The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-18
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
RON RUDOLPH.

| BARON RUDOLPH.
| Tonight Mr.. and Mrs George s. knight
will appear at Portland Theatre in their new
play "Baron Rudolph" The story is that Of
| young German, who has squandered half Of
his property, and lost the other half by the
knavery of Whitworth Lawrence. By reason
| of a long strike Rudolph and his wife Rhoda
are driven almost to starvation and Rudolph
takes to drinking. Lawrence tries to induce
Rhoda to elope with him, and she, disguised
by her husbands condition, consents, taking
her child Ernestine with her. Sixteen years
NOW elapse. Rhoda, divorced from Rudolph,
has married Lawrence. The second marriage
"a unhappy. Lawrence wishes to force Ernest
me into hateful union, and she is determined
to marry one Godfrey Brown. Ernestine had
the previous day given food and money to a
moor old beggar, who is none other than her
father who has become a tramp known by. the
name of Dancing Rudy. In the grounds OF
Lawrence's mansion Rudy comes face with his
old enemy, also his wife and child, whom he
at once recognizes; but the situation is such
that he remains unknown to them. At the
commencement of the third act one Allen,
who has been a burglar in his younger days, is
determined to try his hand at his old trade.
Mr.. Lawrence's house is the first place he IN
tends to enter, and obtain from Ernestine her
Rudy tthe poor tramp joins, apparently, in
the crime, in order to protect his own daugh-
ter Lawrence, meanwhile, has disclosed TO
his lawyer that he has committed heavy for
gerry and his arrest for the crime occurs at the
very moment he il demo uncing Rudy as bur-
glar Lawrence commits suicide on his way to
prison. In the fourth act Rudolph inherits
the estates of a wealthy uncle. After Drle1
sojourn in Europe he returns to America, and
is at last reunited to the wife OF his early man
hood through the loving efforts OF their daugh-
ter.
GERsTER.
There is already great interest created with
our musical public, on the coming of the cele-
ebrated Gerster on Monday next at City Hall
The great reputation of this superb artist with
Her Majesty's Opera for the past two seasons
is so we'll known here, that we expect to see
the largest audience that has yet assembled at
City Hail. This will do doubt be the greatest
musical attraction for Nine. Etelka Gerster
will be supported by the following wel-known
and celebrated artists: Nine. Camilla Urso,
the well-known violin virtuoso; Miss Dicker-
son, contralto; Signor Lazzarini. tenor; Mr..
George Sweet, baritone; Mr.. Blumenburg, vi
oloncello; Mr.. Alfred Pease, solo pianist; Sig
nor Greco, musical director. Nine. Gerster is
a Hungarian, born in 1856. She was educated
at the vienna SOUS6TNdtuFy duo tOOh blo utSi
prize in 1875. Signor Gardini, manager of an
opera troupe, who was present at the exsmina-
ton, was so charmed he offered Gerster an
engagement. In 1877 she captured Berlin,
married DIR. Gardini, and then acceD ted an en-
gagement at Her Majesty's Theatre, London.
She charms with the gracefulness, smoothness,
and exquisite finish of her execution, and the
perfect musical taste which every phase. even
in the most forid passages, proclaims. She
fascinates and charms. She has noble portd-
nae1.to, and uses her voice with rare skill and
Judgment, producing always pure and even
tone from the highest to the lowest note of her
register. Seats should be secured at once at
Stockbridge's.
sHARPs AND FLATS
There is great interest manifested in the ap
preaching performance to be given by Robson
and Crane at Portland Theatre. Everywhere
these admirable actors have appeared they
have packed the theatre. In New York and
Boston their engagements have proved i'm
mensely profitable to the management and
themselves There will be a great rush to the
box-office next Monday morning, and those
who do not wish ''to be Left had better bear
in mind that the sale of seats will then COM
menc6.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Arthur Sullivan, the
popular author of patience" the ''Pirates of
Penzance," and other operate comedies, is
about to be knighted
Mile Rhea, the Russian actress, made her
debut as Camille at Park Theatre, Brooklyn,
Wednesday
Mr. Hassard, of the Tribune, in speaking of
PATHS voice. says: 1.-THE purity of her intona-
ton, the smoothness of her execution, her
easy d. lliance with difficulties which to most
singers are insurmountable, were all repre-
sented in high degree; and what is more to
her credit as an artis) they were used in
manner which showed that in her case techni-
cal skill and natural gifts are inspired by
musicians spirit. Praiseworthy as they are in
themselves, higher and truer satisfaction
comes from their use as a means to the attain
ment of an end. And this pleasure was but
little marred by the consciousness that, beauti-
full as her voice is, there has been slight i'm
pairment of its freshness and unique charm in
some places" The tickets to the concerts
have been reduced in price to five dollars.