The Portland daily press., 1881-10-17
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
BocoAocro.

BoCoAocIo.
This evening the MAIN Opero Company will
open at Portland Theatre iBe "Boccaccio,"
which was performed here by them last season
with $50 much success. Tomorrow evening
the new opera donna Juanita' will be given,
and Wednesday "The Mascotte." Miss Flora
Barry is the star and an exchange claims that
her Boccaccio is almost the equal of the origi-
nator of the role in Germany, The company
also includes Ellis Ryse, who made himself
popular here by his excellent performances OF
Gaspard in 'Chimes of Normandy" and the
cooper in Boccaocio. 1.-The company is very
large embracing fifty artists and picked Or
chestra of fifteen musicians.
HUMPTY DUMPTY.
Col. Robinson's "Humpty Dumpty Com
pany" drew two good houses to City Hall Sat
urday. The pantomime was sufficiently good
to please the children. The two features OF the
show were Prof. Mayo's "dog circus" which
was excellent. and the hat spinning feats of
the young woman who personated Coumbine,
and Signor Venturini. The great magicians
did not appear.
KELLOGG CONCERT.
Tickets should be secured at once for the
Kellogg concert to be given at City Hall
Thursday night. The following will be the
programme:
Andante and polonaise ....................Ch Chopin
Herr S. Liebling.
The Palm Tree. ............,.............. Faure
Signor Tagliapetra.
Cavatina (a) ....,.........-..,.-...... Kan
Mr.. Timothe Aoamowsk.
Che faro senzo Euridee .............. .Gluck
Miss Alto Pease.
Quando lie Sere Verdi
Signor Brignoli.
Polonase-Mignon ........ .....Thomas
Miss Clara Lourse Kellogg.
Gavotte d. for the left hand alone . Bach--Josefy
Herr l.. Liebling.
Roman Serenade. ......... ................Paiill
signor Tagliapetra
charlie Machree .-..::.., ......-......'. 10"
signor Brignoli.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg
Mr.. T. Adamowski.
Miss Clara Louise kellogg Miss Alta Pease,
Sgnor Brignoh, Signor Tagliapetra.
NOTES.
"My Partner" drew good house Saturday
night, but slim matinee audience.
The ladies are looking for that souvenir pro-
gramme to be given at the Hazel Kirke'
performances.
Annie Pixley will fill Portland Theatre
Friday and Saturday by her representation OF
"M'liss "
Portland speculator made an offer of $500
for the profits of the Kellogg concert in Port
land and the offer has been accepted, as we
are informed.
Morlacchi, the danseuse, is in Lowell, Mass,
and, it is rumored partly insane from sorrow
for the death OF her husband (Texas Jack)
Frank Small has left Spiller's AFTER the
Opera" combination to become business mana
ger for M. B. Curtis. George June, late Miss
Marie Prescott's advance man, will prob
ably go with Frank Mordaunts sold Ship
mates" company.
Marie Geistinger who has been charming
New York theatre-goers in opera bouffe.
thrilled them in "Adrienne Lecouvreur" last
week. The versatility of this artist is phe-
nomenal. She is comedienne of the light
est and brightest mood, and all who have seen
her Adrienne accord her rank as tragedienne
of the noblest power and dignity.
Miss Alice Burville, who came to THO
country with the Lydia Thompson troupe, wins
was last season with Nat Goodwin's company,
and who OF late has been singing Lady Angela
in Patience at the New York Standard, has
married Howell Osborne, one of New York's
gided youth, and retired from the stage.
Miss Alma Stanley takes her place in the com
pany
A number of theatrical combinations are re-
ported smashed since our last ISSUE among
them the Jennie Lee "Jo'' company, under FL.
j. Sargent's management; the Marie Prescott
combination, under Edings & Cox in st.
Louis; Alex Caufman's 'LaZare" party, at
Albany; Hswley's Needles and Pins" comb
nation at Aurora, ILL.,. and the Acme Hump
ty Dumpty" troupe at Fond du Lac, Wis
Miss Lee has an offer from Baldwin's in San
Francisco. and is also talking of trying anoth-
er tour with Archie Gordon's "Trix." Miss
Prescott will resume her engagements, under
f. Webber Benton's management, in Illinois
and Missouri. Frank Hawley will reorganize
his party for a trip on the eastern circuit.
Florence Gillette, who recently came to grief
in Detroit, will begin another tour to-day at
Chatham, Can, under A. HI. Hastings man
agement. Jaques Kruger, stranded by the
failure of the 'sBirds of Feather" combina-
ton, proposes to start out again with new
piece having only four people in the cast.