The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Harvard G1ee Club Concert.

There was a large sale of seats yester-
day at Stock BRIDGES for the concert tc
be given by the Harvard Club.
Kotzschmar Hall holds but 500 seats,
andsthese are all reserved. There will
surely be rush, and seats should be
secured now. The Harvard boys are
giving fine concerts everywhere this year.
1t is seldom that they are able to come
east, and no one who loves college music
should miss this opportunity of hearing
them.
Slivinski
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Sliivski is
young man, with an erect bearing, a
refined manner and business like way
of playing. He wears short crop of
black hair, cut la Pompadour, and the
points of his black mustache shoot up
ward He was assisted by Seidps orches-
ira in his first performance. His pro-
gramme was no small undertaking. 1t
was broad and long. 1t included the
Schumann concerto in A minor, ten
solos, and wound up with the Rubin
stein concerto in D minor. The solos en-
braced compositions ty Beethoven,
Chopin, Field, Schubert and Ljszt.
Slivinski plays with spirit. His method
suggests frankness of treatment in every
thing he undertakes. ;" There was a
grand advance sale yesterday.
The voodoo.
ho A Eu
that rollcking farce comedy which has
been deli hting large audiences over the
country will be the attraction at the
Portland Theatre next Monday evening.
It IL said to be brim full of funny situa-
lions, and humor that is refreshing.
Thomas e. Murray, an old favorite with
Portland theatre-goers, last seen here in
aOur Irish Visitorsn will make his re-
appearance as the star of the company.
As an Irish comedian he has no equal on
the stage today.
Mr.. Murray has in his support such
well known people as Ada Bothner, the
clever soubrette; Chas. NJ. Mcdonald,
of comedians and singers.
Anna Eva Fay.
There was a number of seats sold at
Stockbridge's yesterday for the spiritual
ist performance of Miss Fay to be given
at City Hall next Monday and Tuesday.
That able paper. the Philadelphia Times
says;
An aristocratic spiritualistic seance
was given last evening in the Academy
of Music by Miss Anna Eva Fay, the fla!
nous medium. Every one of the 5000
seats was filed, and many persons stood
and watched the performance from the
rear of the parquet circle. 1t was an
assem- blage of Philadelphia best peo-
pie, and full dress was more the rule
than the exception. A good many peo-
pie who wanted to could not get inside
at all, and were turned away from the
doors before the medium made her ap-
pearnnce on the stage. The audience Sc
leoted Judge Wescott, Simon Muhur and
Madam, Louise Beaudet to watch the pro-
ceedlngS on the stage, and the three took
up positions near to the big velvet-cov-
ered cabinet which Miss Fay used In
fact, there wasn't much she didn't do,
and the audience save her a round of
applause when she emerged with her
hands and feet still fettered. She placed
II wax model of a hand holding pencil
on aklevel slab of glass in the centre of
Fhc stage and told the audience to ask
'any questions it wanted to. The hand
would answer them. No one could tell
how the hand worked, although it was
in full view of everyone, and the ques-
tioDs and answers furnished good deal
of amusement. After the entertainment
was over Miss Fay held a brief reception
in the Academy"'s green room, and a
large number of persons from the audi
ence called to shake her hand.n
Beethoven Club.
Next Wednesday evening the Beethoven
Club will appear in the Gilbert Lyceum
course. The Fitch burg Sentinel says:
@The Beethoven Club is composed of
artists well known to the musical world.
and each number was generously ap-
plauded. Miss George Pray played the
cello most artistically, and was encored.
MIR, Aliens rendering of the MendeIssohn
concerto was finished and elegant"
The American Opera Companv's dates
will be February 10Th and 18th.
Bill Nye and VIM. Hawley Smith, the
funniest team that ever trotted in double
harness, will be at Kotzschmar Hall,
Friday evening, January Both. Tickets
at Stockbridge's Saturday morning,
January Goth.
These are Lillian Russells reasons for
her third essay at marriage: 'Signor
Perrugini is gentleman. he is a dear,
good fellow and he has asked me to mar
ny him." Another reason undoubtedly
is the fact that the bridegroom is deaf
and will not be likely to reproach her
for any wandering from the true pitch
Yesterday was the day of St. Benedict,
a Northumbrian monk, who should be
honored by musicians. Twelve hundred
years ago he brought home singers from
Rome, that his churches might $50
sounde with melodye. that simple souls
ravished therewithe should fantasia of |
theim nothinge BIT heavenly holyness."
People in Boston are too poor to raise |
the relief fund of 800, 900; but good |
prices were paid this week for brick-a-
braak at auction, and So seats at thea
Ire find willing buyers.
y Here is specimen of Berlin musical |
criticism; it is apropos of Teresa Car
reno's recent performance of the Chopin |
E. minor concerto: "She was much bet |
ter when she played for the first time !
the second concerto of her third husband |
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