The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Kotzschmar RECITAL.

wish to hear it. The soubline will give
more comprehensive view of the growth
OF music than any of the lectures. repre-
sentative of each particular country, has
been able to do. Mrs. White, Miss Plum
mer, Messrs. Barnard aud Merrill will
all take part in the musical illustration.
Hasten TO Stockbridge's this morning to
secure seats.
The stage will lie arranged even more
arlistically than on the previous eve
sings, while the programme will be an
unusually delightful one, the concerted
numbers being most interesting.
The Haydn Concert.
Tickets are OH sale at Stock hridge's for
the first concert of the season TO be giver
by the HaSdn Association next Monday.
1t will be delightful concert "The
Wreck of tie Hssperus'' will be the main
feature.
AIbani Concert
Speaking OF Nine. Atlantis appe ar ance
in concert at St. John the Daily Telo.
graph said. "In her rendering of the
Foss lui' from Traviata burst Of
applause followed the opening bars. but
at the finish the audience broke out into
loud demonstrations Of approval. What
marvellous Voca lizinR, what brayura
singing, stacaali, srills, rcu1ades, every
portion of the AHA seemed as if written to
show the capabilities of the fair prima
donna and her utter mastery over the
voice. Apart from q technical point of
view the traviata aria is 1aVorite with
the majority OF audiences and certainly
was greatly appreciated last night.
Madame Albani bowed her acknowledge
ment5 over and over again, finally re-
spending By giving a most beautiful rem
dering of Gounod IS Ave Maria, to the
viulin obligato of Miss Langley. This
latter contribution ut further enhanced
Madame Albani's wonderful covers, and
Gounod's Ave Maria will lopg dwell in
the hearts of those who heard its sweet
strains Nine. Albani is supported by
q very strong company. There has been
a large advanced sale at Stock BRIDGES
and tickets should be secured at once.
The Span of Life.
special Saturday matinee at p. M, for
tire first tine in two years that highly
realistic English drama, The Span of
Life, will ba presented at Portland thea
trs. II is claimed this season it is superior
in many respects to the original. An
entire new set OF scenery has been paint.
Oh ana those wonderful stage effects, the
J.tT,o tCfH bo
liner under full Roadway ana the almost
incom prehensihie human bridge will no
doubt arouse az much enthusiasm as
evcr. The prices for the matinee will be
80 and 90 cents.
PecI's Bad Boy.
''Peck's Bad Boy drew good audi-
ence to Portland theatre last night It's
tho same old boy. lie bothered his pa,
made love to his girl, get his ohunl into
scrapea, made the policeman's life
burden, played tricks on the German
grocery man and generally spea king kept
his audience in a roar.
Ladies Aid Course.
The Ladies' Aid of the St. Lawrence
street church began their course of en-
tertsinments at City hall. last evening,
given to aid III securing funds to free the
new church edifice from debt. 1t is to
be regretted that the audienoe was not
OF a size eosGmensufate with the object
for which the entertainments were given
and the excellence of the concert afford
Cd by the Beresford Concert Company.
1t was An audie ce of sufficient mum beers
10 make "a good showing, but not large
enough to entirely destroy the echo. The
audienca was thoroughly eppreciatiye
and encorss were numerous.
Mf. Arthur Beresford is an old favor
lite with Portland concert goers and his
full, rich, resonant bass voice was heard,
TO splendid advantage in Verdi's so
tn Pulermo," with great effect in that
stirring border ballad, sMaroh, March,
Ettrick and Teviotdale," and with much
expression i'll the encore tn his first num-
Der, and in that charming Irish song,
given as an encore, 'Of for Philadel-
phia in the Morning."
Mrs. Markee possesses a light soprano
of good quality and f1exibility, and sang
to especial satisfaction the "Chauson
provenoiele." Miss Holden has smooth,
agreeable contralto, which was heard in
Combe's "Aoross the Iee.' the lady &C.
oompanying herself. MIR. j. c. Bart
lett's agreeable sympathetic tenor is no
stranger to our people, and it is always
"a pleasure to listen to his distinct
snunoiation. He was heard at his best
In the little song "a Dream,'' of his
OWN composition, in Granuier's
Hosannu," and the tenor role in the
qualtette from Rigolitto. In response
to an encore he sang q delightful song,
ANSWER Me- Miss Bhaman, the vio-
linist, was marked feature of the eve
ming. Her stage presence is very pleas
ing and she plays must artistioally. Her
DO wing is firm and strong, her Dhraslng
admirable, and she was warmly encured
after her brilliant execution of Hender-
SON "TaranueIle." The quartettes were