The Portland daily press., 1895-11-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA


Yesterday afternoon Katherine Rober
aid her company appeared to delight
ed and crowded audience in "Moths. -
In the evening sort OF mixture OF
lnelodrama and mixtue under the name
of 1.-The Clipper" was presented to
large house. The story deals with the
career of smart New York girl, who
knows the methods and intentions OF the
bad men and women introduced in the
plot, and with the aid of a young boy
companion thwarts all the vallainous
schemes, and is finally restored to her
parents, from whom she has for long
time been separated. blythe unprincipled
sohemers Miss Rober is particularly
happy in character like that OF the
Clipper, the bright, smart, quick-witted
girl who is never at loss for an apt
word or an opportune movement She
dressed the part we'll, and the curtain
was called several times owing to the
enthusiasm OF the audience. She was
well supported. This afternoon "Our
Kitty. will be given again, and tonight
IA Heroine in Rags" will be presented.
Rossini Club.
Associate members of the Rossini Club
are reminded of the beginning of the
season. They will meet every Thursday
morning at II O'Clock at Kotzschmar hall
The Stockbridge Course.
November Dist Paderewski will open
the Stockbridge course and will also give
a matinee the next afternoon. Monday
night he made his first appearance in
New York this season and the Herald
saws:
.sLong hair or short hair, Paderewski
is still the idoal Of the hour And de-
seryedly so. No other pianist living
could have done what he did at Carnegie
Hall last evening. when, after an absence
which to many OF us seemed much longer
than it really was, he made his first reap
psarance. For, think of a programme
consisting practically of nothing but three
long piano concertos Even the hardened
concert goer and the recital fend WINGED
before the concert began. And yet, what
was the result? That the entire audience
remained spellbound and refused to clear
the hall long after Mr.. Paderewski had
added List rhapsody and one of
Schumann's Nachtstuecke to the original
scheme.
Let no one after the hysterical scenes
that were witnessed last evening use the
words ''craze'' or ''fad" i'll connection
with Ignace Jean Paderewski In his
own way he is the greatest atist of our
time. You wonder how it was possible
for this frail, pale, sickly looking man
to have so much demoniacal power.
Only once did feel a similar sensation.
1t was Duse's second act in Fernando. -
Paderewski is ii comparisons must be
made much more like the great Italian
than the illustrious French tragedienne.
Every tone seems imbued with life, and
every piece he plays seems to be with him
the spontaneous utterance of the MONS mt.
And heavens What variety Of tone
color What astounding pedalling The
finale of this concerto-I mean the List
be played at a tempo the like of which
! have rarely if ever heard. :"
Mechanics Association,
Members are reminded Of the usua
monthly meeting this evening and it is
hoped there will be a large attendance as
new member are to be balloted for.
Attention is called to thel drawing
school of the association. A large numl
Der of new charts and new appliances
have been provided and it is hoped that
there will be large number of pupils
who will desire to take advantage of 1.-The
opportunity.
Edward Harrigan.
Edward Harrigan will be seen at Port
land Theatre in "OId Lavender" next
Monday and Tuesday. The Philadelphia
Times says: sfTo most theatre goers
Old Lavender is creation we'll known
ana we'll liked The cast-down. drink
deadeped. hearttroken old man. who is
still the gentleman, despite the poverty
of his surroundings is character in