The Portland daily press., 1882-11-16
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
LAILA.

LAILA.
The operatta of "Laia" was produced at e.
A. R. Hall last evening for the benefit of Mrs.
Day with great success. A large audience OF
some AGO. completely filling the hall, were pres
emit and the applause and encores were fire.
quent. The operatta was we'll costumed and
well put on the stage. Miss Libby made a
charming Laila Miss Woodman delightful
Fairy Queen, and all the other parts were we'll
taken. The instrumental duet by Misses
Sweatsir and Wood, "Les danes deS Seville"
was pleasinglv rendered, and Miss George B.
vocal effort, "When the leaves begin to turn"
Miss Sweetsir's accompaniment were all that
could be desired.
MISSION LODGE
gave a very pleasant entertainment last eve
ming, Sturtevant's orchestra rendered the
overture in capital style. An interesting his
torical address following with singing, and the
drama down by the Sea-"
THE GALLEY SLAVE.
BartleylCampbell's Galley Slave" has been
successfully played in this city and its merits
are well known. The company which is to be
present at Portland Theatre next Friday eve
ming comes we'll recommended. Frank Evans
pays lilo l6duluK Iudl0 pdIb duQ MISS Wilkes
Cicely, Miss Eda Clayton francesca and Miss
Laura Bascomb Psyche. The latter il. a daugh-
ter Of Harry Bascome.
Mission Lodge celebrated its anniversary by
an entertainment at their hall last evening,
consisting of music, Rotations and a drama.
Tomorrow the sale of seats will begin at
Hague's British Minstrels, to be given Monday
and Tuesday next.
The Lyceum Theatre is offering very attrac-
tive performances at present.
This morning the tickets will be sold for the
performance of Patience at City Hall on
Thanksgiving afternoon and evening
The Portland Minstrel entertainment at Sac
carappa last evening was well pstronized and
satisfied everybody.
A scene which occasioned quite a sensation
occurred Tuesday night in the Globe Theatre
London, during the performance of Tennyson's
new pastoral drama, 1.-THE Promise of May
Among those present was the Marquis of
Queensberry, who is an avowed free thinker.
he rose excitedly from his seat and loudly pro-
tested against Tennyson's representation Of the
principles Of free thought, as enunciated by
one OF the characters OF the play. AT the de-
sire OF an official the Marquis left the theatre
amid much confusion.
The fashion able world is much excited over
Nj. Feuillet's "Parisian Romance" his latest
comedy, produced at the Gymnase on Saturday
evening. The scene setting is magnificent and
the toilettes surpass in extravaganza anything
before seen in comedy here. Feuillet's story is
not very thrilling. and is by no means pretty
TIL sre are two deaths--o 10 a most ghastly real
istic study-the death of an old banker at
supper table surrounded by fast women. I is
is rendered in startling fashion by Saint-Ger-
main. The second death is that of an erring
vile, who comes home to expire in white dress
IN the last act, and who reminds one OF ''Frou-
frou." M. Feuillet's pieces leave bad taste
in the mouth. This is not "peach comedy
such as Sardou writes now-a-days-but a pic
ture of high life, giving an idea tow low it
really is There are. however, one or two gem
ial and agreeable characters in the comedy