The Portland daily press., 1879-10-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE JEWELLERS.


Next Thursday evening The Revellers"
will appear at Portland Theatre. The per-
formers consist of Miss Mary Stuart (Stuart
Robsons sister) Miss Emma Libby Miss
Theresa Newcomb, Messrs. Geo. c. Davenport,
f. j. Jackson and Tom Kline The enter
tainment, which is modelled after that given
by the Vokes Family, the Troubadours and
similar organizations, includes SONGS dances
character representations and numerous other
amusing features, in which the party exhibits
considerable skill.
ART PICTURES.
The tickets to the Art Pictures and Panto-
mimes-to be given at Portland Theatre the
Goth and Dist insts.,--can be exchanged on and
after today at the box office Apart from the
beautiful tableaux, which will include so
many of the prettiest girls attired in ravishing
costumes, the operetta of Bobby Shaftoe can
not fail toplease with its charming melodies
and well drilled chorus. The following will
be the programme for the first night. There
will be change of programme the second
night
Cleopatra Banquet.
STANDARDIZATION.
Buttercup Pie.
Statuary-Peare.
The Reveres of Bachelor.
Haunting Memories.
Maud Muller
The Return from the Carnival.
Statuary-Industry.
Gems from the Dresden Gallery
Rebecca at the Well.
Richard III and his child wife.
Harvest. II-Refusal of Bobby Shaftoe He goes
to sea. III-News of the saipwreck. IV-Return
and merry making.
The Exiles.
Statue-The Avenger.
Art Studies.
The Witches Daughter.
THE KATE THAYER COMPANY.
The Kate Thayer Company will open the
G. A. R. course at City Hall next Thur sday
evening. The following will be the pro-
gram b:
Canzone Dell Adventurere. Gomez
SignoI Tagliapietra.
Piano Solo, 5. The spring, .carreno
Madame Teresa Carreno.
Miss Kate Thayer
Cornet Solo-Finale to Lucia. ......... .Donizetti
Mr.. M. Arbuckle.
'''' Go VI Mrs Helen Norman '''''
Duo for Soprano and Cornet.serenade. Schubert
Miss Kate Thayer and Mr.. NJ. Arbuckle.
Piano solo-Polonaise in E ............ :. List
'y.It Madame Teresa Carreno.
s0el-ohris'ma si song'; Taaapietra 49, Adam
Cornet solo-Grand Fantasia Gun Ballo,"
Mr. M, Arbuckle
o Mic Fernando-Cavatina from La FaYorita,
Donizetti
Mrs. Helen Norman.
GRAND Arla-NaDuccO. ferul
Miss Kate Thayer.
NOTES.
Miss Juliet E. Henderson of this city, who
created a favorable impression during a
western trip with the Gilmore Band concert
company, makes her debut in Boston, Oct. 9th
Mr. George W. Murray, stage manager with
Fanny Marsh, has returned from Chicago to
once more resume his old position of stage
manager and prompter at the Globe, Boston.
Miss Emmie Wilmot, the leading lady of
Joe Murphys "Kerry Cow" combination, was
obliged, on occount of a serious attack of i'll
ness, to relinquish her part to a substitute at
Syracuse, on the 18th inst, and, by advice of her
physician, has since returned to her home at
Chelsea, Mass, to regain her strength by rest.
The Murphy Pinafore Co. had crowded
house at City Hall Saturday afternoon. and
good house in the evening.
Miss Lizzie Harold, Alice Carries predeces-
sor at the Boston Museum, has been released
from her engagement at the California Thea
tire, and has accepted an offer to travel as
member of Messrs. Robinson & Cranes COM
pany the remainder of the season.
Miss Ella Chamberlain of Cambridgeport
will shortly make her debut as whistler, and
promises to be quite a pleasing addition to the
concert stage in the way of a novelty. She
whistles as sweetly and as naturally as a bird
sings, having possessed the peculiar gift from
earliest childhood
The Boston Theatre company will produce
'"The Exiles." with original scenery and eff
fects, raindeer and dog-teams. Mr.. L. R. Shew-
ell has been specially engaged to appear as
Schelm, the character he created in this coun-
try, and the remainder of the cast will be near
ly identical with the original
A dress rehearsal of "Uncle Toms CABIN
by Geo. A. Jones & Co.'s new juvenile COM
pany, was given at the Chelsea Academy of
Music, Saturday afternoon, and the youngsters
fully surprised the party gathered to see them,
cellence of their performance. Every member
of the cast was perfect in the dialogue, and
many of them really did some capital acting in
their respective roles. The jubilee music was
well sung by the chorus of 40 children engaged
for the purpose. The company begins New
England tour at Lawrence Wednesday.