The Portland daily press., 1891-05-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


PYGMALIoN AND GALATEA.
In the glorious days of old Greece, when
the Gods on high Olympus looked down com
passlonately upon human lovers, Pygmalion
wrought beautiful statue from the marble
OF Pentelasus. Day by day he saw 1t grow
under his chisel. assuming all the graces of
maidenhood. until to his enraptured vision
the marble Galatea became more lovely than
his wife Cynisca. She reached the sculptor's
Ideal OF womanhood; to him she was q yerit-
able reality, to whom he outpoured the pas
sionate love of his heart; and was he more
implous than other men, because he prayed
the gods to give his Galatea life? But mark
the sequel of his unfaithfulness to Cynisca.
who, herself nymph of the goddess Arte-
mis-, possessed the power to call down blind
ness upon her recreant lord. Few stories
from the old mythology are more touching
than that OF "Pygmalion and Galatea," and
1t will be told with fidelity to the text at
Portland Theatre next Thursday evening.
Mr.. MCGOWAN and Miss Cushing are by ma.
ture adapted to the leading roles, and the
cast Of the Players Club insures a splendid
performance. Seats are now on sale at the
box office in the theatre.
THE BURGLAR.
The Burglar" Gus Thomas's pretty CON-
edy-draIna, which will pay its first visit to
Portland, at the theatre this week, is said to
possess many delicate touches of both come
dy and pathos. 1t is called a peculiarly
bright combination of these two elements of
success, and reaches every heart through the
simplicity of its natural story of happy
home wrecked by crime, and is told in a
quiet vein of insensity, the pathos of which
is lightened by plenty of clear. bright come
dy. A. S. Lipman will present his strong
Characterization of the title role, and Little
Vallie Egar, the original Editha, will be
seen as the precocious but ingenious "lttle
one." To those who have never seen 1.-THE
Burglar" the title is something of a misno-
mer, as it would seem to indicate a melo-
drama, while the play is quite the reverse,
and there is not line spoken above an or
binary tone of conversation. 1t is a refined
comedy-drama and a credit to the American
stage. "rhe Burglar" is special fayorite
with ladies and children and the matinee on
Saturday will afford them ample opportuni-
ties of enjoying 1t.
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
Among the many home organizations now
making claims upon public favor not one is
more deserving of recognition than the Port
land Philharmonic Orchestra, which gives
its last public concert of the season next
Wednesday evening. This orchestra stands
for quite little enterprise on the part of our
local musicians, and the quality of It's play
Ing cannot be measured by the fact that
amateurs do the work. so much as by the
earnest character of the push for place
among the musical societies of the city.
This will be the programme:
| Overture-The King ....................La yallee
gallet music from Faust mo. 2);...::..;: Gounod
Miss Katherine Kicker.
violin obligato by Miss Goodwn.)
Morgsngrgsssoo for Frehch horn With
0'' ' Tyler and Toirey. onracne
waltz-GlacIer Garden. ................K ela Bella
Seie 1c o from mariana. :,.......... Wallace
Song-Il Marnar. Mattel
Caprice-The Massueraders. ............. Hindley
Wauz-Nislon oAmour.. ...............D elbriick
JED PRoUTY.
The plot of Richard Golden's creation of
"Old Jed Prouty," this weeks attraction at
City Hall, is claimed to be based on certain
occurrences in Bucksport some Is years ago,
Al WHICH Viu 1AOutys popular lnn-K6cper OF
that time. figured very creditably. The pith
| OF the story relates to the attempted execu-
ton of bogus mortgage ON the Prouty Inn,
10 which Landlord Prouty and Village
Squire Todd were bitterly arrayed against
each other. The test of true Yankee charac-
ter In the heat of anger and tribulation and
the good nature and cheerfulness that ever
were uppermost, are the lessons taught by
the rlay. Tickets at Stockbridge's.
PORTLAND SINGERS.
The grand concert by the Portland singers
at Pine street church Friday evening will
embrace in its talent the quartette choirs of
the city, with Mr.. Harvey S. Murray as con-
duct0r, Miss Rice, Messrs. Will StOckbridge
and Follansbee, soloists. Tickets at Clark's,
w. ID. Usher's and Eta Owens.
NOTES.
A despatch from Pittsburg says there is no
foundation for the report sent from that city
that Nine. Janauschek is i'll or that she con-
templates retiring from the stage. she is In
| the best of health.