The Portland daily press., 1890-09-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
SHENANDOAH,

odENANDOAH.
Bronson Howard is said to have orr gihally
written Shenandoah" as an experiment.
He realized what fund of rich dramatic
material there was to be mined from the un-
written history of the civil war, but he also
realized the extreme fnesse and careful
treatment required in order to avoid the pit
falls surrounding the great issue which was
the life and soul Of the war while it lasted.
However, the temptation was great and he
tried the experiment. That his Judgment
was not misdirected and that In his expert
ment he builded better than he hoped. is
proved by the wonderful popularity which
Shenandoah" has enjoyed from the very
first night. All theatres where it is present.
ed are packed at every performance with en-.
thusiastic audiences. and standing room
only" has become by word. 1t will be
presented at City Hall Monday and Tuesday,
and tickets should now be secured at Stock
bridges.
MRS. FRANK LESLIE.
The woman Frank Leslie-Frank Leslie
by order of the Court of Common Pleas that
the name might be preserved in law as we'll
as memory-is the perfection of physical de-
velopment She swings dumb bells like an
Amazon. She is devoted to bathing, and
rides like the Empress of Austria. By the
exercise of all her faculties, physical and
mental, she has kept her whole nature in
perfect equilibrium. Her handwriting is
characteristic. the characters large, the
strokes firm with notable upward impulse,
regular, connected and flowing And she
has never lost an intellectual opportunity.
She speaks English, French, Spanish and
Italian with fluent perfection, besides un-
derstanding Latin. She has read much and
| seen more, and welded into her own origi-
nality her studies and reflections and ex-
| periences. Much as she owes to nature, she
| owes more to herself. She proves that ge-
MUS is capacity for hard work; that sig
nificant success comes like the onward creep
ing dawn, and is no blast of heat lightning.
Whatever she has done, too, she has done as
woman. in a womanly way. She has
found her sex has rights enough when it
wants to employ them. Mrs. Frank Leslie
will lecture here in the Stockbridge course
PORTLAND THEATRE.
Another very large audience was delighted
with the ''Ragpickel's Child at Portland
lntatro last nlsnL. MT. justin ADAMS,
Miss Lille Burnham and the excellent COM
| pany give very entertaining performance.
Remember the matinee today and the per-
| Torrance tonight
Monday, Marguerite Fish In "Erma the
Elf" supported by large company, will
perform at this house.
The following attractions are announced
for the coming fortnight.
October 2, 3 and 4-'Hands Across the Sea-"
October and 7-"Mugg's Landing"
October and 9-Tbomas e. Murray, formerly
of Murray and Murphy, In "The Silent Partner.b
October 10 and 11-"Blue and Gray"
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
Mr.. Henry st. Ormond and Mr.. d. f. Nc.
Gonagle Of the Glands Across the Sea"
Company were in the city yesterday. The
company will be at Portland Theatre the
last three days Of next week. The Hartford
Courant says of the piece:
Hand Across the Sea-" as presented at
the opera house last night, is an interesting
play and deserves the success it Is meeting.
The audience was large one that saw the
play yesterday. 1t is melo drama, but
without the overweight situations that
characterize most plays Of this class.