The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE PoPULARs.


The auction sale Of seats for the Stock
bridge ''populars" will be held at City Hall
at 7.45 p. m. today. The three quarters of an
hour preceding the sale Grimmer's Orchestra
will give fine concert. The gallery seats
will be reserved for ladies. The price for
course tickets is very low, and the series Of
entertainments one of the best given by any
bureau throughout New England. Only six
seats will be sold TO any one person, and all
holders Of tickets out of town will have the
advantage of half fares ON the railroads and
late trains.
THE THIRD sToCKBRIDGE.
Good seats can still be had at Stockbridge's
for the Campanini concert Monday evening.
The third act from Faust" will be an i'm
mense feature Of the performance. The ar
fists are among the best known in the musi.
cal world. At Boston Thursday evening the
company gave concert and the papers
speak in strong terms OF the excellence Of the
members. Campanini was in glorious, old
time voice; Miss DeVere proved a great ac-
QUESTION to the favorite soprani that have
appeared In Boston Puente sang admirably
Miss Gr0ebel was good, and several Operatic
tnales were given by all the members of the
troupe with great effect.
PORTLAND NOVELTY COMPANY.
Tuesday next the sale Of seats will begin
at Portland Theatre for the Portland Novel
ty Company performances to be given
Thanksgiving afternoon ana evening, under
the management of Prof. G. r. Lee and j. Z.
Doldt. 1t will be refined athletic, musical
and specially performance In which 30 artists
will take part
CORA TANNER.
Cora Tanner appeared at Portland Thea
tire last evening, supported by Col. Sims
Brooklyn Park Theatre Company, in Robert
Buchanan's play of Fascination" One of
the best comparisons, we have seen, likens
Presentation" to the good old drama of
Three Fast Men," in which Lucille and
Helen Western delighted former genera
tion of Portland theatre goers. In the
Three Fast Men" three country girls fol-
lowed their sweethearts to the city of New
York, and, under various disguises, shad-
owed them in all the haunts of the metropo-
lis, appearing to them in different costumes
and characters. without the fast young men
having suspicion as to who their sweet
hearts were.
So, in Fascination" a well born and bred
damsel, having distrust of her lover, as
sumes the dress and manner Of young
swell, following him into society, disenr-
chanting him with it and bringing him back
under the influence of her charms. OF
course the story is highly improbable, but
quite interesting. and as Col. Sims mounts
and costumes it very very handsomely, and
as Miss Cora Tanner is very bright and
dashiDg actress, Of decidedly emotional pow
err, she gives the dual role with great vivaci-
Y In the lighter scenes and much pathos In
hn a..
pleased her audience last evening greatly,
was warmly applauded, and called before
the curtain. In the scene at the close of the
second act, she was particularly strong and
worked up the climax In most effective and
natural manner. A remarkable feature of
the lady's acting is the celebrity with which
she makes ichanges of costume, especially
in the last act.
The supporting company was far above
the average-Miss Eleanor Carey's "Rose
Delamere," was careful and finished rep
resentation Of the adventures, who leads
Lord lslay astray. Mr.. p A. Anderson
formerly with Lotta-was a capital Count
LAGRANGE, both in action and accent. Mr..
Charles Coote was exceedingly good as the
Rev. Mr.. Colley, especially in the drawing
room scene at Mrs. Delamere's house. Mr..
Lionel Bland gave good .portraiture Of the
Duke of Hurlingham, and Mrs. Waldron-
once leading lady OF our Portland Theatre
stock company-a correct and pleasing
Duchess. Tonight Fascination" will be re-
peated. There was a large audience last
eveing.
The orchestra performed the following Sc
lections:
Overture-Znfrieddenb enbeit................Ri .Riceter
Waltzes-Rhensagen ........ Weissenborn
Medley-A Night In New York. Brooks
NOTES.
Speaking of Miss Lillian CARL Smiths
voice, the Everett Herald says: 'The solos
of the great oratorio were magnifcently in
terpreted by Miss Smith, especially the He
was Despised,' which was given with dra-
matte fervor which aroused the greatest en-
| thusiasm. She has large, rich and dramat-
ic voice, and we shall hope to hear her again
| in the near future"
George S. Knight, the actor, is very i'll al
| his home in Orange. He is suffering with
paresis, apparently from the same causes
| which resulted In the death OF John McCul-
Tough ard BARLEY Campbell. and which pros
| trated Tony Hart. 1t is said he cannot live
| long.
Dion Boucicault is so i'll from overworb
| and an attack of rheumatic gout that he |.
confined to his house in New York.