The Portland daily press., 1885-11-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
rHE EIaHrH srocKBR1pGE.

The entertainment in the Stockbridge course
last evening, drew a large audience to City Hall
despite the raging snow storm. Miss Couthoui is
so well known here that everybody present last
evening waited with the pleaSantest anticipation
to hear her read and she did not dsappont her
audience, her efforts being greeted with generous
applause, and both her pieces being encored.
Mons Alfred de SIEVE, the celebrated yoliniSt, is
perfect master of the instrument, and his two
numbers were rendered in manner to call for
hearty encores Mr. Clark is a good soloist and
the Ruggles street church quartette of Boston Sus
tanned their excellent reputation in the five num-
beers given by them. The members of the quar-
tette possess trained voices OF good strength and
tone, and sing well together.
EXTRA sToCKBRIDGE ENTERTAINMENTS.
This afternoon and evening, two splendid enter
tainments will be given at City Hail. introducing
Miss Jessie Couthoui, a great fayorite with the
Portland public, the Lotus Glee Club, who have
won SO good q reputation here, Miss Olive j.
Mead, the child yiolinist, and the Boston Opera
Comque Company. Below. we print the pro
grammes for both entertainments:
afternoon Programme.
Lotus Glee Club.
Miss Mead.
ou' . 'l9 fiio Miss couthoui. oai'e'0n
Jane Melissa (by, requesD ..............F. j. Smith
Lotus Glee Club.
Miss Mead.
MISS COuInOul.
Boston Opera Comique Company in the Comic OPP
eretta, "Topsy Turvy."
Eee1ing Programme.
Lotus Glee Club.
'0'i'' '0iO' Miss Mead. ~ i'''i'ni
Scene from King John, .............. Shakespeare
Miss Couthoni.
Lotus Glee Club.
Gayotte-.--
How Rubenstein Played. ................. Adams
Miss Couthoui
| Operetta.. 80. Boston Opera Comique Company
Mr.. +. j. Smith, Accompanist
THE Y. M. C. A. COURSE.
The sixth entertainment in the Y. M. G. A.
course will be lecture by the eloquent Rev. j. P.
Newman, D. d., at City Hall, Wednesday evening
Dec 3D. on Personal Recolections of Gen.
Grant, Reserved seats for the five remaining
entertainments of the course and evening tickets
with reserved seats are now on sale at Stock
bridges.
DENNY doom.
Denny Doom, or Sweet nnisfai as presented at
Portland Theatre by Mr. Hugh Fay and his strong
company last night, should have been seen by a
much larger audience. Those who did face the
storm to go to the theatre, however, were well en-
tertained The play introduces a collection of
Irish characters, well worked up, and who serve
as the material for plot which, ii rather old. is
made interesting. Hugh Fay, in the title role, is
a success, and acts the hero to perfection. The
stern old landlord, Mr.. VIM. Greedy, and his son,
Mr.. Sedley Brown, acted well. Mr. Harry
HARDWOOD as Crinch, was immense, and MI. j. f.
Ryan made good, villain oona and Constance
Considine well represented by Misses Lillian
Richardson and Henrietta Crosman, and the other
parts were well taken.
THE MIKADo.
The Springfield Herald speaks as follows of the
performance by the Wilbur Opera Company who
will present "The Mikado" at Portland Theatre
next Saturday evenings
"Alr. Chapman as Ko Ko was very diverting al
though he might well restrain his tendency to use
a recall as a preteXt for caricaturing the music.
The presumption is that singer is asked to re-
peat number because of a desire to hear the
music again and not to see him Jump and caper
and exaggerate the tone and accent. Mr.. Comfy
as Nanki Poo was agreeable and effective; and
Mr.. Brand as Poo Bah was entirely tolerable.
Miss Ferris's Katisha was artistically done. The
part is disagreeable one, but it was carried
G9Igh W Mado was aey creature and his
ooice is not very pleasing; but his enunciatlon is
so distinct and his emphasis SO obvious, that the
dramatic effect last evening more than made
amendsfor any unavoidable vocal shortcomings
Miss Louise Kissing as Yum Yum was not wholly
| Japanese, as her sisters were not, but she sang
with taste and discretion, and combined with the
company generally in an ensemble that was, as
we have said, thoroughly competent
THE 1IINsTRELs.
Next Monday evening, at Portland Theatre,
McNish johnson s. SlaVin's Minstrels, who have
been meeting with crowded houses and success
lul peIlol lildlCGS III ObCl clbc5, VIII SiFo bncl
refined minstrel performance. In the course of a
long and favorable notice of the troupe'S per
formances at the Boston Theatre, the Boston
Globe says:
When the curtain went up at 800 O'Clock on
the brilliant costumes of McNish, johnson &
Savin's Refined Minstrels, the theatre had all it
could hold comfortably. After the usual inter-
change OF witticisms, some of which were new
While others were so old that many had forgotten
them. John I. Keegan sang keep Moving" in
way that moved the audience to applause.
.Speak to Me Again., by W. I. Holmes, and the
always welcome Hear Dem Bells Ringing" by
Billy MeAllister, prepared the people for the in
PRODUCTION of Bob Slavin and Carroll johnson,
who at once showed themselves masters of the
art of negro minStrelSy. 1t is not enough to say
| that Carroll johnson was funny; he was more. In
| addition to being good singer and having fine
voice, he is the best master of Irish dialect that
| time. He was recalled several times, and was
likely to hold on all night when the interocutor
| came to his aid and launched the company into
another train of dialogue and song. OF the songs
'Good By, Rosie" by Will Raymond, was very
pretty.
The special features OF the show were all re-
fined and executed with rare skill. Nelson is q
prince among iugglers; the "Coachman's Clog"
under the leadership of j. Marcus Doyle, is neat
and original; Mr.. Charles W. Mitchell seems to
be better at impersonating ancient and modern
statuaTy than he is at lighting; and in the Isl
lence and Fun of Frank McNish the silence was
on the part of the actor while the spectators di-
vide their attention between merriment and ad-
miration. Carroll JohnsOn'S christening is
overlooking with melody and mirth.
NOTES
Lost in London at the Portland Theatre this af-
ternoon and evening, should not be forgotten by