The Portland daily press., 1883-03-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MARGARET MATHER.


Tonight Miss Margaret Mather will make
her debut in Portland as Juliet She win be
greeted with one OF the largest and most bril-
liant audiences ever gathered in Portland The
Boston Advertiser said: "The difficult passage
rt the olose OF the potion soliloquy, as Shakes
peafe wrote it, was more comprehensive in
Miss Mather's Interpretation than in that Of
any other actress we have ever seem" The
Journal remarked: "Her first appearance
was 80 modest and so quietly confident, and so
honest was the first appeal that her words and
actions made upon the assembly that il would
have been cold congregation indeed which
did not feel itself at once prepossessed in her
favor"
Grimmer's orchestra will furnish the follow
ing music during Miss Mather's engagement:
Overture LITE (new........... .......;.: Hoffman
Msrchseleetion- Of Melodies 'cIsuder
Patrol Irish (by request) .Puerner
Waltzes-Woman's Love. oye.............."..Fa .Fahrbaeh
THE LYoEUM.
A new and splendid bill at the Lyceum to-
night. Ed Clorana and Jessie Warner in
their lightning changes, songs and broadsword
combat; Alice Sherwood, the great song and
dance artistic; Billy Deverne, in his Irish iigs
and songs; the great female base ball nine the
sack race between Wallace and Mortimer; the
performance concluding with the new comedy
OF Jefferson Briggs"
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
The concert Wednesday night will fill, and
should crowd, City Hall The grand Sympho-
ny orchestra of Boston is treat we ought to
have set before US more frequently. The pro-
gramme Is very attractive. OF Mrs Hen
schels singing the Boston Advertiser says:
ffMra Hanaakala afu - D. IL
was superb at every point, such singing az one
only hears from complete artist Thorough
mastery OF technique was here made the
means Of realizing finely artistic, intelligent
and soulful conception. Not lees admirable
was the singing OF the two wonderful songs
from ''Egmont." Never have poet and COM
poser been more completely and sympathetical-
ly Interpreted"
CAMILLA URgo.
The artists who will appear with Nine. Urso
next Thursday, at City Hail. are, Lsome OF
them, well known here. Mr.. Burbank Is one
OF the best readers on the American stage,
Miss Hall Is pleasing vocalist, Mr.. Hanson
has fine baritone, and Mr.. Liebling Is a good
pianist. The Boston Herald says: Nine
Urso's violin playing was, Of course the prin-
cpal feature, and il aroused the audience to
genuine enthusiasm. She was recalled after
both her principal numbers, and her playing
IN response was even more charming than in
the announced selections. The "Slumber
Song" by Gottschaik, which she played after
PaganiDi's Witches Dance" held the audi
eDce in almost breathless silence TO the close
when the applause was extremely enthusiastic
NOTES
The Trinity College Glee Club Of Hartford,
Conn, will sing at City Hall on the goth of
next month. The company numbers 20 voices
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer, who has met with
great success this eeason. in 40 - il apxiouslv
looking for new play in which to star next
season.
The list Of plays in which Salvini and Clara
Morris will appear during their engagement at
the Museum, beginning April 9, has been set
tied upon as follows: Monday, Tuesday and
Friday evenings, THE Outlaw" Wednesday
evening, "Othello.' The price Of season tick
cts is fixed at s1J, and the sale will begin this
morning at 10 O'Clock. No more than ten
tickets win be sold to one person.