The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-05
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA,
BAIRD's MINsTRELs.

BAIRD's MINsTRELs.
Tonight this excellent organization will give
a concert at Portland Theatre. A good min
strel entertainment never fails of patronage, and
Bairds troupe last season gave us touch OF
then quality. The specialties they introduce
are we'll spoken of, and embrace amoung 9TH
ers, the celebrated London Quartette, pedestal
clog dancers, Zouave cadets and church choir
boys.
WIDOW BEDoTT.
An exchange speaking of Neil Burgess as
Widow Bedott-who will appear in that char
acter at Portland Theatre tomorrow night
says: eve have had stage Yankees innumera-
BILE, but never before genuine old Yankee
woman that could be recognized as type by
persons familiar With the country life of New
England. The material is at his hand, and
Burgess has shown that he can do it. He is
extremely fortunate in his support for in the
Widow Bedott Company there are no bad ac-
tors-all appear to be specially adapted to the
parts assigned them George Stoddart's Elder
Sniffies is very refreshing Improvement on
the conventional stage parson. de has avoid
ed the exaggerated whine and rolling of the
eyesthat have wearied audiences and congre-
cations from time immemorial, and gives in
stead an imusing portrait OF the simple-mind-
ed, verbose and foolish old country parson, who
falls an easy prey to the willy articles of the
misunderstanding widow. Mrs Stoddart could
not be improved upon as Melissa Bedott. She
is bright, natural and spirited, and moreover
is pretty"
NOTES.
Misses Nettie Milliken, Belle Bartlett, Mar
garet Bryant and Jennie Morrison have organ
sr.1 r,,,AA If 10
"Cecilion.'
Four of the Weber Club, Messrs. Morgan,
Donnelly, Weber and another, have formed
quartette to be called the Schubert Quar-
tette." They will remain members of the
Weber Club, however.
reserved seats for the Kellogg concert, which
will be given at City Hall, Oct. 10th. Miss
Kellogg will be assisted by Miss Alta Pease,
contralto; Brignoli, tenor; Tagliapietra, bari
tone; t. Adamowski, violinist; s. Liebling.
pianist; Mr.. Adolph Close, accompanist.
Cumberland County Agricultural Society
We have received the programme and
premium list of the Society's fair, to come off
at Presumpscot Park, Oct. 18th. 10Th and Goth.
The entries will positively close Oct. 18th, SO
the committee can go to work the opening
day.
All entries for animals and articles, for
premium or exhibition, will be free excepting
for draft horses, gentlemen's driving horses
matched horses, pulling oxen and t own teams
on which an entrance fee of ten per cent. on
the aggregated amount to be competed for,
will be exacted.
The usual arrangements will be made with
the railroads.
toll mil In dnd FOR CTR
and forage, with water and grain for swine
and poultry.
The judges will be announced at the presi-
dents quarters, on Thursday, Oct. 18th, at 9
o'clock a. M, when the books of entries will
be delivered, and regular meeting of the
officers will be held at the presidents head
quarters at a. m. each day of the fair.
No animal shall be excluded from competi-
tion for the first premium in any class by rea-
son of having taken the same premium at
previous fairs.
All premiums awarded will be liable to pro
rata reduction, sufficient to meet any deficien-
cy that may occur in the receipts, to meet said
premiums and other expenses.
The blowing match free to all will come off
the forenoon of the third day if suitable
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siooA1' @'o
AT p. m. tuesday the ladies' equestrian
contest for a silver ice pitcher silver fruit dish
and silver cup will come off.
Inc running race olviueo ihto tnree purses
of $50. $50 ond $40, will come off the first day.
The $50 and 2.34 classes the second day, for
seo sao and s1o and soo AK AK and the
W ~ - -, ~ - 80
oOO minute and Tree Tor all the last DAY, 1or
$50 $40. $40 and 500 $50 and $40 respective-
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Inc annual meeting VIII Dc helo weanes-
day Oct. 18th.
The following is the list of suecial nremiums
g., -, ~, 5.1. n.,, 60
oAoio" " 'no noionan's u ioleiahu. oon-
petitors for these premiums must make special
entry:
For host Stallion + voars old ond ovar
Portland Packing Co., $40 90
For hest Stallion nnder K YEARS of ace
D. W. True & Co 10 90