The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-23
MUSIC RNps DRAMA,
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HOyt'B MIX white FlaQ WILL pno
original cast, now playing at the Boston
Park Theatre, with all the bright dia-
logue, catchy music, pretty girls ana
clover comedians, comes to PorOiaho
theatre Monday and Tuesday, March
and 2. The sale of seats commences al
the theatre box office this morning anu
with knowledge of tbs tremendous sue
cess of the breezy farce comedy every
where we can assure our theatre goers
that they had better secure seats early
and NOT miss this chance of seeing one
of Hoyt,s most Iaug liable productions.
Under the Palms.
The grand cantata "Under the
Palms, was given last night at Clark
Memorial church at Woodfords, before
an audience which filled nearly every
seat in the spacious church..
The story, which was founded on
the Jewish feast of tabernacles, dur
ing which the PEOPLE dwell in tents
made of evergreens and flowers and are
celebrating the return of the Jews from
captivity under Cyrus. The music was
admirably adapted to the spirit OF the
text and was replete with pensive solos
and generally of deep. religious char
acter. Especially worthy of mention is
Mrs. L. E. Higgins of Boston, who has
a rich contralto voice, with pefrect con-
troll over her notes. Her rendition OF
"Oh, TRUST in the Lord. /" and "When
1 wandered captive child" were de-
llghtfully satisfactory. Miss Quinby,
with much purity of tone. sang with a
full sense of its beauty, "We remember
the graces of our fathers, and also an
obligato with fine effect. Mr.. jackson
was deser vedly encored in his recitation.
A marked feature of the entertainment
was the chorus made up of nearly 80
voices from Windham Centre, Westbrook
and vicinity. 1t was we'll balanced and
there was no lack of vim and energy on
the part assigned it. Mr.. Julius e.
Ward, who was for several years a pupil
at Harvard University under Prof. j..
K. Paine, conducted thu affair with ap-
probation and yigor.
Miss Peables's Musical.
Miss Anna Nj. Peablss and ten of h or
pupils, gave a musicale for the entertain
ment OF the ladies' at the Home on
Emery street, Monday afternoon. The
following pleasing programme was rem
dered:
Duet-Overture, Poet and Peasant,
Suppe
Miss Peables and Miss Stevenson.
Solo-A Little Tale. Llchner
Miss Nina Littlefeld.
Tric-Minuett, Mozart
Misses Anderson and Chase and Master
Chase.
Solo-Corn' Flower Waltzes. Coote
Miss Ethel Small.
Solo-Chapel in the Mounatin. Wilson
Miss Bernice Lord.
Vocal Solo. Selected
Miss lnez Anderson. Miss Eva Ander-
son, Accompanies.
Solo-Old Oaken Bucket with Variations,
Miss Ethel Littletield.
Solo-Duvernoy' Etude, OPP. 100, No. 8,
(by memory.
Miss PEBBLE Chase.
Duet-Mermaid' Song from Oberon,
Miss Anderson and Miss Lord.
Vocal Solo, Selected
Miss Ethel Littlefeld.
Solo.-An Easy Exercise. Kohler
M iss Freddie HodRdon, Jagged years.
Eolv-Musicai Waves, OPP. 8. Galman
Miss Janet Stevenson.
Solo-Dunvernoy's Etude, OPP. 100, No.
2, Thy memory,
Master SHAREHOLDERS.
Trin-Andnnte, j. Haydn
Misses Inez Anderson. Eva Anderson,
Miss Janet Stevenson.
The hour was pleasantly spent The
music and the bright faces, especially of
the two little ones, in white, were very
muc enjoyed.
King Cophetua.
"Cophetua, and the Beggar Maid" OR
"theland of the Great Horn Spoon" will
cram Kotzsohmar hall Thursday, Friday,
Saturday nights. for the friends of the
amateurs, and of the Maine General
hospital for whose benefit it is given, are
to be counted among the thousands.
Those who desire to pass an evening of
rare enjoyment had better not postpone
the purchase of their seats at Greasy,
Jones & Aliens any longer or they will
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