The Portland daily press., 1895-04-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Byron.


has been given the PRESS readers. The
house was small, but the audience
seemed to especially enjoy the copiedy
element! furnished by Mrs. Byron as the
servant girl, and the actor who Played
the make believe lord. The dra,ta is
not of character to thrill the terage
theatre-goer.
Boston Symphony Orchestra. -.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mr.
Emil Paur conductor. will pay it's only
evening, April 10th, when 1T will give a
grand concert at City Hall. This famous
organization is so we'll known here that
little need be said of the merit of its per-
formancss. Iu is the largest, as we'll as
the Oldest, permanent orchestra in Amer.
lea, and has been established fourteen
years. Constant selection and improve
inent during this time have given it a
mem bership that can hardly be equalled.
In the individual excellence of its play
ers, and the carefu1ness of preparation
that characterizes all its performances, it
stands on a plane where few orchesrras
of the world can be compared to it, The
organization will be accompanied by Mr..
Ben Davies, the famous English Tenor,
who appeared here year ago with Nine.
Emma Eames, and whose singing on that
occasion will be pleasantly remembered.
Much interest will attach to the first ap-
pearance of Mr.. Emil Paur, who two
years ago succeeded Mr.. Nikisch as con-
ductor, and whose direction of the or
chestre has fully maintained it's high
standard of excellence. A varied and in
teresting programme is promised, and
the occasion cannot fail to be memora-
BILE event of the musical season. On this
occasion the orchestra will be increased
to seventy men. Get tickets at Stock
BRIDGES at once.
Charleys Aunt.
"Charley's Auntn has the most phe-
nomenal record of any farce in the an
at the City Hall this evening and the
production will be under the direction..of
Charles Frohman, who owns the A meri-
can rights of the farce and who has
cleared more than $3.50, 900 from its New
York, Boston and Chicago runs. It's
American triumph mas been veay big,
but it is yet far behind the recent mark
by "Charley's Aunt in England. It's
jolIity is irresistible; its fun never stops
until the performance is at an end.
There is "love interest" in it too, with
handsome young men and pretty young
sentiment. The farce begins with two
college students making preparations to
welcome the rich aunt of one of them
who is coming from Brazil. The students
have arranged luncheon in their rooms,
and have invited their sweetheart to be
a telegram is received from the aunt stat
lag that she has been delayed and will
not arrive for day or two. The students
do not want to lose the lunch or let their
sweethearts 60, and the girls cannot re-
main with propriety as they have no
chaperone. They talk college chum
into personating the Brazilian aunt, and
then the whirl of fun begins. The
bougus aunt is counted by two fine gentle
men. each of whom proposes to her.
She hugs and kisses the students sweet
hearts and has things all her own way un-
til the real aunt comes along. There are
six pretty love stories in "Charley's
Aunt any one of them sufficient basis
for a good play. The company comes
direct to Portland after highly success
full engagement in Boston. Good seats
can still be secured at popular prices at
Center g. McDowell's.
Mrs. Lowells Recital.
The pupils of Mrs. Abner ". Lowell
will give recital at Kotszchmar Hall
April 18th. In addition to the drills and
aesthetic gymnastics many novelties
will be presented. There will be costume
recitations by Ella Harding and Claire
Randall. as the Little Quaker" and the
"Giddy Girl" respectively. Little Mollie
Sullivan will be seen in drapery move
ments. Musical dumbbells, introduced
ture. Miss Gertrude Crandall appears in
an amusing character sketch of Aunt Tab
by at the Symphony concert. A Grecian
scarf dance, will be given by nine
young ladies. The living
statuary represents mytbo logi-
cal characters in groups and single poses.
Calcium lights will be frequently used
throughout the evening. There was a
good advance sale of reserved seats at
Stock bridges yesterday, where tickets
can be obtained.
Notes.
Joseph Jefferson, William H. Crane,
Mrs:John Drew, N. G. Goodwin and Sol
Smith Russell are to appear in "The
Rivalsp at the Couldock benefit.
The Pauline Hall company will play a
return engagement at Portland theatre,
April 23rd.
The Healy brass band composed Of
Catholic young men has been organ
lied in this city. The band meets twice
each week at the Sacred Heart school on
Cum berland street. MIR. f. A. Blanchard
Cur II Out.