The Portland daily press., 1879-11-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
VIOLA CLIFTON.

At Music Hall, Monday and Tuesday even
ings next, Viola Clifton's Mastodon Female
Minstrels will appear. This company, it is an
nounced, has been strengthened and enlarged
since It's appearance in Portland last summer,
making it at present the largest female min
strel company travelling. On Monday after
noon grand street parade will be given, the
performers riding in barouches, and music
will be furnished by their excellent brass band
The Patterson, n. j., Guardian, says: "The
Opera House was packed to the doors last eve
ming. This is the largest company that has
ever visited our city, and the excellent per-
Torrance they gave will assure them full
houses whenever they come" The great Per-
sian burlesque, 1.-The Female Forty Thieves"
will be produced with new scenery and cos
tunes. The box Office will be open today at .
q. m. Secure seats early
JOE JEFFERSON.
This afternoon and evening Joseph jefferson
will make his first appearance III Portland, we
think, since 1872, at City Hail. That Mr..
jefferson will be greeted by full houses we
think an assured fact. The railroad trains
will bring in the residents of suburban towns
who will thus be afforded q rare dramatic
treat Bear in mind that the matinee will
begin at go o'clock and the evening perform
ance at S.
ART ENTERTAINMENT.
Our readers should bear in mind the art ell
tertainment to be given at City Hall next
Wednesday evening. The chief feature Of the
programme will be the Rogers Groups in mar
ble life size. Added to this will be eight pic
lures emblematic of flowers, and excellent
music. The tickets have been placed at
moderate price, and are for sale at Stock
bridges.
THE PLEIADES.
Those who fail to witness the Pleides at City
Hall Monday night will lose one of the best
entertainments travelling. The unanimous
opinion of the press is that there is not dull
moment in the midst of the evenings pleas
ure. Get your tickets at Stockbridge's at
once.
Miss Florence Copleston, daughter of a New
York dramatic critic, made her debut as
pianist in the New York Philharmonic Club
concert in that city "Wednesday night with
success. The Tribune says she has excellent
technique, a full, powerful tone, and through
all her work gives evidence of refined taste
and intelligence.
Among the passengers of the steamship
Bothnia, which arrived at New York Wednes-
day, were W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan,
the playwright and the musician who pro-
duced ''Pinafore,' Miss Roosevelt, the prima
donna of their opera company, and Alfred Gel
lier, another of its members, accompanied
them. The remainder Of the company will
arrive probably on next Tuesday, and the
season will be begun in that city with Pima
fore on December l. Mr.. Sullivan expects to
lie ad his own orchestra, and on November %,
will conduct an orchestra for the Handel and
Haydn Society in his oratorio Of THE Prodi-
gal Son. He has great faith in the new
opera written by himself and Mr.. Gilbert, and
expects it will prove a great success here:
If the new opera, which has not yet received
its name, and which is written in the same key
as "Pinafore," should be successful, it will
hold the boards in preference to everything
else