The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
Professor Carnanter.

AHoiossor carpenter.
Prof. A. E. Carpenter, the mesmerist,
opened his weeks engagement at Port
land theatre last evening to large audi
ence, he being no stranger in this city.
Among the candidates who presented
themselves for the experiments several
were found SUSCEPTIBLE to the hypto-
metic condition among them two ladies
and great deal of amusement was
afforded as well as successful expert
ment illustrating the opening half of his
lecture concerning the matter OF mes
merism. Those affected were completely
under the control of Prof. Carpenter-it
was hot or cold to them as he willed and
they were made to completely lose their
identity apparently for the time being,
unable to tell their own names or where
they lived. The experiments were quite
successful and provoked shouts of
laughter. Another brief lecture and
illustrative entertainment will be given
tonight and every evening this week.
The Fiske Jubilee Singers.
The original company of jubilee
singers from Fisk University will give a
concert at City hall November s. The
Washington Star says:
Lincoln Music hall was filled to It's
capacity last night, with row standing,
to hear the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Not
withstanding the familiarity OF the
public with these melodious singers and
their soulful songs the audience Last
night appIauded as if it were the hrst
night of phenomenal hit. In fact, the
entire concert was a succession OF en-
cores, and the house was applauding all
the time that the principals were not
singing.
Miss Alice M. Allen has been engaged
as soprano in State street choir.
This evening Prof. Hermann hoJzsch-
mar and party of Portland singers go
to Augusta, where they will assist in the
dedication of the new hall of the Maine
Theodore Thomas sat in the first
balcony in Boston Music hall Saturday
night and looked at Paur and the
orchestra. 1t is a singular fact in the
history of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra that in the changes in leadership
the claims of Mr.. Thomas were not APP
parently considered seriously by the
management. Audiences, too, are often
as forgetful and ungrateful as republics.
But the great debt of all lovers of music
in America to Theodore Thomas should
not be forgotten. Boston Journal.
Nordica will sing the solos of Elsa and
Venus at the Beyreuth festival of 1894.
The enga cement of Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
daiar at the Hollis street theatre, Boston,
which will begin on Monday evening,
MOVE will be limited to two weeks.
Agnes Booth returned from Chicago
to Boston last week. She brought the
honors of Manhattan day at the fair
home with her, and with the always
modesty of the true artistic, albeit she
won the loudest praise for her delivery of
the poem on this special day.
Miss Mime Hauk, who arrived here on
her way to Japan, has decided to postpone
her trip long enough to allow her to sing
a short engagement with the Hinrichs
opera company. She will appear with
that organization in Philadelphia this
week in Carmen Il Africainen and
"Cavalieria Rusticana.
Talking of Patti it seems that when
Sig. Lizi, who has written the music of
the new opera she is to sing on the Amer
lean tour was discussing,the matter with
her, she stipulated that the work should
be neither Greek, Roman nor Egyptian
that she should not be required to wear
short skirts, and that the story should
not be too dramatic nor ultra sentiment
al, SO far as she was concerned.
= Managers Malley and Lamb are very
happy over the success of their star, Mr..
William Barry, in his new play "The Ris-
ing Generation Mr.. Malley, in speak
ing of the comedian and his new piece
remarked: " All things considered, our
business has been phenomenal. Last
week we had the standing room sign out
nearly every night at theColumbus thea
tire, New York CITY, and now we are in
New England playing to the best aver
age business of any company that has
been on the circuit this season with one
or two exceptions"
Henry Irving and Ellen Perry
will conclude their Chicago
engagement with the current
week. They will then go to New
York and open Abbey's theatre in Beck
EFT The auction sale of seats, which
Judges reckon will reach the sum of S25,
COO at least for the opening night, will
take place today. The theatre will open
on Nov.8.
Alexander Salvini will play at Law
renee tonight, Haverhill Tuesday, Lowell
Wednesday, Helyoke Thursday and Fri
day and Westfeld Saturday. He will
then go to Brooklyn and Philadelphia,
after which he will beign five weeks
engagement in New York, where he will
produce the new play, :" Zamar," written
by himself and Paul Kester.