The Portland daily press., 1886-03-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE MIKApo.

Mr. Stockbridge lad no reason to feel dis
satisfied with the audience gathered in City
Hall last evening, neither had Mr.. Stetson,
for if it were possible to pack any more peo-
pie into the auditorium we fail to see where
they could have been put. Trains brought
in large number from the suburban towns,
the majority of whom gazed on His Imperial
Japanese Majesty for the first time, and,
Judging by their applause and laughter, es-
pecially during the second act, they were i'm
mensely pleased with him and his entire ret
inue.
The Mikado has been seen here so many
times this season that it is thoroughly famil-
lar to theatre-goers, who have, by their
steady patronage, expressed their approba-
ton of Gilbert & Sullivan's delightful opera.
The company which appeared last evening,
while perhaps as whole it did not as thor
oughly satisfy as the other troupe sent here
by Mr.. Stetson, still possessed several fea-
lures which gave it great strength. Of these
may be mentioned the Nanki-Poo, Mr. Roy
Stanton, whose sweet, strong tenor gave
the music that fell to his share great charm;
the Katisha, Miss Alice earle, who is Port
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and who pleased them so well she was hop-
ored with call at the end of the first act,
and an encore of her song Hearts DO not
Break, in the second act, with the accom-
paniment of a bouquet; and certain FEATURES
of the Ko-Ko of Mr.. Herbert The orches-
ira, too, being enlarged, gave the orchestra
ton even finer effect than when heard here
before. One drawback the company suffer-
ed from-and all light opera troupes are suf-
ferers from the same cause in City Halls
the construction of the stage, on which ac-
count much of the voices of the soloists is
lost in the passages behind the scenes, while
the choruses, if large, possess enough vol
ume to obviate that evil. The only way to
prevent this difficulty, in some measure, is
for the singer to go as far front as possible,
SO as to throw the voice into the hall.
The various popular numbers received last
night the honor of repeated encores. The
Flowers that Bloom in the Spring" Tit
willow" ''The Punishment for the Crime,
the love duet between Nanki-Poo and Yum
YUM were imperatively redemanded. The
Three Little Maids" of course, had to be
heard again, for Mary Beebe, Agnes Stone,
and Mamie Cerbi are three very pretty girls.
The choruses were well drilled and strong,
and the orchestra showed good shading and
colorng under the careful baton of Mr. f.
w. Zaulig, who led the orchestra for long
time in old Deering Hall, in 1867. The seem
cry, brought by the management, was appro-
pirate, but IN the scenes In the first act the
shadows cast on the lake in the background
by the figures in the foreground, were very
funny. The costumes were in good taste
and rich. The opera will be repeated at the
matinee today and this evening.
OLD FoLKEs' CONCERT.
rye Ode Foxes" concert, which will be
given at City Hall Thursday night, will pre-
sent to the public well balanced and very
large choir, assisted by the Ladies' Orches-
ira and the Banjo Quartette Such combi-
nation cannot fail to produce most charming
music, and tickets should be procured at
once of +. B. Clark, Eastman Bros, or
Turner Bros.
SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Skipped by the Light Of the Moon" is an
extravaganza which depends for its humor
upon the cleyerness of the players. The
Chicago Theatre, was not only crowded, but
several hundreds of people were turned
away because there was neither seats nor
standing room. The play is a continuous
theme of uproarious laughter, constructed
for the purpose of keeping the audience in
continual roar from the opening to the clos
ing act. 1t will be produced at Portland
next Monday and Tuesday.
woMEN'S AUXILIARY CONCERT.
The concert which will be given at Y N,
G. A. Hall tomorrow night, under the aus
pices of the Women's Auxiliary, will afford
patrons an opportunity of listening to some
of Portland's best amateur talent. Tickets
can be procured at the door. The following
programme will be given:
Music-Nearer My God to Thee. .............
Legaults Boys Band.
49, j. B. Coyle
Piano Soio'''' Miss Annabelie shaw
Song-My Heart is ON the Rhine. .....-..,....
Samuel ThurSt0n.
Song-Segoyia and Madrid. ...................,
Mrs. Chase.
Peak Family. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
By ten young ladies'
Misunderstanding Through Georgia ...........
Legault's Boys Band.
NOTES.
Although Miss Annie Clarke retires from
the position of leading lady at the Boston
Museum, she will from time to time appear
under the management OF Mr.. X. NJ. Field in
special productions of the old comedies and
in characters which her qualities render her
peculiarly well fitted to impersonate.
The great Mikado will be given at the
Globe Theatre, Boston, next week, with the
cast now giving it here. Souvenirs are to be
given to the ladies at every performance
japanese fans, porcelain jars, hair orna-
ments, etc.
tie Maids "Titwillow," ga Wandering
Minstrel L." and all the rest of 1.-The Mika
do strains which have fingered there for so
many nights will have died out at the Hollis
street theatre, Boston, and the public tym-
panum will be tickled with The strains of
f'Nanon, in Rapture Come to Thee" He
Limps," "Open Thy Lattice, Love" cts
Only Question of Time," Great Minds
Run in the Same Grooves" "Ventre Saint
Girls" and other pretty conceits with which
Genee has filed ''Nanon's" score.