The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Gilmore Concerts.


tremely enthusiastic. The band never
played better nor was Mr.. Gilmore ever
more generous in the matter OF encores.
The Voyage of Columbus, a descrip-
tive fantasia, was warmly applauded and
made most favorable impression. The
audience, however, was most pleased
with the Sounds from the Old Planta
ton, given in the evening for an encore,
and which delighted so much at last
year, concerts. The solos were all beau
TRULY rendered and encored. Mr.. Whit
ney's illness detained him at Rutland,
VT, but Senior Claudio delighted with
his spirited singing and fine voice, and
received a double encore, as did Miss
Emile Schneeloch, the soprano.
AT the close of the concert Mr.. Gil
more said the band would go to the
worlds fair next year and not be here.
They would number 100 musicians with
out counting vocal soloists, and in
1898 a subscription book would be opened
and if enough subscription coupons were
taken the great band will appear here in
1894.
Portland Theatre.
The attaches benefit at Portland Thea
tre Saturday night was well attended
and much pleasure derived. The various
features of the evening, as published in
the PRESS, were carried out most accept
| ably. The. comedy of Son the Rio
Grande'' and the farce of Glove in the
Kitchen were very neatly rendered.
Professor Lees club swinging, the fenc-
ing by Messrs. Randall and Pierce, Mr..
Carey's song and dance, Mr.. Hoyey's vio-
lin solo, the monograph exhibition by
Harry Mason, Rich and Grifin's negro
SKETCH and Master Sulliyan's ballad sing
ing created great applause, while Grim
mer' orchestra earned warm marks of
approval
Talent for the Elk Benefit.
The following talent will appear at the
Elk benefit in City Hall next Wednesday
evening: Little Tuesday, the child
dancer and entertainer; the Bowdoin
| Minstrels, assisted by Messrs. w. Fl.
Stockbridge, H. w. Barnard, Harry F.
Merrill, F. II. Pierce, II. w. Shurtleff, F.
| l.. Gray, H. G. Parkman and others;
| Miss Marion Van Buren,, dramatic read
er; Mr.. John p. WEIGH, basso-cantandi;
Nj. Bob Fisher, of 1.-THE County Fair
company; Miss Hattie Connors, whist
ling soloist; Miss Beatrice Hamilton, in
pleasing specialties; the Imperial Quar-
tette; Miss Nina Van Buren,, contralto;
the Arbuckle Brass Quartette; Mr..
| James B. Mackie, of ssGrimes's Cellar
Door, company, in his parody successes;
| Miss Louise Sanford, in swell songs, and
Miss Alice Montague and Mr.. j. Roger
West, in refined musical specialties.
Get tickets at Stockbridge's. A few
choice seats in the centre of the hall may
be obtained at SWEET & Co.'s.
Alvin Joslin.
calvin Joslin'' is an old acquaintance
of the theatre going public and tonight
the Charles L. Davis Company will pre-
sent it at Portland Theatre. Mr.. Davis
is no longer with the company, but the
character Of Alvin does not suffer in any
respect on that account. This perform
ance will close the regular season. The
preliminary season of 1S92-93 will open
August 9th with Germans Minstrels.
The regular season will begin August
| Goth, with Vernona Jarbean, followed by
Thomas Shea, the 1.-TWO Sisters,n Lewis
Maragon's Faust Up to Date" ''Glo-
riana," etc.
Hermann.
Magician Hermann, the prince of con-
| jurers, assisted by Madame Herman,
| and Abdul Khan, an East Indian necro-
mancer, will be the attraction at the City
Hall next Thursday and Friday. Every
trick performed by Hermann is accom-
plished SO deftly that it inspires feel
ing akin to awe in the audience, especial
ly among the little folks. As a matter of
fact his least elaborate tricks are the
| most difficult to explain, for the very
reason that they cannot be attributed to
| outside agencies, but must be accredited
to the marvellous dexterity of the conlu-
rer. This season his programme in
cludes, besides his wonderful slight of
hand work, "Strobeika," his. new illu-
sion, which has created such sensation
in New York City, at his own theatre,
| during his recent run of 100 nights, Alb
dul Khan, the oriental fakir, the poetical
and allegorical illusion, "a Slave Girls
Dream" New Black Art Chlorine.
Child of the Air. and other mystic nov
elites.
DR.. Nickerson will not sing at the Elk
benefit as was enormously stated in the
Sunday papers.
Strange as it may seem, there are To-
calities where even Theodore Thomas is
not appreciated. Mr.. Thomas and his
orchestra were the star attractions of a
musical festival given in Nash
vile recently; yet the lady manager
of the enterprise is $1,000 out of pocket.