The Portland daily press., 1889-03-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE LITTLE TREASURE ].

Ai11 isl1 LIE lhhAbJh
Last evening Rossini Hall was filled to it's
utmost capacity by large and brilliant au-
dience gathered to witness the amateurs in
the very pretty comedy of 1.-The Little Treas
ure." play that has had Interpretation by
successive companies of amateurs In this
city for many years back. 1t is pleasant to
chronicle the fact that it cannot be said by
some of those who were present that If the
young people could only have seen so and SO
In the characters. when the play was done
In old DeeriDg Hall, they would have seen
acting. There was no chance for any such
citicism, for all the ladies and gentlemen in
the cast last night acquitted themselves
splendidly.
vi course TIE character of the piece is Ger
trude, the little treasure. and Miss Sally b.
Small was as charming as she possibly
could be, and she was well supported. In
Capt. Walter Maydenblush, by Mr.. H. A.
Woodward Mr.. Fl. B. Sanborn was pol
ished Sir Charles Howard, Mr. K. G. Mitch
ell very lah-de-dah Hon. Leicester Flutter-
more-Elliot must have trod the boards fire.
quently before-Miss Julia Stevens was a
very pleasing Lady Florence, while the char
acters of Mrs. Middleton by Miss Alice M.
Allen, Jane by Miss Julia w. Boyd, Mr.. AL
lenbourne by Mr.. A. S. Bosworth, and
James by Mr.. s. c. Fox were all we'll tax
en-.
The applause was very frequent. The
pierce was beautifully mounted. Messrs.
Owen, Moore Co., furnishing the draper
les, Walter Corey & Co.. the furniture and
woodward d Sumner, the pianos.
SWEET LAVENDER.
Today the sale OF seats for 'Sweet Laven-
der" will begin at the box Office of the thea
tire, and the performances will begin Friday
and Saturday "Sweet Lavender" is like a
leaf from life. Its success is because it is
intensely human in its sentiment and its pa
thos. its laughter and its tears. 1t tells
simple story of love, with all its lights and
shadows. Its heroine is maiden sweet and
as unaffected as poet ever pictured. Its hero
Is an impetuous and open-hearted English
man, whom the audience love for his manli-
ness alone. There are also in the cast
pushing American, always in a hurry; a
fashionable mother and her extremely at
tractIve daughter, a dear old doctor Of the
true Irish school of gentleman, several char
and most important, Dick Phenyl, barrister
OF the Inner Temple, one of the most cha rm-
Ing and unique characters ever created.
DEERING IMPROVEMENT ENTERTAINMENT.
At Lewis Hall. Woodfords, this evening,
Miss Jessie Couthoui and the Portland Male
Quartette will give the sixth entertainment
In the course. Extra cars will leave the
Preble House at 7.15 and 7.45 p. m. The at
fractions offered are specially strong.
ANNIE CARY IN CONCERT.
At the benefit given to Mrs. Flora Barry
in Boston Monday afternoon, the Boston
Journal says:
'The Berkeley Ladies' Quartette from
New York were the recirients of special ia
vor, and It was deserved, for they sang
grandly. To this quartette Mrs. Annie Lou
Use Cary-Raymond belongs, and as her we'll
known face appeared with the other ladies
there was great applause. They first sang
Legends" by MOrey, and were recalled.
The first soprano Of the 9 s!s has beau
blended tremendously and gave great plea s.
ure. At the close of group of selections,
which were vigorously encored, there were
shouts of Gary" "a song" and the audi
ence was determined not to be satisfied
without it. As Mrs. Cary-Raymond ap-
peared, with the evident intent of gratifying
the audience, the widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. She :sang 'Sanet's Choice'-one of
those pieces which she has given so many
LINES In the days when she was a favorite
here"
NOTES.
Tbere was good advance sale of tickets
Tor the Juch-Perotti concert at Stockbridge's
yesterday morning