The Portland daily press., 1898-01-26
MUSIC AND DRAMH.
cHEsrNur sTREET coNCER

CHESTNUT STREET CONCERT.
There will doubtless be large audience
at Chestnut street church tomorrow even
ing since there will be great desire to
hear Mr.. Latham True, and Mr.. Henry
Humphrey, who have been studying the
organ and piano abroad and who have
Just returned to their native city. Miss
Florence E. Leach, the voilinist, is
Portland girl, who is heard at home all
too seldom. The Haydn Quartette will
sing and there will be great desire to hear
it under it's present formation. Get tick
cts at E. B. Clark's in Baxter black. :
This will be the programme:
Ouartette-F Festival lie Deum,
Dudley Buck
Haydn Quartette. q
Violin Solo-Seines de la Csarda, Hubay
Miss Leach.
Bass Solo-Nottingham Hunt,
Fred Field Bullard
sMr. Merrill.
Quartette-Wh knows what the bells
sayS ParKer
a, Kammenoi-O Ostrow, Rubinstein
b, En- Route, GODDARD
MIR. Humphrey.
Tenor Solo-Her / love. Crouch
Mr.. Stockbridge.
Quartette-Ave Maria, with violin
obligato, p. Mascagni
Haydn Quartette
Contralto Solo-My Darling was SO
fair, Taubert
Miss Rice
Organ Solo-Grand Choeur, Salome
Mr.. True
Soprano Solo--Spring Song, o. We'll
Mrs. Palmer.
Violin Solo-Legende, Wieniawski
Miss Leach.
Duet-Esi udiantine, Laoome
Mrs. Palmer and Miss Rice.
eULLIE AKERSTOM.
Miss Ullie Akerstrom appeared at Port
land theatre yesterday afternoon in the
very attractive play "a Prisoner of Fate"
and in the evening in ga Bacherlcr's
Housekeeper. Miss Akerstrom has now
taken her place as one of the most popu-
lar and attractive repertoire actresses on
the stage. She is not only good actress
but she possesses what SO few actresses
do, the accomplishment of dancing, and
as dancer in her wonderful movements,
so beautifully set off by the colored electric
lights, she draws the most enthusiastic
applause. All Miss Akerstrom's plays
are elegantly staged, and the use of the
electric light is employed in hundred
ways to make the staging all the more
effective Judging by the audiences,
that Miss Akerstrom and her excellent
support draw. those who fail to get seats
during the day previous to the perform
ance that they wish to attend, will be
sadly. disappointed: standing room
only" has been the sign and there is every
reason to believe that 1t will continue to
be seen in front of the box office every
night this week.
THE HEART OF MARYLAND.
Mr.. David Belasco's company, with
Mrs. Leslie Carter, will play in this city
at the Jefferson with Mr.. Belasco's latest
drama, 1.-the Heart of Maryland on
Friday and Saturday evenings and special
matinee Saturday, the play that has been
so highly euIogized by the New York,
Chicago, Boston and San Francisco press
and Ia which they will have an oppor-
tunity to display their artistic resources.
The play is realistic throughout, by its
romantic episodes of love in all its phases.
This morning the sale of seats and boxes
will open.
KATE CLAYTON.
That celebrated actress, Miss Kate
Claxton, will make her appearance at the
Jefferson tomorrow evening in the famous
melodrama, "The Two Orphans" sus-
tanning her original creation of Louise,
the blind girl. Miss Claxton has sur
rounded herself with company of excep-
tional strength, including such we'll
known characters as Ethel Brandon,
Marie Edithe. Nellie Maskell, Thos.
Doyle, Brandon Hurst. W. J. AshleyEand
Geo. Becks. The stage settings and cast
for the general characters are something
out of the ordinary. This is without
doubt the strongest cast given this great
est OF all romantic dramas since the orig1-
nal production at the Union Square thea
tire. Seats are now on sale.
BLACK AND TAN MINSTRELS.
It may be true that America has no
great composers, judged by the standard
of Verdi, Moscaqui and other famous
foreigners, but this country has raised
plenteous crop of clever young song
writers whose efforts are not to be de.
spised if popular approval counts for any
thing.
The great revival of interest in negro
melodies and the introduction of "rag-
time has induced nearly EalI OF our
famous ballardists to try hand at that
st le of composition. The result has been
a shower of tuneful and catchy airs which
have captivated the ear of the public from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Portland
Wheel club has succeeded in getting
uossession of many of the best and very
latest which will be heard for the first
time in this city at the Black and Tan
Minstrel show at the Jefferson February
4th and 9TH. Sale of seats opens Wednes-