The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
SHADOWS or A GREAT CITY.


This spectacular comedy drama, which has
had such a run in Boston and the principal
cities of New England, will be presented at
Portland Theatre next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings. The sale of seats
will begin this morning. The play deals
with American types of character, showing
familiar American scenes, and presenting
all the picturesque and romantic phases OF
American life in and around the metropolis.
The characters are said to be well drawn
and are the result of close study on the part
OF Mr. L. II. Shewell, the author OF the play
The story is romantic, and the play affords
ample opportunities for impressive and tell
ing situations in every act. The dialogue is
reported to be brisk and natural, and in the
matter of scenic effects shadows Of Great
City IS very attractive. The boat house
scene the. view Of Blackwell's Island, the
picture of the East River and Brooklyn
Bridge, and the luxurious apartments of a
Flfth avenue mansion, are said to be perfect.
has been taken TO make it a competent one.
The play is under the management of Chas.
and Ihos: Jefferson, sons of the famous Rip
Van Wrinkle.
OLD FOLKS CONCERT.
The ladies Of the Universalist church at
Stevens Plains will give an Old Folks con-
cert at the church this evening. The pro-
gramme will include all the old tunes, and
there will be vocal solos by Mrs Fellows,
Mrs. Halves and Mr.. George A. Thomas.
There should be large audience present
ST. LAWRENCE STREET CHURCH CONCERT.
Tickets should be secured at Granville
Staples's during the day for the concert to
be given by the Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor at st. Lawrence street
church this evening.
The following will be the programme:
Quartette- Glars Song .Hatton
Mendelssohn Quartette.
Miss Mary L. Durgin. S0'NN''N
Reading-"New Church Organ. Carleton
Prof M. bennett.
song Selected
Miss Hattie Weeks.
Humorous Tro-"Mother Gooseo .......... Jarvis
poa Messrs: Jones, Lothrop and Geo: w. Goss.
Prof. bennett
fiano Solo,. ia. Selected
Quartette-"The Star of Love-" ........ Buck
MendelssOhn Quartette
Reading-"Aurelia's Unfortunate Young
Prof bennett
Duet-'.See the Pale Moon" ...........C ampana
Miss Weeks and Mr. Shaw.
Readinx-"The Old Oaken Bucket" (Parody.)..
Prof. bennett
Quartette-"Lead Kindly Light
Mendelssohn Quartette.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
The second lecture in the course by Mr..
Stoddard, and the sixth in the Stockbridge
course, was given at City Hall last evening
in the presence of a very large and highly
delighted audience. The subject treated
was Queen Elizabeth of England, sometimes
called ''the good Queen Bess," though for
what reason is not clearly apparent. She
was vain, parslmonlous and the possessor of
most violent temper. Her only redeeming
qualities were her absolute insensibility to
lear and her wise selection of counsellors,
whose advice she strictly followed, no mat
ter what were her personal feelings. Mr.
Stoddard began by telling of Elizabeth's
very slender chances for the throne: of her
III treatment by her, queen sister, 'Bloody
Mary and of her ultimate coronation. He
then, with matchless skill, detailed the prin-
clpal events of her reign, speaking of her
Jealousy OF Mary, Queen of Scots; of her
uncomfortable temper, from which her min
listers and the ladies of her court alike suf-
fered even to the extent of blows; of her
love for Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leices-
ter, and its result; of the overthrow of the
Spanish Armada which had been organized
Here the lecturer drew most vivid word
picture of the destruction of this immense
Spanish feet by the English navy, aided BY
the, elements. Proceeding, Mr.. Stoddard
spoke OF the literary activity which existed
during Eiizabeths reign, and her treatment
Of those literary men who had ministered to
ner pleasures; Of the signing of the death
warrants of Mary, Queen of Scots. and
Essex. and their executions. He then de-
seribed in touching manner the last hours of
this virgin queen, friendless, and almost de-
serted, and of her final submission to that
king OF kings-Death. The views with
which this lecture was illustrated were beau
tiful, those of the exterior and interior of
Windsor Castle, Wentworth Castle, the
Houses OF Parliament and Hampton Court
being, perhaps, the best.
The last lecture in the Stoddard course
will be given next Thursday evening: sub
lect, Peter the Great, or the Birth Of
Russia