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

OUR FOLKS.
Such was the title of the drama which was
given at Rossini Hall last evening By some of
the young ladies and gentlemen, classmates at
the Butler School, before large and much
delighted audience of friends. The characters
were all well taken. Miss Julia B. Cloyes was
an excellent Mrs Thompson; Miss Eva A.
Smith was very happy as Mrs. Sleeper "heping
against hope" Miss Alice G. Sturtevant was
very funny as Becky. the tom-boy; Miss Bertha
L. Hall was fully equal to the part of Huldah
Prime, full of complaints, and was always
ready to tell her troubles; Miss Jennie NJ.
Hayes showed her cleyerness as Silby York,
tsslipshod, but willing;" Frank Bibber made
a great deal of the character of Capt. Tbomp-
son; Fred Sanborn was excellent as the son
Frank Orr was a decided success as Capt.
Sleeper; Austin Perry made first rate Teddy;
Charles Gage was fully mp to the character of
Hiram Small, and Arthur McFadden pleased
as Phil.
Enoores were frequent and the audience was
evidently much amused. Many expressed a
desire to have the play repeated in larger
hall at an early day. The orchestra, formed
from the class was excellent and rendered
several selections admirably Mr.. Gage show
ed himself good stage manager, well ac-
quainted with the duties pertaining to the
position.
Our readers must bear in mind Prof Saucier's
musical soiree in Reception Hall tomorrow
evening. Among those who will assist him in
the concert are Miss Ruth G. Long, the
fayorite mezzo-soprano, Messrs. Turkey, Stet-
son, Fernald and Thomas.
NOTES.
The Gary concert will take place June 23d.
The tickets are now for sale at Stockbrdges,
o,1 Ill bn rafiJuded after Monday
next.
Mrs. Ada Cary Sturgs, Will Stockbridge,
W. S. Beckett and others gave a concert at
Cumberland Mills last night.
Frau Materna will appear in Music Hall,
Boston, Friday evening and Saturday after
noon.
E. A. Blanchard of Yarmouth, baritone, Mr..
Charles r. Belts, e flat clarinet, and Mr.. Will
Mabry, solo alto, have been engaged to play
regularly with Collins Band.
A family of four under the name OF ssThe
Whimsical Waltons', just arrived from Eng
land, made their first bow before an American
audience at Haverlys Theatre, Philadelphia,
Monday evening. 1t was stated that they were
considered a good card in the London music
halls and throughout the English provinces,
having met with much success wherever they
appeared. The North American says "this
we are prepared to believe (after the ex-
perience of Mr.. Toole, who ranks as the lead
ing comedian of that country, for their fun
was of the most lugubrious character, and
everything seemingly worked against them"
A new, and what is not always the same
thing. an original play entitled "a Square
Man." by Mr.. Edward j. Swartz, a well known
Journalist of Philadelphia, was produced at
| The Walnut-street Theatre in that city Monday
evening for the first time in Philadelphia, and
achieved an unequivoca and thoroughly we'll
deserved success. Mr.. Swartzs play has the
cardinal merit of being deeply and continuous
| ly interesting. It arrests the attention of the
| spectator at the very beginning, and retains II
| until the close Though it is the first work Of
| the kind that its author has produced it is said
the skill with which it is written would dc
credit to any practised playwright, and the
results attained are such as serve to show to
what an extent intelligent study and careful
preparations, when combined with natural
| talent for the work in hand, can be made tt
take the place of actual experience.