The Portland daily press., 1891-01-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

''BEAU IDEALS OF swELLDoM."
Songs sentimental and humorous, but none
particularly pathetic, will be heard at the
Wheel Club Ministries tomorrow evening.
The effort will be to "raise the roof" with
laughter-not to flood the basement with
tears. No spectacular arrangements will
kept within the limits of genuine negro min
strelsy, representing the spontaneous wit of
the colored man down on the "ole planta-
tion." The "beau ideals" are the represen-
tatives of the "Colored Four Hundred" and
are certain to create sensation. Among
the soloists in the first part will be Messrs.
Barnard, Pierce, Stevens, Howard, Mitchell
and Welch, and there will be chorus of 80
voices. Some handsome souvenir pro-
grammes are being printed from designs
drawn by Mr.. John Calvin Stevens.
HOME TALENT COURSE.
Remember the Home Talent Course opens
next Thursday evening at City Hall. The
Ladies' Cecllian Quartette, said to be the
very best ever heard in this city, assisted by
Miss Alice ABBOTT, pianist. the charming
young reader, Miss Alice Cushing, and Mr..
T. j. Somers, basso, are the talent employed
and those who have expressed desire to hear
the quartette will now have the opportuni-
ty. In addition to the list already pub
lished, the Philharmonic Orchestra will take
part in the second concert in the course,
January Goth. Course and evening tickets
are dow on sale at Chambers.
INsHlvoaUE.
"Inshivogue" will have representations at
Portland Theatre Friday and Saturday eve
nings. 1t is story of Irish wit, love and
adventure. 1t is handsomely mounted, and
the scenic effects are very attractive, .partlc-
ularly the great cascade of real water in the
last act. The singing, dancing and special
ties by different members of the company
deserve especial commentator. The cast is
led by Mr.. j. ,. Murphy, who appeared in
the title role and he Is given capital sup
port
THE KINDERGARTEN.
The musical comedy, "The Kindergar-
ten," will be given at Portland Theatre to-
night. An exchange says:
without a very ELUSIVE putting, the News
can say that Kindergarten, as presented
by the present company, is one of the bright
est musical comedies on the road. Not
stick in the cast; the members are good vo:
ealists, clever dancers and the orchestra we'll
controlled. The dialogue of the play is
bright aud witty and the spirit of the play
finds an overwhelmingly funny characterize
ton by the company. The house was
paced and the audience well pleased"
THE KNEIsEL oUARTETTE.
The Kneisal Quartette will give concert
on the evening of January 9th at the First
Parish church, an announcement which will
give great pleasure to all lovers of go cd
music. A Boston critic says:
"The first chamber concert of the sixth
season was given last Monday evening in
Union Hall, before the old-time large, atten-
tive aud appreciative audience. The same
four finished and congenial artists who seem
to have grown together, as by some true at
finity of musical artistic nature, into rare
unity Of ftyle and feeling, and fine mutual
understanding, still compose the quartette;
Franz KneIsel. the vOegeiger ortleading vio-
lInist in the Symphony Orchestral. Otto
loncello, all likewise members OIL the Or
chestra."
The vocalist of the evening will be Mr..
James "a. Ricketson. Mr.. Ricketson has
tenor voice of great sweetness and pc wer,
and sings at DIR. Edward Everett Hale's
church in Boston. This concert will be one
of the events at the season.
NOTES.
Mrs. James Brown-Potter and Kyrle Bel
lew are playing In Calcutta. They close
their Indian engagement In Bombay the
latter part of the month, and thence 80 dl-
rect to London, where 1t is their intention to
produce Hero and Leauder," an adoption
from the German, In which they met Win
some success in Melbourne.
John B. Mason, late of the Boston Museum
Company, has accepted an engagement to
play the part of the American in 1.-THE Id
ler," Heddon Chambers new play, at the
Princess Theatre, London.
A tall, athletic young man walked up and
down the platform of the Now England sta
ton Sunday night, waiting for the arrival OF
the limited train. 1t was an hour behind
time. His nervousness seemed to be allayed
when handsome young woman jumped
from the still moving train and embraced
him. He was her fiance, and she was Miss
Ada Mortimer Of the "Ship Alloy" Compa-
ny. They had been engaged for couple of
years and all arrangements had been made
forithe marriage that night, for In less than
half an hour the pair were made man aud
wife,