The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The DEVILS A vction.

The Devils Auction, or the Magic
Branch" is familiar to our Portland
theatre-goers, but the new version pro-
duced at Portland Theatre, before a
crowded audience, last night. presents
many additional features of interest in
the shape of new dances. songs and
specialties. There is good company, of
some forty people, the costumes are rich
and brilliant, there are several pretty
scenes, and these are we'll set off by the
calcium light. In the first act, the Wat
teau dancers, Peeviot and Pierrette, the
Te-to-tum, and shy young maids are in
PRODUCED. The seeoned act displays an
admirable ladder balancing act, very
pretty lantern dance and charming
dancing by Senoritas Chitten and Bar
stoletti. In the third act, the black art
exhibition by the Lorella trio, the pam
feminine absurdities, the tableaux vi
wants, the dancing by Bartoletti, the
Silver Moth dance by Adele Amore, and
beautiful dance by little Miss Column
bia, drew loud applause. Senorita Chit
ten evoked great enthusiasm in the
SHAFT of Light" dance and the enter
tainment concluded with the beautiful
transformation scene, "The Advent of
Spring." Be sure and take the chill
dren to the matinee today. and if you
can't go to the matinee, go this evening
The Torbett Concert Co.
most unassuming artist is Ollie
Torbett. The New York Herald thus
desert bes her in recent concert:
"A young girl i'll f1eeey cream-colored
dress, and with a half frightened smile
was the only person who aroused the audi
ence from Its stupor; 1t was the violin
soloist, Miss Ollie Torbett. She played
an AIdante by David ana Concerto by
De Beriot with good execution"
MIR. Moquist accompanies her with ex-
quisite TASTE The Littleman Sextette
from Stockholm, Sweden, in a tour OF
Germany received the most extravaganza
draise from those music loving people.
In power, shading and blending they
are the peers pf.all. Tickets at Stock
bridges. The concert will be given at
Kotzschmar hall Monday evening.
Cha ndler's Band Concert.
On Monday, May 21st, Chandler's
Band will give their nnual concert and
ball at City Hall, and they intend to
make this one of their best. Mr.. Chan
der will have 55 pieces in his band for
the concert, and male chorus of 30
voices, which VIII give some of the pepu-
lar and familiar songs. of the day. This
is a new feature, and something never
before attempted in Portland-a male
chorus and brass band together. An
other new feature will be the grand
march, which will be led by the full
military band. The orchestra for the
dance will be one of the largest ever in
City Hall-25 pieces. The full pro-
gramme will be announced later.
p. H. S. Musicale
The musicale given by Portland High
Schlml, class of '94, in the new bly,
hall.last evening. was a success. There
was large audience, the hall proved it.
self well adapted for the purpose, and
the performers were we'll received, and
several numbe were encored. Th is was
the programme:
Piano Duet-Overture, william Tell,"
Miss Nellie King, Mr.. H. Locke.
Quartette-"I Lost Chord" Sullivan
Misses Sawyer. Sewall, Messrs. B.
Webster, Hawkes.,
W. " Lawrence, pianist.
Selection from the Walkure, Wagner
Miss Margaret Jordan.
Angels SerenadeD
Miss Alice Sawyer
Miss Nellie King, pianist; B. Webster,
violinist.
Recitation Grandma AT the Masquer-
ade." Miss Grace Seiders
Piano Duet-Overture, Carl Bohm
Miss Margaret Jordan, Mr.. W. W. Law
renee.
Male Quartete-" Johnny Harvard"
Tenors: William Davis, Benjamin
Webster, Jr.; Bassos: Paul P.
Gould, Charles E. Hawkes..
Piano Solo-Rondo, Weber
Miss Nellie King.
String Quartette-Jubilee March,
Messrs. T. Burrage, 6. Hersey. C.Snow,
Fl. p. Merrill; Mr.. Charles Barnard,
pianist.
"Sprlng Song" Pinsuti
Misses Sawyer and Farley, sopranos;
Misses Sewall and Delano, altos;
Messrs. Davis and Webster, ten
ors; Messrs. King and
Hawkes., hasso.
Notes.