The Portland daily press., 1883-10-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
DAYY CROCKETT.

DAvY CROCKETT.
Mr.. Frank Mayo will appear at City Hall,
November 6, in his famous character Of 'Davy
Crockett" under the patronage of the Brown
Light Artillery. The Toledo Blade says: .
wonderful hold on the public has Mr.. Mayo in
"Davy Crockett, the secret of which is his
perfect naturalness. Mayo is always "true to
natures life," and SO much SO that it is diff
cult to associate him with anything, even in his
individual personality, except the backwoods-
maa and the hunter. The more one sees the
character of "Davy Crockett as interpreted
by Mr.. Mayo the more it grows upon him. 1t
will bear study. it will stand scrutiny, and the
more of each, the better one enjoys it. Mr..
Mayo is exceedingly popular here, even out
side OF his great character. He closed his en-
gagement last night to an immense business"
BAIRD's MINsTRELs
The advance sale of seats for the perform
ance by Baird's mammoth troupe tomorrow
evening at City Hall has been very good and
excellent locations still remain which can be
secured at Stockbrdge's. Lew Benedict is in
the company and also the Royal Hand Bell
Ringers, A very carefully selected and
unique programme is offered and if our ex-
changes are to be relied on delightful even
ing's entertainment may be anticipated.
COUGH.
Tonight John B. Cough the celebrated tenn
perance orator, will deliver his new lecture on
'The Powers that Be" in the Stockbridge
course at City Hall. The lecture is highly
praised wherever delivered, but the name of
Cough is sufficient to draw one of the largest
audiences of the season. A few evening tick
cts can be had at Stockbridge's.
PYTHIAN CONCERT,
To lovers of music the following nroeramma
~ sa,.ot;on, - l.. rl.s - Cn1. 80. -
at the concert OF the Knights of Psthias at
Biddeford will be interesting.
ovort,,ra -nrohroo x.,.
Mediev salsctians ,pa 49, 49, - -. efoi
y -aAs"sAo'' 'oAs'1 W i Sauts
Selections from Atilla Ver~;
"a Paraphrase- the Golden. ''o'
Robinson
To- May Pole Dance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS issud
hecoiiectlons OIL the War.--........... .-...Beyer
IRvING's DEBUT.
Mr.. Winter. Of the Naw Work q,r;hnna
| 49, :, -,
mus spoaAs u LIVING uepue as matthias IN
The Bells, Monday night:
SIT never could he dificnlt for an avnari-
enced actor to play this part most effectively
| in q professional sense Mr. Irving has ac
com plished more th an that by giving this mr.
| derer a human heart. by making natience
| tenderness, the motive and passion of his life
| and then by depicting with consnmmate 70,
| sul.s the agonies of tbe soni which oniv e., 81
| soul can suffer. he creates an IMAGE not lass
pitiable than horrible Of that forlorn humanitv
| which evil has conseauenced and which ;nax.
orable Justice must now destroy. n IL If
/ course possible TO Acknowledgement an actors
| intention Int whether with or w;,bo,,s ~ =
nose MT irving nrodncad tho affent IF -.
as well as verv aroelv the affact a terrar the
-latter he;ng nredom;nant anS h;s 1870 'i ~,
| the latter being wonderfully subtle and viyidiv
| picturesque. The severisb alertnass anaar.
| dered by a strong will aga;nst a s;c,ae;n,
/ apprehension. tha SLOW narains;e ~ tba faai
| ings under the action III ramnrsa ,rara ,;,e,,
| with appalling truth' Since the ala Says ~
| Charles Keene No disnlav of morh;S snir;,,ai
| viyisection has heen saan unon tha stara AZ.
| approaches or even resembles tba Jrsa, 49,, ~
| Matthias as actad hv Hanrv Irvine Tha Ill i.
| ence was comnIataIv snail honnS dnr;n,. tb;e
| scene. Tn ali the lopS hacLworS rlaSo sn ~
recollection we find ne naraliaI To this sn e.
| tainment of tramandonS aaonv :, an. US ..o,
dificnIt of ali dra,nat;c onnS;;y ~ 'nSv "9s'
| vino w;olSs snst saso;n 0onuisons: ui. II
maenetism essenta,,u narsnnai anu nttIg 3u
con1d snsta;n a,, actor rs a'ot eiso
au audience through SO terr,be an or doJ ~ ~
this ~ @s
The effect nnoo tho ond;enca NOS sirc,,.r
and in loot ,hi o,ar =; ,,a ~, % .s;S1
| leave upon the assemhlaces stranoaiy Siffaragyt
imnress.ons SneaE;ng NTH ratsrano - o..'
ecution and oualitv. il nav ba said .hat tosto
nj AlF frnfr 30 TO-
like the taste f,r olvas;t hos ~ ba
Rnt WHOM onoa 81 naS haa,, ao ~ 20
its possessor great de,iobt M Tr9;na =; We :
verv necnliar actor His narsona1;tn a55d !. b;s 4
methods of art are cbaraeterizad nv sneci ii
aud great fasc;nations Int a1sa hu
nerniering sinonlar;t;as His odJ;,?pS hai o. -
make him nniSna ana thoss odd;tias &c ,sae " "
ali persons agreeable Some of them inSead ' are re-
| defects and will remain defectS Till the ana ~
| the chantar Mr. Trvino,s stana ILL -. 80 :.
annie Is sometimes sti,taS and "nr,,lao ~. "a
this necnl;aritv altbonah roaII. asr.oii, s t
him one of the results Of nervons axc;raman IT.
wheraver II cbancss 70 he inharT,
of an affectation. His stage talk, Furthermore
| particularly under the strain of great agitation
is sometimes inarticulate and indistinct. He
INDUCES freely in what Shakespeare has de-
sgnated flaws and starts He uses, at times
the rapid. tripping enunciation and song-like
cadence which are peculiar to the English
speech OF foreigners, particularly the French
His voice, notwithstanding he is man oil
muscular physical constitutions wry, nervous,
and sustained by unfiinching endurance and
patient resolute will. is neither copious nor
resonant, not at all the organ of Forrest OF
Salvini, aud therefore, although his tones are
often tender or piercing, or vibrant, he is apt
to dlsappoint the listener at moments when
great vocal resources are desired"
The Journal special said: "The welcome
| given to Irving was an ovation, in its warmth
and duration. He stood bowling for at least a
minute, visibly affected. Then the play went
on, with but little animation, and scarcely any
applause. Afte, the curtain fell upon the first
act, the crowd poured out into the lobby and
gave expression to the genuine astonishmeni
which filed the house. The prevalent senti-
ment was disappointment. 1t seemed scarcely
possible that this frail, lank m an, with his bag
gard face and husky voice, unpleasantly En-
glish information and awkward mannerismt
could be the most noted actor on the English
stage today. The applause with which he had
been twice recalled before the curtain was Civ
en- to the man and gnest OF the country rather
tnan 10 Inc actor.