The Portland daily press., 1881-11-30
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

| TIE VOKES
There was a tremendous sale of seats for the
performance of tBelles of the Kitchen" to be
given by the Vokes Family at Portland Thea
tire next Friday night, sale surprising even
the advance sale of Robson and Crane. A
New York exchange says:
| s'The Vokes Family have returned from Eu-
| rope and were heartily received at the Union
| Square last evening by large and enthusas-
! tic audience. One would suppose that OF a
warm evening the performance of these peo-
| pie would be severe labor, but they enter into
| the spirit of the piece SO thoroughly that the
| audience is pleased and sympathetic. Last
| evening they gave two pieces, the Bellies of
the Kilchen' and the little comedy, 'Cousin
Joe.' which We're received with shouts of
laughter. The Vokes have always been favor
ties in New York. AS the Ravels in the past
established a reputation which would be theirs
even now II on the stage, SO have the Vokes
established themselves with class at least of
theatre-goers-thosew who love fun"
THE CECILIA oUARTETTE.
Already there is good demand for seats for
the concert to be given at City Hall Thursday
evening by the Cecilia Quariette, accompanied
by Mr.. Harvey Murray, the talented organst
of Willston church. Miss BERTHE Webb, the
promising young violinist, and Mr. Lindall, the
pleasing cornet player, also appear. The pro-
gramme will be carefully selec ed and an eve
ming OF great enjoyment may be expected.
Secure seats at Stockbridge's
SONG OF THE RELL.
1t is most pralseworthy object for which
the young children are working, who will pro-
duce Schiler's beautiful "Song of the Bell'
at Portland Theatre Saturday Dight-that of
the children's ward at the Maine General Hos
pital The tableaux are in excellent hands,
and no person is more competent TO arrange
satisfactory music than Mr.. Grimmer There
viii be large and fashionable audience pres
ent.
Michael Stroeoff at Portland Theatre Dec
29th Both and 31st.
Frank Curtis is expected home Saturdsy y.
The Boston Journal, speaking of Abbey's
opera company, says:-"The oppori unites pie
sented for adverse criticism lay Ia the senseess
padding OF the dialogue, by which Mr. Rich
ard Golden, who personated Gobo, and Mr..
Welch Edwards, who personated the Ballie,
were enabled TO make themselves prominent.
The wreiched puns aud inaue jokes INDUCED
in by these worlhies grew iDsutferably weari-
some, and. as these and Mr.. Golden's contor-
ilon business served To lengJben a performance
that would have been quite long enough with
out them, they We're certainly inexcusable.
An exchange says.-"As she glided toward
the front the ladies and gentlemen in the row
behind her began moving about uneasly, as If
they feared Total eclipse of the stage for the
remainder of the evening. They were not an
noyed long, for after settling comfortably in
her chair the lady coolly removed her large bat
and hung it to the back of the seat in front of
her. Then she extracted worsted 'fascina-
tor from the pocket of her sacque and ar
ranged it in very fascinating manner upon
her head, making her look too sweet for any
thing as an old bachelor expressed it. All of
her neighbors expressed approving smiles and
the stag coterie in that locality rewarded her
with quite ripple of applause. She set a
good example for her older friends and de-
serves q season ticket to the lecture course for
her good sense aud regard for the comfort and
enjoyment of others"