The Portland daily press., 1883-03-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


BUFFALO BILL.
tonight Buffalo Bill and company will ap-
pear at Portland Theatre. The Rock Island
Gazette says: despite the drizzling rain and
sucKy, slippery mud last evening, the theatre
was packed from pit to dome with people anx-
lous TO see the popular Buffalo Bill and hear
ms latest and greatest border drama, Twenty
Days, or Buffalo Bill's Pledge" No company
has ever drawn larger house, and we judge
from the frequent and hearty applause, that
all were satisfied with Ethe performance. The
| play of itself Is smooth border drama, rum
ming along brisk1y, without tediona dialogues
or waits, and the deepest interest is main
tanned by the numerous startling situations in
all of which Bill is the hero.
THE IDEALS.
The Ideal Opera Company will appear at
City Hall next Wednesday afternoon in "Pin-
afore," "Wednesday evening in yarney's
"Musketeers," and Thursday evening in
Normandy Chimes" The plot Of the .Mus-
keteers," which was never given in New York
until this evening, is as follows: SAT hamlet
near LaRochelle, France, is stationed a corps
OF Red Musketeers, commanded by Brissac and
MS friend Gontran. At the beginning of the op-
era village fete is being held. The Abbe Bri-
dame, visitor to neighboring Ursuline Con-
vent, has been sent for by Brissac, who wishes
to consult with him regarding the cause of the
despondency of his friend, Gontran, the latter
having been pupil of the Able. The Able
suspects that there is a lady in the case. His
surmises are correct. Gontran confesses to
have met Marie, niece of the Governor, and 20
have fallen violently in love with her The
Aone agrees to plead Gontran's cause with the
governor, who arrives most opportunely in
the village, accompanied by Marie, whom he
is to conduct TO the convent. The Governor
Informs the Abbe that the Cardinal as a no.
htlcal measure, has resolved to compel Marie
TO take the veil Gontran, driven to despera-
tion by these tidings, resolves to enter the
convent and carry Marie away, and induces
his friend, Brissac, TO accompany him Two
mendicant friars arriving at the inn at this
time, Brissac and Gontran rob them of their
gowns while they are asleep. The Governor
thinking they are the real monks, orders Bris
sac and Gontran TO go to the convent Brissac
privately orders guard to be set over the
1riars. The Governor and Marie start for
the convent, little dreaming who the monks
really are.
The young ladies being educated az the cnn-
vent are assembled to listen to an address from
the Able. The latter wishing to avoid Marie
IN he Scbool-room, details his duties to the
"friars '-Brissac and Gontran-without mis-
trusting who they are. The latter are very
SSA"i@'AJ AOOOlNOu db VLo COuV6nt. Marie meets
her lover, and Brissac falls in love with her
sister Louise. The Abbe resolves in view of
the great danger threatening TO break off the
attachment between Marie and Gontran. He
extorts letter from Marie giving him up.
Fladiug Gontran in the convent discuised as
u lriar, the Abbe commands him to leave He
refuses to go. Brlssac make free with the
wines OF the convent cellars, aud delivers a
lecture OF temperance. Finally the Governor
returns and denounces the two monks as the
tan n nccIR Of ft.s.( r.
discovered that the escapade of the two SOL
diers has probably been the means of saving
the Cardinals life, as Brissac's guards have
detained the real consprators at the inn. The
Governor therefore pardons Brissac and Con
tran and consents to their marriage with Marie
and Louise"
The tickets are selling rapidly at Stock
bridges
MARGARET MATHER.
The public viii ne glad to learn that Mis-.
Margaret Mather has SO far recovered from her
illness that she will appear at Portland Thea
tire, March Goth, 27th and 2Sth, in 'Romeo
and Juliet" "Leah,'' and "As You Like It."
NOTES.
The Milton News says: Harry Bloodgoo5
the welknown comedian, resides at North
CONWAY, N. ID. His wife is an Episcopalian,
and is bringing up their Two little daughters in
the same faith. The children have been in the
naplt OF SaCrlnclng some faYorIt6 dalnty--CAke
or candy-during Lent The other day Mrs
Bloodgood asked the youngest child, aged 6
years: We'll, Sallie, what are yoa going TO
give up during Lent?" Sallie: Give up
nothing. Staying up here is give up enough for
meW With the snow five feet deep on a level,
the extent OF the sacrifice becomes more appar-
ent.
Charles Dudley Warner speaks of wag-
ner's music in an article on Parsfal published
IN a recent number of the Atlantic, in the fol-
lowing terms; This music had supernatur-
al note-an unworldly, not to say spiritual,
suggestion. It rose and FELL more importu-
nate than strident, in pleading, in warning, in
entreaty. Whether it was good music or ut
teFly impossible music cannot say, owing to
constitutional aud cultivated ignorance of mut-
ical composition; but it affected me now and
again like the winds in vast forest of pines,
on summer day. 1t appealed to the imagi- |
nation; 1T exciIed expectation; it begat an III /
defnable longing; and now and then in a MI |
nor strain, full of sadness OF of passion, sug-
gested theme like the opening of a window |
Into another world-a theme which was 10 be |
renewed again and again in the drama, when |
it came to us like reminiscence of some for |
mar life."