The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-19
STRADELLA.
RehearsaIs Of the Opera Are Progress
ing Finely.

ing Finely.
Great progress has bssn made the past
week By the chorus under the direction
Of o. Stewart Taylor. and the opera
"stradella" win ne marked success II
painstaking care and trouble are any
indication. Miss Marcia Graft, Boston's
best paid church singer. viii be the
soprano soloist, and she, by the way. ID q
pupil that Mr.. Taylor brought before
the public q few years ago In California.
and her success was instantaneous. This
opera, through Mr.. Talyor's generosity.
is to be given for the following charities
OF this city;
THE INVALIDS HOME.
The Institution known 90 the Invalids
Home was founded In 1894. Tie present
officers are +,
President-Mrs. Geo. q. Frye.
lat Vice Prssident-Mrs. Henry Taylor.
end vice pzesidsnt-Miss Ernestine
Libby.
Seoretary-Mrs. Geo. West.
Directors Mrs n. Il. B3othby, Mrs. p.
II. Brown. Mrs. Josiah Durham, Mrs.
Lyman Cousins. Mrs. VIM. Denney. Mrs.
L. NJ Biokstt Mrs.. Chas. Foster. Ars
o. W. Fullam. Mrs. Augustus Champ
lin. Mrs. Mary Gerrish, Mrs. .. =. Rel
shaw, Mrs 6. A. Stevens, Nrs. Alfred
Woodman, Mrs. John W. Dyer, Mrs.
Saml. Bearos Mrs. Frederick jones, Mira
Advisory hoard Of msn-Mr. J. W.
Dyer. Mr.. Geo. Frye, Mr.. W. J. knowi-
ton. Mr.. Lyman Go qsins, ME- Y. NJ
a. II Rt0knF
Advisory board Of women-Mrs. Thos.
Shaw, Mrs. Mary j. Brown, Dr. Jane
Lord Herson, Miss Harriet Hobsou, Mrs.
Sophia Clark, Mrs. John Fogg, Mrs
Geo. II. Evans, Mrs. Chas. III. Rioe,
Mics Mary Clapp, DIR. Alice Avery.
The object OF the Institution u 70 81,
tablish q Temporary home In Portland
for self-supporting women OF good char
acter incapacitatsd By Illness for the time
being.
HOME BoR FRIENDLEsS BOYS.
This institution was incorporated in
1898. The present officers are:
President-Mrs. N. e. Mac5regor.
Vice president-Mrs N. b. holster.
Recording seorstary-Mrs. Chas. f..
Flagg.
Corresponding sscretary-Miss L. b.
MacGregor.
Vreasurer-Mr. WIN. CnamperlAln,
Dirsotors-Mrs. y. =. Boothoy, Mrs.
Mrs. J. s. Head. Mrs. J. W. Tabor,
Mrs. VIM. Marks. Mrs. Hugh Chisholm,
Mrs. II, p, Merrill, Mrs VIM. Uham
berlin, Mrs. j. u. Thompson, MIS-. VIII
lis Chsnery.
Auditing committee-Wm. n. Marks,
Msllen K. Bolster.
Trustess-Lyman NJ. Cousins, Henry
Gov Arthur X HINT Col H. K Booth
by.
CounseI-Philip ]. Larrabee.
A most attractive programme for the
opera "Stradella" Is being prepared by
the Portland Fraternity Association.
MR.. GEORGE GKOssMITH
OF Mr.. George Grossmith, who will
give his humorous and musical recital
at Kotzschmar hall. Monday evening,
March 20, Alan Dale says;
"If you can appreciate dalioa to humor.
laid on with the point OF a camePs hair
brush, 90 and see George Grof smith.
kven II your sense of humor is dend, -
assassinated by the cheerful DOGGY know
as comic opera, mutilated by the horss-
gags and vulgArity of burlesque, go and
see George Grossmith just the same. BE
advised BY me. Go. IL will do You good.
You will see q wistful person OF mature
years, with weasel face and q thin, al
most en- acia ted manner. He will step
forth upon q nude platform, and. with
no other aocomplice than mere plano,
he will keep you In twists of laughter
healthy, Intelligent, cerebral laughter
for one hour and half
Seats will be on sale today at
Stock BRIDGES piano rooms