The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-19
Ont of Bondage.

n hdO ouuiOACO dooCmDiCu 0u 1AuoiO AIal
last evening to enjoy the entertainment given
by the Eyer Sisters Combination. They gave
their revised edition of "Out of Bondage" The
personalities of the plantation negro were set
| forth in a real and vivid manner, and the men,
bers of the troupe entered into the thing with
as much gusto as the audience. The troupe is
composed of seven persons besides the pianist,
Miss Celestine o. Brown. They ara as follows:
Uncle Eph, personated by Mr.. j. W. Luca;
Henry, Billy Kersands; Prince, Mr.. Wallace
King; Mile, Miss Grace Durrall; Narcisse,
Miss Anna M. Flyers; Kaloolah, Miss Emma
L. Flyers; and Aunt Naomi, Miss Dora S.
Mayo. They are excellent comedians in their
way, and musical talent in the troupe surprises
all who have not seen them. The Hyer Sis
tiers are we'll known in Portland and they are
probably the best colored singers before the
public Miss Anna Hyers, tho soprano, has
voice that in the upper register is remarkably
pure, clear, and sound and its compass, we are
assured, is 80 wide that she can sing the G
above the staff. She sings with taste and ex-
preston. Musically Miss Anna Hyers is the
most noticeable in the company. Miss Emma
Flyers has good mezzo-soprano voice which
she nses judiciously. Mr.. j. W. Luca, bari.
tone, and Mr.. Wallace Kiag, tenor, have excel
lent voices. Mr.. King would put to the blush
many tenors his opposite in color. His voice is
pure head voice, and is very even throughout
in the quality of its tone. The acting is liber-
ally interspersed with plantation and jubilee
songs, which in truth give the drama most of
its flavor and color. The rendering of these
quaint melodies was marked by beauty, rich
ness, and weird fascination indescribable, and
which we have never heard equalled by any
other troupe The antics of Billy Kersands
deserve word of praise. He is really one of
the best features of the very enjoyable enter
tainment given by this troupe.
ABSOLUTE MoNEY.-The following pro-
clamation issued by Mrs. Thurston yesterday
establishes irredeemable paper money The
Greenbackers thus receive powerful aid which
will obviate the necessity of exerting them
selves during the hot weather to attain the
result here reached They are to be congratu-
lated on the speedy accomplishment of their
desires Through the concurrence of Mrs.
Thurston in their views of the currency
question:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas /, Jane P. ThurstoD, proprietor of
the United States and KINGDOM of Great
Britain aud Colonies, by process Of law fully
contaminated, possessing the power of
sovereign ruler of the United States according
to the Constitution of the United States, article
l, section 8, to Day the debts and to provide
for the common defence and general welfare of
the United States of America.
5.-To coin money, regulate the value thereof
and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of
weights and measures.
Resolued That will coin an equal amount
Of paper dollars with thu gold and silver
dollars, which shall be of equal value, for a
permanent United States currency, for a
circulating medium of trade and the payment
of all interest and debts of the United States.
Resolced, Said paper dollar shall be round in
form and the size of the old silver dollar of the
quality and weight of the paper of the green.
back and stamp of the Goddess of Liberty
on it or the like stamp of the silver dollar.
JANE P. THURsToN,
Proprietor of the United States and Kingdom
of Great. Britain and Colonies.
Portland, June IL, 1875