The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Testimonial Concert.

Knight, Kicker and Ph1lbrOOk, at the
City hall last evening, drew a magnifi
cent audience, which completely filled
every part of the great auditorium. The
stage was f1anked with tropical plants.
and the singers club occupied seats on
the rear of the platform. The appear
ance of their leader, Mr. Harvey Murray,
and of the pianist, Mr.. Rankin, was the
signal for hearty applause. When the
benefciaries came ON they received a
splendid ovation. The various mum bers
on the programme were excellently
rendered, as was TO have been expected
Misses Knight and Kicker never sang
better, in fact, Miss Knight was in I'M
usually good voice, and Miss Philbrook
played the List polonaise most brilliant
~, and Miss Webb's graceful and sympa-
thetic violin playing SO delighted her
audience that they insisted ON an encore
of each selection. OF course all the par
Elephants in the concert were recalled,
and the ladies were loaded with flowers
It was most delightful occasion, well
conceived and well carried out.
lThere is no doubt that the announce
ment of the Portland engagement of
"The Fencing Master" has aroused I'M
usual interest in many surrounding
towns. Bath, Biddeford and other plac-
es have sent in orders for blocks of seats
which will be used by the several thea
tire parties that have been formed to at
tend both Friday and Saturday evening
performances. Laura Mapleson will
sing the leading role upon these nights,
and Lilly Post upon the occasion of the
Saturday matinee. Hubert Wilke will
appear in all three recitals. The adj
vance sale is Of goodly proportions and
splendid audiences are assured. The pic
turesque scenes of Venice and Milan will
be wildly portrayed and the rich color
ing of the whole will, it is said, transport
the auditor to sunny Italy. where one
can with interest follow the fortunes of
the young Fencing Master portrayed so
effectively by that peerless singer Laura
Mapleson. Almost everyone in Portland
has seen and heard Robin Hood and in
consequence much of the interest taken
in ''The Fencing Master is to greet
robin Hoods" legitimate successor.
Perfection in detail is most important
factor in all operatic performances, and
this is made special feature In all pro-
auctions given under the detection of
Mapleson and Whitney. For tonight the
following is the cast:
francesca, .Torquato's Daughter, brought
up as boy and known as francesca
the Fencing Master ....................
Laura Schrimer- Mapleson
The Countess Filippa, Ward of the Duke.
~ i, !; ;d,; NM Miss LILY Post
Theresa. Daughter Of a Miianese Money
Lender. ........4.... Miss Julia Spencer
Pietro, an Inn-keeper, in love With , Theresa, J.
The Count Guido Malespino s
The Duke Of sMilan. who has usurped the
rightfal h heir IT, aDse M. Charles T. Bgelow
Pasquinyo. Private Astrologer to tie Duke,
So. ~ NE H W.Tre-Denick
Torao Chief ii tie venetian sBB rsyo s. the
sn sxFeneng Master Mr. ~ Hol6rooh
R spa cspta of the Dogs 5od Ss suaG
.............. Mr.. Edward Pease
Fortunio, the rightful heir to the Dukedom
OF Milan..... ............. Mr.. Hubert Wilke
Land of the Midnight Sun.
The most pretentious of all A. Y. Pear
sons attractions is "Land of the Mid
night Sum-" a specta cular romance writ
ten by Edwin Barbour This play will
be seen at Portland Theatre next Monday
and Tuesday night. Domestic in story,
but,romantic and picturesque in the
treatment, it will bring the audience
face to face with country and race of
men of whom little is actually known.
Heroic and barbaric, giants Of Iceland,
the most important territory of the Arc
ito regions. The scenery is said to be
beautiful, picturing the land of ice under
the pirsmatic shades of the Aurora Bor-
calls. In it also will be seen the sulphur
mines, the volcano Hecla and shipwrecks
among the icebergs Nine thousand yards
of canvas have been used in the con-
struction of the stage pictures, painted
by that eminent artist j. H. Young of
the Broadway Theatre, New York city.
The Nabob.
Kenshaw & Tenbroecks New Nabobn
drew good house to Portland theatre
last night, and pleased with it's excellent
speciality business. There were many
repetitions demanded and the audience
went off in great good humor.
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