The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.



Friday the tickets will be offered for sale at the
box Office of Portland Theatre, for John t. Ray
mond in his new play '.For Congress- The Hart
ford Post says: ''John t. Raymond fayorite CO.
medisn with Hartford's theatre-goe had a fine
audience at the opera house last evening to see him
in his latest play, "For Congress" 1t is sarcasm
politics. and holds up the public gaze some Of
the methods of a campaign and shows their incon.
sistencies. The audience received everything with
enthusiastic applause, and Raymond had to go be-
lore The curtain twice. For Congress- made de-
cided hit The support was excellent
MIR. Raymond will be supported bg Miss Stella
Boniface, formerly leading ingenue of WALLACE 4
Theatre, Miss Bessie Hunter, Ruth Cowles and
Mamie Roberts, Messrs. II. A. Weaver DR. Vim,
Cuington, Harry Piersen, Murray Woods Jere
LuIt, +. T.. Ambrose, and c. K. Fredericks. Frank
Il. Cotter is manager.
The tickets for Thatcher Primrose s. Vests min
strei entertainment to be given at Portland hea
tie Wednesday, viii be ready at the box office Mon
day.
The date for Carrie SWANS appearances in "Cad,
the Tomboy," will be Friday. the 23d inst.
The grand complimentary concert to Ira c.
Stockbridge will be one Of the finest heard here
for season. Tickets are now ready.
Mr.. Henry E. Abbey sailed for New York We'd
nesday, on the City of Berlin. He will remain in
New York only ten days during which time he will
same steamer that brings i'm 20 OUT VIII return on Inc
y ehLerudyS bluueIOfu Times speaks very D1ghl Y
and at length Of the concert given by Misc Annie
l.. Davis's pupils in that city Wednesday night
Among the Portland pupils. Charlie Lamson, Aar-
old Fobes, Harry Pierce and Dennis O'Donoghue,
with Blanche Cram, only seven years OLD. MFs
DAVE, in her piAno-forte accompaniments showed
herself as proficient on the piano the violin.
rae performance of Julius Caesar - by the How
ard Shakespeare Club in the Sanders Theatre,
Cambridge promises to be a most interesting occa-
sion. The impression that has gone abroad that it
is simply to be display of elocution in costume is
erroneous The acting, the stage setting, the COS
Tunes will alike reflect the thought and labor of
MONTHS and the presentation will bring out the his
trionic talent of the university.
The Boston Oratorio of $50 voices, will give a
concert IN fremont Temple tonight. The society is
the outcome of the chorus which MIR. Joseph G.
performance of G0unou's ''The Redemption %
The controversy and the legal procedures which
that occasion provoked were of notable interest at
the time. They are only referred to now as evil
denees OF Mr.. Lemons energy, which, retrained
then, has since had chance to assert itself in the
training OF the new society.
- Inc reappearance of Mrs John Drew as Lady
Teazle. at the Arch street theatre, Philadelphia,
and the presence of large and unusually brilliant
audience, drawn from the ranks of the older play
goers, Monday night, combined to make the occa-
sion one OF rare interest The Press says: That
MRS. Drew. the contemporary of Racket should be
aoe at the age OF Rstor to play Lady Teaze at all
is remarkable, but that she should be able to por-
tray the spirited young wife of the old baronet to
than marvellous. Mrs Drew is not only an accom-
pnshed actress, bu5 she was last night most en-
gagiDg, vlvacious and youthful woman, who con-
constantly struck the true note of comedy and
who was not once found wanting until the touch OF
patnos was needed in the famous screen scene.'