The Portland daily press., 1899-01-07
A MUSICAL SUCCESS.
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Carnival
at City Hall.

at City Hall.
There was q carnival Of music In City
hall last evening and in spite OF the big
storm the houss WA well Allied with an
apprecistive audience. The AFFAIR was
arranged by Messrs Skillin and hatch
and reflected great credit upon these two
enterprising young musicians
The feature Of the evening OF course
was the mammoth orchestra OF one hun
dred members composed of mandolins,
~ itars. vioIius and orchestral instru
ments The performers completely filled
the large stage and presented very
pretty picture rs they filed out 10 take
the rlaces assigned to them. MIR. Fred A.
Given was the director and right well did
he WELD the baton, bringing out all there
was In this large orchestra. The closing
number on the programme was especially
fine and the selection was rent ed In a
most effective manner. MIR. Given was
presented before this number with a
handsome violin bow by Mr.. W. H.
Hatch In behalf OF the members of the
big orchestra whose rehearsals he has con-
Quoted with so much Skill The names
of the performers in this big orchestrs
follows:
Hewett Appleby, G. A. Pennell. Clarence
r Gurnsy, George w. Pennell, A. 4.
Jordan, i. J. Ilsley, Percy K Robbins
W. W. Poole, Walter Curtis, Miss Mar
garrett Holland, Miss Mary O'Connor,
Louisa La Rose. Martha A. Colesworthy'
Kitty Willard, Isabel Pierce, klya Merri-
man. Kittie Merriman, Clara b. Pitcher
sadie b Pitcher, Sadie Thomas, Mrs
Alice Woodbury., Clifford Woo d6ury'
Joseph Hesslton Harry .oCann, r. W.
Buckley, j. W. Crawfo.d. :,
Banjo--Charles keney, b. A. Newell
Albert Willard, Augusta belyed, har-
rold Hamilton. Willard Woodbury., George
Wilson, Harry libby D5,a Geri Ha% p Msr1
Goodeli, Il. W. johnson, Percy Farnum
Harry A Sawyer, Robert b wilson,
Arthur e. Buoknam, Z. hxenstelna,
C. q. Collander, August Nelson, ". H.
Hatch, Fred Goth, Samuei X. IeaSist
Charles lie Grow, klla II. eoholes, Minnie
h. huuson. Il A. Libby, George LIBBY ,
Frank p. Landers, j. &. johnson, l.. ID.
Morse, Howard b. johnson, h. L.. Funk,
M. :. Woodbury., l. Il. Baker W. h..
Steele. Miss Grace Cummings, VIM.
Rogers. Miss Florence Parker. Mrs u.
G. Hall, Maud Chapman. 4. Z. steel
Frank Mclaughlin, IL. b. johnson, T..
9. Hareman, John Clary' d. olnlsn, e.
W. Redlon, Charles Halrose, Oherles
Hall, Burton Smart.
Vtolin-Fiei A. Given, f. p. Manley,
Harry l.. Grain, Charles q. Richards,
Joseph W. Ewing, Maizie K. Williams,
Mrs Fan lie X. Rowell, Lois +. Rounds,
John Conley, Vim. Anderson, Carrie
Manchester A. q. Lemeux, Ralph II.
uo,o,, Tbop,,S NawmaD Dennis Nj
Conley, Everett Hatch, O. Ii. Collin,
Hebron NJ. Adams, II. smith, Z. A.
Reny, Percivnl Dodge, Alice Quimby,
Alice Dolly. Mis- Bradbury, DR.. Palmer
and Son, George Geer, Miss Gertrude
Cookson. J. j. Conley.
Guitar-H. T. Skillin, Frank Il. Hud-
son. henry A Lamb, Arthur Merry, Geo.
Long, Miss Leo Elliott, Z. ). Dresser, r.
". MoConky, George Curtis, Frederick
Hall, Miss Adelaide 5 Willard, Miss
Mollie Il. Curtis, Mrs ). p. Leighton,
Miss Emmar h. Tucker.
Flute-J c. Melville, c. Ii. Thompson.
Cello--Uharles II Mcdonnell
ID. Bass. A. Dillon.
One of the most pleasing numbers on
the long programme OF musical excellence
was the cornet solo of Miss Evangeline A.
Ballard, who is an artist of moro than
ordinary talent She PLAYS with great ex-
preston and SO oharmingly does she per
form upon this difficult instrument. that
last night she completely ca tlvated the
Audience which showed Its appreciation
of her work by repeated encores
Messrs Skillin, Hatch and Mcconnell
in their musical mum bers were as delight
full and as flatteringly received as ever.
One of the novelties introduced by this
trio of entertainers was the corn meal
picture of MIR. Mcdonnell, executed in 6
delightful way, while Messers. hatch and
8 Hin pleased the ear with their fin,
playing.
Mrs Fanny Thompson little class o.
mandolin players, young misses who ore
not much larger than the mandolins they
play on SO well, completely won the hearts
of the audience and were greeted witt
most fiattering applause OF course MIR,
bred Given violin solos were one of the
delightful features of the programm,
while the Other performers We're: Miss
Carrie b. Manchester, violin soloist;
George Mcconnell. sketch artist
lsmmerson Male Quartette, Andrew san
born, William Lewis, john Wright
Thomas Evans; Premier Mandolin and
Guitar club, p, III. Greene, first man
do.in, T. l. Robbins. second mandolin,
g. A. Pennell, mandola, Ii. I. Skillin,
guitar, Miss Varney, accompanies
VETERAN FIREMEN.