The Portland daily press., 1898-04-01
MUSIC AND pRAMR
RossINI CLUB.


day when the following programme was
rendered:
Piano Solo-The Nightingale, Llszt
Miss Lamson
Vocal Solo-Alah
g. W. Chadwick.
Bedouin Love Song,
Vocal Solo La Partenza, Rossinl
Miss Libby.
Piano Duo-Dance OF Death, Salnt-oaens
Miss Fobes and Miss Porter.
Vocal Solo--Gondolier Love Song.
Meyer Helmund
Mrs. White.
Vocal Solo. Spring Song, Mackenzie
Miss Halves.
piano Solo-Nocturne, OPP. 49, Chopin
Miss Prescott.
HEART OF CHICAGO.
Lincoln j. Carriers new play, "The
Heart OF, Chicago, will be presented at
the Portland theatre Wednesday and
Thursday next. The story commences
during the great fire of Chicago, and two
of the scenes showing State and Madison
streets, during and after the fire are most
effective. But the great event is the ap-
pearance of the locomotive stopped by
heroic efforts just before the drawbridge
in the ourth act. Usually in scenes OF
this kind the engine comes on from the
wings, but in this production it appears
''head on" First the headlight is seen
in the distance, gradually growing bigger
and bigger; the steady throb throo OF
the escaping steam is heard. linen, as
the lights go up, from out the darkness
appears pulling, painting engine. Round
after round of applause greet this mechan
ica1 and art triumph.
PASSION PLAY.
The Passion Play, with descr iptive lee
ture by Rev. W. B. Thompson and incl
denta music, will be presented at the
jefferson on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday ami Wednesday matt
nee. In these days of progress and
modern journalism, when everything is
illustrated to convey to the mind more
wildly the true facts. what is more nat
ural than educational and religious sub
iects being presented in the same man.
ner. and to this end the cinematograph
ha been employed to convey with force,
the life, thu teachings, and the passion OF
our Lord These animated pictures
which seem to possess life, make impress
ions on the minds of the young that will
never be forgotten, and recall to the
memory of the old their childhood days
when they were taught the story OF the
life of Christ at their mothers knee.
Seats will be on sale Friday.
WILBUR OPERA co.
The Wilbur Opera Co. had very disa.
greeable day yesterday but the audience
in the afternoon enjoyed the repetition
of the 'sGrand Duchess extremely.
There was good audience in the even
ing at the performance of that most
funeful orera MARTHA The Living
Pictures pleased exceedingly. Today at
the matinee "Mnrtha'' will be repeated
and tonight the favorite 1.-TWO Vaga-
bonds" will be given.
SECRET SERVICE.
1.-THE Private Secretary y s.Held by
the Enemy "Too Much Jos@eoc,' - and
other of his plays have gi theatre
ability of William Gilletto to amuse, that
no one is surprised at the wonderful sue
cess which has attended his latest effort,
"Secret Service" in New York, Boston
and London And there are probably few
in this city who are not counting on MIR.
Gillette's masterpiece in this play at
Jefferson theatre this evening, with a
matinee on Saturday, and Saturday
night. In the cities named, most of the
critics have not hesitated to call "Secret
Service" the best play yet written by an
American. Like "Held by the Enemy"
the new drama deals with the Civil war.
So far as clashing sabresg and rafting
musketry are concerned, however, there is
no real war in the play. The battlefield
is never reached, as the story is based on
the military operations around Richmond
in the exciting days before the fall Of
that city. Patrons will find seats and
boxes on sale at the box flee today.
TUFTS COLLEGE GLEE CLUB.
Reserved seats for the concert by the
Tufts, College Glee club at Kotzschmar
u&ll, ApTlt Utll, VIII uo Ou scbi0 az OIOorCJ,
Jones & Aliens, tomorrow morning at
8 O'Clock. The Lynn Item said:
Enough praise cannot be given to the
members of Tufts College glee, mando-
lin and guitar clubs, who played and
sang, I'M such manner as to captiyate
an assemb lage of refined musical tastes,
and who know how to reward merit.
The club received SO many encores that
it was difficult for them to respond to
all of them
NOTES.
Director Chapman has closed con-
tract with the manager of Francon-
Davies, the great Welsh baritone. for
the Maine festival of 1893. He is hoping
to secure Emma Eames for the festival.
Fanny Davenport has passed the danger
crisis and ls on the road tn recovery.
Julia Arthur has nervous prostration
and has had to cancel her engagements.
OPENING OF SPRING CLOTHING.