The Portland daily press., 1882-03-20
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

KERRY COW.
Tonight Mr.. Loseph Murphy and company
will appear at Portland Theatre in "KerrJ
Cow. The New York Telegram says
"That clever Irish comedian, Joseph Muir
ply. began brief engagement last evening al
the Grand Opera House, before large and oe
lighted audience, who came to witness his rem
dition of Dan O'Hara, in Fred Marsden,s pur
est of all Irish dramas, "Kerry Cow" 1t Is
story of everyday life in Ireland, and is full Of
fun as we'll as touching pathos His songs,
which are all new and original, and the dances
he INDUCED in, were enthusiastically received
and redemanded. The horse-shoeing scene,
the race horse, and the carrier pigeons in their
flight with the news Of the race, were very in
teresting.
BUFFALO BILL.
Buffalo Bill will appear at Portland Theatre
Friday and Saturday in John A. Stevens play
of sThe Prairie Wait" The beautiful Sioux
princess Heath Kaw (the first born), Harry E.
Burgess, boy chief of the Pawnees, Flying
Cloud, and the band of Winnebago Indians
will appear. Buffalo Bill will exhibit his
skill in rifle shooting. There will be era nd
street parade led by the silver cornet band
LIEUT.. RICHARD wARDoUR.
Mr.. Wheelock's engagement closed at the
Portland Theatre Saturday night, and he will
now rest in New York until the play is ready,
together with the company, for him SO that he
can start on his starring tour The audiences
have steadily increased during the last week,
good as they were in the beginning, and Mr..
Wheelocks acting has been highly praised.
We hope to see Mr. Wheelock and Miss Joyce
again soon, and that then they can arrange
matters so as to give us 'tMuch Ado About
Nothing Romeo and Juliet" and other
plays in which they have heretofore delighted
Portland audiences.
HARMONY LODGE.
The third anniversary of Harmony Lodge
drew an audience to Odd Fellows Hall, Satur-
day night of some 400, completely packing the
spacious apartment. The programme, as pub
lished in the PRESS, was fully carried out. and
almost everything was encored by the delight
ed listeners. The Beethoven quar- tette of Bos-
ton sang splendidly; Mr.. Chase's fine tenor
was displayed to excellent advantage; Mrs.
HAYES singing is always musical treat; Mr..
W. F. Chandler played clarinet solo with
good taste and expression: Miss Celia Valen-
tine read two selections most skilfully; Miss
Mary O'BEjon played an organ voluntary with
power and excellent method; and Chandler's
orchestra was heard at special advantage. The
committee-Messrs. Merrill, Higgins, Frye,
Nash and Burnham-may be congratulated on
the great success of the affair. Oscar Wilde"
Cummings ushered the audience with true
aesthetic effect.
The Beethoven Quartette of Boston were at
the City Hotel Saturday night.
The "Kerry Cow" company arrived at the
United States Hotel yesterday morning on the
Pullman
Only one week more to "Pinafore" by the
Tdaal Gnara Gomnahv
The Rentz-Santley Burlesque Novelty
Troupe will appear at Portland Theatre, April
7th and 8th.
Genevieve Ward, in "Forget-me-not," at
Portland Theatre, April 14th andI5th.
A large party of seventy-fye from Bangor go
to Boston to-day to attend the Patti opera per-
Torrance, and there will be number attend
from Portland during the week. Tonight
"Travaita"; Thursday, Lucia; Saturday
matinee, Faust
George T. Ulmer has purchased a residence in
Scituate. Mr.. and Mrs. Lizzie May will pass
the Summer there Mr.. Ulmer is about to
start "Danites'' combination, Lizzie Ulmer
PLAYING Billie Piper. Charles Chappelle and
wife, and probably George G. Boniface, will be
members of the company.
Miss Emma Flaherty sang in Brunswick last
Friday evening for the benefit OF the new
Catholic church in that place.
The Sunday Herald says: Mr.. Leonard
Grover went to Portland last Thursday for the
purpose of making some needed changes in
isRichard Wardour," the new version of
Wilkie Collins Frozen Deep" which was
brought out at Manager Curtis theatre there
last week The piece has the making OF
very good play in it, and Mr.. Joseph Wheelock
has never been better suited with q part than
he is with that of Lieut. Wardour."