The Portland daily press., 1893-02-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Seventh stockbridge.


The seventh entertainment in the
Stockbridge course was given last eve
ming by the Kneisel Quartette Of Boston.
All of the members have been heard
here several times as members of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, while the
quartette as club has delighted the sub
scribers to a series of privats concerts
given at the First Parish church, and
another at Kotzschmar hall. The concert
last evening did not draw such an audi
ence to City Hall as it deserved. 1t was
what would be called a parlor concert
audience and consequently some of the
very delicate lights and shades of ex-
preston in the various numbers pre-
sented, lost something in the large hall.
But for all that it was a delightful per-
formance, and the educated musicians,
who composed the listeners, showed by
their quiet attention, broken only by
liberal applause at the close of a move
ment, hoE appreciative they were. The
a'aadl'tgfrom the Grieg Quartette was SO
well received, and the encore so persis-
tent, that the quartette gave delightful
waltz by Robert Falkman arranged for
string quartette. The Schubert Quartette
was especially enjoyable. and it was in
this number that the perfection Of drill,
tlIesexquisite taste Of the performers, the
admirable reading Of the leader, and the
beauty of tone produced. were marked
features. This was the programme:
Dvorak. Quartet in E major OPP. 80
Allegro-Andante con motto.
Allegro scherzand-Finale (Allegro con
brlo.)
Grieg Andante from quartet in G minor
Allegro-Andante con motto.
Allegro molto-PreSto.
Two Cronies.
sTwo Old Cronies'' is q farce comedy,
SO called, or rather the usual thread on
which to spin variety specialties. At
Portland theatre the first performance
was given last evening. Among the
artists last night were Miss Jessie Villars
who was one of the leaders in the ex-
travanganza of ''Sinbad' last season
with her Psyche knot, her nerves and
her fun; Fl. E. Emerson and Edward
O'Conner as the 1.-TWO Cronies,'' the pro-
lessor and O'Donovan Duff, who keep
the audience in roar. Miss Myers !.
Little Puck" is very clever perfor-
nance, and shows off the personal
charms of that good looking young lady
to advantage. The Warner sisters, Afie
and May are daughters of the well known
English tragedian Neil Warner. They
are clever girls, and rattling dancers.
Frederick Carberry is one Of the best
tenors on the farce-comedy stage today,
Morrison has good bass voice. Miss
Frencelli is the possessor of good So
prano voice. The Irish character dane
ing of Will Ahern is a feature. The
scenery, costumes and effects are catch
ing, particularly an instantaneous trip
from the deck of an ocean steamer to an
Indian encampment on the plains.
The-piece wifi be given at the matinee
and again in the evening today,
Old Folks Concert.
The last entertainment in the Y. P. G. |
U. course of the Church of the Messiah
will be an Old Folks concert and supper.
1t will take place on Friday evening next,
February "a Supper will be served at
$50 o'clock, and the walters will be at
tired in antiquarian costume. The menu
includes beans and brown bread, hasty
pudding, hull corn and other dishes
that used to gladden. our ancestors. At
s o. clock the concert will take place in
the auditorium. The chorus is large and
contains many fine voices, the songs will
be those that everybody sung or whistled |
fifty to one hundred years ago.
Notes.
The Boston Sunday Times says Of Miss !
Annie L. Libby of this city: miss |
Libby, one Of the finest woman harpists
before the public, played an air with
by Thomas, with great deli |
eacy and effect Her encore was beau
tiful piece daintifully rendered. At her
second appearance she played a Scotch |
piece by Thomas, bringing out the
Dreamy measures in a most fascinating
style. In response to most eager de-
mand, she played 1.-THE Last Rose of |
Summer" beautifully.
There will be arehearsal of 'sPinafore"
Friday evening instead of Thursday, by