The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Wilbur Opera Company.

The Wilbur Opera company drew Two very
large audiences at the matinee ana evening
performances yesterday. FRA DlaVolo
was presented in the afternoon ana
s'Boccaccio' in the evening. MI. Clark was
a dasb1ng Fra DiaVolo, and Miss Mortimer
p]eased as Zerlina. Miss Mortimer took the
role of Boccaccio; Mr.. Conley that OF
Petro; Mr.. Kohnle Was the Lambertucoio;
C1aude Amsden the IIotteripghi.a land Emmett
Drew The Scala. Hattie Richardson was
Fiametta. Lille Taylor. Petronella and
RalIe Hamilton, Leonette. The waltz trio
receiyed double encore, and the song OF
Fiametta, the coopers song. and several
other numbers were loudly applauded. The
curtain was called after every act.
The living pictures were. of course, the
greatest feature of both entertainments.
Two very attractive bills are announced for
today's performances. In the afternoon
Planquette's Nell Gwynne, an opera that
was one of the big hits of the company's
preyious engagement, is TO be sung.
Strauss's The Merry War, is to be the at
traction in the evening. This opera is con-
sidered by many critics to be the best work
ever done by the most prolific OF all comic
optra composers. Tomorrow two of the
strongest DlllS OIL Lu6 WSeA IA aW fCIy
large audiences. Dorothy, the opera in
which Marie Tempest MAZE her reputation,
is to be presented in Tie afternoon. IN the
evening comes Balfe's immortal Bohemian
Girl. Eight new living pictures are to be
shown, commencing Thursday afternoon
and continuing through the engagement.
On and after today the matinees are to COM
mence ut 2 o'clock.
Mrs. FelIows's Concert.
At the concert to be given by Mrs.
Fellows next Monday evening at City
Hall, MIR. Harvard Hesselberg the Rus
sian pianist, will appear. The Minneapo-
lis Tribune says of him: "Mr. Hessel-
berg is a rarely talented musician and
was received with great warmth. His
artistic rendition of Beethoyen's Moon
light Sonatan as an opening number was
played in true feeling and received well
merited applause. His execution is of
the most brilliant order, and Minneapo-
lis music lovers would like to see more
of this wonderful artist" Besides Mr..
Hesselberg there will be the Boston In
strumental Club composed of thirteen
mem bers of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, Mr. c.. L. Stants, the clarionet
soIoist, and Mr.. II. Schlucker, the harp
ist. and Miss Henrietta d. Rice, vocalist.
Half fare will be allowed to all holding
concert tickets over the Maine Central
and Rochester roads. Tickets are on sale
at Cressy, Jones & Aliens, 5SS Congress
st.
Grand Opera.
Those who have not secured their
season tickets for the Italian opera
should order them at once. The sub
scription paper for the Boston party is
filling up at Stock BRIDGES.
Notes.
Agnes Booth MRS. John B. ShoeffeD
is to return to the stage. Mrs. Schoeffel
Morday signed 4 contract with Charles
f oh nan. by which she is to act under
his management next season. She las
for long time acted for charity and on
special occasions. Agnes Booths first
appearance under Mr.. Frohman's direc-
tion will be at the opening of the season
at the Academy of Music, when she Will
create the part of the sporting Duchess
in the melo drama of that name, known
in England as 1.-THE Derby Winner"