The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-06
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
PATIENCE.

PATIENCE.
Tomorrow night the excellent company from
the Boston Museum. which has been delight
ing Philadelphia and Montreal lately, Will ap-
pear at City Hail. The Boston Advertiser
properly says:-"The aesthetic craze which
the piece satirizes has not yet been fairly or
fully felt in America. Society here, Of the sort
which calls itself the higher has, however,
shown some of the. early symptoms OF the as
order in its mania on the subject OF ART en-
brodery, old china and pottery, ana lis sudden
and passionate devotion to field daisies, sun
flowers and peacock feathers. But Ior tne
combined attack of the English humorlsts
with pen and pencil, the disease would no
doubt have now been raging fnrIousiy IN the
larger cities of our East, unless the experience
of the past goes tor nothing; and IN spite %
that attack it is not impossible that tne cou-
tagion may yet overmaster that portion OF
America which is compelled by resistless IN
ner impulse to mimic Great Britain. Ihat
there is a meaning and truth, and therefore
use, in this modern English senalssahce no
one can doubt. Its causes we cannot now
properly consider but its good consequences
sufficiently appear There has been, and is,
strong and general reaching out IN the Ola
World-perhaps on both continents-tor beau.
ty in all its modes of expression when Will
find an outlet"
Inc TlCk6tS are E6lilIR Idpluly Ge CeOSsH
BRIDGES, and there should be prompt appl,-
cation by those who wish to attend. Inc Ioi-
lowing will be the casts
Reginald Buuthorne. Mr.. Geo. w. wilson
Algenon Grosyenor Mr.. Arthur 4 nl
Colonel Calverty ..,..-. Mr.. Robert Evans
Lieut. the Duke of Donegal. Mr.. Harry Pepper
Mr.. Bunthorne's Solicitor. Mr FRED + nal M
The Lady Angela .............M Miss Miriam o'Leary
The Lady Saphlr NILES NAY Dee
The Lady Ella. Miss Agnes koDes.so son
The Lady Jane. Miss Amy Aihes
1t will be seen that this cast varies somewhat
from the original, but it is, on the other hand,
claimed that the substitutes are as good or bet,
ter than the originals, and that the piece Will
be brought out with splendid orchestra OF NJ
teen, scenery and costumes
COLLINS BAND.
The concert by Collins Band last evening
was very creditabe to that organization. The
various numbers on the programme were well
rendered and the duets and solos were heartily
encored There was moi as large an audience
present as we could have desired to see, but all
were much delighted with the entertainment.
After the concert the High School Cadets
gave an exhibition drill in excellent shape and
are entitled to great deal of praise. First
the company, thirty strong, under Capt: L. L.
| Hight and LlGutS. w. L. w OOuuldu anu w III.
| Carpenter marched into the hall and after ex-
ecuting company movements with precision
| and finish, gave way to a picked eighteen I'M
| der the captain, who performed the silent man
| ual, manual by command and fancy move
ments. The marching by full company front
| was especially good, and SO was the breaking
! by close column of fours into open column.
| The Queens salute was gracefully executed,
| and the formation OF a company, new feat
| ure, was quite novel and interesting. This
was the first public exhibition of the Cadets in
| City Hall.
| Wallacks new theatre was opened in New
| York Wednesday night with '.The School for
| Scandal" The management does not allow
| ladies to wear big hats.
| Mrs. Clara Morris made her first appearance
| as Mercy Merrick in 1.-THE New Magdalen" at
| the Union Square Theatre, New York, yester-
| day afternoon.
III. Rmenyi will giyea recital of violin music
! at Steinway Hall, New York, on the evening
| of Wednesday, JAN 18th.
| Mr.. Thomas Keene, the tragedian will ap-
! pear at Portland Theatre, supported by his
| own company, Jan. 18th and 18th. Mr.. keene
| is playing brilliant engagement at the Park
| Theatre, Boston His leading support is Geo.
| A. Learock.
| The Portland Minstrels will give delight
full entertainment at City Hall about the mid
| die of the month.