The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
cALLENDER's MrNsTRELs.

| CALLENDER'S MIN6TRELS.
The country has gone mad over imported
novelties. We have Oscar Wilde, Mrs. Lang
try, the Comet, and new kind of scarf pin,
warranted to charm the gentle sex at forty
rods. But the great sensation just at present
is the arrival of Callender's symposium of COR
soldated talent. These great minstrels played
a tremendous season at Her Majesty's Theatre
in London, when the Prince of Wales and
Langtry laughed themselves hoarse. They
| will appear here at Portland Theatre to-mor-
row night, with grand female ehorns and a
bantam rooster that has never been whipped
| by any bird OF its age, size and complexion.
| No burnt cork used, 80 negroes, all born black
from the beginning
| SPARKS.
Willie Edouins Sparks Combination will
appear at Portland Theatre, Thursday night,
in "Dreams"-which gave 80 much pleasure to
the theatre-going community in this city last
season-and in a new play, Bunch of Keys"
Friday night. The Bunch of Keys is three
sisters, whose uncle has just died, leaving
hotel property. These sisters are anxious to
know to whom the property is left, and the
lawyer, Littleton Snaggs, comes to the house
to read the will. The will provides that the
AOVCA oAdlA 10 buo hUuolicbb VI ttl6 buEc0
sisters, and commands that the hotel shall be
open within month after his death, and that
the question as to the homeliest sister shall be
left to the first drummer that applies for &C.
cemmodations. Then none of the sisters want
the property, and each insists that the others
are the homeliest There is codicil to the
will which provides that if the sisters desire,
they can divide the property between them
equally. This, however, the lawyer keeps to
himself as he hopes to marry one of the sis
tiers and get the whole property. The hotel is
opened under the management of the lawyer,
and the scenes that follow in it are very lu-
dicrous and laughable. The will is finally
found by the sisters, the codicil is read and the
vexed question settled.
ADA DYER.
Ada Dyer is one of the best actresses on the
American stage. She was leading lady at
Wallack's Theatre for several seasons, and is
also well known by her connection with other
New York houses. In these days, when
novices star, it is pleasure to welcome
thoroughly educated actress of great talent
Miss Dyer will appear at Portland Theatre,
saturday light, supported by first-class COM
paDy, in 'The Unequal Match, )" the principal
character in which Mrs. Langtry selected for
her American debut.
"Ramblings in Rome" will be the next ec-
ture in the Stockbridge course, Wednesday.
The Chicago News says: "The enthusiasm
over the views of the Tiber and Forum, the
Coliseum, st. Peters and many others, was
marked, and the lecture was one of the best
ever given here"
The Cumberland County Musical Conven-
ton will be held at Yarmouth, the 18th and
18th of this month.
The Schubert Quartette will sing at the an
nual meeting of the Congregational Club this
evening.
The Lyceum closed its doors Saturday night
to make extensive alterations for heating 1t
will re-opel4 Jan. 18th with strong company.
"lolanthe," despite the cold weather, drew
fair audience at the Saturday matinee and
good house at night.
The white Slave is coming to Portland
1t is reported that Atkinson's Jollities dis
banded here.