The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
wilbur Opera Company


Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather there was large audience at the
matinee at Portland theatre yesterday,
many standing in the lobbies. The "o
Vaga bonds'' was given with the same
excellence that marked It's performance
Monday night and the applause was
frequent.
Last evening the ever popular oll-
vette'' was presented and the fun was
fast and furious while the principle mu-
sic was we'll given. Mr.. kohnle gave
his capital PRESERVATION of the brusque
Capt. de Mervimae, while ]. @. Harvey
was very funny as Coqueicot. MIR. Con-
ley was handsome and pleasing rs Valen-
tine. and e. A. Clark good Duo des
Ifs. Miss Hattie Richardson was a
sprightly and agreeable Olivetto, Lille
Taylor was good Countess, and the
other characters were well taken. The
choruses were sang with much animation,
and the opera was handsomely costumed
rs Is always the case with the Wilbur
company. The evenings entertainment
closed with the Living Pictures that are
always a strong feature of these enter
tainments.
Chicago Marine Band.
The Chicago Marine Band will give its
concert in Portland on March 20, and
Stockbridgess will sell the seats next Mon
day, March 10Th. There will be 90 mu-
clans and soioists in the band. Miss
sYbil Sammis, soprano vocalist. accom-
panies the band Her voice is said to be
of remarkable range and she reaches
high B fat.
Creation.
Mrs. o. a. Fellows should feel q
sense of pride as she looks over the board
atsStockbridge's and sees how handsome
ly it is pegged for the production of
1.-THE Creation" on Thursday, March
18th. for the condition of things is due
as much to Mrs. Fellows's business ability
as to the love of oratoyio on the part of
our citizens The associate members of
the 1aydns who have not yet secured
their seats should do so at once as the
public sale begins today. The oratorio
will bs brought on In fine shape The
chorus from the Haydns will number
about 200 fresh voices. Mrs. Fellows
Mr.. Parker of Boston, and Mr.. j. B.
Cole will be the soloists, the Germania
Festival orchestra Of Boston will furnish
the accomplishments and Mr.. Kotzsch-
mar will conduct.
To sing the solo parts successfully in
this magnificent work requires not only
q singer, but an artist, and according
to the Boston Traveller, Mr.. George j..
Parker has all the requisites. Speaking
of his singing In Moses in Egg Dt, +" at
the Worcester festival. the Traveller saws:
II do not know of any tenor in the
country that can execute the music of
Osiris with MIR. Parker's fuency, who is
SO reliable in equally treacherous circunl-
stances, and who enunciates as we'll. The
manner in which Mr.. Parker begins and
ends phrase is model in every respect.
Considering the difficulty of the music,
the range Of voice, the variety of timber,
cnd the varied character of the senti-
ment-for however much Rossini may
he an artist, will give the words the..atten-
ton which the part offers-Mr. Parker 6
performance OF it was no less notable. The
great merit Of it was recognized by the
audience.
Notes.
Mr.. P. h. Woods tenor soloist of Bid
deford, who has taken prominent parts
in amateur operas there, has been offered
an engagement with the Wilbur opera
company which is now playing at the
Portland theatre.
Trouble in "Plain Dealers" Office.