The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-17
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
RIyERToN PARK.

certs and entertainments of tonight the
season proper closes. The park Win i's
myriads beauties will continue to De kep6
open, the cafe will still be there to invite
custom and the electric launch Will Do
ready to take pleasure seekers Oh the sail
down the river, but the voice VI ciie on
tartainer will not be heard and the Ia
fet+es will bs absent-until next summer.
Tho pevs that General Manager Newman
hos socured the services of this orchestra
eor naxt summer will be received with
,,onera1 satisfaction. The summer has
besn a pleasant one for Portland people
and Portland visitors, and the Fadettes
have been the strongest faVorites at any
of the various summer resorts. Mrs.
Nichols and her young ladies leave Port
land with the knowledge that their SER
vices have been highly appreciated, that
the people !. of Portland have formed an
attachment for the organization as
whole, that is worthy of remark, ana uha'
their welcome back to Riyerton Tor tne
season of 1899 will be genuine one
To-day the Fadettes will present three
special programmes. and the attepuion vi
the public is called to them as nelng
specially interesting.
At2.15 at the rustic theatre the follow
ing programme will be presented:
Maroh-"The Three Guardsmen, :,
.Ringwall
Overture-"Poet and Peasant,
So,o for oornet-'tThe Holy City, adams
Miss Grace Gooding.
Concert Waltz" Jolly Fellows,
co,,,s fron, Carmen. Bozet
hiu"io "N Reeves
At 40 o'clock sharp the concert In the
casino hall will begin. This will be WITH
out : regard to the closing OF the show IN
the rustic theatre, and those who wish 10
hear the concert should bear thesfact IN
mind. The programme is as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Dewey, Cary
Dance of the Gnomes, Uarroi,
Largo" M uanuo'
Selections from Tannhauser. Wagner
The programme of the concert at 7.5l
in the rustic theatre will be as follows:
March-"American Republic" La There
Oyerture-Poet and Peasant" Won Suppe
Brass Quartette-" Morning Serenade.
ADt
Gems from the Wizard of the Nile, Herbert
s'Tone Pictures of the North ana
South .~-, benulA
FinaIs-''Stars and Stripes Sousa
THE BOSTONIANS.
The ever popular Bostonians, thar
which there is DO better light opera Gem
pany In America will be the attraction
at the Jefferson theatre next Friday ane
saturday presenting the comic opera
1.-The Serenade' OH Friday evening ane
.turday matinee This opera produced
in New York little over year ago, Ii
still in tho hey.day of its success and. CON
tinues to be endorsed as the best ligh
opera in the repertoire of this popular or
oauization. The cast Of "The Serenade,
will include the full singing and acting
strength of the Bostonians, and among
the list of singers who will appear here
are: Benry Clay Barnabee William d.
Mcdonald, Jessie Bartlett Davis, Heller
Bertram, William E. Philip George
Frothingham, William Broderick, Harr.
Brown. Josephine BARTLETT, Lloyd Rand
w III. Fit zgerald, Charles Hawley, Caro-
lyn Daniels and S. L. Studles. From al
accounts Harry B. Smith who has fur
nished the book of the opera is said t.
have evolved most humorous entertain
ment. The story deals with the adven
lures of jealous old Spanish grande
who is greatly incensed at an unknown
serenader. who has dared to pay his au
dresses to his word and fiancee The at
tempt of the duke to place his ward be
yond the reach of the rival, and the ad
ventures which beset him on the roa
bring in high relief background rich Il
color and movement. In act one ther
are revealed glimpses of brigands an
men at arms; in act second the merry lii
of some jolly friars is disclosed, and IL
the last act the movement of the oper
brings about comic denouement that i
at once novel and satisfying. The must
by Victor Herbert is in this popular com
uoser's best vein and each of the prlncipa
artists are furnished with several voca
gems of rare merit.
Robin Hood will be sung Saturday eve
ming.
THE GEM THEATRE
tgThe season of 1898 is fast drawing to
close, only the matinee this afternoon an
the performance. this evening ard tn
curtain will drop for the last time thi
year. The cosy, handsome theatre by tn
seasids at Peaks island should be packed
full to OVERLOOKING this afternoon ant
evening with the people of Portland t.
show their appreciation of the efforts o
the Casco Bay Co. to provide summe
theatre whose high standing as the hand
soonest summer theatre in America ant
the highest class of performances of an.
summer theatre is not disputed. 1t ha
brought to Portland hundreds of strang
ers who would never have come here blu
for the desire to see the beautiful Gen
theatre and its superior stock company.
The management of the Gem have Sc
cured the services of the Boston Oper
company to finish the season and the
mA HaS W>E1>HAE