening by one of the
| largest crowds ever gathered in Lincoln
Hall and were pronounced a grand success
Washington National Republican.
Tickets are on sale at Stockbridge's. The
children will enjoy the ''Kindergarteners''
immensely.
Mr.. Stockbridge has invited the Reform
School boys. Fraternity boys. inmates of the
Home for Aged Women, Home for Aged
Men, Female Orphan Asylum and other in
situations to attend the matinee.
THE LAST ORGAN RECITAL.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, the
last of the delightful organ recitals will be
given at Congress Square church. So great
has been the enjoyment during the last three
months that second series will be given
next fall. Tomorrow Mr.. Duncan will play a
Morning Serenade" by Mr.. j. 81. Mcclellan,
whose Cradle Song" as played by the Phil
harmonic Orchestra is so well-known to the
concert-goers of Portland. He will also play
the "Hallelujah Chorus" from HANDLES
Messiah Miss Katherine Kicker will sing
'Patria" by Matter, and "Beauty's Eyes"
by Tosti. In this latter selection she will
be accompanied by Miss Eva A. Goodwin
with violin obligato. Our readers will
therefore be assured of fine musical enter
| tainment.
NOTES.
.'The Burglar" piece that scored a de.
| cided hit at New York, will be produced al
Portland Theatre Friday and Saturday OF
| next week.
Jed Prouty tickets will be ready tomorrow
| morning at Stockbridge's.
Miss May Howe will sing at the Bates
College concert, June 23d.
Charles McGeachy, late Golden's best IAN
In jed Prouty," proposes to manage Anna
| Dickinson's lecture tour. He's mad to think
| of it.
A daughter of Joachim, the violinist.
made her debut in Elberfeld with great sue
cess. She sang in Verdi's "Alda," and has
been engaged for the season in Leipsic.
"Spartaco." a new opera by PIatania, was
very much admired In Naples.
Juanita, by Suppe, was recently given
In ParlS with immense success.
The lawyers. seeking to appoint a receiver
for Henry E. Dlxey's property to satisfy a
| Judgment for $500 debt. have received
from the burlesquer the following statement
| of his financial affairs: ~ get $500 salary
and pay 500 royalty every week to Mr. Gill,
the author. l give $50 a week to my wife.
$50 to my mother, $25 to my dresser, and
| keep $50 for my own expenses"
Manager Edward K. Rice has In his COM
| pany young woman known as Eileen Kali
who was so bent on accompanying him to
Australia that she pawned her diamonds to
raise money before the steamship sailed.
| Miss Kali is Western girl, brunette, and
| is about 26 years old.
Miss Fanny Davenport lately contributed
two-colum article to a newspaper, giving
her views about the real character of the
Egyptian queen. Bernhardt's opinion Of
Cleopatra is that the Egyptian suited San
Francisco to the extent Of $4,000.