The Portland daily press., 1897-10-19

| A sure and permanent cure for const1pa-
ton is DR.. Pierce's Pellets. One Pellet"
| is gentle laxative, two mild cathartic.
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her efforts the orderly arrangement of the
| chorus is largely due, and the singers
seem to regard her as a personal friend.
A delightful feature of Wednesday
nights concert will be the singing of
Miss Ethel Hyde of Bath who will appear
| in connection with Nine. Blauvelt Miss
| Hyde needs no introduction to q Portland
audience. She is cousin of Nine. Emma
Eames and the possessor Of a voice of
| equal power and sweetness.
| 1t was in the evening that the great in
ter st taken by the people of Portland in
the festival became apparent. Tho who
4 were SO fortunate as to have obtained
| places in the hall began to arrive at about
half past seven and from that time until
after eight the entrance to the hall was
blocked, SO many trying to gain adj
mission that the long line reached through
the vestibule and down to the sidewalk.
| They came on foot, in the street cars and
i'll carriages. Seldom indeed has Market
street and the adjacent region presented
such metropolitan appearance. On
every corner from which glimpse of the
building could be obtained stood groups
of eager onlookers. There werc hundreds
around the Auditorium who enjoyed the
| concert from the outside They caught
q glimpse of Nordioa when she drove up
| tosthe2stage entrance and hurried.from the
| carriage into the building. Little knous
were at the basement windows through
which they cou Id see the hats and coats
o the men performers hanging in long
| lines. 1t was not much of the show but
| it was something. Over the way on
Silver street are several dwellings aud
the upper windows in these houses were
places of vantage from which the in
terror of the hall could be seen. All this
time the crowd in front of the building
was receiving fresh approximations SO
that the sidewalk was continually
thronged. Ladies in evening dress with
opera oloaks over their shoulders waited
for chance to get into the hall. Carriages
arrived in such numbers that at times it
seemed as if the street would be blocked
Finally, all had gone inside and the
full dress uniforms and the people already
mentioned who took in the entertainment
from places on the curb. They could not
see much, but with that great chorus they
had no difficulty in hearing and some of
them were as enthusiastic as their more
fortunate fellow citizens on the inside
When the concert was over the scenes
around the building were repeated and
for long time the cars crowded so that
many had to stand, the rumbling carss
riages and the throngs on the sidewalks
made the streets animated.
| There was a great sale of seats yester-
| day at Cressey, Jones & Aliens for the
various concerts Of the Festival. All day
| long the plan Of the house was surrounded
! by purchasers. At noon there was not
a seat left for Tuesday night. Monday
night was nearly sold out and the de-
mand was great for Wednesday. There
are good seats for both the matinees.
| The morning rehearsals are public.
They begin at 1890 clock.
| 1t is expected that all the great artists
| will appear in solo at the last concert
| Wednesday evening. Their numbers will
be additional to the regular programme
| and will wind up the festival in blaze
of glory.
| The chorus people and orchestra are
delighted with the short distances as a
rule they have to go to reach the audience
from their quarters.
FOR BIDDEFORD PATRONS.
| A telegram received last evening from
Superintendent Flanders of the Boston
s. Maine announced that special train
would leave Portland for Biddeford at II
O'Clock, or after the concert. This will
be great convenience to a large number
of Biddeford and Saoo people who want
to attend the concert.
| The following is today's programme:
Andante-Symphony in G, Schubert
Unfold Ye Portals Gounod
| Come into the Garden Maude, Balfe
| John NJ. Fulton.
| Evening, Lessen
! Scherzo-Allegrettos th Symphony.
Beethoven
Lecture on Outline of Growth of Music,
Mrs. Herman Kotzschlnar
Intermezzo, Carroll
| Halelujah Chorus, Handel
| Excelsior, Balfu
! Messrs Williams and Mills.
He Was Despised-Messiah, Handel
Miss Grace G. Couch.
| Prize Song-Meistersinger Wagner