The Portland daily press., 1888-11-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

CORA TANNER.
The advance sale Of seats for. the perform
ance Of Fascination" by Cora Tanner and
company, to be given at Portland Theatre
Friday and Saturday evenings, commenced
at the box office yesterday; The Springfield
Union says; "Cora Tanner achieved prom
inent success last evening In Fascination"
and company excellent in Its principal
members, which supported her, were not tar
behind her in the amount Of favor gained by
them from the audience. The audience
packed the Fourteenth Street Theatre, New
York, and among them were many Brooklyn
people,"
THIRD sToCKBRIDGE.
The third entertainment in the Stock
bridge course will be especially notable from
the fact that Signor Campanini, whose re-
markably fine acting added to beautiful
tenor voice. made him one Of the most at
tractive operate artists ever seen in this
country. will make his first appearance here
Besides SignOr Campanini, a list of able ar
lists, including the destiny-wished baritone
Signor del Puente, will assist. There are
good seats still TO be had at Stockbridge's.
NINE. RIcARD.
Mime. Ricard was not greeted in City Hall
last night by the audience she deserved, for
the lady possesses good voice, thoroughly
trained. much versatility, and in one charac-
terization she was remarkable, namely, her
lmpersonation of Gen. BENJAMIN Butler.
Those fully acquainted with the General, his
person, style Of delivery, general manner,
etc., could not fail to recognize the faithful
ness OF the portraiture. That representa-
tion alone was worth the price Of admission.
Her assumption Of Meg Merriles, a Ia Char
iotte Cushman, was also very good, and her
comieal selections gave much pleasure, and
were heartily applauded. The Portland
much skill and taste, those Of sOid King
Cole" and "The Vacant Chair" being espe-
cially satisfactory. IL the audience was not
very large It embraced many Of our most
cultivated citizens.
THE sr0CKBRIDGE POPULARs.
Yesterday morning we gave a general idea
OF the Stockbridge popular course which
will embrace eight entertainments Of high
class at price, per course ticket, only one
half that Of the regular course, and the
choice Of seats will be sold at auction at City
Hall next Saturday evening, at 7.45 p. M,
Grimmer's orchestra giving concert before
the sale. For the benefit of out-of-town pat
rons Of the course half fares and late trains
have been arranged.
For the first entertainment Gilmore's Band
will be assisted by Nine. Blanche Stone
Barton, soprano; Miss Helen Dudley Camp
bell, contralto; Signor Ernosto Baldanza,
tenor; and Herr Emil Steger. basso. Be
sides the vocalists, there will be solos by b.
Z. Bent, the eminent cornetist, and other
members Of the band.
The second entertainment will be given
by the new American Opera Company Of
seventy-hye singers and an orchestra of
"a HrO
era. III Troyatore" will be given. Among
the singers in the company will be Louise
Natali, Adeleide Randall, Cora b. Meaeham,
Fanny Gonzales. sopranos; Clara Poole,
Lizzie MacNichol, contraltOs; Charles Bas-
sett, William Castle, Thomas Ebert, tenors !;
Alonzo Stoddard, Frank Vetta, E. N. Knight
L. ). Guise, and Henry Warren. baritones
ana bassos.
The. third entertainment will be given by
the celebrated humorist, Marshall p. Wilder,
assisted by vocal quartette and pianist
The fourth entertainment will be an even
ing OF glees and ballads by Miss Alice May
Bates, soprano; Miss Nellie Evans, contral
20 Mr.. w. ID. Fessenden, tenor; Mr.. Lon
+. Brine, baritone: Miss Belle Betsford. vio-
linist. MISS Evans Is native Of North
Wales, and, having sung with great success
In her own country, now makes her first ap-
pearance In America.
The fifth entertainment will be grand
performance OF the new Gilbert & Sullivan
Stetson's Opera Company. Of fifty perform
ers, including Helen Lamont, Alice Carle,
Sig. Brocollni, joseph G. Fay, James Gil
bert. N. s. Burnham.
The sixth entertainment win be given by
the German Spectacular Minstreis, forty
men.
The seventh entertainment will be a lee
ture by the celebrated Siberian writer and
traveller, George Kennan.
The eighth and last entertainment will be
given by the Spanish Students, assisted by
1t is said that among the artists brought to
this country by Campanini Is a cook, Import
ed, the great tenor says, for the purpose Of
averting the evil influences Of Western and
and Southern cooking.
Dec. 3, Miss Helen Barry, the English act
ress, will begin at the Grand Opera House a
weeks engagement under the management
OF MI. j. M, Hill, appearing In Madge Oil
phant, in the one-act drama, After" and
the Countess d'Autreval In "a Woman's
Miss Phoebe Russell. of Daly's Company,
has suddenly sailed for Europe, and New
York Is in quandary whether or not she
has resigned fine position because Of pro.
fessional Jealousy Of Ada Rehan. Miss Rus
sell Is wealthy Detroit girl, Of excellent
family. and in Daiy's company was placed at
once in prominent part, playing the young
heroine In Railroad Of Love-"
Charles Wyndham, Henry Irving, John l..
Toole, Lawrence Barrett, Frank w. Sanger,
w. j. Florence, Richard Mansfield and 9th.
ers sent to Mr.. Bronson Reward at the BOs-
ton Museum Monday night, kilograms Of
good wishes for the success Of Shenandoah.
Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer, Mr.. t. II. French, with
other New Lork managers and press repre-
sentatives were present Mr.. and Mrs. Bron
son Howard were with Mr.. and Mrs. Field
in the managers box.