The Portland daily press., 1895-04-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.



The next attraction at the Portland
Theatre will be The Katherine Rober
Dramatic Company ana the Imperial
Hand and Orchestra. This organization
opens next Monday evening an engage
ment of six evenings and four matinees,
the afternoon performances commencing
Wednesday. Manager Lothrop has long
been considering the idea of organizat5ng
com bination of this sort, having ffen
Jed to do SO by the great successes ade
it his different theatres by the iaite
comedy Company and The Sawtelle Dra-
matte Company. His thoughts have
}aken form and the result is repertoire
company without superior in the coun-
Try. Miss Rober is far and away the best
leading actress who has ever engaged
in this class of work, while her support
Ing company is strong in every part. The
band and orchestra is the most expen-
sive one ever engaged for a company of
the kind, having been for two years a
prominent feature of the famous Eden
Musee in New York. Several strong
vaudeville artists will also appear in
connection with the company. The scale
of prices will be the same as during the
engagement of the Waite company. Tick
cts are now ready at the box office for
the performances of the week.
Charley's Aunt.
"Charley's Aunt" is rattling farce in
which Mr.. Arthur Larkin is the whole
show. AS the assumed Donna Lucia
d'Alvadorez he is remarkably funny.
He is petite in figure, Womanishs@in his
ways, and possesses remarkable facial
expression. Without him the play would
fall as flat as possible. The situations
are very comical, especially where
Charley's aunt pours the milk into
Speltizne's hat, and where she, or he,
pulls off his dress, determined that he
will proceed no further in the character.
The audience shouted and laughed and
the curtain was raised after each act
There was not large house, but it was
fashionable one. r'--s
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The concert to be given at City Hall
on Tuesday evening. April 10th, by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, will pos
sess great interest for all who know the
superlstive merit of this great organiza-
tion, and the musical public generally
The Boston Orchestra is the largest and
most successful. as well as the oldest
permanent orchestra in America. Its
performances can hardly be equalled in
,f tha oE t.
has not been heard in this city for several
years, and comes for the. first. time un-
der its present conductor, Mr.. Emil Paur.
The Orchestra will be accompanied by
Mr.. Ben Davies, the distinguished Eng
lish tenor, who is to be the soloist of the
evening. A very attractive programme
is promised. The sale of seats at Stock
BRIDGES is already large, and there is
every indication that the audience will
equal in size that which attended the re-
cent MelbH concert, given under thesame
management. Il.
Y This will be the programmes: s fe,,
An Island Fantasy, tBy requestl.
Prize Song from "Die Meistersinger,"
e Wagner
Mr.. Davies.
Symphony in E minor. Op. 20, From
the New World" Dvorak
I.-Adagio.
Allegro motto.
lI.-Larghetto.
III.-Scherzo: Motto vivace.
Trio.
p IV.-Allegro con fuoco. sS
Aria, Salve Dinora," from "Faust,"
Gounod
Mr.. Davies.
a.-Prelude to Act ILL.,, .Tannhauser,
Wagner
b.-Prelude to Act H., Lohengrin,
(By request.) Wagner
Hungarian Rhapsody, No.2.
Liszt- Doppler
The Tavary Opera Company
The Tavary Grand Opera company
which will appear at City hall, April
39th and a0th, will give "Cavelleria Rus-
ticana," and "Rigoletto,n the evening of
tie 29th, Carmen" at the matinee on
the soth, and "Tanhauser" the evening
of the 30th Wa
Notes. @
Biddeford hopes to have its new opera
house ready to open with the theatrical
season in the fail
Miss Rehan and the Daily company will
sail for England on June II, aud on
June 25 will appear at Daly's theatre,
Leicester Square, for the London sea-
son. 4F
Max Hirschield, who was the compos-
er and musical director of sDoreas,n
will be the musical direcor during the
Castle Square theatres summer season
of comic opera in Boston.
Miss Florence Lillian Wickes, youngest
daughter of the vice president of the
Pullman Palace Car company, whose res
idenoe is in Chicago, made her debut
on the professional stage last Saturday
evening at the Lyceum theatre in Mem
phis, when she appeared in the "Sign
of the Cross" with the company of Will
son Barrett. She is pretty aud has fine
voice. p rt7 o.
Sardou's newest play will have for it's
subject Louis XVII, and the 5dramatist
will endeavor to show that the son of
Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette was
taken from the Temple prison and a deaf
boy put in his place. It's episode in
French royal history and the relation
thereto of the various claimants, Of
whom Naundorff is one, have interested
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