The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ANNIE PIXLEY.

Tonight the charming actress, Annie
Pixley, will appear at Portland Theatre in
her new play of tEily." There has been a
good demand for seats, and as Miss PiXley
has been abroad so long there will be all the
greater desire expressed by her admirers to
see her. Tomorrow night Miss Pixley will
appear in Miss" In the first season of
the presentation of Miss it won instant
success, finding place far above many plays
OF its class, as portraying a vivid picture of
the peculiar life in the mining camp. Since
its first days the play has not suffered ma
terial change, the principal additions being
few new stage accessions and the introduce
ton of some new music. Miss herself is
the same ragged, Saucy child of the noun
tains as of old, d veritable diamond in the
ingis if anything more artistically done than
before.
KATE CLAYTON.
Friday and Saturday Miss Kate Claxton
will appear at Portland Theatre in "Called
Back" and the tickets will be on sale today.
Miss Claxton as Pauline has part particu-
larly fitted to her abilities, and Mr.. Chas A.
Stevenson will elaborate the part of Gilbert,
which Robert Mantell playedin the first New
YORK production. Young Salyini has been
secured for the part of the Italian, Mascara,
and the other members of the company have
been selected with special reference to char
acter assigned. No one who has read Hugh
Conveys Called Back would be likely to
miss witnessing the dramatized production
of that remarkable work.
NOTES.
Dan Maguinnis as Lord Tatters, created
a good impression at the Park Theatre, Bos-
ton, Monday night. The play is thought by
the Advertiser better than its authors
"Jalma, but not equal to ''Connie Soogah."
Parties who desire to exchange their tick
cts for the Thomas concert in the Stock
bridge course for one of the extra opera per-
formances to be given by the Ideals, can do
so by applying at Stockbridge's store.
Miss Rose Coghlan's engagement proceeds
at Niblo's Garden, New York, and this fair
and favOrite actress has been much admired
and commended for her performance of Our
Joan.
The Comedy Theatre, at Broadway and
10Th street, New York, having been enlarg-
ed and redecorated, was opened Monday
evening with miscellaneous entertainment,
in which Miss Dora Wiley and performer
styled The Wonderful Kellar," parti-
cipated.
The New York Tribune speaking of the
"Mikado" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
says: 1T is worth a visit to the theatre
alone to study how effectively fan can be
used, to see in the pretty, graceful handling
of that instrument by Miss Ulmar, and her
companions, more particularly Miss Forster,
q revival of that art once priced SO highly,
the decadence of which was deplored long
ago by an English essayist whose words
bring back our school days. 1t is source of
pleasurable wonder to note the elasticity
and gracefulness of motion on the part of
these young women while wrapped in gowns
which it would seem ought to impede their
every movement The unenlightened male
mind is compelled to accept the explanation
ventured by Mr. Labouchere's Truth that
underneath those gowns are only combina-
tons of chamois leather and thin silk Skirts
1t is a delight to catch the Kaleidoscope
changes of form and color which go on with
out cessation so long as the curtain does dot
veil the picture
Grimmer's orchestra will play the follow
week:
Overture-Romantique ................. Keller Bella
Dream Waltzes-Black Hussar (by request. -.
MillOcker.
GalOp-Summer Night in Denmark. .Lumbye.