The Portland daily press., 1870-05-30

way SNCHihSo VI tuO pdSt Wcch LAS a IildDOTlty
of our citizens may not have been so, fortunate
as to have been able to attend, I subjoin the
programme for their benefit:
P-'5 THEATRE. CITY HALL.
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY.
Annual Appearance Of the Versatile Acior, j. Il. p.
Manager. A. p.
treasurer. ...'.......''.... ..............J. IL
MONDAY EVENING, May 2sd.
will be performed
I1nmief.
Iamict 81. A. L
uhost CONSTELLATION
To conclude with the farce of
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
Oharactefs. by the Company.
TUESDAY EVENING, May 24tb,-
Will be performed
ga New Way 10 Pay Old Debis.o
OH Uies oVefreach' A. Z.
To conclude with scenes from the
IS CHOOL ron SCANDAL."
WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 25th.
BENEFIT OF J. NJ.
when will be performed
ssTbc Road TO Rutn,''
ending with the laughable play Of
"solon shinslc.''
Or, Who Stole my Bari o. Apple Sarse?
THURSDAY NIGHT,
Benefit eff. LII.
'sR C hard HIP
will be performed.
hica'uu "A. L,
To conclude With the
s'GOlden Fnrmero
The Golden Farmer. L. f.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Last Night and Benefit Of Mr.. p,
on which occasion will be presented the great play
Julius Cesnr,
with Mr. P. in the double parts of Caesar and Marc
Antony, in which he will deliver the famous speech
commencing, Friends citizens, Portlanders, lend
me your ears" To conclude with the farce of
s.Peor PillIcoddy.o
ADMISSION FREE.
While all the performances were good, such
as are rarely witnessed on the metropolitan
stage, would especially call attention to the
delivery Of the lines by j. APP as Caesar, where
he saws:
WHO is it in the press that calls on me?
Ihear tongue, shriler than all the music, cry,
Caesar" ~
Aud again, how noble, how grand his pres
ence, when as Antony he delivers the soul
stirring speech commencing:
HGood friends sweet friends let me not stir your up
To such Sudden flood OF mutiny
They that have done this deed are honorable
The famous speech of Marc Antony's was
splendidly rendered, and countenances were
seen to turn pale and the nerves of the specta-
tors to work, as under the guise of the greatest
respect for the conspirators, for their high
character and standing, the knife would be
stealthily thrust in and their characters laid
bare to the excited audience X
BIBLE SoCIETY.-The annual meeting of the
Maine Bible Society was held at st. Stephens
Church last evening. We were able to make
the following extract from the annual report of
the Trnstees:l nnring the past year tnu oocieJ"
has sold Bibles and Testaments yielding above
expenses 1876 SO. There have been donated
153 Bibles, amounting to $113 IS, and 1853 Tes-
taments, amounting to $76.25; total $3.50 80.
Among the gifts are included liberal supplies
to the County Jail, the Reform School, Adams
House, one of the boats of the Portland Steam
Packet Company, and several Mission Schools
The Librarian, Mr.. James Noyes, has now
on hand books amounting to $1271 16, and cash
funds $42712, making $169S.2S, and has also
paid into the hands of the Treasurer, Mr.. Oliver
Gerrish, the sum of 500, part of which was
from sales Of books last year. The Treasurer
has also received from the Relief Committee
800 towards repairing the loss incurred by the
great fire of July 1866. This amount added to
other donations and receipts from all sources
makes the total receipts $1,467.70 The debt
of $650-to the American Bible Society-has
been liquidated and the Society are now free
from debt, aud in possession of Bibles and
funds to the amount of $17S1 80. 1t is hoped
that the present year the receipts will be such
that not only can the Society supply the needy
with books, but give some portion of the re
cepts to the parent organiza ton, the Ameri
can Bible Society.
At the close of the report eloquent addresses
were made by Revs. Asa Dalton, w. B. Hay.
den and w. H. Fem of this city and Rev. Mr.
Gates of Buxton. A collection in aid of the
society was taken up.
We were particularly pleased with the choil
of this church. The selections were very
pleasing and we think the engagement with
Mrs. Fox, sister of Mrs. Wetherbee, to FL
the vacancy occupied by Miss Farleys removal
to the State ST. Church a most happy one.-
We have often spoken of the ability of the or
ganist and it is especially praiseworthy to see
the church determined to keep their choir at a
high standard.