The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-02
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE.


| The season which will close at Portland
Theatre Tuesday night has been marked by
| the engagement of celebrated talent by the
manager, Mr. Frank Curtis which, notwith
standing the times, has been generally well
| patronized. Next season Mr.. Curtis will prob.
ably allow no celebrated artist to escape visit
to Portland. The following is resume of last
| season:
Fanny Davenport and Co., Oct Sd.
Bryant's Minstrels, Oct 10 and II.
Woman of the People Co., Oct. II and Is.
Standard Theatre Co., Oct. % and a.
Milton Mobiles Oct % and 26 and matinee.
Phillipps-Brig Co., Nov. 4.
Miss Co., Nov. Z, s and and matinee.
Warwicks, Nov. 49,
Rose Eytinge and Co., Nov. IS, one week.
John A. Stevens & Co., Nov. %, one week
Phillips Opera Co., Dec. 8.
Fisks Blondes, Dec. 23d to 10Th.
Boston Museum Co., Dec 27 and matinee.
Charles II. Thayer and Co., Jan. II, IS, 1879,
and matinee.
Cupid, Jan. 2S, % and matinee
Isadora Cameron and Co., Feb. 10, one week.
Robinson Crusoe Co., Feb. 26 and 27.
Boston Museum Pinafore Co., Feb %, Mar.
l and matinee.
Genvieve Ward and Co., March II and 70 and
matinee.
Frank Mayo, March IA.
Sleto IL. LAY cI dllu TO-, MAJ 10 anu lnatl-
Salsburys Troubadours, March II.
Mary Anderson and Co., March q and % and
matinee.
Boston Pnafore Co., March % and 26 and
matinee.
Lawrence Barrett and Co., March % and 30
and matinee.
Salsburys Troubadours, April TO-
Boston Theatre Co., April IA to II and matt
nee.
Boston Museum Co., April IS and 10 and
matinee.
Civil War, April %, one week
Charlotte Thompson, May 5, and 7.
Chorlotte Thompson, May ID.
Criterion Co., May 81, % and 90
Eliza W eathersby Co., May 81.
Eliza Weathersby Co., May 81 and matinee
Maggie Mitchell, June and 3.
THE RAMBLERs.
The hot weather Saturday had decided in
huence on the attendance at Portland Theatre.
The matinee drew light house and there was
not large audience in the evening.
The new extravaganza, 'The Ramblers," is
not particularly funny and for that reason is
not favorite with the Weathersby- Goodwin
troupe. 1t is generally employed when Hob
bies ceases to prove an attraction. The plot,
such as it is, we have published. Mr.. Good
win, of course, is the main strength of the
piece. 1t is possible that under other, and
more favorable circumstances, than the hottest
night of the year, snd the closing entertain
ment of long and trying tour of nine months
duration, the actors might have proved more
satisfactory. One of the brightest sayings, and
there are seyeral-which is probably employed
to reflect on the preceding town to the one in
winch the company is playing-is the conun-
drum, What constitutes an actress?'' An
swer, "Three trunks of clothes and to keep
away from Bangor Goodwin has a good
make up as Sothern's Count Joannes in the
Crushed Tragedian,' and, with Miss Wealth
ersby, was encored, and compelled to repeat
their duet. The Romeo and Juliet poisoning
scene was very good. Miss Delaro sang ac-
ceptably.
MAGGIE MITCHELL.
Tonight Miss Maggie Mitchell, and her ex-
cellent company, will appear at Portland
Theatre in the pleasing drama of ''Lorle".
The reputation of Miss Mitchell requires no
elaborate statements at our hands. All who
have seen her once will want to 90 again, and
those who have not will desire to see her now.
NOTES.
Miss Cavendish will appear as Julia in the
Hunchback at Wallack's tonight with Whee-
lock as Clifford.