The Portland daily press., 1895-04-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Boston symphony Orchestra.

Boston symphony orchestra.
There was a large and enthusiastic
audience gathered at City Hall last ev-
ening to listen to the celebrated Boston
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by MIR.
Emil Paur, his first appearance i'll this
city. The band was augmented to 20
musicians, we think the largest number
that has ever appeared here in concert.
Mr.. Paur has a tall, commanding figure
and he conducts with much vigor. Every
muscle in his body, like the 1amented
Jullien's, has share in the task. He
is evidently an excellent drill master. and
he reads intelligently and to the appro-
baton OF his audience. We could only
regret that the house was not crowded,
as it would have been if the freshets
had not disturbed the plans Of many
music lovers, because there was so many
who desired to see Mr.. Paur and hear
the orchestra under it's new master.
While the programme was not exactly
what many would have chosen, it con-
tanned two mum bers of more than usual
attraction. The one was symph ony
poem, IAN Island Fantasy" by Prof.
Paine of Harvard College, Portland
boy, and the other Divorak's symphony
in B minor, "From the New World"
1t was to be regretted that the descrip-
tive programmes, such as are used in
Boston, were not used last evening
here since they give an audience a clear
idea of the composers treatment of his
subject.
Prof Paine's charming symphonic 20
EN-, promoted in the expression of teel-
ings By the REMEMBRANCE OF summer days
at the seaside, amid the varying moods
of ocean life, the soothing calm and muir
muir of the sea, gentle breezes and rip
ping waves, alternating with surge and
Storm" displayed in it's wealth of melo-
die beauty, it's fascinating harmonies,
its broad and flowing rhmyths, its de-
lightful episode with opportunities for
the English horn, clarinet, harp and
French horn in solo passages, the mast
erly hand of the musician and romantic
composer.
The Diorak symphony was magnifi-
cent piece of orchesGration. Its melodic
forms, it's classical purity, its romance
and poetry com bineu, it's superb coloring,
marked as one of the most delightful
musical compositions that has been heard
in Portland for years. Its sna5ches OF
old negro tunes handled with consum-
mate taste, its delicate shades Of express
sion, its grandl crescendos, completely
charmed it's hearers. The minor key
ltUa lie IN RI 4 ho
audience sat SO quiet and still during
each movement that the proverbial pin
could have been heard to drop. Both
the Diorak symphony and the Paine
fantasy received the heartiest applause
for the superb rendering by the orches-
ira.
The other orchestral mum bers, the pre-
Jude to "Tannhauser. act III, then the
prelude to "Lohengrin," act III, and the
Liszt-Doppler Hungarian Rhapsody, No.
2, were admirably given.
Mr.. Ben Davies's fine voice and excel
lent method, drew a storm of applause
by his remarkably fine rendering of the
prize song from "The Meistersinger,r
and he sang "Salve Dinovan with much
power and sweetness, although his use
of the falsetto 10 the latter aria was
not SO agreeable. He was called and
recalled. but declined an encore.
After the concert, Prof. Paine met
mum her of the members of the Rossini
Club and some of his old musical friends
at tho residence of his niece, Mrs John
Bowers.
Katherine Rober.
"A Heroine in Rags" one of BARLEY
Campbeli's plays was given at the
theatre last evening. Miss Rober had a
role vastly different from the Camille
OF Monday evening. Her triumph in the
part simply goes to prove her great YER
satility as an actress. From the maiden
OF the first act to the woman of the last
act are many steps in life, but the
changes were made with nicely of ex-
preston and portrayal tnat proclaimed
the artist an actress of far more than Or
binary ability The supporting company
acquitted themselves most creditaby
and ably sustained the~impressiou made
By their opening Performance. Mr.. Dru-
meir, Mr.. McElroy, Mr.. Paige, Mr.. Rowe,
Miss Lillian Mortimer, Miss Hancock,
Miss Helen Lind and Miss Ellen Morti-
mer all deserve personal mention for the
excellent portrayal of their several roles.
The novel speclalties duplicated the hit
made on Monday evening. Changes in
them will be made from time to time
throughout. the week.
The series Of popular dime matinees
will commence this afternoon with the
performance of 1.-The Iron Master" a
comedy drama adapted from the French,
aud which has been great success in
England and America.
Return of Pauline Hall.
Those of our theatre-goers who missed
seeing Pauline Hall and her superb
-SANA