The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-26

Portland Theatre will be the "Two Ole
Cronies." farce comedy, Astounding
in specialties, songs, dances, and indi-
vidual acts Among the members of the
company are Frank and John Willis,
the Fulton Brothers, Ed. Warren, Ray
Vernon. Emma Siegel, Eva Swinburne,
Alice Howard, and Mabel Ward. Two
performances will be given, afternoon at
2.30, and evening at O'Clock.
Sousa's Band
Two enthusiastic audiences greet
ed the magnificent Sousa band at
City Hall Saturday afternoon and even
ing. With fifty eminent musicians, ten
distinguished soloists, Mr.. Sousa has I'M
der his baton an organization that COM
pels admiration. In quality of tone,
precision, and observance of dynamic
gradations there is little to be desired.
When this band appeared here last sea-
son it created an impression that was
very fiattering to the organization, and
that impression was deepened and broad
ened on Saturday last.
Ao PAbA1oSAOd III bHiS
paper were ultra popular. There were
the great names of Liszt, Wagner,
Rossini on the bill, but there were also
dances and marches and plantation scenes
with negro airs and banjo accompania-
ments and all those features that go to
make perfect ensembl e-and they
pleased the critical as well as the popu-
lar ear. The "Tannhausern overture was
a. remarkably fine performance, and SO
with that from William TELL" but the
Sousa mum bers. like, Manhattan Beach,
"The Chariot Race with their dash
and rhy thin, and the Massenet scenes, with
their life pictures, captured the crowd.
There were many encores, for Sousa is
generous. The solos by Mr.. Moersman on
the saxophone, and Mr.. Pryor on the
from bone were very artistic, and the
latter carried the house away with en-
thusiasm. Nine. Guthrie-Moyer is a
woman of fine stage presence, with a
strong, dramatic soprano voice, and
good method. She sang the Ven
zano waltz in the afternoon, and the
air from Taunhauser "Oh! Hall, I
Greet Thee" in the evening and was
encored. Mrs. Guthrie-Moyer gave for
encores Home, Sweet Home" and "Old
Folks at Home"
Primrose s. West.
City Hall VIII doubtless be taxed to its
utmost capacity Thanksgiving Day to
greet Primrose & Vests Minstrels.
Primrose &ssWest have for many years
enjoyed the proud distinction as organ
izers and managers of the big minstrel
companies, and yet their latest offering
is by far in excess of any bigness they
have ever announced. With pretentious
scenic investure and all the environments
which 60 toward making up an espec-
tally laborate venture, together with
forty white and thirty black comedians,
everyone of whom is recognized artist
of ability Primrose & West are fully
justified in using the term Big Min
strelsn as applied to the enterprise they
have launched this season. The object
of this pre-eminently successful firm,
is to present as far as possible and con-
sistent to the public the various stages
tn rough which the art of MINISTRIES has
passed since the early.days when little
band of so-called serenaders first intro
duced the form of entertainmen5 which
has developed so marvelously and which
bids fair to be ever popular with sthe
masses. 1t is a praiseworthy as well rs
progressive innovation, and cannot
fail to bring to this reputable firm fur
ther riches and even greater renown.
Sale of seats at Chandler's music store.
The Elks' Minstrels.
Tonight the Elks Minstrels will give
the first of their two grand performances
at Portland Theatre under the manage
ment. of Mr.. Frank L. Callahan, with MIR.
P. H. Murphy stage manager. The PRESS
has from day to day enlarged upon the
that have been made to
make these performances of superior
merit, and in the advertisement will be
found the various features to be present.
ed. There will be superb costumes. or
chestra aud drills, with dances and songs
without NUM- Der. Good seats still re-
main at the box office.
Haydn Concert.
Tonight at Kotzschmar Hall the
Haydn Thanksgiving concert will be
given, and it will be delightful one
Otto Clotilde Schedn, the violinist who
has made a name for himself in the
will take part, as will the &C.
Gillian Quartette and the Haydns them
selves. The concert will begin at p. m.
This is the programme for this eve
ming:
Cantate Dominic" Sohnecker
Haydn Association.
Violin Solo" Variazoni di Bravaura,"
Paganini
Herr Otto Collide Scheda.
Soprano Solo" Hear ye Israel"
From Elijah
Mrs. II ellen Winslow Potter.
Bass Solo edouin Love Song,"
Marston
Mr. Frank HI Pierce.
Bells of Scotland"
Schilling
Cecilian Quartz tie,
(Composed of Misses Brown. Sawyer,