The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
st. Stephens Musicale,

Be. stephens Musicale,
The attention of the public Ia invited
to the musicale TO be held at the Second
Advent church, Wednesday evening, Oct
ober 2sth. under the auspices of the
ladies Of ST. Stephens parish.
No better talent has ever appeared at
any pusioales which have been given In
this city, including as 1t does, the famous
New York contralto, Mrs. Antonio ii.
Sawyer, whose not able musicales of last
season given at the Waldorf in New York
city, called out an array Of fashion that
has seldom been seen on such an COCA
sion. Her programme includes songs by
Massenet, Chaminade, Bemberg and other
weil-known composers, and during the
season in London Mrs. Sawyer appeared
in many of the most exclusive musicale
circles and received many hattering offers
f or important engagements In England.
Besides Mrs. Sawyer, the ladies have
engaged Miss Harriet Shaw, the we'll
known harpist, who has been in constant
demand during the season in Bar Harbor,
and whose engagements now extend we'll
into the winter months. and 1t Is only
from her interest in Portland and its
musica people that she consented to
this appearance. Miss Philbrook Ia too
well known to need commentator, and
tho fact that Kotzschmar will be the
accompanies, insures perfect handling of
this part of the programme.
Besides the above talent, Mrs. Frank
e. Brown Of Concord, N. H., one Of the
finest sopranos n New England, and
who occupies very high position in the
musicale circles of her home, will add
greatly to the programme. Tickets will
be sold at so cents each, and by purohas-
ing you will help along the ladies of the
parish and enjoy one of the most pleasing
concerts of the season.
Deacon's Daughter.
Lillian Kennedy and company will be
seen at Portland theatre next Monday In
GA Deacon"s Daughter. 1t is a story
of a country girl who went to the city of
New York as nurse, was termed as a
baby jumper, took to the stage and was
highly successful, though her parents
detest actors. Her father comes to the
city to visit her, she practices a pleasant
deception on him through her maid and
is forced to leave the CITY and take up
her home on the parental farm where
the bane of her life is a wash tub and
rubbing board. She sings the wash tub
song in the second act. 1t is new and
very catchy. The sheriffs seize her
| fathers farm to satisfy mortgage and
she returns to the city where her sue
| oesses continue and her wealth corres-
pondingly increases. Through her lover,
Charlie Lawton. portrayed by her hand
some leading man, her father Ia induced
to visit New York and is gradually
transformed from a straight-laced church
deacon to a man Of the world and finally
learns the truth of his daughters happi-
| ness.
A Co untry Merchant.
| The Lawrence News says of "a Coun-
try Merchant, to be presented at Port
land Theatre. tonight and tomorrow by
Mr.. Cowles:
A large and delighted audience was
present at Music Hall last evening, the
occasion Of the presentation of Mckee
Rankin's Yankee comedy, "a Country
Merchant with Mr.. Charles Cowles In
the leading role of Eben Baxter, the
qnaint postmaster of.Mantua Corner. The
play runs very smoothly and is honey.
combed with realistic pastoral scenes Of
rural life aftor the DenmaD Thompson
order. Each character is well represent
ed, and at intervals throughout the play
members OF the company appear in spe-
cialties of high order of merit. If fire.
quent and enthusiastic plaudits are an
indication of approval, th the 'sCoun.
| cry Merchant" can be dominated as a
large success.