The Portland daily press., 1890-12-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

sToCKBRIDGE ENTERTAINMENTS.
henry 4, Dixey will play 1.-The seven
eses" at City Hall, January 9th and 2Sth.
The first performance will be in the Popular
Course and the second will be an extra
The Stoddard lectures will be given jana
airy Z, IA and q. Mr.. w. K. Dana and MI
l.. w. Edwards Of Saccarappa, were IN
town Saturday and bought 40 tickets for the
Stoddard lectures, to be used by Saccarappa
people. They'have made arrangements fer
a special train to run as far as Gorham on
the Portland & Rochester directly after the
close OF each lecture.
Stanley will be here January IL. Mayor
Melcher and the City Government will ten
der him reception 10 the Mayors room on
the evening Of the lecture.
Tickets for Dlxey will probably be ready
next Wednesday.
George Riddle and the Listemann Club
Will present Manfred in the regular Stock
bridge Course December 81.
THE QUEEN OF THE PLAINS
Miss Kate Pursell, the Western dramatic
star. will be at Portland Theatre the first
four nights of this week, and will present
for the first time In this city her wild West
ern drama "The Queen of the Plains" OF
this play the Boston Commercial says:
''NO attraction presented at Manager
LothrOp's Grand Museum during Its exist
ence has. proved more satisfactory to his
many patrons than Miss Kate Pursell in her
border drama Queen of the Plains Her
trained horse Fire Fly, and her intelligen
greyhound Prince Bill, contributed greatly
10 tue interest OF the scenes In which they
were factors and actors. Miss Pursell is a
remarkably handsome woman and compe-
tent as an actress of the modern school. She
Is supported by good company and should
command large audiences"
WHEEL CLUB MINSTRELs
The chorus will contain some of the best
singers In the city. and the solos will be by
young men well and favorably known In
musical circles. Mr. Frank Pierce will lead
the end men with tambournes. Mr.. Elliott
@. Mitchell is to be No. / with the bones
Each will have a. comic song to sing. Import
ant matters in connection with the min.
strels.are to be considered at the club meet.
ing this evening and a good attendance is
requested.
THE CLEMENcEAU CASE.
On Friday and Saturday evenings and
Saturday matinee. Maurice Barrymore aud
j. NJ. HilPs Standard Theatre Company OF
New York, will play Alexander Dumas, the
younger's, greatIdrama,:: "The Clemenceau
Case" Mr.. Hill has had special transla-
tion made from the original French play
that ran for over 700 nights at the Odeon
Theatre, Paris, and has thereby acquired one
OF the strongest Of modern productions. In
The Clemenceau Case" as originally pro-
duced by its great author, there is nothing
that the most fastldious theatre-goer can OBJ
ject to. The company engaged by Mr.. Hill
to support his star is very strong one, and
Of Maurice Barrymore himself little need be
sale. New scenery has been painted and
calcium light effects win be brought from
New York. In every city. large or small
where the piece has been played crowded
houses have been the rule and there is little
doubt that Portland will prove no exception.
The sale of seats will open today.
NOTES.
Mr.. Francis r. King-H Hall. advance agent
for j.. M. Hill, was in the city yesterday, ar
ranging for the production of "The Clemen-
ceau Case" He Is an old attache of the
New York World and was the correspon-
dent who went South to report the progress
OF the yellow fever. caught it, recovered
ana thereby became famous at the time
Josphine Cameron a1d company gave q
very poor performance of Camille" before
q small audience at Portland Theatre Satur-
day night.