The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ANNIE WARD T1FFANY.


Tonight at Portland Theatre Miss Annie
Ward Tiffany will appear at Portland
Theatre In her new play "The Step
daughter" 10 the play the villain is wo-
man who has married an old man, Mr.. Eyer
ton, for his money. The daughter of the old
man, her stepdauehter, who gives the name
to the play, is away at school. She comes
nome early In the proceedings and falls in
love with her fathers private secretary. The
stepmother Is also in love with him, and
hopes to marry him after the death of her
decrepit husband. This project the st, D.
daughter interferes with. The old man dies.
AS the girls guardian, the woman revenge
fully pens her up in tower, away from her
lover, and gives 1t out that she is lunatic.
All this time Peggy Logan. the girls Irish
nurse. which is the part taken by Miss Tiff
fanny, Is planning to get into that prison
tower by strategy. does get there, releases
the girl, who flies with her lover in yacht,
and is married to him. Peggy. however,
does not get off so easily by any means. Fast
in the tower, she is discovered by the enraged
stepmother. is bound hand and foot, but
manages to cut the bonds and slides down a
rope out of the window to the rocks, sixty
feet below. Down there are her friends, the
girl and her lover, now loving husband and
wife; the wicked are punished and the good
walk into everlasting bliss. The play is
strongly arranged and happily. built through
cut. its sequences natural and its climaxes
forceful
MANFRED.
Tonight, in the sixth Stockbridge enter
tainment, the Listemann Sextette, composed
OF the two celebrated violinists, the Messrs.
Listemann on violin and viola, Mr.. Fritz
Giese, the great 'cellist, Mr.. Rudolph Kiss
land, Mr.. G. B. RancOni and Mr. j. M,
Flockton, the well known violinist, flautist
and contra basso, will present Hoffman's
sextette in d. followed by their recital Of
the musical accomplishments to Schumann's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS poem-the choruses to
be sung by the choirs of Williston. State,
High, Congress Square and the First Parish
churches. The outline of the dramatic poem
was given In yesterdays PRESS. Mr.. Har-
vey Murray will officiate as pianist A few
good seats still are on sale at the door.
HOME TALENT COURSE.
The managers of the Home Talent Course
have decided to open with the Cecilia
Ladies' Quartette, composed of Miss Lizzie
M. Brown, Mrs. Clara Haskell, Miss Nette
N. Morrison and Mrs. A. B. Morrison, as
sisted by Miss Alice Abbott, Miss Alice
Gushing and Mr.. Frank Pierce. The date
will be January 18th. The above talent will
insure first class entertainment. 1t is the
first appearance of the Cecilia Quartette in
this city who honestly mas the reputation of
being the best in New England. Course
tickets will be on sale next week, of which
due notice will be given.
sTODDARD AND STANLEY.
The StOddard course of lectures will be-
gin January 7th with "Vienna," followed by
Norway" January 14th, and "Passion
Play" January Dist. This course will sur
pass all others in attraction. In the leading
cities it has had to be repeated to crafty the
public.
SANKEY'S great lecture will be given Janu-
airy 10Th. 1t is unnecessary to say that he is
one of the greatest drawing cards of the
season. Tickets for Stoddard and Stanley
now on sale.
Exit" is no stranger in Portland but every
succeeding generation wants to see the play
that it mas heard the preceding talk about.
Chanfrau Is worthy successor of his
father in the title role. and the two beats
and other characters are admirably as
sumed. "Kit" will show at Portland
Theatre tomorrow.
THE UNKNOWN.
Those who have not seen John A. Stevens's
romantic play, "The Unknown" should
avail themselves of the opportunity next
Friday and Saturday at Portland Theatre.
Those efficient actors, j. Gordon Edwards.
Miss Kate Glassford and Miss McVeigh will
be in the cast
MANAGER FRANK Foss GAINED.
Manager Frank Foss of the Jed Prouty
troupe, who is spending few days In the
city, was agreeably surprised yesterday by
being presented by Mr.. James Smith, in be-
half of his many friends in this city, with
beautiful ebony cane. Mr.. Foss although
taken by surprise responded happily