The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hands Across the Sea.

MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hands Across the Sea,
The most popular of all melodramas,
Hands Across the Sea- is announced
as the next attraction at the Portland
Theatre. The engagement is for four per-
formances, Friday and Saturday after
moons and evenings of this week. This
engagement will he the first ever played
10y the companyat popular prices in this
city. This morning the sale of seats
opens at the box Office.
Mrs. Fellows's Concert. REa
If Mrs Feliows's many friends and ad-
mirers in the city showed their appre-
citation of the lady's abilities by the
largesaudienee gathered III City Hall last
evening, she more than repaid the COM
pliment by the delightful concert she
afforded them. 1t was, in many respects,
the concert of the season, for it intro
duced the Boston instrumental Club, un-
der the direction of Mr.. Swornsbourne-
all memb ers of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra-Mr Schuecker, harp, and Mr..
C.L.Staats, clarinet soloists, and Miss
Henrietta D. Rice, vocalist, with Miss
Minnie A.Plummer, accompanist. Then
also there appeared Mr.. Edouard Hessel-
berg, pianist and composer, who, Rus
sian by birth and educated abroad. has
made great success for himself at the
south and west. This was the pro-
gramme:
Overture" Mignon," A. Thomas
Ballet Music" Refine de Saba,n Gounod
1-Allegretto. 3-Andante.
2-Moderato. 4-Mouvement de
valse animi.
Instrumental Club.
(a) Nocturne (B moll.) Chopin
(b) ValselCis molI. Chopin
M. Hesselberg.
Vocal-Ahi rendi mi, Rossi
Miss Rice.
Fan tas e,,a for ! Clarinet from Pre- !,
Mr.. Stats.
Sonata Pathetiaue, Beethoven
(a) Grave, allegro motto e CON brio.
OBJ Adagio. Co. Rondo.
Mr.. Hesselberg.
@Scene de Ballet" DeBeriot
Instrumental Cub.
Vocal-Moorish Serenade, Dekoven
Miss Rice.
Mr.. Schuecker.
(al PoIonise, Hesselberg
(b) Love Song, Hesselberg
(c) Tarantelle, Hesselberg
Mr.. Hesselberg.
Selection-"I. Pagiacca, Leoncavallo.
Instrumental Club.
1t is not necessary to go into extended
detail in desert bling tine concert, where
all was 80 good. The Instrumental Club
of thirteen pieces, while the hall was a
little large for the best effects, yet
showed tone, a phrasing, and apleci-
sion that comes only from long playing
together. and an expression, that was
especially noticeable in the DeReriot
mum Der, where cello and viols carried
the theme. Mr.. Stats clarinet playing
was charm, and Mr.. Sohuecker's harp
playing was the gem of the evening, es-
pecially his encore number. 1t was de-
lightfully easy and graceful, at times as
crystalline as the gentle murmurs Of
cascade.
MIR. Hesselberg showed himself possess
ed not only of a good technique, but also
an emo tional player. His encore, Colts
chalks' "Tarantelle," pleased exceeding
ly.
Miss Rice's singing was, as it always is,
great enjoyment, and she kindly re-
sponded to an encore. Miss Flummer's
Accomplishments were all that,could be
desired.
"The New Boy"
The Boston Herald says: "Ths audi
ences at the Columbia where the rollick-
ing comedy The New Boy" is being pre-
sented have had every night throughout
the week three hours of shaking laugh
ter over this jolly play. Ever since the
opening night the theatre has been
crowded and the constant re-echo of
voclferous mlrth, and the general ver-
dict Of Boston comedies with that of
New York that there is more amusing
material in "The New Boy" than in any
comedy presented there for years, not
even excepting that brilliant bit of fun.
Caar!ey,s Aunt" and from the present
outlook it is probable that the New York
triumph will be more than equalled in
boston. The action is lively and the
comlcal situations follow each other as
last as professional foot racers. There
Is ginger and go and snap in every
scene. It is questionable if that always
funny comedian, James T. Powers, has
ever had a character more suited to his
lnlmltable fun making faculties, nor has
ne ever portrayed one in Boston in
winch hs has scored more pronounced
success. Others in the cast include
1reoerlc Robinson, r. F. Cotton, George
Baokus. Rachel Booth, Helen Gardiner,
W-R. Shirley and William Codyn Man
aser Mitchell will offer this splendid
attraction at City Hall on March 4th
with the entire New York cast.
Notes.
london has been listening to an in
1ant prodigy 9-year-old pianist, named
Basil Gauntlet.