The Portland daily press., 1890-04-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE STowAWAY,


drama and more especially English melo-
drama. is the most popular entertainment
with the theatre going public of America. A
fitting illustration of this fact is shown by
the enormous audiences which everywhere
attend the performances of the thrilling
melodrama "The Stowaway" This famous
play, with its magnificent company and all
its rare novelties, including a full-rigged
yacht at sea, and the great safe-blowing act
by two famous cracksmen, will be given at
Portland Theatre April 10th and the sale of
seats will begin Tuesday.
BANJO. MANDOLIN AND GUITAR CLUBS.
The grand concert by the combined banjo,
mandolin and guitar clubs of this city and
Boston, some rs members, assisted by Mrs.
Halves, the favorite soprano, Thomas E.
Glynn, the banjo soloist, and Prof. Ryser.
accompanist, will be one of the musical
events of the season. Tickets are selling
rapidly at Chambers music store, where ad-
mission tickets can be exchanged for re-
served seats without extra charge Next
Tuesday is the date of the concert. This
will be the programme:
March-Ideal. Harris
Ideal and Imperial Clubs. -"'i 10
a Saprlce Ia BIllliante. .Luscomb
Boston Ideal Club Club '''' 1A'0ne
vocal solo-Staccato Polka. ...............M ulder
Fannie NJ Halves.
Ia March--Donna Juanita. ...............Su ppe
10 Gaiopade,a,ke Rosenfeld
Banjo duet-Gaop, nf Imperial sia aNeW %p Glvnn
,tozrrp. M Ps,S Glynn and Barnum.
MandO}in and Guitar Orchestra. Harris
~ Boston Ideal Club.
BANJO and Guitar Orchestra. Sna'fuck
10 SSngIM the Waters Could Speak as ha'''S
Boston Ideal Club. >'f"A"''
Vocal solo-Farewell Marguerite. -. :. Boardman
Fannie M. HaweS
MaZurka-La Grandma. Romero
Ideal and Imperial Climbs.
N1'' '1ee Thomas E. Giynn. Oiynn
March-Our Colonel (by request) .......... Missud
wa,tz-s.rt,.ca Boston Ideal Club. oo.,,,
Ideal and Imperial Clubs.
COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT.
City Hall should be packed April 18th on
the occasion of the benefit concert to Mr..
Lewis K. Smith. Those participating will
be Miss Lizzie M. Brown, soprano, Mrs.
Jennie King Morrison, cantralto, Mr.. Will
G. Stockbridge, tenor, the Weber Club %
male voices with Kotzschmar conductor and
Harvey Murray accompanist, the Imperial
Mandolin and Guitar Club. Robert Whit
comb reader, Schubert's male quartette,
grand "Pinafore" chorus of 40 voices with
Walter Goold conductor and an orchestra of
II pieces, fancy drill and manual by the
Portland Cadets, and The recital of an
original poem by Robert Rexdale. The sale
of reserved seats will begin at Chandler's
music store at $50 a. m. this morning, and
every seat is reserved.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
This regular melodrama, with all of the
original company, scenery and effects, will
return to the Portland Theatre for one night
only. tonight. The sale of seats promises a
full house aud those who purpose attending
will do well to secure their tickets at once as
we have heard of numerous theatre parties
that are arranging to attend and quite a
number of requests for seats from out of
town parties. There are few plays more
enjoyable than "Hands Across the Sea-"
PYGMALIoN AND GALATEA
This pleasing drama will be given in the
vestry of Congress Square Church on
Wednesday evening, April 9th. 1t will be
brought out by the same talent that presented
it so successfully at Deering a short time
since. The following is the cast of charac-
tprS.