The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Portland Theatre.

Prof. Carpenter will appear but two
nights more at Portland theatre giving
his pleasing exhibitions of Mes
merism. These entertainments have
proved very popular with many of our
citizens as is shown by the fact that the
professor has drawn good audiences
every night for about fortnight.
A Musical Cat.
There is young lady on Capitol Hill
who has a musical cat. After nearly a
year of hard work she says it can sing
the best portion of Home, Sweet
Home and '.Auld Lang Syne,'' but
without the usual variations. When the
young lady wants puss to sing, she puts
her on velvet footstool and commands,
ssPuss sing Home. Sweet Home,'" at
the same time humming the air. Pussy
always responds, singing the tune in
high falsetto a little broken, but suffi-
GENTLY well to be recognized. Some
times when tais cat is out on a moon
light expedition her voice can be heard
above those of her companions in the
back fence concert, ringing out 'Auld
Lang Syne" OF Home, Sweet Home
The young lady does not want her name
mentioned for fear she will be besieged
by freak collectors or dime museum
proprietors who want to buy, beg, bor-
row or steal her pet.
The Elephant and Piano.
The proprietor of circus announced
that on certain night trained elephant
would play on pianoforte. When the
evening come, the circus was crowded
with an expectant public. After while
four men bore cottage piano to the
arena. When the animal was brought
in. he walked slowly three times around
the ring, and then, amid the 'keenest ex-
element advanced to the piano. With
slight movement of his trunk he open
ed the keyboard, but hardly had he
done SO when sudden change came
over his appearance. His eye dilated
with rage and fear, he lifted his trunk in
the air, and with scream of terror
rushed out of the arena. The propri-
etor of the circus and the elephants
keeper held a short and hurried consulta-
ton, and they too left the ring. After
few moments the proprietor entered and
announced with regret that the per-
formance could not take place. The
fact was, he said, that the elephant had
recognized in the keyboard of the in
strument portion Of the tusks of his
long lost mother, who had fallen prey
to ivory hunters.
Stockbridge Regular.
The Tavary-Del Puente Concert Com
pany will prove the next attraction in
ike Stockbridge Regular Course Thanks
giving night, Nov. oath. The Lowell
Citizen says:
Madame Tavary is soprano of rare
quality and artistic development, and
her singing was a delight to the appre-
ciative audience. Del Puente, smiling
debonnaire and bubbling with good
humor, sang as if he thoroughly enjoyed
it, sang with an enthu siasm which
approval. The Toreador song from
Carmen created furore. Helen
Dudley Campbell, a contralto of rich
tone and generous volume, with MI.
Liohtenberg, the clever violinist, and
Mr.. Luckstone, the pianist, completed
the personnel of this organization.
stockbridge Popular.
The next Stockbridge Popular course
entertainment will be given by Sousa's
great Chicago band Nov. 9th. The
New York Herald critic says:
Much has been said in advance of
what Mr. Sousa could do, but not too
much. His band plays with a tone, a
delicacy and musical effect that cannot
be too highly praised. It is new sensa-
ton to hear such music from military
band, and MI. Sousa is perfectly right in
declaring that his organization is one for
high class concert purposes. The only
crit cism that l should make is that the
leader did not make allowance for the
small size of the Broadway Theatre; the
band was at times too powerful.
WEDDINGS.