The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
HOWARD ArHENEuM COMPANY.

HOWARD ATHENEDM COMHAN1.
The Howard speciality company, which
was imported from Europe by Manager Har-
ris this fall, is one of the finest-if not the
most remarkable-of the many combinations
of specialties that the Howard is famous for
introducing to the public From the first to
the last feature on the bill, the action is rap
id, the attention of the audience keenly held,
and the applause like continued salvo of
musketry. The Cinquevallis, as acrobats,
especially Signor Paul Cinquevalli, are phe-
nomenal; Miss Ida Heath is a wonderful
dancer and change artist; Miss Lydia Yea
mans displays the same beautiful soprano
voice and the same dramotic ability that she
has been charming English audiences with !;
the Carl Carmanellis, as musical knife
grinders, are very odd and amusing; Harry
Kennedy is capital ventriloquist; the Po-
luski Brothers. Tennyson and German, Wood,
Shepherd and Hoey, are all admirable. Be
sure and go tonight to Portland Theatre and
see them. There was fine audience last
night, and it was the most pleased one for
months.
THE SToCKBRIDGE SALE.
The advance sale of seats to the Stock
bridge course took place at City Hall, at a.
M, yesterday. Owing to the storm the at
tendance was light. The first choice of seats
was knocked off to Mr.. Thomas c. McGoud-
ric for premium of IS, the bids starting at
So Mr.. Samuel d. Rumery paid 81 for sec
ond choice, Charles Paine Sc for third, and
George c. Kicker Sc for fourth. Then the
price dropped to So, with several purchasers
at that premium, and so on down to premi-
UNI of 30 cents, when the sale closed. The
sale of seats then continued at the store of
Mr.. Stockbridge Sixty-fiye numbers in all
were sold, representing about 600 seats. Up
to O'Clock yesterday, about 1000 seats had
been sold. About 1900 excellent seats re-
main unsold 1t was the best advance sale
Stockbridge has ever had.
HERNE's HEARTS OF OAK.
Tickets for Rerne's "Hearts of Oak" per-
formances can now be secured at Stock
bridges. Speaking of the play, which will
be produced at City Hall, Friday, Saturday,
aud Saturday matinee. the Providence Star
says 1T is an oasis in the dramatic desert I"
SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY.
This favorite melodrama will be seen at
Portland Theatre Monday night, and the
sale of seats will begin Friday. sit is GER
tainly one of the most powerful and absorb
ing dramas of its class now before the pub
lie, and people never tire of witnessing it.
the story is effectively told in the dialogue.
1t involves suffering, crime and love, plenti-
fully seasoned with genuine hearty humor.
The action is brisk, and the situations give
scope for elaborate, novel and realistic scenic
and mechanical effects, all of which invaria-
bly, make telling impression. The compa-
ny is remarkably strong one.
PROF. CRoUCH's CONCERT.
The concert announced for Tuesday, in
compliment to Prof. Crouch, includes large
number of professionals and amateurs In
addition, young lady from Nashua will
make her first appearance before a Portland
audience, and her friends speak highly of
her extraordinary musical requirements, and
predict great success. She is the pupil of
Monsieur Lavelli and Prof. Sapper. She
makes her entire in Able LISTS Second
Rhapsodie." a musical conceit, familiar to
our musical audiences, but in the hands of
this talented delineator, Miss Melaudy, a
performance is promised, as wonderful as it
is enchanting.
NOTES.
Mr.. William Warren passed quite rest
less day Tuesday, and hisc0ndition is under
stood to be rather less favorable.
The Musical Herald for September has
been received. The interesting series of ar
ticles on "The Music of Japan" is contin-
ued.
Messrs Day and Ross, the musical artists,
have left the city to join the Bard of Quail
ty Hill' company, melodrama in five acts
of Southwestern border life in which they
introduce their musical specialties.