The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
LYcEuM rHEArRE.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
The Lyceum will present new bill to its
patrons tonight. Several of the old fayorites
will remain, and the new stars are said to be-
among the most attractive in their profession
They will be greeted by crowded house.
NOTES.
The tickets for Baird's Minstrels will be sold
at Stockbridge's today.
John 3. Cough will deliver his new lecture
on the Powers that Be- in the Stockbridee
Course Wednesday night
'McSoriey's Infiaton,' Edward Harrigan's
clever new piece, will be presented by NJ. W.
Hanley's company at Portland Theatre on
Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9th and 9th. The
company has been meeting with great success
in Boston.
In the new play to be presented at Haverly's
14th street theatre, New York, there is one
very heavy act, in which railway train is
used which is being picturesquely arranged
for the theatre. A part of the stage runs right
through the block to Fifteenth street, and this
will be used to represent tunnel facing the
audience. Out of this the train is to come,
head on, and an effect will be secured such as
has never been attempted.
Mary Anderson, after successful appear.
ance, lasting eight weeks, as Parthenia, made
her appearance Saturday night, for the first
time in England, as Pauline in the LADY of
Lyons. There was brilliant house, including
the Prince and Princess of Wales. Miss An
derson was cordially received in the beginning,
and was recalled after each act, and twice after
the fourth. The critics considered her method
slightly old-fashioned and wanting natural
ness; but the impression on the audience was
nndeniably favorable. The Prince of Wales,
after the third act, sent for an American pre-
sent, and expressed the pleasure with which
the princess and himself had witnessed Miss
AndersoD's performance, adding that she
would be sure to receive a hearty welcome,
as American, bat he thought her acting
excellent, aud creditable to her and to her
country.
The rentree of Nine. Pappenheim in "Nor-
ma" with Manager MapIesons Company, on
Friday evening, appears to have been highly
successful, and the great artist is generally
credited with having retained all her vocal
abilities, which were SO much enjoyed in
former years.
The great theatrical occurrence of the COM
ing week in New York will be the first appear
ance upon the American stage of the famous
English actor, Henry Irving. This interesting
event will take place this evening in the Star
Theater. The play will be 1.-THE Bells" in
which Mr.: Irving has won what many critics
have considered his best deserved triumph. On
Tuesday night he will appear in another OF bis
celebrated characters, Charles T., and on tn
occasion he will be supported by Miss Ellen
Terry.
Miss Lillian Russell will, it is reported, play
the leading part in Gilbert and Sullivan's new
opera in London. Mr.. D'Oyly Carte says the
LOW WOrh Will uOb 10 presented until the re-
ceipts of "Iolanthe" fall off there In any
case, however. the production is not likely to
be delayed much after next month.
Martin Roeders new ofatorio, MARIA Mag
da1ena," will be produced soon at Berlin The
work is ia three parasitic first on the Sea OF
Tiberias, the second at the feast in the house
of Simeon at Bethany, the third at Golgotha.
Christ is a baritone, Magdalena contralto.
Simeon baritone, and the Apostle tenor.
The uniformly good air and comfortable tenn
perature throughout the auditorium, from the
orchestra rail to the rear of the top gallery of
the new opera house in New York, was prac-
tically demonstrated by tests made throughout
the evening in all parts of the house, and in no
case did the variation in temperature exceed
40. Fresh air is forced into the house, from
Perforated pipe passing under every row of
seats, at the rate of 10000 cubic feet per
minute, this air being kept at the temperature
of 66o. The tests made throughout the house,
from o'clock until the curtain finally fell at
1.15 a M, show that the average heat was
from 750 to 79o, the highest point being taken
at the extreme point in the upper gallery.
One of the most important improvements
made has been the introduction of system
which not only steadies the flame of the foot
lights and prevents them from Pickering, but
also draws down below thestage level all the
heat thrown off by the burners, thus saving
the artists from any discomfort in approaching
the proscenium line. Mr.. Frederick Tudor Of
Boston is to be credited with the successful
results obtained in this portion of the con-
truction.