The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
YEoMEN OF THE GUARD.

YEoMEN OF THE GUARD. 8ss@l
On Friday and Saturday. and Saturday
matinee this most attractive and latest of
Gilbert & Sullivan's works will be presented
at City Hall in the Stockbridge course, by
Stetson's crack company. The Hartford
Times says: considering the rendering of
the opera, the singing of Miss Lamont as
Elsie Maynard, Miss Millard as Kate, Miss
Mabella Baker as Dame Carruthers and Sig
nor Brocolini as Sergeant Meryll especially
deserve mention. Miss Lamontas an actress
Is graceful and vivaciouS, rs singer she is
delightful, although her sweet soprano voice
gave evidence last night of having had
heavy demands made upon it this season.
Miss Millard had only one opportunity to
show what she could do, but she seized the
opportunity so ably and acquitted herself so
charmingly that it is evident bright future
lies before her. Signor Brocolni has the
same deep, strong, delightful bass that he
had when fifteen years ago or more he be-
gan his operate career in Brooklyn, N. Y.
George Travener's Colonel Fairfax was fine
ly acted, but the singing of the part was
married by husky voice. The company has
two good comedians in James Gilbert, who
takes the part of Jack Point, a strolllng jes-
ter; and N. S. Burnham, who takes that of
Wilfred Shadbolt. head jailor of the Tower
of London. Both acquitted themselves adj
mirably, especially MT. Burnham, who found
Phebe Meryll, not only sung pleasingly, but
assisted in bringing out the humorous por-
lions OF the opera very effectively"
JOHNSON & sLAvIN's MINsTRELs.
Tomorrow evening johnson & Slavin will
appear at Portland Theatre, and tickets are
selling very rapidly. The New York Jour-
nal says: "The renovated and beautiful Star
Theatre opened last evening with the John
son 81 Slavin Minstrels. Lighted up as the
theatre was last night, the exquisite stage
decorations made a view as handsome as
could be found in any theatre. The house
was full and the people in attendance were
treated to particularly bright exhibition of
minstrelsy. johnson and Slavin's company
is made up of excellent specialists in all the
lines of this popular class OF acting, and
present one of the finest minstrel entertain
ments yet seen in the metropolis"
THE TWO SISTERS.
OF this fine play which will be produced at
Portland Theatre Friday and Saturday the
New York Tribune says: "a deft hand is
displayed in the delicate touches of blended
pathos and humor. The play appeals strong
ly to the human sympathies of every man
and women not lost to all feeling. There are
also many bright spots In the dialogns wnlch
are refreshingly orignah cess az TN NSIos ea
It IS :, i'.isg photograph of the city, as "The
Old Homestead" Is of the country, and in
the same homely tints which attract popular
interest and is told with good taste"
NOTES.
Mr.. Morawski will sing two songs; Ro-
mama, by Brahms, and Dreams by Sire
lezki, besides selection not yet decided, at
the Philharmonic Orchestral concert next
Wednesday evening.
The Sanford Girls Orchestra at Gospel
Mission are drawing large audiences this
temperance jubilee week. Admission is free
and the performances commence at 745
o'clock each evening.
Frau Lilli Lehman Kalisch has returned to
New York from Germany. She says she is
still under the ban of the Hof Theatre, has
lost her pension and cannot sing in any of
the royal theatres, all on account of her over
staying her furlough- time in America. She
will now make America her home. Frau
Lehman asserts of great rival; There are
no more Italian singers. Patti, too, is over;
she sings three tones lower than before"
Messrs. Booth and Barrett will begin an
engagement next week at the Boston Thea
tire, playing "Othello" the first week and
1.-The Merchant of Venice" the second
week.
The conductor of the celebrated Gewand-
haue Orchestra of Leipzig, Germany. will
conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra
next season.