The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
LADY OF LYONS.

An audience OF fair size. but by no means
| as large as that Of the evening previous,
| gathered at Portland Theatre Saturday eve
ming to see Mrs. Langtry as Pauline in the
Lady Of Lyons" 1t was fair character
izatIon and that Is all that can be said for it.
The Lady Of Lyons" can play itself. All
the parts are good acting parts and only re-
1 quire well committed lines and a decent
| amount Of action to.enable their representa-
tives to make them presentable. II Is con
sequently play that amateurs not infre-
quently select. II is also play in which
| genius and talent can shine with much
| splendor for 1t gives them great scope to play
upon the emotions. Portland theatre goers
nave seen so many great Paulines ard
Claudes that those of Saturday night were
rather common place. They were not bad
but they didn't rise above mediocrity. Mrs.
Langtry looked well, and her Directoire
gowns were handsome as was to be expected.
The general support was very poor, appear
,i's ,ng 70 mucn less @ advantage than on the pre-
so excellent as the Russian detective In 'As
in Looking Glass" was by no means as
satisfactory as the bluff Col Damas, while
the gentleman who enacted the character Of
nj. DeschapDelles, was so stiff and un-
happy looking In his costume Of the period
he seemed like farmers scare-crow. Now
that the Theatrical public has shown its
Willingness to spend double the price to see
a very ordinary actress let us hope they will
be ready to pay half as much to see the lesa-
ing women Of the American stage whep sney
come here. Mr.. Newell, howeveSls TO be
thanked for giving the public ~ opportuni-
~ TO see a society craze" pau leaving 1t to
them to pay for or not as seemed best to
them.
Mr.. Walter Goeld received word Saturday
that his opera Apollyon had teen accepted
at the Strand Theatre, London, Eng The
opera will be produced there under the eff
Client sss~.asaEaant Of MI. Willie EdOuin
Mr.. G0old has alsC closed contract for the
prodgction OIL the piece at one Of the princi-
pal New York theatres.
PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The Musical and Literary Club Of the
Portland Business College gave an enter
tainment at the college rooms Satarday eve
ming The following programme was very
pleasantly rendered TO an appreciative a6~.
dience:
Piano solo. olo.......................M Miss Mary Mler
Juggling. Mr.: v. klchioy2n
Piano solo,. Miss Gertru(S NyIe wye
Piano solo..................M Miss fni Surlls
Students Review. hlssomas nesn.synS nvyes
Vocal solo l0-.........-.......M MI.
The programme was fQl "y soclaote
which was-snJoyed hy<-'
American l-stItute of fInstructioa-l
Tba Ame,4can Institute Of Instruction, be-
lieved = oe the Oldest teachers organization
IN ,ae world, holds its annual meeting for
the present year on July to II, at Bethle-
hem. n. Fl. amid the magnificent scenery Of
the white Moantans. There are indlca-
tons of large s~thering from New Eng |
land, New York, ana States further West |
for addresses have been made |
with Prof. f. B. Andrews, Of Cornell |
University; DIR. William I. Harris, of Con-
cord, Mass; President 5. G. Bartlett, OF |
Dartmouth College; Senator Henry w. |
Blair, of New Hampshire; Superintendent |
James McAlister, of Philadelphia 3r G. G. |
Round Of Plymouth; Prof. John +: Wood, |
hull. of the College for the Trainlne. OF
Tuachors in New York city Gen. 4. J. Mo-,
gan, of Providence; Prof. Albion w. Small.
Of Colby University Supt j. w. Patterson,
of New Hampshire; and Commissioners
Stockwell, OF Rhode Island. Prof. j. w.
Churchill Of Andover Will give readings.
Correspondence with other speakers of emil
nence is not yet concluded. The hotels OF
Bethlehem offer generous reductions, rail-
road fares are made reasonable, and mem
bership on which these eourtesies depend,
Is open % all whether teachers or not being
easily seerged at the meeting. The sessions
are held mornings and evenings. A bulletin
giving complete details will be issued this
month. and will be sent to all whose names
are forwarded to Geo. A. Littleheld, New
nort Y L.