The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-11
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT

ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
OF this play, which will be presented at
Portland Theatre Friday evening". the Boston
Herald says; At the matinee yesterday after
noon, as well as last night the Oliver DoEd
Byron troupe played the famous drama of
Across the Continent" AT both performances
the house was packed, and with delighted au
dences. This play is not of the frontier
blood and thunder style like gr-at many of
the present day. DENIM 0'Dwyer and hia
son are exceedingly funny as shoemaker and
baggage smasher, and kept the house in roar
Mr.. james B. Radcliffe in his impersonation
of the negro character Caesar Augustus
stage struck moke, and with his songs and
dances and harmonicon music, was an eminent
success. Master Charles J. Hagen is but q
youthful comedian, but he is excellent in his
specialties. Mr.. Oliver DoEd Byron as the
central figure of the play, Joe Ferris, "the fer
ret" and Miss Kate Byron in the dual roles of
Agnes Constances, the broken hearted wife,
and Louise, the adopted daughter of the rich
merchant, were, of course, both as perfect as
the character they assumed could be made
The scene OF the dying mother, sobbing out
her life over her starving infants, was touch
ing in the extreme and full of tender pathos
that went to the hearts of all and brought up
tears TO their eyes.
Miss Carrie Swain was favored with another
good house last night and as 'fCad, the Tom
boy received equal applause that Of the
previous evening.
Mr. Nicol Leveroni, young Italian said to
possess baritone voice of exceptional promise,
will make his debut in concert at Horticul-
tural Hall, Boston, on the evening of October
10Th.
The Warren Testimonial will take place at
the Boston Museum on the afternoon and
evening of Saturday, Oct. 2Sth. Mr. Warren
will appear in two of his most famous charac-
teri belonging to two of the best old Comedies
one on each occasion.
Mr.. T. f. Mack u, who is now playing Joe
Becket in 'The Romany Rye" in New York
has new play by Alfred Ayers, in which he
expects soon to be seen at one of the New York
theatres
Mr.. M. de Lazare has Just completed very
pretty little opeTetta in one act, rausic by
Offenbach. 1t is entitled 1.-THE Grand Duke Of
Su!ipatan,' and will be produced at the AL
eazar, New York, in the course of a week or
two
signor Tagliapietra has made successful
debut in English opera as Pippo in "The Mas
COTE"
A few seats still remain for Stockbridge's
admirable course OF entertainments.
Personal.
James M. Lunt, Esq, Superintendent Of the
New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway railroad,
10 III thO CltJs
The Beacon says: Mrs. Sarah Stone, dea-
coness of Trinity church, Neponset, who at
tended the meeting of the American Board of
Missions at Portland, although past three-score
years and ten, takes great interest in the relg-
ious movements of the day.
lions Advertiser says "Rev. Thomas d.
Anderson, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist
church in Portland, has received unanimous
call to the pastorate of the Seventh Baptist
church in Baltimore, Nd This is the church
of which DR.. Richard Fuller was pastor at the
time of his death, and which was subsequently
served by Rev W. I. Brantley, D. d., who
died in March last. Mr.. Anderson has been
pastor OF the First church in Portland six
years. He is preacher of rare intellectual
gifts, and, should he accept the call, the First
church in Portland will lose an hoaered pas
tor, and the denomination in the State one Of
its most promising men, The attention of
churches in other States seems just nov to be
directed towards Maine. We have noble
body of ministers, but we cannot afford to let
them go"