The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Wilbur Opera Company.

Wilbur Opera Company.
That the Wilbur Opera Company have
made hit Is evidenced by the fact that
the sign STANDING room only' was
displayed last evening soon after the rise
of the curtain on the first act, while the
matinee drew a crowded audience.
WalIsce's mariana" is one of the
most tuneful of operas known to the
stage, and grand opera artists have not
despised it, 1t recalls many delightful
evenings at Portland theatre in the
past. Who that heard them can ever
forget Castle and Campbell, Caroline
Rechings- Bernard and Fanny Stockton,
with Seguins, when they packed the
house in the early seventies and created
a perfect furore. Or even later when the
house at the head of Exchange street,
Tella and James Arnold, Clara Fisher
and others filled the house night after
night.
Well, last night, Mr.. Clark essayed tn
role of Don Caesar, and he sang the mu-
sic very we'll and acted with good deal
of spirit. Miss Mortimer sang sweetily
although she idn't act one little bit
Miss Hattie Richardson was a pleasing
Lazarillo. The choruses won full praise
and the orchestra did their duty we'll
The favorite airs. ''The Harp in the
Air." "Of Fairy Wand had the Pow
err" eyes, let me like a soldier die. !"
''In Happy Moments" and "Scenes that
are Brightest" were literally applauded
and were highly reminiscent to old
opera goers.
The grand march of the Amazons be-
tween the second and third acts aroused
great emit husiasm, ana 1t had to be re-
peatsd. The Living Pictures,'' of
course, proved a great feature Of both
the matinee and evening. This after
noon "F'ra Diavolo'' and tonight
Dorothy" will be tho bills.
Browns University Glee Club.
Tomorrow, at Cressey, Jones g. Aliens
the Brown University Glee Club concert
tickets will be placed on sale. These
college glee clubs are always sure to draw
fashionable and musical audiences for
everyone enjoys student songs sung by
the students thems elves. No outsider
can render them as a student can, and
the large number of men from whom an
opportunity is afforded to make the Sc
lection of voices makes it practicable to
obtain admirable talent. Besides the
Glee Club the Brown Banjo and Mando-
lin Club will play and they are said to be
very proficient The concert will be
given at City hall ON March Both.
Nat Goodwin.
Its long time since Nat Goodwin,
that in vincible comedian, has appeared
in Portland. Every one will remem Der
how he delighted when he was In
the bu1lesque of "Evangeline" and
played the notary at the old Portland
sheatre while his wife, the charming
Eliza Weatherby played Gabriel and
Clara Fisher, Evangeline. Then he
went into the legitimate and we think
his last appearance was at the present
Portland theatre rs "Carraway Bones.n
Now he ZONES to US in play that he
has made famous the country over, "a
Gilded FOOL" in which he will be seen
at City Hall, March 2Sth. !, The sale of
seats will begin next Sa turday, at Stock
BRIDGES, at 9 O'Clock and the. numbers
will be given out at Z O'Clock. - -
The Growth of Music, 7txe 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Kotzsohmar's entertain
msnt Outlines the Growth of Music"
will take place at Kotzschmar Hall, Fri
day, March ~. The entertainment will
he unique in it's way, and ore of great
interest and enjoyment. The sale of
seats will begin next Saturday at Stock
BRIDGES. @sfS'se
Notes.
The tickets are now on sale at Stock
BRIDGES for the Watkins Mills concert
the ninth Stockbridge-to be given April
9Th at City Hall. sss
The Royal Bell Ringers will give the
eighth entertainment in the ckbridge
course on next Wednesday evening at
City Hall. Now is the time to secure
good seats -'