The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-21
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Sarah Bernhardts American tour has been very
satisfactory to her. She has deposited $4,000
with her bankers.
The firm determination to lynch Frank Mayo
if he tries to play Hamlet is heard from All
parts of the country.
Mrs. d. F. Smith, the wel-known elocutionist
has gone up the Willamette Valley, and will give
entertainments at various places.
The New York EUening Post says: "TThe Pas
sion Play is still a future possibility here, in
building constructed expressly for it,"
The Telegram is boldly engaged in an effort to
convince its readers that Buffalo Bill" the noted
scout and bad actor, is living in East Portland.
The New York Tribune thinks that nothing has
ever happened prOpitiOus to dramatic art in
England as the conjunction of Henry Irving and
Edwin Booth on the London stage.
Adopting the reverse of Adam FOrepaugh's pan
the Sells Brothers, who own a show bearing the
modest title of "The Millionaire Confederation of
Railroad Shows" have offered 100000 to the
homeliest damsel on American soil.
The entertainment of the Young Mems Catholic
Dramatic and Musical Society, to be given on the
evening of the S0th inst, will doubtless be success
ful, as they making extensive arrangements
for the event. and large number of tickets are
already sold.
Miss Georgia Woodthorpe, now the wife of Mr.
rederick Cooper, must have greatly improved
since her last trip to Portland, which was made
With the huge Bandmann. She has lately been
cutie successful as star in the East, and partcu-
larly in Philadelphia.
The ~"big ~ minstrels who recently held the
boards at the Bush-street Theater for six weeks,
drawing crowded houses, and who now in the
interior of California will soon visit Oregon.
Following them, it is said will come the Melville
Opera Company, with "Olivette'' and "Billee
Taylor" as the attractions.
The Odd Fellows of this city and East Portland
will give grand anniversary entertainment at
New Market Theater Tuesday evening next
April 26th, the proceeds to be donated TO their
"orphan's home and educational fund.- vocal
and instrumental concert by Miss Helen Coursen,
Mr.. NJ. o. LOwnsdale, Mr.. Edgar +. Coursen, and
Others, will be given, the evenings programme
concluding with grand ball. The object is a
worthy one, and the proceeds will doubtless be
quite substantial
"The Pirates of Penzance," to be produced at
New Market Theater this Thursday evening by
the members of the Handel and Haydn Society,
assisted by Miss Helen COursen, a talented young
vocalist from San Francisco, has been in constant
rehearsal for time past, and is expected to be
a greater success than anything yet undertaken
by local talent in Portland The original cos
tunes and properties used in this opera at the
Bush-street Theater, San Francisco, have been
imported, and the orchestra will be increased to
twenty pieces. Besides Miss Coursen, the cast
includes Mrs. Wyatt, Mrs. DObinsOn, Miss May
Prentice Miss Lizzie Hamilton, Miss o. Ostran-
der, and Messrs. LOwnsdale Van Beurden, Nc
Claire, KinrOss and Trevett, with large and
well-trained chOrus,s The opera will also be given
on Friday and Saturday evenings and for Satur-
day matinee. liberal support from the public
is predicted for the entertainments.