The Portland daily press., 1897-11-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE WELSH PRIZE SINGERS,

before a very large and musical audi
enoe. The great reputation that had pre-
coded this admiral company of singers
was fully sustained on this occasion. The
mixed double quartette is composed of
voices of excellent quality, large compass
and most praiseworthy methods. The
shading of their various numbers was
eKquisitely done, their voices blending
perfectly and the phrasing such as is
rarely heard from so large a body of sing
ers The programme was published yes
terday. We may call especial attention
to the rendering of the Jarvis gIee, 1.-The
Old Woman that Lived in Shoe, " and
Jinsutes "The Sea Hath Its Pearls. -
One of the strongest features of the pro-
gramme was the singing of thel Parry
duet, s'Howel, Howell Dost Thou Loiter, +"
by Nine Miles eynow and Mr.. Richard
Thomas Nine. Beynow possesses a
dramatic soprano voice of great COM
pass. She was formerly the prima donna
of the Ben. Davies company, while Mr..
Thomas has one Of the finest and .purest
tenor voices in all Wales. The number
was imperatively encored and the latter
part of the duet was given in response
Another most taking feature was Mr..
Tom Stephens's ringing tenor. He sang
a number not down on the programme
with SO much fire and expression that the
audience would not accept his bow in
response to the encore, and he therefore
gave the Yeomen's Wedding" admira-
bly,. Mr. Thomas in response to an en-
core of GOOD Company" sang my
Pretty Jane" very takingly. Mime.
Blodwen Jones, Nine. Annie Lewis and
Miss Beatrice Evans, were each encored
for the artistic work, but did not favor
the audience. Mr.. I. Doughton has
rich, noble bass, and he sang the
'.Storm Fiend'' so Fgrandly that he was
recalled and sang with great expression,
Zone Hundred Fathoms Deep"
In the first part of the programme the
singers appeared in their quaint Welsh
costumes.
FAY FOSTER co.
All who are in search of a few hours of
genuine amusement, should not fail to
visit the Portland theatre where the popu-
lar and favorite Fay Foster Company
will be the ruling and reigning attraction
tonight, Friday, Saturday aud matin ee.
The name of Fay Foster is known not
only in this city but everywhere, and is
regarded as synonym of an excellent or
ganization. We say excellent, because
the management have never been identi
fled with anything but the best and in
vestigation will show that the company
this season eclipses all former years and
stands forth as one of the best and strong.
est attractions of its kind. No finer at
traction will be seen at the Portland
theatre. Everything from the rise until
the fall of the curtain is "spick span"
this year. The specialties have been Sc
lected with the greatest care and COM
prise, Foster and Lewis, Carrie Ezier,
Snyder and Buckley, West and Williams
and the Warren Sisters. The opening
piece entitled, "Fun on YACHT is full
of merriment and catchy songs, funny dia-
logues and scenes, and is different from
the usual run, while the closing burletta
entitled, 1.-TWO of a Kind is unques-
tionably the funniest of funny after
pieces and will make everybody laugh.
The scenery, costumes and electrical
effects are also very fine and will con-
tribute towards making the show "a
Cracker Jack" one. Much more could be
said of this fine attraction, but the best
way is to go to the Portland theatre and
judge for yourself.
JOSEPH MURPHY.
On the stage Of The Jefferson tomorrow
and Saturday evening and Saturday
matinee Joseph Murphy, the favorite
character actor will present his famous
productions of "Shaun Rhue" and the
Kerry Cow"
The value of befriending poor boy is
tersely illustrated in the play of "Shaun
Rhue." where Mr.. Murphy as Larry
Donovan, in dire distress and quite dis
couraged is suddenly placed in possession
CT facts which enable him to circumvent
and defeat two Wretched villains. These
facts are revealed by a poor boy to whom
Larry had been kind. Those who have
seen "Shaun Rhue' cannot have forgot
ten the story, and those who have not
seen it cannot afford to continue the
omission. In the dual parts of Larry
Donovan and "Shaun Iihue, both of
which characters are distinctly the crea-
lions of Mr.. Murphy-the famous Irish
actor demonstrates beyond cavil that he is
par excellence, the Irish character actor
of the period.
Reserved seats for this engagement are
on sale at usual prices.
JEFFERSON COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Next week at The Jefferson will be
Hoyt's ga Contented Woman,'' and
Fanny Rice in SAT the French Ball"
In the near future tTess of the Dur
bervilles, - "The Girl from Paris, " I'm
der the Red Robe" Mrs. Herman,
Heart of Maryland, with Mrs. Leslie
Carter in the leading part, will be seen
at The Jefferson.
Manager Fay has filled the dates No