The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
YEoMEN OF THE GUARD.

- 1AAI< UOAhDs
Iohignt Will prove an important date In
mdsicai circles In Portland, as on this occa-
sion uiipert q Sullivan's new opera, the
eomen OF the Gnard," will receive its first
representation here,- at the hands of Stet-
SOU opera Company In the Stockbridge
-fops, at City Hall. This will be the
cast;
0n ar n'ona'u ohoimonoeiey, Lieutenant of theTow
Colonel Fairfax nndar Mr. Joseph ray
ooa'o Mr. Geopee S Travener
Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen Of the Guard :.
f ecl Meryl his son. Edward Geryaise
Wilfrad sb s5rolllng Jester James Gilbert
assistant torn'en neao Jaiier Oh tns somer anu
The Headsman MT g. Soale
Elsie Maynard a strolling singer Miss Lamont
Phoebe MerylI. Sergeant Meryil's daughter. :.
..-;....,:.. ................. Miss Alice earle
pame Carruthers, housekeeper to the tower
K.ta Ia, Miss Mabella Baker
chor,,s e ~ Niece :; ~, MISS Laura Miliard
VI ieo'nen y, a sne o ato oiti-
49,. ems ~.
GOOD seats can be procured during the
Jay az otockpridge's, and also for tomor-
n row matinee ana the SATURDAY evening
performance All purchasers OF opera tick
ets from out OF town VIII have one fare
On the Grand trunk, Maine Central and
Portland q Rochester roads. with late train
oyer the Grand Trunk, and special on the
oAeAoh ~ AeoShCobCh tumuiAuW.
JOHNSON sLAvrN's sfINsTRr1s.
Last night this calahrotad ,,;,,stro, oo,,,,,.
'. s', =, -. 'nin'sioi oouipa-
ny appeared at Portland Iheatre to a crowd
ed audience. The programme presented was
one calculated to please throughout and con-
talned many novelties, all of which were re-
ceiyed with favor The end men, Messrs.
johnson and Slavin, Hughey Dougherty and
Jay Quigley, furnished q choice budget of
NV Was' en' ana nad no glmculty H. keeping
enu m9uso ~ loaI =. al tne Inc voices,
stpvahy ~ Tue s9lotsss, are pure, sweep ana
WON yna n;uSnoy Dfonelsy anu Jay S9giey
great hit in their nn,on. au tha
Sitai tn,s;ns W ote III unque app.Jatiohs u 'ie
he a,pct M sl,o nuu Oa.ron ooheS4I ~
als u,a,scI ailpelsonaLons' was as nnlsned
Rnh S,snn bad az omnne, an ~ ms
that tickled every rib. The beauties Of the
clog were well shown in scene on ship
board py pand OF mlddles, under the COM
a Manu Oh Lieut.. Larry McAvoy, tne 500
kind and fully deserving of the plaudits
that 1t received. The song and dance sketch
OF the company was also pleasing feature
o. tne performance OF the evening. Inc Sel-
cIists s nn, var1, comDinatioh u 1icy
themsevas othor rsa, urans a. WILDE Snum
are the ailegorical and ss ne naeeant.
lin tSa h;r+b ~
;nstrsY TUG p,a. e,o aavance ana 5rnpn o.
it is well called. is ssThe j, ost Ace. or the
Island 81 por.h n1 d I ~ ss aco ~ t INC
strength Of the comnanv and was sa novel in
contention. costnme and effect.
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The I"o snsiInS.
Tonight at Portland Theatre, the 1.-TWO
Sisters win be presented in good shane nv
On avoa,,o,,t ar.r,.t;o oon,ros,, 10 ~ 49,
an eAceiien. uiaina', y, COMPANY ~ Is oy the
author OF Denman Thompson's "Old Home
stead" The Brooklyn Standard JJniun
saws. "Tbe tonchAs ~ natura thro,cho,.
make the whole hodv If the snectetors nUus
with its healthy mont II saems ySc a. M
story of some near and dear na;gh no .no a,d
therefore obtains the affecfionata interest S ~
humanity Of the niece and so the NAV gaas
on, taking with it the attention the love and