The Portland daily press., 1891-05-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

PORTLAND SINGERS CONCERT.
The Portland Singers Club gave a thor
oughly enjoyable concert at Pine street
church last evening. This club. as is well
known, is formed Of many of the choir sing
ers of the city. under the leadership of Mr..
ID. s. Murray, with Professor Rankin as
pianist. Their singing in chorus is remarka-
ably fine, the voices being perfectly blended
and the time perfection itself. The solos of
the evening were well received and warmly
applauded. Miss Rice, Mr.. Pierce and Miss
Tarbox responded to encores, Miss Tarbox
receiving beautiful bouquet of roses. Mr..
Pierce was substituted for Mr.. Charles Fol-
lansbee. owing to unavoidable absence, and
proved thoroughly acceptable substitute.
The quartettes by the Cecilia Quartette and
the Haydn Quartette were also very well
rendered, especially the "Sands of Dee" by
the latter. The closing chorus, the "Song of
the Vikings" is something new in this vi
cinity and aroused much enthusiasm. The
programme follows:
Mr.. Il. +. Merrill, Miss Lizzie M. Brown,
Song-Legend of Cashmere Archer
Mr.. Will Fl. Stockbridge
Ouartette "a. On the Mountain. MAR
euarte''e'' b. Gavotte. .......................
cecilia Ladies' Quartette.
Chorus-On the Water. .....................,.R Raft
Portland Singers
Solo-Thy Dear Eyes. ::..:.:::........B Bartlett
Miss Henrietta ID. Rice.
Chorus-By Babylons Waves ............. Gounod
Portland Singers.
s0lo-Two Grens MI r q pis,:s ....schumann
Quartette-Sands of Dee. MacFarren
Haydn Quartette.
song-GratiasM Aagm aHn T Tlbi .Guglialml
Chorus-song Of the Vikings. .............F Earring
Portland Singers.
THE BURGLAR.
Mrs. Hodgdon Burnett wrote delightful
little sketch. entitled "Editha's Burglar"
which was afterwards produced In a dramat-
lie form in the shape of charming little one
act sketch. This sketch, or else the story,
has been stretched out into four acts by Mr..
Gus Thomas. What pertains to Mrs. Hodg-
don Fundamentally the third act, where
little Editha encounters the burglar-is very
sweet and effective, and what Mr.. Thomas
has written is rather weak and tame, so that,
In the form of four-act comedy-drams, the
piece Is rather draggy.
Mr.. A. 5. Lipman, who plays William
Lewis, the burglar, is an old fayorite in
Portland, and does the part very Wen. Ne
has good style, a good voice, and acts with
much power and feeling. Owing to the ILL
ness Of Miss Ottolengui, Miss Hattie Schell
assumed the part of Alice acceptably, and
Miss Cordie Davega, recent debutante, was
pretty and quite natural as Fannie. Little
Vallie Egar was bright and interesting as
Editha, and Mr.. Clarke was very good as
Edward. Tonight the play will be repeated
at Portland Theatre, and also at the matinee
at 2 80 O'Clock. Last night the stage was
proved very successful
WHITE WINGS"
Ornithologists and taxidermists in the city
are considerably perplexed as to the particu-
lar genus to which the above named be-
longs. Public opinion rarely errs, hence Mr..
End Man will endeavor to demonstrate at
City Hail on the evening of the 2Sth inst,
and popular reclamation will doubtless de-
eide that white Wings" is rsra avis of
the first water. Seats now on sale by mem
bers of the Wheel Club and at Stockbridge's.
FANCHoN.
Next Monday marks the return of COM
pany that Is an old favorite in Portla nd-the
Portland stock company, headed by Max
Freeman and Katherine Rober. After an
absence of several weeks, the standard plays
are to be revived at popular prices Mon
day, Tuesday, "wednesday and at the We'd
nesday matinee, Maggie Mitchell's great
play of Fanchon will be produced, with Max
Freeman as SANDY" Charles Barringer as
Jean Barbour, and Hattie Themes as Mad
anne Fodet. Thursday and Saturday two
strong plays will be given.