The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Niokerson Comedy Company

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| Commencing this evening and CON
tinuing for one week, Edward E. Niok-
erson's Comedy company, with military
band and orchestra, will be the attrac-
ton at Portland theatre. There will be
a matinee daily excepting Monday This
company comes strongly recommended
and is said to give fine perfor mances,
while the company throughout is excep-
tionally strong. Popular prices will pre-
| vail.
| A Portsmouth paper says: The audi
| ence at the Portsmouth music hall Thurs
day evening enjoyed themselves. if the
| applause and laughter which filled the
place means anything. The play was
May Blossom, and the entire cast was a
capital one, each member being partiou
larly qualified for his or her part, and the
entire company is in every way admira-
BILE. The specialties by the cololed boy,
Brundon, was clever, also the cornet solo
by Manager Nickerson, but the hit in the
speciality line was made by those little ar
lists, Baby Blossom and Master Frank
Richardson, in fact so dainty al tistio
that they won the affection of every per-
son present. The orchestra also came in
for their full share of applause
| Fhe following are the plays to be given ::
Monday night A Kentucky Home.
Tuesday matinee-May Blossom.
Tuesday might've Orphans.
Wednesday matinee-Righted at Last.
Wednesday night-MicEael Strogoff.
Thursday matinee-East Lynn.
Thursday night-The Prince of Liars.
| Friday matinee-Love and Duty.
Friday night-Camille.
| Saturday matinee-Little Wildcat.
| Saturday night-Colleen Bawn.
Rossini Club Concert.
| The Rossini club was not favored with good
weather for the celebration of the great
masters birthday, Saturday. On the
contrary a more disagreable storm could
hardly have been imagined. This affected
somewat the size of the audience but not its
brilliant OF musical character. The society IS
programmes are always well arranged and
that of Saturday was particularly well
selected. 1t has already been published in
these columns. From the opening Rossini
chorus of ''La Speranza,' so well sung by
the club and SO well conducted by Mrs. White,
| to that delightful chorus with duet and alto
solo entitled, 'sThe Good Shepherd by Men
delssohn, that closed the concert, every
moment was a delight. The stage, with the
striking grouping of the club members, in
their rich costumes, set off by plants and
palms, scenery and stage fittings, made a
very pretty picture A marked feature of
the evening was the violin playing of young
Mr.. Carl Oakman of Boston. He has the
music ians head, the prominent brow, and
great depth from forehead to the back of the
head, and a most agreeable stage person
atty. He is a remarkable player for one so
young. His bowling is firm, his tone broad
and full, and he plays with great grace and
much expression. His andante from De
Beriot's concerto was admirable, his ''Les
Tziganes,'' showed the perfection of his
technique, but it remained for the lullaby,
given as an encore, to thoroughly capture
his audience.
The piano duet by Mrs. Smith and Miss
Blanchard, was splendid example of these
ladies' thorough musicianly qualities. Miss
Marion Weeks's piano solo exhibited nice
touch and much brilliancy. Miss Alice Phil
brooks piano solo was, as is all the work OF
this accomplished player, thoroughly satls-
factory and she responded to the encore 50
| imperatively demanded. The voices or the
Misses Alice Wood and Henrietta Rice
| blended most tremendously in their vocal
duet, but they declined an encore MISS
Martha Halves displayed large pleasing
voice and sang the music Of her number with
much taste and expression. Miss Blanchard
and Mrs. Frank Allen played the several
| Accomplishments for the evening most &C
ceptably. The programmes were very dainty
and We're made especially Interesting by the
| apt quotations from Shakespeare ana
| Chaucer.