The Portland daily press., 1884-04-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


Baird's Minstrels gave very good enter
tainment at City Hall last evening. In the
flrst part there were many pleasing songs, well
sung by the various members of the company,
and good orchestral accompaniment The
end men, Lew Benedict and Joe Hart, were,
OF course, very funny, Theodore jackson was
witty interlocutor, and the jokes were, many
of them, new and taking. Prince Pharoah,
the great contortionist, elected the beartiest
applause as he always does when he appears
in Portland. The bell-ringers were capital,
and so were Messrs. Cline & Lovick in the
cornet duets, Messrs Mack, Kennedy, Willy,
Pearl q McCann are finished clog dancers, p
=. Shortes is an excellent banjoist, and the
double quartette gave great pleasure. There
was fair-sized audience present.
LoRLE.
Maggie Mitchell has not appeared in Port
land for several seasons. notwithstanding
the many actresses who have attained name
and fortune in the like roles to these Miss
Mitchell assumes there is not one who proba-
bly, will retain her hold on the public with the
firm grip which this lady possesses. She still
displays the same wonderful mastery of the
emotions, the same freshness that marked her
acting in former years. The lady will appear
tonight at Portland Theatr in "Lorle" and
1t is said, will be supported by good stock
company. Tickets sho9ld be procured durinq q
the day.
THE THURsBY CONCERT.
The sale of seats for the great Thursby
Kontski concert, will commence at Stock
bridges this morning. 1t is several years since
Miss Tursby, who ranks with the greatest con-
cert singers, appeared here. Since then she has
travelled extensively abroad and has been the
recipient of the highest honors in all the Eu-
ropean courts. De Kontski, the great Hunga-
rian pianist, has been ikened by some to Ru-
bernstein. Lately he gave concerts in Boston,
electrifying his musical audiences. His
"ReUea du Leon" has been played ere many
times by professional and amateur performers.
q work that is one of the most effective known
for the piano. Mr.. Glover Is tenor of abili-
ty and Mr.. Maurice Strakosch is too we'll
known here to make an introduction necessa-
ry.
THEODORE THOMAS COMING.
The musical people of Portland, and they
constitute no small portion Of the population,
will be delighted TO hear that Theodore Thom-
as, with his picked orchestra of sixty musi-
clans, will give grahd concert at City Hall.
Monday evening, May 9th. The orchestra
will be assisted BY the celebrated American ar
lists who took part in the Wagner Festival in
Boston, viz: Miss Emma Juch, soprano; Miss
Emily winant, ,contralto; Mr.. Theodore Toedt,
tenor; snd Mr.. Franz Remmertz, basso. The
tickess will be sold at Stockbridges Saturday
morning next, and there will be three prices.
according to location of seats
NOTES.
Mr.. aad Mrs. Kendall, and their entire dra-
matte company will probably visit the States
next autumn.
Barney McAuley will be at Portland Thea
tre May 1st, End and 3d. and Oliver Doud
Byron May 9th and 10th.
This week, Jones, Moore & Daley in songs
and dances, James Mack, Minnie Emery and
Harry West, appeer at the Lyceum. ga
Irlp 10 Parls" Is one of the features OF the en-
tertainment.
Mr. Grimmer and Messrs. Brooks and Jones
OF the orchestra, have been engaged by Thomp-
son and Schoff to furnish music at the Kear-
sarge House, White Mountains this summer
MAY Blossom, by Mr.. Belasco, produced
at the Madison Square Theatre, New York,
has leaped at once into public favor 1t is play
Of touching situations, domestic atmosphere,
enuine character, and somewhat romantic
interest, and is brilliantly acted in the charac-
ters assumed by Miss Georgia Cayyan, Mr.,
Joseph Wheelock, Mr.. w. j. LeMoyne, and
Mr.. Ben Maginley. 1t is framed in hand
some and picturesque scenery. Furthermore,
and in almost all ways it has been skilfully
handled. No doubt can be felt as to its sue
cess, and there is no question that its success
is deserved.
Among the new plays produced in New
York last week, which were successes, were
"Falkn" at the Casino, and Skipped by the |
Light of the Moon" at the Fifth Avenue,
while "The Fatal Letter" at the Union Square, |
'Betsey" at Wallack's and "Stolen Money! at |
the New Park, were failures.