The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


The Fashionable Event of Friday.
There has been brisk opening sale for
seats for Columbus and the worlds Fair,
which, with the Edison concert on the
photograph. is to be fashionable event
at the theatre next Friday evening. Those
who attend are well assured of q splen-
did entertainment, whose literary, arts
tic and musical features combine to offer
something seldom seen upon the theatre
cal stage. 1t should be borne IN mind
that the Edison concert can be heard in
every part of the theatre. Secure seats
early at the box office.
Concert at the First Baptist.
The concert to take place at the First
Baptist church this evening will be given
by Miss Florence Knight, soprano; Miss
Eva Goodwin, violinist; Miss Minnie A.
Plummer, pianist, and the Mendelssohn
Male Quartette, composed OF Dr. Nicker-
son and Mr. Albert B. Hall, tenors, DR..
w. L. Dana and Mr.. Henry Merrill, bas-
sos. Tickets at Palmer's shoe store and
at the door, This will be the pro-
gramme:
Quartette- ellie thee, Sllallop kucken
Miss Knight and Mendelssohn Quartette.
Solo--Love's Request .......... RelcnafdU
Mr.. Hall.
Miss Goodwin.
Solo-Beauty's Eyes. ............... .Iosu
Dr. Dana.
Piano soio- Miss, plnmmer.
GuartnttA-- Annie Laurie. BUCK
Mendelssohn Quartette ,,..
solo-To sevilla Miss Knight ''''pessaief
Violin Solo-Bolero ..:.:..... DE Berlot
Miss Goodwin.
Solo-My Hearts First Home. ......' wallace
Dr.. NickerSon.
Quartette.-In Absence. :...... Buck
MendelSsohn Quartette.
solo-True Till Death ,;:,;,:,; .''.Gatty
Mr.. Merrill.
Quartette-I Image of the Rose. ;.. .Reiehardt
Miss Knight and Mendelssohn Quartette.
Paderewski.
Paderewsh will be celebrated in fine
style in the March Century Magazine.
His portrait will be the frontispiece OF
the magazine. DR.. William Mason will
discuss his playing from musicians
point of view Miss Fanny Morris Smith
will contribute a biographical sketch
based on material furnished by MI. Pad
erewski and passed under the critical
eye of Nine Modjeska, Mr.. Glider will
sing his praises in poem, and Irving
Wills will sketch the player at his piano
forte. Truly, the fields are white with
| the harvest of Paderewski's honors. He
will play at City hall February 29th and
/ 1rotc q
Stockbridge's.
Lilhatansu 0uartette.
The Lilhatansu Quartette will give
the next entertainment in the Church of
the Messiah course at the church Friday
evening next, assisted by Mrs. j. M.
Durham, reader. Tickets at the door.
| Piano Concert.
Mr.. Charles Fl. Tobey of Dover, n. H.,
will give delightful piano concert at
Plymouth church, tomorrow evening,
rendering selections from Weber, Liszt,
Wallace, Chopin and others. Local tai
ent will assist.
Organ Recital.
The lovers of music should not fail to
attend the organ recital to be given by
Mr.. w. III. Carter, the organist at st.
Luke's, at the Church of the Messiah
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Carter training
was effected in country which is pre-
eminent for organ study, and his subse-
ouent success in taking honors at the ex-
animation of professional musicians is
the best evidence of his skill as an able
exponent of his art The tone OF the in
strument at the Church of the Messiah
leaves nothing to be desired in the way
of organ.
| Parlor Match.
Tickets can be procured at Stock
! BRIDGES now for IA Parlor Match to be
given at City hall, March 9th and 10th.
The Boston Herald says:
1t is lust year since Messrs. Evans
and Hoey were at the Grand Opera
House. and this is not so long ago but
that memory easily recalls the hit Mr..
Hoey made in the song, They're After
Me-" He has new songs for this en-
gagement, and they are declared as good
as any he has sung here before; a Joo
Lott is one them, and it is related that
every line means a laugh, and every verse
a CONFUSION of merriment.
/ Davy Crockett.
Tonight and tomorrow evening Frank
Mayo will appear at Portland theatre in
''Davy Crockett" Every one should see
this representation of Mr.. Mayo's which
| has hecome identified with the remarka-