The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE TRoopINa OF THE CoLoRs

Ahh lhOOFING OF The COLOhS.
tomorrow Sousa's great patriotic pro-
gramme 1.-The Stars and Stripes For
ever, and the grand international sspcc-
tacls 1.-The Trooping Of the Colors, " will
be given at City hall by Sousa's unri-
vailed band of sixty musicians, assisted
by Miss Louise M. Boohany, the popular
soprano, Mr.. Basil Tetson baritone, MT.
Arthur Pryor, trombone, and Slgnor
Manila euphonium. Half fare Is pro-
vided the railroads to those holding
tickets to either the matinee or evening
performance. The great feature of course
will be "Irooping of the Colors," full
description of which has rbeen published
The programmes, outside of the spectacle,
are made Up of numbers taken from lead.
ing composers, and of course Sousa will
put in a number of stirring marches and
popular medleys. Sousa is great
fayorite here and besides our citizens there
will be a rush of people from out nf town.
For that reason tickets should be secured
at Steinert & Sons piano warerooms in
advance.
In Boston there was great crowd at
Mechanics building Monday night. The
Journal says: The feature OF the con-
cert was The Trooping of the Colors, an
international spectacle, the motive OF
which was the assembling both in sound
and figure the military of the great ma
tion of the world. America, Great Brit
ain, France and Germany are the nations
chosen, and the music included the ma
tional airs of all four. For America, The
Star Spangled Banner, and The stars
and Stripes Forever, were sung in SOLO py
Miss Louise NJ. Brehany and grand
chorus, with Hail Columbia and Yankee
Doodle, incidental. For Great Britain,
God Save the Queen, with The Campbeils
Are Coming, by Scotch bagpipes and
Wearing of the Green by chorus. For
France, The Marseillaise, solo, Mr.. Basil
Tetson, baritone, and grand chorus.
For Germany, Die Wacht am Rheiu,
grand chorus and the Graus Trio sang
Der Wasserfall. The grand finale, Sousa's
Stars and Stripes Forever, was sung by
Miss Brehany as solo, and in chorus, by
all the troops and marines, with the. full
band accompanying.
Seldom has Boston seen so much enthu-
siasm as greeted this selection. With the
opening of the chorus men and women
rose in their seats and frantically waving
their flags gave vent to their patriotism
and admiration in cheers that fairly
shook the building. If it had been posi-
BILE, repetition of the whole spectacle
would have been demanded.
MONUMENT FUND CONCERT.
Every body will want to attend the con-
cert at City hall, May a3d and Gath, the
proceeds of which will go toward the
monument for the heroes of the Maine.
The sale of seats will begin today at
Chandler's music store at 10 O'Clock.
Besides the soloists there will be chorus
of 200 voices and an orchestra of 20 pieces.
CoKsE PAXTON co.
Two big audiences attended the
Jefferson and enjoyed ga Yankee in
Cuba" and "Lend me Shilling" at the
matinee yesterday and "Two Nights in
Rome in the evening. This afternoon
"East Lynne" will be the bull and
partisan PflncesS In the evening"
The seats should be secured in advance
for the applicants are turned away from
the box Office daily at the time of the
performance because there is not even
standing room. Thursday night will be
the great military night when the men
from the batteries u. S. Artillery at the
Head and Fort Preble, and the Montauk
officers and men will be present.
THE GEM THEATRE
A telegram received fron Mr.. Byron
Douglas yesterday saying he had made
a contract with Miss Lansing Rowan as
leading lady at Peaks island this sum-
mer. Miss Rowan has been playing lead
ing parts in Chicago the past winter.
Mr.. Douglas is certainly going to give
us an opportunity to sse some excellent
people this summer.