The Portland daily press., 1901-02-15


Mr.. Bauer played Liszt's Concerto In
e fat with unusual verve In the pas
sages and delicate noblesss In the can
tilsne. Over and above other exceilences
the energy Of his delivery PROPOSES us in
favor Of Mr.. Bauer. He told his listen
srs the sensation fanatical romance OF the
List Concerto, which begins In spe
studio ana ends in tine Circus, as II M
himself had lived through ie.-News
Wiener Tageblatt, Max Kaibaok.
The Bauer recital at KotSsohmar hail.
FEB 1prh. seats now on sale ct A.
Steinert ~ sons Go.
MIR HOLMES IN GREECE.
"The Wonders of Thessaly and the
Olympian Canes In Athens" was the
subject Of MIR. e. Burton Holiness Loot
ure of last evening. 1t was one Of the
most interesting and Instructive OF the
course, now nearing the end, the audi
ence was an appreoiatiye one. The
Hellenic sports, revived after 1909 years,
were pictured and described. Especially
novel and entertaining was the illustrated
tour OF the monasteries. The ascent of
200 feet up the side OF steep clin OF the
Metora In q mammoth net, aoperated BY
means OF a windlass manned BY monks,
was a trip more pleasing 70 view upon
the screen and hear described in the lect-
urers vivid manner than TO personally
experience.
After the lecture the andienos was
treated to series OF moving pictures.
embracing some Of the best from previ-
GUS lectures and number Of new scenes
In American wonderlands ana In foreign
countries.
Next Thursday the final lecture in the
oourss will be given, the subject being
1.-The Passion Play OF Oberammergau.
GERTRUDE CoGHLAN AS "BECKY
SHARP"
seats Will go on sale tomorrow morn
ing for the coming engagement of Ger
truds CoRhIan as "Beoky Sharp In
Vanity Fair" and it 10 expected that
they will be in big demand. This attrac-
tion is booked for two nights instead of
one as originally announced and 1t Is
safe to say that Miss Coghian and her
excellent company will be greeted by two
reprsssn tative audiences at the Jefferson
theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings of next week. Ii Is aaid to be an
immense scenic production and the cos
TUNES and details, even to the smallest
degree, adhere strictly to the period in
which the inlay Is laid.
- PORTLAND THEATRE.
Two very good sized audiences were
Satisfactorily entertained yesterday at
the Portland theatre where the Jere Nc
Auliffe stock company is playing a
weeks engagement. The specialt'es en-
brace long and varied list which are
most cordially received. "Al for Gold"
lis the matinee attraction today to be fol-
lowed at uight by that stirring produc-
tion, "The New Fire PATROL
Owing to the many requests change
has been made in the repertoire, "Iha
Man o. Wars Man" being substituted as
the Saturday matinee bill.
PAELAN STOCK co.
The plays presented by the Pnelan
Stock company at the jefferson theatre
seem to strike the popular fancy and
|
| success The ladies concert orchestra Is
an attractive feature, while the sweat
tenor, Raymon Moore. is a big drawing
card. Today the company offers a good
bill producing "In Sight Of st. Pauls"
In the afternoon and "Held by the Enc
my" to night
NOTES
The Rev. George l.. Perrin, pastor OF
the Every Day church on Snawmut ave
nue., declared that he wished everynhuroh
mem ber in Boston could see "Ben Hur"
and ~ have been so profounTl ly
impressd with the rendering OF Ben
Hur' that want to take this opportunity
to commend IL to the attention and the
sympathetic interest of all who would
like TO see the stage become something
more than a mere source OF amusement.
| Nowhere does the play drou TO the level
of dull commonplace. Nowhere does IL
indulge In any mere religious can't. 1t ID
profoundly interesting from the rising OF
the curtain to the end of ths closing
scenes; OF the emotional, hut always rev.
erend and morally wholesome" "Ben
Hur' clubs are being formed all over
New England for an early visit TO the
New Colonial theatre in Boston,