The Portland daily press., 1892-12-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Third Popular.

The third entertainment in the Popu-
lar course drew large audience to the
City Hall last evening. The program me
was furnished by Miss Jennie Couthoui
and the Whitney Quartette with two
solos, one by Mr.. Myron W. Whitney
and the other by Mr.. C. E. Hay. Miss
Couthoui was as satisfactory as she al
ways is. She is the best all-around recit-
er and impersonator that we have On the
stage today. Her selections last night,
both serious and comic, We're given with
great skill In the Oscar Wilde poem,
sFerranti," she was intensely tragic,
and in the Irish numbers her brogue was
admirable. OF course she was encored
after each of her selections and given a
double encore after the last. AS piece
of finished dramatic work perhaps the
most striking thing Miss Couthoui does
is the individualization of character in
represention of school defamation.
The solos by Messrs. Whitney and
Hay were encored, but not acceded to.
Mr.. Whitney was somewhat hoarse
which probably had to do with his de-
clination. The quartette rendered their
numbers fairly well, but hardly with the
finish and excellent tone for which they
are noted.
December 10th Raglan will appear in
the Fourth Popular.
Those electric foot lights were some
thing terrible last night for there were
no shades to them.
A Fair Rebel.
On February 8, 1864, occurred Col.
Roses celebrated escape from Libby
Prison, whereby 100 Union officers re-
gained their liberty, of whom As were
retaken, among this number being Col.
Rose himself Col. Thomas E. Rose, of
the 18th Pennsylvania Volunteers, now a
captain in the 10th United States Infan-
try, together with Major A. G. Hamilton
of the 18th Kentucky Cavalry, were the
prime movers in this wonderful under
taking. From the fireplace in the dining
room of Libby Prison they cut an S
shaped opening through the solid brick
wall, large enough to admit mans
body down into the cellar below, COM
monty known by the prisoners because
of the enormous number of rats infesting
it) as FRAT He'll" From this place they
tunneled so feet underneath the inter-
vening open lot, to shed to the east of
the prison, and from there to liberty.
Upon this historical incident hangs the
principal dramatic episode Of Mr.. Nav
sons military comedy-drama "a Fair
Rebel which will be produced at Port
land theatre tomorrow and Saturday and
Saturday matinee. The New York
press speaks well of the play. Tickets
at the box office.
Seidl's Orchestra Festival.
Mr.. Stockbridge has finally completed
details for three concerts which will
take rank among the notable events in
music this season. One of these con-
certs will be a Wagner night" inter-
preted by the greatest authority on
Wagner's works, Anton Seidl. Owing
to his having been Wagner's constant |
companion and co-worker for many
years, in this sense the mantle of the
immortal composer of the most remark
able works of the century, has devolved |
upon him. Right loyalty has Anton
Seidl discharged the trust, for by Sc
ries of sacrifices of which the public
knows nothing, he has maintained not
only intact, but enlarged and improved
the noble body of Wagner orchestral
players, formerly employed at the Met
ropolitan Opera House in New York,
until now the superb Metropolitan or
ehestra has no peer. This splendid or
chestra will now be heard for the first |