The Portland daily press., 1891-03-10
MUSIC And DRAMA.
PASSIONS SLAVE.

PASSION SLAVE.
Last evening Lothrop's Stock Company
appeared in Stevens Passions Slave" al
Portland Theatre to large and we'll pleased
audience. Miss Kate Glassford gave a pas.
siOnate, revengeful, yet withal artistic por-
trayal of Clothilde. The dialect of the Span
ish-Americau was well assumed, the sentl-
ment of her actions natural. Betrayed, re-
jected. and, with her child, thrown upon the
world, she lived with but one ambition, with
but one thought, and that was of vengeance.
j. Gordon Edwards as Manual DeFoe was
excellent aud at times intense in the portray
al Of his part. Another success of the even
ing was the acting of James K. Keane as
Ferdinand Shepley, the heartless, soulless
villain. The support throughout was excel
lent. The play will be repeated tonight and
Wednesday matinee and evening and should
be we'll patronized.
PECK's BAD BOY.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday the reyis-
ed version Of "Peck's Bad Boy" will be seen
at Portland Theatre. The New York Graph.
ic says:
sit is ridiculously absurd, but it is SO
cleverly presented that the most confirmed
cynic is compelled to surrender to the laugh.
| ter provoking doings of the various charac-
tiers In the piece. The house was crowded
hearty Laughter evinced the favor with which
1t was received"
EQUINE PARADOX,
Tue popular favor with. which Prof. Morris
Equine and Canine Paradox has met in this
CITY little short Of phenomenal. 1t is sell
dom indeed that such immense audiences
are attracted to City Hall in succession. And
they are delighted gatherings, too, both chill
dren and adults finding rare pleasure in wit
Messing the antics of the pretty little beasts.
Miss Morris, the sister of the professor, is an
attractive young lady and puts the animals
through their PAGES in excellent style. There
will be matinee today and a performance
this evening.
Kellar in his programme Of Modern Mira.
cles" will appear at the City Hall Saturday
afternoon next, in the third Stockbridge,
matinee course, and fifth popular in the eve
ming. He will perform the celebrat ed trick
that is at the present time the talk of New
York city. A celebrated clairvoyant in that
city is giving seances to which the admission
| is $40, and her principal performance con-
sists in changing water into wine" at will,
claiming that the same. is accomplished by
the aid of spirits. MIR. Kellar attended one
Of these seances aud readily discovered how
the feat was performed, and has added it to
his programme and after performing the
same explains it to the audience. In addi-
ton to the above he will perform the noted
Foster Ballot Test. the slate writing feat of
DR.. Slade, the flying guitars. the growth of
flowers, and all the feats of the so-caled me-
diums.
GRAND CONCERT.
There will be a grand concert given at
Codgress Hall. tomorrow evening, by Shaw's
Male Quartette, Miss Lizzie M. Brown, SO.
prano. Mrs. Jennie King Morrison, j. Hall ct
Gilbert of Boston, pianist, and Mr., True ac
companist. Tickets atThurston's No. Free
street block, and at McCausland's, 40 Con.
gress street.
UNION COURSE.
The Union Course, Lewis Hall, Woodfords,
will close tomorrow evening with a delight
full comedy, entitled NAVAL Engagement,
under the management of Mr.. Robert L..
Whitcomb. The following will be the cast
Admiral Kingston, of the Royal Navy.
Mr.. Robert L. Whitcomb
Lieutenant Kingston, r. ;...:...:.....
Short, landlord of the Fountain, Portsmouth.
........ ................M Mr.. Roger w. Conway
Dennis. servant of the same..:; .;......::.".
Mrs. Pontiix.. miss Georgia. Buckley
MIS- Psttersoe with banjo solos: hye'
..:.........::....:. Mr.. j. Frank Day
Miss Markham with solos) ....................
Miss Nettie May Morrison
j. A. Balm and orchestra will furnish the
instrumental music.
NOTES.
Sarah Bernhardt will give an extra per.
| formance of cleopatra" at the fremont
Street Theatre on Friday afternoon.
When Nine. Fursch-Madi comes to Boston
April Z, she will appear at the performance
of I'll Trovatore," which will begin In Mu-
sic Hall. With her in the cast Will be Chas.
r. Adams, Mrs. Clara Poole King and Signor
Del Puente.
There are rumors that weeks perform
ance of opera in Music Hall, Boston, with
the assistance of some of the best artists In
tne country, is one of the possibilities of the
| musical events of next month.
Inere Will be second operate festival
| matinee on Saturday, April 4. at Music Hall.
Boston, at which time there will be a chorus
| lists. pA'oA' '0i0
| peiformance of Wagner's last musical
| drama rarsl1ap Is announced to be given
In Music Hall, Boston, April Is, under the
with the assistance Of Seidps Orcbestrsa ,'e of
| New York. 0''," VI
| The Music Hall in New York which is ba.
| ing completed for Walter Damrosch and his
orchestra will be dedicated on the week eek Of Of
May 5.with grand festival lasting five days.
The famous composer, Tschaikowski. will
be present and conduct some of his own
| pieces, and there will be given the oratorir
| Of Elijah with soloists from the German
Opera Company, and that of Israel in Egypt
| with Mile. de We're as the leading soloist
| Other works Of interest will be given.
Mrs. Charlotte +. KEENAN, OF New York
| contralto, will be the vocalist at Mr.. Dun
| cans next organ recital.
The first subscription concert. at Congress
| hall, Thursday evening. will begin at ST.
| o'clock.