The Portland daily press., 1879-12-09
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE LILIPUTS.

LILLE Lli-tfUtSs
On Friday evening next the Liliputian Opera
Company will appear at Portland Theatre in
John Brougham's old burlesque "Pocahontas's
which has been rewritten and arranged by a
Boston lady into most bright and pleasing
operetta, and the various characters so arrang-
ed as to display the abilities of the little peo-
pie in a most mHrked and successful manner.
1t abounds in succession of humorous solos
set to popular airs and in bright and witty hits,
local and national. An exchange says each
individual of the company acted his or her
part in a most charming manner, and the
humor of the piece was rendered in manner
which would have been creditable to older and
more experienced players. By their most
pleasing fmpersonations they quite captivated
the audience and it is not too much to say that
they offer one of the most pleasing entertain
ments which of late years has been given in
this city. Miss Jennie Quigley in the title role,
Admiral Dot as Capt. John Smith, Col. Speck
as Meinheer Rolf, and Col. Orr as Powhatan,
sang in a pleasing manner, the voices of the
little ones being surprisingly strong and clear,
when their size is considered, Col. Speck S
voice in particular being very sweet AT the
close of the operetta the little folks entertained
the audience for some time with their special
ties, Miss Quigley and Admiral Dot presenting
in a most pleasing style the felicities and in
felcities of married life. Col. Speck in his
song '.Where has Nancy Gone" received sew
eral encores, as did also Gen. Totman.
NOTES.
. Charles L. Davis will appear at Portland
Theatre Christmas week, in the new play
"Alvah Joslin.'
The California minstrels' will appear at
Music Hall soon.
Messrs Hopkins & Morrow have retired
from the lessesship of Boylston Museum, and
the former popular proprietor, DR.. Geo +.
Lothrop, has once more assumed the manage
ment.
Miss Genevieve Ward will soon appear n
"Forget Me Not" at the Prince of Wales
Theatre, London. 1t is not unlikely that at
the close of this engagement she will make an
other tour of the United States.
Augustin Days adaptation OF Won Moser's s
comedy, 'Haroun al Raschid," produced at
his theatre in New York under the title OF IAN
Arabian Night" seems to have met with sue
cess An awful mother-in-law, a peccant hus-
band, confding wife, dashing empress OF
the ARENA" and a cannon ball tosser are the
principal characters, and there some situa-
tions resembling those in LA Cigale" and
forbidden Fruit in the piece, though 1t IS a
far cleaner play than the latter.
In commenting upon the orchestr al work at
the theatres, and where he had heard Ameri-
can musicians, including the orchestra at the
Handel and Haydn concert Mr.. Sullivan says:
II think that as class your instruments are
inferior. In England the players take pride in
securing the best that are obtainable, and they
make many sacrifices in saving money to pur-
chase them. The result is shown in
much stronger effect than 1 have yet heard
produced in America. We have at home at
Covent Garden concerts, 16 first violins, is
seconds, 10 basses, 10 cellos, and 10 double
BASES, and 1 fancy they give larger quality
of tone than you hear from any similar organ
ization in America"