The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
1mperial ouartette Concert.


The wretched weather and lateness of
the season no doubt combined to pre-
vent as large an attendance as should
have greeted the Imperial Quartette at
their benefit concert last evening. But
the audience was enthusiastic, encored
the performers and heightened out the
performance which was long one as or
lginally arranged. The selections, how
ever, were all excellent and were given
admirably. Owing to the illness of Mrs.
Morrison and Miss Henrietta D. Rice,
their places were supplied by Misses
Kicker and Knight. Miss Kicker sang.
will You Love Me Then as Now?" and
Miss Knight the programme selection as
signed to Miss Rice. For encore Miss
Kicker sang, "Home Sweet Home,'' ac-
companied by the harp most delight
fully, the voice and the harp blending
most effectively. Miss Knights encore
was also most taking The other per-
formers were all excellent. Of course
Mr. and Mrs. Aptommas' harp, and harp
and piano duets, we're worthy Of their
great reputation. Messrs. Mitchell, WEIGH,
shaw sang to great acceptance, the
Imperial Quartette, with the addition Of
the harp, gave two numbers charmingly
and Mr.. Barrael performed several feats
OF legerdemain very cleyerly. Flowers
were in profusion and all the performers
were the recipients of floral gifts.
Glass of '93 Concert.
The class of '93 gave concert at
Kotzschmar Hall last evening to the
great acceptance of their many friends
The programme, published in yester-
days PRESS, was fully carried out, there
were many hearty encores, and the re-
suit was decided success.
The County Fair
Today and Saturday, and Saturday
matinee the great stage success, "The
County Fair will be produced for the
pleasure of our amusement patrons, who
will probably fill Portland Theatre at
each performance. Seats have been
having a large sale. The company of
this season includes Miss Marie Bates, as
Abigail Prue; Marion Ballou, as Taggs;
VIM. 81. Burton, as Otis Tucker; Henry
Simon, as Tim, The County Fair Quar-
tette, etc.
A Temperance Town.
Probably there is no more important
and live question Of the day and one
which is more interesting than the
temperance question. 1t will be with
great interest then that satirical come
dy, Hoyt's "a Temperance Town.
treating this question in a way that
brings out the full comedy side. and at
the same time does not hold it all up to
ridicule, will be witnessed by the people
of Portland. Six months of phenom-
email success is enough to stamp a play as
being out of the ordinary run and after
the judgment of the people of Boston
have pronounced this. Author Hoyt's
greatest and most lasting success, there
can be no doubt that on the two nights
which it is to be produced in Portland,
May % and %, the people of state in
which temperance is so foremost ques-
ton will give it a hearty welcome.
In the cast are such favorites as George
Richards, Eugene Garfield, W. H. Currie.
George Obee, Elsie Lombard, Miss Lulu
Tober and Miss Evelyn Pollock and 9th
ers of equal note.
Alexander Salvini, whose successful
engagement at the Manhattan Opera
House ends next Saturday night, will
visit his father the coming summer
Manager W. M. Wilkinson will accom-
pany Mr.. Salvini to Europe as usual.
Dunlop's Stage News says: MAUD
Hoffman drew large audience to the
Boston Grand Opera House on Monday.
The play was 'sRomeo and Juliet with
Miss Hoffmon as Juliet, and Annie Clarke
as Romeo. Miss Hoffmnn's performance
was remarkable in many respects. She
was not at all nervous and read her lines
clearly, but her Juliet is cold passion
less maid, chillingly correct and lacking
fire, passion and true feeling In fact it
is too conventional and does not move
an audience with the slightest thrill. !"
. Nellie McHenry would hardly be be-
lieved to be the mother of smart young
lady of IS years just preparing for col
lege at quiet preparatory school, Her
husband, John Webster, formerly of
'The Troubadours,' as well as his wife,
has just returned from Europe with
novelties. Nat Salisbury, formerly of
1.-THE Troubadours, has stopped acting
and is manager of Wild West Show.