The Portland daily press., 1895-04-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hawaii,


performances will be given, matinee and
1vening. A better attraction for holt
day could not have been obtained. The
opera itself is very bright and full OF
pleasing music and is presented in man
ner that would reflect credit upon any
professional organization. These final
performances of the opera will be given
by almost the original cast, but two
changes having been made. Mr.. WEIGH
will again be seen as the Queen, Mr..
Mitchell as the Prime Minister, Mr..
Rounds as the Missionary, Mr.. Haven
as the Fiji Ambassador and Mr.. Barrows
as Aloha. Mr.. John Calvin Stevens is to
sing the role of Capt. Park, u. S. N.
The ballet, premiere danseuse Dixon,
the pickanninies, the sailors song and
dance, the Hula dancers and all OF the
other features are retained.
A large party of Bowdoin students will
attend the evening performance. The
final presentation tomorrow evening
will be made memorable one for the
participants by their fellow club mem
bers. Tickets should be purchased as
early in the day as possible, for the rush
On holidays is always great.
Uncle Toms Cabin.
A season at the Portland Theatre
would not be complete without at least
one performance of Uncle Toms Cabin.
A. r. Stevens company is the one to
furnish the attraction this season. Next
l,o
by this organization, afternoon and even
ing. Special prices are announced.
A Temperance Town.
Tuesday evening of next week Hoyt's
comedy "a Temperance Town" will be
presented at the Portland Theatre. This
performance will be the last that will
be given Of the famous skit in this city.
Chamber Con cert,
The chamber concert given at Kotz-
SEMINAR hall last evening complimentary
to Miss Nellie McGregor, drew an au-
dience that occupied every chair in the
orchestra eats and most of those in
the balcony. The concert was pleasing,
as it could not fail to.be from the lad
les VINO participated.
Mrs. Helen Winslow Potter's voice was
heard to particular advantage. The
forid music of the "MigEon" polonaise
showed the method, 1exibility and
range of her voice, and at it's close an
encore was demanded to which she re-
sponded with an attractive song, "Oh!
Come With Me-" intended for Southern
negro melody. But she particularly de-
lighted in the exq uisite little Lullaby
entitled Dreamland," composed by Miss
McGegor. in which the beautiful harp
and violin accompaniment was SO well
Miss Florence A. Hale. The demand
was SO great for repetition that the
last verse was repeated.
Miss. Shaw's abilities as harpist are
already well known in this city, where
her parents resided for long time. She
played last evening with great delicacy
and feeling and was encored after each
number, responding after the "Valse de
Concert" The Misses Florence and Jos
ephine Hale Of Boston gave evidence of
careful training and musical ability
by the artistic and graceful rendering of
their several mum bers. Mrs. McGregor
herself was warmly welcomed on her
taking the stage, and performed the
arduous duties of pianist and accom- pa
mist with great credit to herself. We
should mot forget to state that in re-
sppnse to the encore of the Serenade of
Widor's, for violin, cello and piano, the
Misses Haze and McGregor gave Miss
McGregor's spirited "Dirigo March with
QA oil fir,r1
hearty applause.
The Great Black Crook.
The coming to this city of that famous
spectacle "The Black Crook" will recall
to the old timers the "Black Crook" of
1866, with it's academic premier. it's full
fgurantes, and those who last
year gazed upon the spec
tacular carnival at the Academy
of Music, New York. with it's succession
of scenes, are moved to reflection on the
change in the times. The present revival
is said to be fine; the allegorical balIets
gorgeous, and those with an illustrative
Significance, most entertaining. The
European specialties are novel. 1t is a
great undertaking to start large COM
pany ep.tour. The Crook will be seen
here at City Hall next Saturday.
No play ever produced tells, in such a
vivid manner, the old story Of right and
justice prevailing, as does the "Black
Crook" It is good sermon and IN it
are extoIled the virtues of "Stalacta and
the bravery Of Rudolph" "Hertzog"
(the Black Crook sells his soul for eter-
nal life, and endeavors to drag init
perdition Rudolph, SO that he (Hertzog)
may live. He is foiled by the fairy
queen (Stalacta), and in the end virtue
triumphs, and the wicked are punished.
MitchelIs ticket office at Center &
McDowell's, will be closed today, but
will be open Friday morning at s o'clock
for the sale of tickets to the Black
Crook
"In Old Kentucky" and the Tavary
Opera Co. have cancelled their dates.
Richard Mansfield has effected mar
velous Transformation in Harrigan's
theatre, New York. The house has not
only changed its Fname to the Garrick,
but made a new departure in art. Its
auditorium.1s radically altered. The new
color scheme is a grateful red the chsjrs