The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


THE WORLD
Thursday and Friday evenings "The World"
will be produced at Portland Theatre by the
Boston Theatre Company. The Boston Ca
zette says:
The raft scene is perhaps, the finest scene,
and the most admirably contrived effect ever
seen on our stage, The water is managed with
surprising skill, and is the most perfect result
OF its kind hitherto achieved in this connec-
ton. The gloom. the sunrise, tho appearance
OF ship in the distance, the signal gun, and
the vessel bearing down to the rescue OF the
sufferers form a tableau which fairly makes
one on hold his breath with suspense: These are
the great effects of the piece, but there are 9th
ers which are scarcely less dramatic"
THE IDEALS.
There are still good seats remaining for the
!Stockbridge course, and good many excel
lent locations can still be secured for tho Sat.
urday matinee. ERA Diavolo" is an old ia
vorite here, and will fifty open the course in
Portland. "The Weathercock, is a new OPP
era and will receive its first representation in
this city Saturday. The scene of 1.-THE Wealth
ercock" is laid near castle in Hungary, the
headquarters OF small district governed by
Gen. Count Peysin de Birmenstorff. This no.
bleman, of extremely ancient, though impov-
erished family, has an only daughter, Fred
cirque, young lady with penchsnt for an
Cling, whom be has surrounded with guard
OF honor, consisting of young ladies of her
own age, who are to marry only when Fred
cirque has made her choice, and are-until
that event takes place-supposed never to lose
sight OF her. AT the opening of the opera
Count Hildebert Brildise, young nobleman
who, from the opposite bank of the stream in
which Frederique is SO fond of fishing, has OBJ
served that young lady, and been smitten. an
pears, accompanied by number of young
friends, and is determined if possible, to Sc
cure an interview. In this he succeeds
through the aid of Lucie, Frederique's foster
sister, and ascertains to his great delight that
his passion is reciprocated. A serious obstacle
to the chances of the lovers, however, exists in
the fear that the governor is hourly expecting
the arrival, from Spain, of Count Eustace Of
Toledo, an enormously rich young nobleman in
quest of wife, for whom Frederique is des-
tined Through mistake by the deaf captain
OF the Guard, Hildebert is taken for the ex-
pected Count, and Eustace arrives to find him
self confronted with the imposter, who sue
ceeds, by his ingenuity and audacity, in COM
pletely imposing upon the ever changing old
governor and in winning the hand of Freder-
ique. Eustace has, meanwhile, fallen desper.
ately in love with Lucie, whom he has been
led, by many droll complications, to believe to
be the daughter of Pepin, and it is not until
the final scene of the opera that the various
threads of the mistakes made by the old gov
Sernor are unraveled, and everybody made
happy. The scenes give constant opportunity
for stage action and business, and afford nile
opportunities for maintaining the interest
throughout the opera.
NOTES.
"Hazel Kirke" will delight the theatre-goers
next Tuesday night.
NaA 81, IT,.
house to Portland Theatre last night.
The London Musical World says the re-
hearsals of the new Gilbert and Sullivan's op-
era for The Savoy theatre, have already begun.
FMS should prove an interesting week for
the theatre public of New York. SIR. Wall
lacks season began Monday evening with
''Masks and Faces" Miss Fanny Davenport
appeared at the Fourteenth street theatre. in
Fedora" Mr.. Days season began Tuesday,
with new piece called dollars and Sense.,'
Mr. Stetson opened the dramatic season at. the
Fifth Avenue theatre, with "Money" Mr.
and Mrs. Florence appeared at the Grand OPP
era House in new play entitled, Facts, or
His Little Hatchet." Mr.. AMI Mrs Mckee
Rankin came forth for the fifth time at their
own theatre, the Third Avenue. Mr.. Wynd-
ham changed his bill at the Union Square
And the San Francisco Minstrels produced a
new burlesque.
Mr.. Jefferson is this week In Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Florence devote the next three
weeks to New York
Kate Claxton is at Providence for a.week.
Genevieve Ward is at Brighton, England.
John L. Raymond Will be seen this week in
Muskegon.
Lytton Sothern is in Canada.
In Boston, "Jama' draws crowds 10 the
Boston Theatre; Warranted delights Muse
um audiences; "Monte Christon is beautifully
produced at the Globe; Virginia" fills The
Bijou; Maggie Mitchell renews her triumphs
at the Park; and 'The Black Flag takes I'M
mensely at the Howard