The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
DEVILS Auction.

The DEVILS Auction opened to a
splendid house Monday night in Music
Hall. Auburn, and the Sun says those
present saw one of the most brilliant
spectacular productions ever witnessed
in Lewiston. The new edition is an i'm
provement on the old and is especially
to be commended for the many excellent
novelties aud specialties introduced. A
broad view of comedy runs through the
whole play and affords abundant cause
for laughter. The dancing is one of the
best and most prominent features of the
show. The piece will be seen in Portland
Theatre Friday and Saturday.
The Torbett Concert Co.
The Torbet Concert Co. will appear
at Kotzschmar Hall Monday May IA.
This company comprises Miss Ollie
Torbett, violinists, MIR. Isidore Moquist
pianist and the we'll known Littleman
Sextette from Stockholm, Sweden. Their
tour of this country has been very sue
cessful. Speaking of this sextette the
Chicago ter-Ocean says:
THE voices are souorous, fresh full of
that crispness and vigor of the north
land and thoroughly blended for fine en-
semble. The elaboration aud beauty OF
piano passages was excellent, the delicate
fading quality being beautifully sus-
tanned almost to the whispered breath,
while the Joyous and heroic element
was carried with artistic force and fin
ish."
Hig h School Musical.
The class of '94 will give it's musical
at the assent bly, hall in the High School
building, Friday, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning piano. The tickets can be OBJ
tanned at Stock BRIDGES or of any me mber
of the class. There will be no reserved
seats.
So Haydn Concert.
Tomorrow evening, Gounod's mass in
D will be given at Kotzschmar hall by
the Haydus, so strong, together with a
miscellaneous concert Mr.. Arthur Be-
resford, the great English baritone, will
be heard in the mass. At his last ap-
pearance at City Hall, Mr.. Arthur Beres-
ford sang Pinsuti's" Bedouin LovesSong"
and was rapturously applauded. BY
special'request he will repeat il tomorrow
evening. Mrs. Helen Winslow Potter
will sing several selections, and will, OF
course, be warmly welcomed. Miss Min
ME Burke, the soprano soloist, of the
Cathedral choir, will sing an Ave Ma
ria, which was written by our fellow
townsman and talented composer, Mr..
George W. Marston. 1t is said to be a
beautiful composition.
Notes.
Miss Evangeline Pearson has been Oh.
gagged to read and play the cornet, d.
concert to be given in the Universallst
church at Westbrook, tonight.
MIR. Walter Damrosch will sail for Eu-
rope on the Normannia, on Thursday, to
complete his artistic engagements for the
coming season of German opera, to DC
given at the Metropolitan Theatre, in
New York, in the autumn.
The first performance of "Pinafore" IN
this country was at the Boston Museum,
+ Deem Der 2, 1878. The cast was as fol
lows: Captain Coreoran. j. HI. Jones;
Ralph Rackstraw, Rose Temple; Dead
eye, B. r. Graham; Sir Joseph Porter,
CIV. Wilson; Boatswain, Us. Hsworth
Josephine, Marie Wainwright; Butter
cup, Lizzie Harold; Hebe, Sadie Marti-
: not; Bob Beckett. W. Morris. MIR. John
Braham was the conductor.
A full rehearsal of the Hadyns will
take place this evening.