The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
EPniuie.

EPminie.
The Aborn Opera Company closed its season
last night in Portland theatre with representa-
tionof the New York Casino success, "Erminie, -
with a cast including Miss Mamie Taylor as
Erminie, Miss Eta Bartlett as the Princess,
Miss Cora Carlisle as the Captain. Jas. Don
nelly and Raymond Hitchcock made lots of fun
as the two thieves. The chorus was vigorous
and the costumes good, making performance
that evidently pleased the audience.
Uncle Hiram.
There is no telling how much one can do in a
short time until one tries. Aaron H. Woodruff,
the comedian and playwright, recognized that
fact some time ago. Seeing the great demand
the public now makes for stage realism. he COM
pletely renovated and revised his comedy, Uncle
Hiram, and made it a sensational drama with
good scenic effects. No one would now recog-
nize the old Uncle Hiram in its new garb The
second act now takes place at Uncle Hiram's
saw mill up in Vermont. The hero is thrown
across the log track and is about to be sawed in
two, when he is saved just as the saw touches
his hair. The scene brings the audience to its
feet, and closes the act with one of the greatest
sensational effects ever introduced in a play.
Uncle Hiram will be presented at Portland the
atre this evening.
The Singers Club.
Miss Leonora Won Stosch appeared in New
York without any flourish of trumpets at the
FIRST concert of the Lenox Lyeeum Course of the
season under Seidl. She literally took the au-
dience by storm. Since then she has gone from
one success to another. Miss Won Stosch is
tail, blonde and handsome. Her playing is like
herself, brilliant, vigorous and soulful. She has
just completed her nineteenth year. When she
appeared In the Rossini Club concert In Port
land she delighted everybody. She will renew
her trfumphs at Pine street church tomorrow
evening. and the Portland Singers Club will
give several admirable selections. Tickets at +.
3. Clark's, 515 Congress street.
Miss Sou1e's Recital.
Tomorrow evening at Kotzschmar hall Miss
Lizzie Il. Soule and pupils will give an entertain
ment, assisted by Miss Knight, soprano, Mr..
Leighton, basso, and Miss Woodside, accom-
PIANIST Besides the recitations, the drama
Pandora" will be given in three acts, and there
viii be pantomime and statuaries.
Jed Prouty.
That eminent comedian Mr.. Richard Golden.
will make his appearance at the Portland the
tre tomorrow and Friday evenings in his re-
markable characterization of "Old Jed Prouty''
1t is almost three years since this play was first
produced and its great success since that time
has been simply phenomenal Perhaps never in
the history of the American stage has so young
an actor leaped into world wide prominence
through his inimitable work than Mr. Golden
The characterization of sold Jed" has by some
of the most eminent critics Of Europe been de-
clared ty stand alone for its origidality and ex-
cellence, and throughout America the critics
and public are unanimous in their hearty praise
of Mr.. Richard Golden.
Elk Tickets This Morning.
The sale of reserved seats for the Elk enter
tainment at City Hall begins at Stockbridge's
this morning at 10 O'Clock. There will be a
great rush, as hundreds of advance tickets have
been sold by members, Exalted Ruler Atkinson
and Past Exalted Ruler Alden having, probably,
made the largest individual sales. Be on hand
early If you wish to get the bnst seats.
Gilmore.
The Boston Globe says of Gilmore's Badd
which appeared at Boston theatre last week:
Bandmaster Gilmore is in the field of military
band music whit Theodore Thomas has been in
the line Of orchestral music, but the bandmaster
has distanced the orchestral leader in his ser
VIC W iu0 loI u6 lids kSpb Ill t0uCn
with the people and led them, rather than as
sulled that they would follow.
The audience attending the concert given by
Bandmaster Gilmore at the Boston theatre last
evening presented about $500 unanswerable
arguments IN proof of the strong hold upon the
musical public enjoyed by this talented man.
them to listen with rapt attention to some of
the grandest compo sitions of the modern school,
ne made them sway and tap their feet with Jig
tune, and then he would make all hearts thrill
by playing some arrangement of patriotic and
national tunes: His great band organization,
unequalled either in this country or Europe, has
never given greater satisfaction.
The band, with eminent soloists, will appear
at City Hall, at two concerts, next Saturday.
Tickets at Stockbridge's.
Notes.
Mr.. James A. Montgomery was in the city
yesterday on his way to Lewiston, where he will
assist in some amateur theatrical to be given
on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week.