The Portland daily press., 1885-02-13
NEUsEo AND DRAMA.
''NoBoDY's CLAIM. .


The sale of seats for the above play, which
will be presented at Portland Theatre this and
Saturday evenings, has been good The Bos-
ton Star says of the piece: "The third play
new to Boston was "Nobody's Claim" at the
Howard. 1t is written by Mr.. Edwin a.
Locke, with MIR. Joseph j. Dowling aud Miss
Sadie Hasson as its principal exponents. 1t is
q play OF the old-time mslo-dramatic class and
it is good one of its kind. Full Of startling
situations, CT course; but they are we'll intro
duced by the author, and veil illustrated by
the actors"
FIRST REGIMENT FIFE AND DRUM CORPS.
The Massachusetts, First Regiment Drum,
Fife and Bugle Corps arrived from Boston yes
terday noon and in the evening gave select
concert at City Hall under the direction Of
Drum Major Clark. We regret to record the
fact that while fair sized aud very enthusi-
astic audience wes present, the hall was not
crowded as the entertainment deserved. There
must have been thirty members of the drum
corps attired in the scarlet uniforms and white
belts OF the organization, besides the Clarion
Qusrtette OF Boston, and other talent. The
programme was very long, and there were
many encores. The feature of the evening
was the Drum and Fife Corps. They appeared
in five selections, which had the favor of tho
camp about them and we're remarkably in
spiriting. The drill OF tbs members was a6
mlrable and the effects produced most enjoy
aDle There was drum solo by littls Neddie
Ihayer, only four years old--who showed him
seii veteran with the "sticks"-hspjo, xylo-
phohe, and coneertina solos, and the singing
was also very good. A very amusing farce
closed .tha evening, called tWhat You Can
Sse IN Dime Museum in which the ffe.
dram and bugls produced the freaks ana cnri.
osltles The Corps make their headquarters
at the City Hotel while here
NOTES.
Barry Sullivan, the Irish tragedian, vas
playing in Orchard III' some years ago at
Shrewsbury in England. When the actor
came to the lines:
ga horse! horse!
My kingdom for q horse!'
some one in the pit called out: "WouIdn't an
ass do yon, MIR. Sullivan" "Yes," responded
the tragedisn, turning quickly on the inter-
rupter; please come ro1nd to the stage door,
Miss Kellogg testified in court receatlv that
ian artist cannot sing Immediately after eat
Ing" Either Miss Kellogg didn't know what
she was talking about, or elss the warbleIs in
the nelghborhond of our boarding house ara
not artists or even singers.-Ghicago Ledger.
The first performance in New York by Law
rence Barreit's company Of Browning's
tragedy, "a Blot in the 'Scutcheon," affords
an opportunity for the critics to sag MANY
pleasant things about Mr.. Barrett "Of all
the leading actors OF the day." says the Even
log Post, "Mr. Lawrence Barrett displays the
truest pride in his profession and the greatest
zeal for his art. It may, indeed be almost
said tnat ne alone, OF all the actors and man
ayers in this country, he's sufficient infelli.
gence and sufficient courage to surround him.
self @ith capable company ard to produce
new plays of genuine literary and dramatic
worth, and rely for support upon the public
appreciation of good service''