The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
HUMPTY DUbIPTY.

HUMPTY DUMPTY.
There were two excellent houses at Music
Hall Saturday to witness the Humpty Dumpty
performances. Mr.. Geo. H. Adams is worthy
successor of the lamented Fox, and his
"basket business" is way ahead of Mafitt.
Little Rosebud performs the feat of playing
Columbine with all the ease and grace of a
person of mature years The Davenport
Brothers are admirable in their acrobatic
feats, and their ''set-to'' with the gloves was
first-rate, and in fact, all the speciality actors
are worthy of praise. Next week the company
will play at the Gaiety, Boston.
MURPHY's PINAFoRE co.
The Boston Herald speaks of this company
which will appearsat City Hall, Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday, as follows:
The success which has attended the season
of the Murphy Juvenile ''Pinafore" company
at the Boston Museum is unprecedented i'll
the annals of amusementS i'll this city. For
eleven weeks this company has appeared
daily, and often twice day, to large and de-
lighted audiences, which have shown the high
est appreciation of the performances given.
Though the company is composed of boys and
girls, there is nothing amateurish i'll their
presentation of the opera, and the fresh young
voices give a charm to the beauties of Sulli-
vans music which cannot be too highly
praised. As whole, the company will well
bear comparison with any of the organizations
that have presented this favorite opera in this
city, and the picture presented by the young
lads and misses in the ensemble numbers is
strikingly novel and beautiful. The members
of this company repeat their performance
every evening and ON Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons.
Miss May Bryant will make her first appear
ance, since her return from Europe, at North
Cambridge, Oct. 10.
Mr.. John Gilbert, the actor, who has typhoid
fever is much better. 1t is considered that
the crisis is past, and that he will recover.
Another new musical journal is to be pub
lished in New York city, which will be devot-
ed to criticism and other matters pertaining to
the art. 1t will be called the Musical Review,
and the first number is to be issued on the 10th
of October.
Mr.. John Stetson has organized an English
opera company, which, after a brief New Eng
land tour, will open at the Globe Theatre.
The company will have as its director Mr.: John
Mullaley, and the Rose of Castillo and
"Crown Diamonds will be presented with
every attention to secure a success, Mr.. Stetson
having secured the right to the production OF
both operas by direct purchase. The company
will include in its membership Messrs. Chas.
r. Adams, Alfred Wilkie, Henry Peakes,
Mark Smith, Miss Laura Schirmer. Miss Clara
Poole, Miss Sally Barton, Isadore Martinez
and others. A chorus of 40 singing voices has
been engaged, and the orchestra will be made
up of the best material. Louis Zwisler goes
out as business agent of the company.
The Madison Square Theatre Company Will
consist of Alta Merrill-who made such a sue
cessful debut last season-Efie Ellsler,
Gabrielle Du Saudi, Agnes Lorng, Josephine
Craig, Blanche Gallon, Annie Ware, Ancie
Ellser, Joseph Wheelock, Tom Whiffin, G.
W. Couldock, Sir William Maguaye, B. T.
Ringgold, Ed Coleman Steele Mackaye.