The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE STAR COURSE.

N-~@~ N-N~~HSNt
here. They are mostly young men; they
are admirable players, and Mr.. BROOKE
has drilled them so that they play win
wonderful finish. The band has a very
strong clarinet section and the clarl-
nettists play with great brillancy. IL Is
said that no other band is SO well pro-
yided in this respect as Brooke's
The nroaramme last night was fully
carried out, and the encores were as num-
erous and as generously responded TO as
Gilmore or Sousa ever did. There were
marches. coon songs-a portion of the
orchestra SINGING the refIain-southern
medleys, and in fact, everything the pub
lie liked.
Miss Sybil Sammis displayed brilliant
execution in her programme number,
and for encores sang my Old Kentucky
Home with chorus by the orchestra
and pretty song, "What Will My Darl-
ing Dor
This was the programme:
March Militaire-Triumphal, Brooke
Overture emiramide, Rosslnl
Two Gems-From Tannhauser, wagner
(a), Sublime Evening Star,
(b), Pilgrims Chorus.
Solo for Cornet-Creanonian Polka,
Weldon
Mr.. James D. Llewellyn.
Mosaic-From Carmen, blzet
Suite-King Henry VIII, German
(a) Morris Dance.
(b) Shepherds Dance.
(c1 Torch Dance.
Grand Aria for Mezzo-Soprano-
There was a Prince, (from the opera
II Guaranty, ooihes
~ Miss, Miss s Ey6iad Sammis Bendix
(b) In Ole Virginny Two Step,
Intermezzo-will o'the wisp, r Voelke !
Fantaise Hongroise, Iopahl
LEWIS MORRISON.
Lewis Morrison, one of our famous &C.
tors, will appear at The Jefferson this
evening and Saturday afternoon and
evening. Mr.. Morrison will present
Faust, play too we'll known in eve
ny civilized land, and too vel linterpre-
ted by this leading artist to demand more
than passing mention. Interest centers
chiefly in Morrison's exposition OF
Goethe's great tragedy, that seems to be
as much his natural bent az ever was
Shakespeare the opportunity of Booth or
Barrett. To fully weigh his overlapping
personality one has but to recognize that
Faust intended by the creator Goethe
to be the central figure, sinks into insig-
nifcance beside Morrisons conception of
"Meph isto," and that his conception is
based on natural lines needs no better ex.
ponent than the fact that from his in
ception of the art some nine years since
he has seen little to change from his
original method. and since that time Nor
-ison and Faust have become synon.
ymous terms. There is great demand for
seats.
WAITE'S OPERAS.
The opportunity is offered to the
amusement loving public of this vicinity
this week to enjoy a series of entertain
ments of the most interesting, pleasing
and satisfactory description in the roper
torie of popular operas to be presented in
a most excellent manner by Waite's Com
ic Opera Company Of fifty talented people
at Portland Theatre, beginning Monday
with spectacular production of Auber' S
tuneful Fra Diavolo, introducing Mr..
Jos. W. Smith, the tenor in the title role
Miss Name Taylor and Miss Marinang-
don, the talented priina donnas, will also
be in the cast that evening, which in
cIudes Mr.. Claude Anaden, Mr.. John
Dewey, Mr.. Herman Waldo, Mr.. Chas.
N. Holmes, Victor Delacy, and many
others as we'll Known. There will be
daily matinees beginning Tuesday at the
usual hour with the ever popular Chimes
of Normandy, which will be presented in
a sumptuous manner, elegantly costurned
and with beautiful scenic effects. There
will be change of programme for each
Of the eleven entertainments to be given.
1t will be noticed by referring to adver-
tisement that there has been a slight
change in the repertoire for next week.
GAIETY THEATRE.
New electric lights now mark the en-
trance to the "Gaiety" and last night
enough patrons Of the theatre passed I'M
der them tostill the house.
Willard and Wayne set the ball a roll
ing, by their musical absurdities which
were laughable. Mr.. Joe Fox in specially
and Miss Fulton in her clever rendition
of Creep, baby Creep scored hits. Prof
Fox in his clever limitations of the most
celebrated singing birds excited wonder
and called forth rounds Of applause The
other variety features were well received.
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