The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
IlIXEY.


To see Dixey once is treat, and simply
creates desire to see him again. Wen!
Dixey, Adonis, and the Rice & Dixey's Big
Burlesque Company of go artists-every one
a genuine artist in his or her line-will make
their first appearance in this city tonight
Dixey has now appeared in this burlesque
dream as it is called, more than 100 tlmeS'
and still he is not tired, because ne amuses
the public and pleases them with what mas
been pronounced one of the best performan-
ces ever given for two and half hours. lie
is the life and soul of the peace, and there is
no one who can excel him in his limitations
of Henry Irving as his make up and tone OF
voice are perfectly marvellous. He has been
declared by the English press to be perfect
counterpart of the great. English tragedian
To see Dixey in this character is to see Mr..
Irving himself. However, Mr.. pixey, bright
clever and winsome as he is, has surrounded
himself with a galaxy of talent and beauty.
The costumes are rich, and, as one OF our eX-
changes says. the girls are handsomer. NE
Dixey brings his own orchestra, scenery and
calcium lights All this, together with the
assurance that the original cast will appear
with Mr. Dixey, ought to be a sufnclent
guarantee that the performance viii be the
same as given at the Hollis street Theatre,
Boston, Bijou Opera House, New YORK ana
elsewhere
Secure your seats early. because there GER
tainly will be a crush. Yesterday at least
two hundred men and boys were in line at
the box office to secure seats.
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Yesterday afternoon and last evening Gen.
Mullholland, an officer on Gen. Hancock's
staff, of the Union Army. and partaker in
the glories of Gettysburg, exhibited the Sc
ries of pictures at City Hall-under the au-
spices of Bosworth Post of the Grand Army
which were the result of the most careful
work on the part of a Philadelphia artist and
Philadelphia photographer. The one took
his sketches, the other his views. on the
bloody field and then the artist covered the
| thousands of feet of canvas exhibited with
these striking events of the greatest battle Of
the Rebellion. Differing from the wonder
| full Cyclorama in Boston, these pictures are
distinct paintings of each days events, for
Gettysburg was a series of battles.
Beginning with the battle at McPherson's
woods the spectator is carried through to
Pickett's charge and the total defeat of the
enemy on the third day We see the death
of Reynolds, Hancock assuming command,
=
Little Round Top-although the Goth Maine
is not seen, because they were hidden in the
wocds-the deaths of Weed, Vincent and
others, the Valley of Death, the confederates
driven out of the rocks on Culp's Hill and
the cayaly fight on the third day. All of
these scenes are brilliant in character, the
figures are life-size and the battle is well
described by Gen. Mullholland, who is a
pleasing speaker. evidently master of his
subject. Many events that have become his
torical are we'll told by him, besides several
anecdotes that are painted and well calculat-
ed to please.
| 1.-THE battlefield is perfectly delineated. and
| the picture presents the battle The pictures
of the first day, at the wheat field in front of
Little Round Top, and of Cups Hill are es-
| pecially fine, and persons who have visited
| Gettysburg cannot fail to be impressed by
| the accuracy of the delineation.
| The audiences were very large, the matt
neee alone embracing HOO people, and they
| applauded heartily.