The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-11
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MY PARTNER.

MY PARTNER.
| Friday and Saturday of this week Messrs,
Aldrich and Parsloe and their fine company
will appear at Portland Theatre in the PLAY OF
my Partner" " hieh is now familiar as house
hold words in theatrical circles When the
company appeared here last season they drew
crowded and delighted audiences. The Chica-
90 Tribune saws: "The characters are kept
constantly in action, and neither the eye nor
the ear grow weary The lines sometimes
sparkle with wit; at others glow with a
nleasant and wholesome sentiment. The fol-
lowing will be the cast;
Joe Saunders Partners Mr. LSuI + A naa;l
Mai Henry Clay Britt Candidate for
Reelection t. this Legislature. Mr., G. ID. Chaplin
Matthew Brandon, man who has
seen b. tier days. MIR. y. +. Dean
Josiah Scraggs, a man who never for
got or forgave. MIR. d. w. Hague
circus ...... Mr. W. Lennox, DR.
MIR. Wellington widgery, old Eng !.
JIM Johnson Sepsan' Sheriff Of the County . D A'~e
Mr. P. j. Reynolds
Mary Brsndon, who had no mother
TO gu e her ............ Miss Dora Goldthwate
Miss Louise Fuller
Miss Posie Pentland, Spinster, House
keeper at h tel. .,..... Miss Josephine Laurens
Wing Lee Chinese Servant at Hotei...C. L. Parsloe
MAINS OPERA TROUPE.
Last season this company gave series OF
three operate performances at Portland
Theatre that drew forth the encomiums OF the
leading musical people of the city. Rarely
has an opera ever been given with such atten-
ton to detail ia Portland as by Mains COM
pany Monday, the 18th, the troupe will
again appear at Portland Theatre for three
nights. The bills embrace Donna Juanita"
and "Boccaccio." The scenes of donna
Juanita'' are laid in France during the Pc
nisula war. The music of the opera is through
out bright and sparkling and of that order
that is sure to be popular, but little OF 1t can
be called new. A great deal of the music not
only suggests "FatinitZa" and "Boccaccio,"
hut is almost reproduced from those pieces.
The theme of the march and trio from "Fatin-
itZa," for instance, is repeated almost note Tor
note on more than one occasion. Many of the
choruses in waltz time, and while the airs
are most fascinating, they can hardly be called
original az they frequently remind one of
some of Strauss popular waltzes. The music
of "Boccacco" and Fa,iniIza" has become
universally popular, and there is no dance
music of donna Juanita' will not fail to be
popular and attractive.
NOTES.
The tickets for the Kellogg concert are SELL
ing rapidly at Stockbrdges. Less than a
fortnight remains before the concert will be
given which will mark one Of the great musical
events of the season.
Miss Topsy Venn, who has severed her con-
nection with Rice's Surprise Party will, it is
said, star next season under the management
of Messrs G. A. Mendum and Frank Curtis.
Manager Max Strakosch has been fortunate
in securing the services of Nine. Camilla
Urso violinist, for the series of concerts given
,a,af
priIna donna. The Gerster concert is billed
here for Nov. GOTH
Miss Leila Farrell has gone for brief season
with the Jay Rial Humpty Dumpty troupe,
aud the first of January will join an opera
company which is being organized.