The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE BosToNIANs.


This evening the Stockbridge course will
open at City Hall with the Bostoniaps in
"Mignon." The plot and cast of the opera
have both been published in the PRESS. The
arrangements for the trains are excellent
and there will be large number of patrons
In attendance from cut of town. Half fare
is charged to all who hold opera tickets. Fol
our suburban residents horse ears will run
after the performance. Evening tickets can
be procured during today at Stockbridge's
music store. Marie Stone, Jessie Bartlett
Davis, Jnllette Gordon, Tom Karl, Ricardo
Ricci, }. w. Montgomery, Fred L. Dixon, I'll.
Il. Dole and A. Nichols will appear
III rainy today, no course tickets will be
exchanged at Stockbridge's for Saturdays
operate performances.
SATURDAYS OPERAS.
Tomorrow afternoon the Bostonians will
present Don Pasquale" at the matinee al
City Hall, and in the evening Cellier's
charming opera of dorothy" Mr.. Stock
bridge was very fortunate in getting the OPP
era changed from the Bohemian Girl" The
scene OF the opera is laid In Kent England
hundred years ago. The first act is in a
hop field, introducing the festival of hop.
pickers and ballet. The second act is in the
great hall Of the Squire's mansion, and a ball
is in progress. The third act is in a wood.
land glen Two ladies of gentle birth, Dor
othy and Lydia, masquerade as bar-maids,
and ensnare two gallants, Wilder and Sher-
wood, who were originally destined to be
their husbands, but who have rejected the
ladies, without ever having seen them
The opera of "Don Pasquae," to be given
at the matinee, is very bright and tuneful,
and has always been one OF the leading OPP.
eras in the repertoire of the great Italian
companies. The same arrangements will
hold good as regards horse cars and railroad
trains as at the regular Stockbridge course.
Get tickets today.
The special correspondent of the Boston
Herald, speaking of the performance OF
dorothy" in Lynn, Wednesday night,
says: "The assignment of characters was
as follows: Dorothy yuliette Gordon; Lydia,
Jessie Bartlett Davis; Mrs. Pruett, Jose
phine. Bartlett; Wilder, w. II. Macdonald
his friend, Edwin w. Hrif; Lurcber RI. a
Barnabee; Trippett, J. A. Montgomery; the
Squire, NJ Rieci A better quartette of ar
tists than Gordon, Davis, Hoff and Macdon-
for, and these capable members of the COM
pany we'll merited the enthusiastic applause
which their efforts called out. Mrs. Davis Is
a great acquisition to the company, both as
singer of excellent parts and dramatic
artlst Oh rare ability, and she made herself q
prominent factor in the success attending
the performance. Mr.. Barnabee has part
that hts him most happily, in Lurcher. the
| sheriif' otlcer, and he called ont shouts of
laughter by, his quaint impersonatlon and
snil delivery, OF the lines. A ''little
brought the scene down to the present dav.
caught the audience quickly, the reference
to raw material entering free, as he drank
hDerally from the decanter at the SQUIRE
mousse. Mr.. hicci made ponderous SQUIRE
Bantam, and sang the music of the role in a
hearty fashion. The opera, as whole. is
well suited to the company, and its perform
ance was greatly enjoyed"
| NOTES.
| A despatch says that Nat Goodwin. the ac-
tor, was married the other day in Chicago TO
Miss Nellie Banker, an eastern lady well
known In society.
season with concert at Freeport last night,
assisted by Robert Whitcomb as reader. This
quartette nave engagements at Kennebunk
Manchester and Steep Falls.
he Coquelln, Hading season at the Hollis
street theatre, Boston, commencing on Mon
day, Oct. goth, is to consist of seven perform
ances-six evenings and one matinee.
mere was large and brilliant audience at
the New York Casino, Wednesday, and
deep interest was aroused in she latest work
OF Gilbert d Sullivan. There are two acts,
and the same set scene does service in both
rms was something of a disappointment.
but the verdict of the audience was a favor.
able one II it is to be determined by the
amount and vigor of the applause, and the
number of encores that were insisted upon.
Much OF the distinctively Gilbertian flavor is
lacking in the "Yeomen of the Guard,'
John Gilbert, the veteran actor. so long
identified with Wallack's Theatre, has re-
turned to New York from his summer vaca-
ton. Mr.. Gilbert has been somewhat i'll
during the summer. but he has completely
recovered: and now looks brighter and
stronger than he has for two or three years
past He has made no permanent engage
ment for the season, and intends to accept
special offers for work in special produce
lions. He will act with Joseph Jefferson in
The Rivals" at the Fifth Avenue, and he
has been asked to play in Little Lord Faunt-
leroy" when that piece is produced at the
Broadway, an offer which he will probably
accept unless he arranges to travel with JEFF
ferson during his tour. In the latter case he
would visit Boston.