The Portland daily press., 1885-11-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
CAD, THE TOM BOY.

CAD, THE TOM BOY.
Last evening Miss Carrie Swain appeared at
Portland Theatre in her popular character "Cad,
the Tom Boy, in which she has been seen here
for several seasons past. As formerly Miss Swain
with her songs and dances, her bright humor and
touching pathos, both strongly contrasted, enllsts
the sympathies of her audience from the begin
ming and holds their attention until the end OF the
play Tonight Miss Swain will appear in her
new play of STrue Blue which is called by some
critics, more pleasing than "Cad'' The lovers of
the amusing should not fail to see Miss Swain.
LAIscELLE's CoMBINATIoN.
Laiscelle's Combination gave another pleasing
entertainment at Thatcher Post Hall last night,
and will give their last two performances this
afternoon and evening, for the benefit of the post
fund. The Laiscelles with Messrs: Ferry and
Colby are. very good in Loves Stratagem u tne
ROmayne gives an artistic clog dance; Harry La
Marr catches the boys with his female imperson-
ations; Prof. Colby amuses with his talking heads;
the Olympian Quintette show their agility on the
ladders; Prof Perry goes through the hoops with
the lighted lamp on his forehead, and the enter
tainment closes with the laughable sketch The
Great White Statue"
RENTz-sANTLEY COMPANY.
The Rentz-Santley troupe always draws large
audience at Portland Theatre not because of any
impression that the "show will be an indecent one
-as was gathered from the Autographs in the
past-but because the name has become synonom-
Gus for an excellent variety entertainment par
ticpated in by the leading artists in that line. We
understand that on this occasion the company
give an admirable burlesque on the latest Gilbert
Sullivan opera "The Mkado." Dutch DAILY, Misses
Love, Clinton and Blake are in the company
There was a large sale of seats yesterday and the
house will be crowded Monday night.
NOTES.
''Chestnuts" will prove popular in this city. The
sale of seats will begin Monday.
The great Carnival Combination will crowd the
Bijou Rink next Friday night.
A st. Louis man has an interesting theatrical
curiosty-a play bill bearing the date 1928, an
nouncing the appearance OF five of the Jetfersons
in one performance at Washington. The plays
were "The Dramatist or Stop Him Who Can,"
and "The Magpe and the Maid" The.occasion
was q benefit to Mr.. and Mrs. Francis, who real
lied S43.50. The Jeffersons who played that
night were John, aged 18; Thomas, aged 26;
Joseph. Jr., aged 10; Mrs. Andrews, an aunt;
Mrs. Jefferson mother to Joseph.
Franz Liszt completed his 74th year on Oct.
Goth. His years seems to sit as lightly on hiuI as
though they did not number a score and half
He is looked for in four German cities this mcnth
then in Rome to pass Christmas and the New
Year. In February he will go to Pesth, from
there to Paris and then to London in April, where
he may oversee the production OF his oratorio,
''Saint Elizabeth"
Arthur Sullivan has undertaken to compose an
oratorio expressly for the Leeds Festival next
autumn. He has already sketched the work, and
is probably now at work on 1t. 1t is understood
that the composition will consume half of morn
ing concert, and that the author will direct the
performance.