The Portland daily press., 1890-01-22
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LoNGFELLow's DREAM.

The entertainment last night passed off
even more smoothly than on the first night
of its production, and was enjoyed by a
much larger audience. Mr.. Dickson took
the part of Silas in the third dream, in place
Of Mr.. Cushing as on the first night, and
breathed his soul through keyed bugle in
tirst-rate style. Tituba, the witch, Miss Ju-
liza Staples, was another favorite Of the au-
dience.
Miss Lillian Andrews, as Minnehaha, was
the recipient of beautiful basket of flowers
when she came on the stage.
One peculiarly taking effect of the drama
was the singing by the invisible choirs at
various Ipoints during the progress of tra
play. - iu
The costuming and makiug-ap we're 10y no
MEAS the least of the causes contributory
success Of the event. 1t was all
ne within the society. the iudefatigable
property man, Mr.. George G. Craven, being
entitled to good deal of the praise.
ROYAL HAND-BELL RINGERS.
Speaking of the great troupe of Royal
Hand-Bell Ringers who will appear at City
Hall tonight. in the Stockbridge course.
Spurgeon, the great London preacher, saws :
The touch and the consequent tone are
such as was never acquainted with before,
In hearing the music i can hardly imagine
manner Of welltuned instruments. The
sounding brass" is not here at all, but all is
sweetness. l know these men and their
communications. and they are good and true.
helping every cause that Is good, They have
ness, and l hope that they will be received
with cordial confidence. People will have
amusement, and Ii these good brethren re-
peat what have heard, they will do nobody
any harm, but they will charm all who hear
them, and throw handful of good seed into
burrows where else 1t might never have fall
en-.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
Tomorrow evening the first performance
of Hands Across the Sea" will be given at
Portland Theatre. An exchange says:
Islands Across the Sea-" melo-drama nv
Henry Petit, which received its first Amer
lean production at the Walnut Street Thea
tire last night, is the best play of its kind
that has been put forth In long time. 1t is
an excellent type of the customary British
pay Oh action, with these distinctions: That
lt mas not a single costermonger or other
character Of that ilk, and that its language
Is remarkably crisp. graceful, carefully chos-
en- and pointed. The construction is SO good
and the incidents are so really singing that
tne author may be pardoned for compelling
MS personages to regulate their emotions to
suit his situations, rather than permitting
his situations to be the natural sequence Of
the emotions of his personages.
ADELE AUS DER oHE.
Tickets can be secured at Stockbridge's for
the grand piano recital to be given by Miss
Aus Der Ohe at the First Parish church next
Tuesday evening They should be obtained
at once.
ENTERTAINMENT AT MoRRILL's CORNER. =
An entertainment will be given at All
Souls church. Morrilrs Corner, Friday Jan
uary oath, for the benefit of the reading
room at Westbrook Seminary. The follow
Ing will be the programme:
Piano Solo,. q. &c Z Selected
Miss Mary brigham. ''''0''e''eu
Master James stone, aged years
Recitation and Dance .................T The Minuet
s Nary Edith Perry. -
P ectaf;on r. n; Bel. cted
Susie NJ. Winsiow. 49, '.'-' S'''p
Misses Gates and Rankin. '''''''''0
HowELL's PLAY 'THE REGIsrEnv
MISS MISS Reed ............... Mary Edith Perry
Mss Spauiding George Buckley
Mt nansom.. ..'........,.... ....Carl M Warren
Mr. Grinnidge ......J. B. Moore
NOTES.
D'Oyly Carte has sailed for New York. &C.
c0mpanied by his wife, professionally known
as Miss Len0ir, and Miss Norah Phyllis, I'M
der study for Geraldine Ulmar. At the last
moment Sir Arthur Sullivan decided not to
sail, but to await the decision of Carte re-
sarding the much criticised "Gondoliers"
company.
In the second tableau of sloan of Arc''
Sarah Bernhard appears in armor. as the
old chronicles say that she was dressed on
the held. Her arms and legs are encased in
sparkling steel; her bust Is covered with
white leathern cuirass, in the centre of
which Is painted the image Of the Virgin,
surrounded with branches Of lilies and jass-
mines embroidered in relief. The head is
covered with a round casque, with q neck
protector of mail, and the ears are protected
by round plates. This costume has never
yet been produced in painting, but is faith
full according to the descriptions of the peri
cd.
When 1.-THE Gondoliers'' 20 to Boston
February oath, at the Globe Theatre), the
company to sing this latest opera by Gilbert
and Sullivan will include Harriet Avery
Strakosch, wife of Edgar Strakosch, and an
ex-member of the Clara Louise Kellogg COM
pany black-eyed Celie Ellis, wife Of Harry
). Blake, and whose desertiOn of the foot
lights was not permanent; Harry s. Hill
lard, brother of bob" billiard; John
Clark, otherwise known as Signor BrocOlini;
Emma Mabella Baker and George Broder-
lex, wife and husband; John j. Rafael and
Charles N. Schroeder. Hilliard and Rafael
will be the brother gondoliers.
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