The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-04
MUSIC AND pRaMH.
JOSEPH HAWORTH.

Judging from the many inquiries that
have boon made regarding the seiec1ion
of plays for the engagement OF sMr' JOS
eph Haworth at the Jefferson IheaJre
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May otn'
eth ana 7th it will be well Tor those VIM
wish to make special SELECTION OF seats
for the different performances TO WISH
the box office as early as possible IN the
nroorass of the advance sale, who
opened yesterday morning, for his prom
ises to be one of the biggest engagements
in the theatres season. The selections
of Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet and Mac.
beth as the bills will tend to show Mr.
Havorth at his best, and the diversity of
character in the roles he will assume is
sufficient to demand display on his part
of that versatility as the leading exponent
of Shakespearean acting in this country
which he is SO well known to possess.
Mr.. Haworth's Macbeth, which is his
more recent achievement, has been receiv-
ing that same approval that the leading
Shakespearean critics have shown to-
wards his other great Shakesperean crea-
tions. but more especially to his Hamlet.
The rarity of presen tations of these plays
in this city should alone insure big at
tendances. 1t will be Mr.. Haworth' s
first appearance both as Hamlet and as
Macbeth for some time in this city. Mr..
Haworth has selected Miss Bertha Gal
land as his leading lady. Miss Galland
starred in Portland several years ago.
Macbeth will be given Thursday and Sat-
urday nights, Hamlet Friday night and
o Romeo and Juliet Saturday matinee.
HOYT'S A BUNCH OF KEYS.
At Portland Theatre Friday and Satur-
DAY will be seen the Sparks Company,
who will present Hoyt's "A Bunch of
Keys" polished up to date. This is one
of the best of the many light and anu
sing figure farces which bear Mr. Hoyt's
name, and is capitally acted by COM
pany OF clever performers. New songs,
new medleys, new gags. new business
and new lines give a freshness to the
performance, and those who have seen
the piece will find much in it to enter
tain and interest theem. Miss Ada Both
ner makes lively and pleasing Teddy.
Tho rest of the company contribute much
to the pleasure of the performance On
the whole the piece has never been better
given, and those who enjoy hearty laugh
will do we'll to see "a Bunch of Keys
THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Wilhelm Gericke has been selected to
succe~ i Emil Paur as conductor of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. The fore
going announcement has been made upon
the authority of Mr.. H. L. Higginson,
who also says that Mr.. Gericke has ac-
cepted an offer to return to his former
position as conductor of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. Mr.. Faur, therefore,
severed his connection with the orchestra
at the final concert of the 18th season
given in Music Hall last Saturday even
ling, and retires from his position after
a continuous service covering five years.
Mr.. Gericke was conductor from 1884 to
1889, the second conductor that this organ
ization had. 1t is understood that Mr..
Paur will succeed the late Mr.. Anton
Seidl as director of the New York Phil
harmonic.
L l.
Mr.. Carl Zsrrahn was rendered bene-
fit at TIE Mechanics building, Boston,
Monday night, as he retires from a life
time of work il building up Roston's
musical culture. The affair was great
compliment to Mr.. Zerrahn.
SOUSA'S BAND.
Sousa will produce in City Hall. and
on grand scale, an international specta-
Gle, "The Trooping of the Colors, -
which brings together in succession and
splendid ensemble troops bearing the
flags of the great powers, America, Great
Britain, France and Germany. With the
appearance of each nation is given the
proper national anthem by a chorus of
hundreds of voices flanked by the Sousa
band of 80 instruments, the whole direct.
ed by John Philip Sousa himself. The
spectacle must, in the matter of proper
. tions, chivalrous and stirring aspect and
brilliant patriotic personnel, prove of
extraordinary import, as can be readily
imagined. The marching columns flying
and massing their colors; the grand
chorus singing the national anthems and
the prodigious volume and magnificent
strains of the Sousa band of 60 instrr-
I nlents. all guided by the magic baton of
FJGhn Philip Sousa, can scarcely fail to
( form such massing OF forces and effects
as will arouse the people to a pitch of en-
thusiasm such as is seldom witnessed
under any circumstances.
j The great proportions of the interna-
tional spectacle, must not, however, over
shadow altogether, the preliminary halt
s.of the event, which is grand concert by
Sousa and his band of 90. A bright and
! exceedingly attractive programme is pro-