The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
HAvERLY,s MINsrnr1s

HANEhLr'S MINSTRELS.
Hayerly's Minstrels drew great audience
to the theatre last night, as was to have been
expected. In the morning they made a
street parade through the principal avenues
in which DR.. Sawtelles great troupe of per-
forming st. Bernard dogs was the principal
feature. In the evening these dogs proved
the greatest source of delight, as they were
when they exhibited at the Bijou rink a long
time ago. They 60 through with all the drill
ana various features that made Bartholo-
new horses such a success. OF course all
the various acts were well received, and Ed.
MAJ nalfs banjo playing gave great pleasure.
Inc cnange OF programme could not be fully
carried out, as the troupe have not yet res
celVed the costumes.
ROBSON & CRANE.
Tonight Robson and Crane will appear at
Portland Theatre as Falstaff and Slender in
Merry Wives of Windsor" The Pittsburg
Commercial says: with comedy that has
kept the stage from the time it was first pre-
scented to the present time, not to mention
the popular opera built upon the plot Of the
comedy; with Robson and Crane as the CEN
hgtral ures supported by thoroughly eff
Gent company, with the best audience of the
season both in respect to size and culture,
the success Of last nights representation
Soh 10 OdoA9 lulcIItu. Inc HuQlence con-
tanned some of the best Shakespearean
students OF the city The applause was at
no time turbulent or malapropos. But
genuinely intellectual enthusiasm was de-
veloped from the beginning Of the play, and
when the climax of comedy was reached the
delight OF the assemblage was complete"
trimmer orchestra will play the follow
Ing. programme at Portland Theatre this
and Wednesday evenings:
oyerture--Motives from Merry Wives of
walt1esMRa.a. Nicolai
Selection from Opera Erminie (by request),
p.,,. Jakobowski
Watzes-Soiree dEte. Waldteufe
THE sToDDARD LECTURES.
Thursday evening next Mr.. John L. Stod-
dard will give the first of his course of lee
lures for the season of 1867 in the Stock
bridge course. The subject of this opening
lecture. will be Napoleon Ill, and the Fall
OF Paris" In this lecture the circumstances
attending the career of this remarkable his
toric character, from the time of his birth to
that of his election to the presidency. and.
subsequently, to the time of his fall at Sedan
and his final entering upon the ''dreamless
sleep, receive attention, and, with the lee
turers well known ability, are set forth with
a clearness, fidelity to truth and graphic in
depreciation which render the subject most
fascinating. The illustrations accompany
ing this lecture fittingly second the efforts of
the lecturer, and greatly enhance the inter-
est OF the presentation, as they also enforce
the significance of the text. This lecture has
Just met with excellent receptions in Brook
Ign and Philadelphia
NOTES.
-, Dads Girp' will be presented at Portland
Theatre next Monday and Tuesday,
The Lend Hand" company will give
an entertainment for the Pennington suffer-
ers, Saturday.
Shadows of Great City, will be PLAYED
at Portland Theatre the 10Th, 10th and nth
instant.
Mr.. John Fiske, who is to deliver an ex-
tended course of lectures on subjects con-
nected with the revolutionary war at the
Old South church in Boston, will lecture at
the Park street church in this city next Mon
DAY evening on 1.-THE Treason of Arnold"