The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

This is the week of the Maine Music
Festival, and on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday next the auditorium will be
crowded as never before at the festivals,
as the sale of seats has been large, but
the hall is also large, so there are good
places still to be obtained.
The auditorium decorations are COM
plets and except for the arranging Of the
1890 seats about the hall,aIl is in readi-
ness for Maine musical climax.
The decorations this year are exceed
ingly effective. Along the front Of the
stage with It's 1000 empty seats rising
in tiers, is draped bunting OF various
hues, and in the centre Is mammoth
American eagle from whose beak floats
"a pennant with the words, "Maine Mu-
sic Festival" Above this is bank of
evergreen and over the stage doors, at
the sides, are evergreen arches surround
ed by palms.
over the stage are long festoons OF
flags of various nations, and In the rear
bunting decorations rise from floor to
ceiling with American and British flags
interspersad here and there. In the CEN
tire mammoth star and crescent Of white
lights are inserted. Along the sides OF
the hall are shields and banners of bunt-
ing of various coIors, continuing along
the front of the balcony.
1t is arranged, at present, that the ar
fists and orchestra shall come from Ban
gor to Portland Thursday noon, and a
public rehearsal, especially for the
school children given that afternoon,
with Lillian Blauvelt as soloist.
Nine BIauvelt and Nine. Schumann-
Heink passed through the city Saturday
on their way to Bangor.
Director Chapman announced to the
Bangor association on Friday night that
he had arranged to have there on Mon
day for the morning rehearsal with Blau-
welt, Miss Truax, New York girl, who
is winning fame in a unique role. She
is a professional whistler and is regard
ed as wonder because she can whistle
three parts at once. She made her de-
but at the Waldorf Astoria concerts last
winter and created a furore. Mr. Chap
man says he has scarcely dared to pro-
gramme her for a concert, but he is anx-
iOus for Bangor people to hear her and
has brought her down for the Monday
morning rehearsal.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested in the souvenir programmes. A
limited number has been printed and
patrons can secure them in advance OF
the concert at Simmons & Hammonds.
UNDER THE CITY LAMPS.
A scenic melodrama, ''Under the City
Lamps viii be the attraction at the
Portland theatre on Monday and Tues
day evenings with matinee ON Tuesday.
Mr. Richardson is the author of num-
Der of successful plays, among them "The
Nominee, which was written for Nat
Goodwin. "Under the City Lamps has
been the most successful of his dramas
from pecuniary point OF view. It ran
hundred nights in New York, and it
has toured the country with equal sue
0ess
=MORRISON'S FAUST.
A cardinal point in the coming produc-
ton of Lewis Morrison's 'sFaust'' Is it's
magnificent scenic completeness Never
in the history Of this famous play has it
Eeen presented in as perfectly uniform a
manner as this season. From the time
the curtain rises upon the dark sepulcraI
cell of DR.. Faustus until it falls upon the
beautiful tableaux of the Apothosis, it is
a series of elaborate spectacular trans
formations, ranging from ecclesiastical
solemnity to diabolieaI weirdness.
MIR. BURTON HOLMES.
Mr.. Burton Holmes, the lecturer on for
eign travel, has just returned to this
country after a most successful five
months IN Europe, where he has been OBJ
tanning material for several of the lee
fl7res To he fncl14ded In +b5e xus,,+o,ye. &c,