The Portland daily press., 1898-09-15

same artists and different choruses in
both Bangor and in Portland, are given
herewith in a condensed form.
The first or opening night will be
grand Wagner programme, with Ger
man operatic selections, in which Nine.
Gadski will sing the grand "Aria de
Elizabeth from "Tannhauser Miss
Rosa Green, the great London contralto,
Will make her debut before an Ameri-
can audience and will sing the aria
"Adriano' from "Rienzi." Mr. H. Ev-
an Williams will sing the recitative
and aria Swan Song from "Lohen-
grin" Mr.. Gwilym Miles will sing "Tne
Evening Star" from ''Tannhauser," and
this great quartet, with Mr.. Everett M.
Waterhouse, will sing the quintet from
"Die Meistersinger male chorus
will sing the Pilgrims Chorus" from
s"Tannhauser" The festival chorus will
sing Hail. Bright Abode" from "Tann-
hauser," and several other choral num-
bers The orchestra will play the "Vor-
spier' from Die Meistersinger" and The
Introduction to Act from "Lohengrin"
AS closing number and most suitable
at this peace jubilee celebration will be
the rendition of grouping of patriotic
the different nations which are to be
thus represented. 1t is the intention to
open every festival with the glorious
"Hallelujah Chorus" and therefore even
Wagner programme is no exception.
Mayor Beal in Bangor and Mayor Ran
dali in Portland will deliver brief ad-
dresses Of welcome.
The second concert will be a matinee
nf U1l,o
chorus will sing "And the Glory of the
Lord" from the "Messiah;" the Sane
tus,' by Gounod; a selection from the
opera "Sonnambula" and will repeat
the patriotic songs as rendered at the
first concert for the benefit of the chill
dren and out of town friends who can
not be present in the evening. The Ce-
Gillian ladies' quartet of Portland, COM
posed of Miss Lizzie M. Brown, Miss
Edwina M. Richardson, Miss Alice M.
Sawyer and Mrs. Jennie King Morrison,
will sing some dainty unaccompanied
part songs; Mrs. Lou Duncan Barney
will sing the grand "Cavatina" aria
from e'The Queen of Sheba," by Gounod;
Miss Harriet A. Shaw will play fasci-
mating harp solo, Mr.. E. M. Waterhouse
will sing the beautiful Romance from
1rEuryanthe," and Mr.. Gwilym Miles
will sing the great aria "Eri Tu,'' by
Verdi. The full orchestra will accom-
pany these artists and Will also render
the overture to ''Masaniello," by Au-
Der; the "Danse Macabre," by Saint
Saens, and a New Festival March,"
written for the occasion by r. B. Hall
of Waterville.
At the third concert, for the Sec
ond night. a particularly pleasing
operatic programme will be rendered
composed of selections from grand
Italian, French and English operas.
The orchestra will play the grand march
from 1.-THE Queen of Sheba,' by Gold
mark; the fascinating selections from
Carmen" by Bizet; the dainty "Rondo
d'Amour,'' by Westerhout; the Loves
Dream After the Ball." by Czibulka,
and the brilliant "Galop Chromatique,"
by List. The chorus will sing selec-
ton from the Messiah the interesting
group of tone pictures from "The Tower
Of Babel" by 8Rubinstein; Crowned
With the TenipeA, from "Ernani;" the
Finale Act fromtc"Lucia di Lammer-
moor" by Donizetti and the Finale Act
from Martha" Three great prima dom
mas will sing, and, this will be their only
appearance together. Nine. Gadski will
sing the Grand Aria" from s'Herodi-
ade," by Massenet; Nine. Maeonda will
sing the famous Mad Scene from "Lu-
cia," by Donizetti Miss Rosa Green will
sing the beautiful 'Lorelei," by List;
Mr.. Miles will sing "Dio Possente,' from
Faust, BY Gounod, and all these SOLO
lists wifi be heard in the concerted num-
pers with the cf1orus This will undoubt-
edly be the mosrEfilliant popular night
of the entire festival Seldom are so
many great artists heard on one pro-
gramme with such variety of selec-
tions.
The fourth concert will be the second
matinee, and at this time the entire