The Portland daily press., 1892-01-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The City Directory.

The CITY directory
Two and half hours of solid fun,
that's what the City Directory is. Like
the rest of its brethren it's plot is of no
consequence, the story serving to in
troduce number of very clever dancers
and singers. All the men are named
John Smith, and the women belong to
the Smith family. One John Smith is an
Irishman and he does some wonderful
high kicking; another is Henri Laurent,
so well known at one time as the tenor OF
the Laurent-C orelli opera troupe; third
John Smith takes off Carmencita adj
mirably. The women are pretty and do
some excellent dancing especially the
trio, Misses Julia Glover, May Mountford
and Florence Marion. Miss Kate Foley
as Nanon, sings we'll. The gentlemen
who are SO happy in the various charac-
tiers are VIM. Canaan, Ben. F. Grinnel,
VIII Heather, Charles Kirke, John Will
son and Joseph Felan. There was a
crowded audience, and almost every
thing was encored, some things receiving
double encore. There will be another
performance at Portland Theatre tonight
and everybody who didn't go last night
will want to go tonight.
The Rossini Concert,
Those of our readers who have not
secured seats yet for the Rossini Club
concert, Friday night, should get their
seats at Stockbridge's now. The pro-
gramme provided by the club will be
peculiarly attractive. OF Miss Won
Stosch, the Brussels (Belgium) Star says:
Mile Won Stosch played with supreme
elegance; her bowingi is flexible, her style
pure. Her tone is limpid and never de-
viates. Her playing, in short, is always
correct and always charming.
Lillian Duren Opera Company.
Mr.. Stockbridge promises the ticket
holders of the Popular course treat in
the performance of 'Mignon'' by the
Durel Company Wednesday of next
week, and he will also repeat the opera,
as an extra entertainment the next eve
ming, Thursday. The opera will be
prettily staged, beautifully costumed,
have good orchestra of ten pieces, and
a strong chorus. Good seats can be
secured now.
PaderewsIxi.
Paderewski, the great pianist, will be
here February goth and March LIST. Mr..
Stockbridge wishes to ascertain as far in
advance as possible the number of those
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should secure their seats as early as pos
sible. Paderewskis concert will be the
event Of the season. because he is not
only magnificent artist but he is also
the Zion" of the day. Wherever he APP
pears he crowds the concert hall, and
the best musical critics are unstinted in
their praises of his abilities.
Cynthia.
Paige's Worlds Fair Company has al
ready won favor with the patrons of the
Portland Theatre This week they will
be seen again in a popular play, in which
they will doubtless win new laurels. On
Friday evening "Cynthia, the Gypsy
Queen" will be staged, and the event
promises to be one of much interest
Few of the present generation of theatre
goers know anything of this play, which
used to delight audiences Of twenty or
more years ago. But the manager of
this company seems to know just what
will suit his audiences, and he predicts for
this play a revival of interest and in
creased satisfaction at the feast prepared
for them. Plenty of fun, music, dances
andduets are interspersed throughout the
play, and the scenes and costumes viii
challenge the criticism of the most fasti-
dious. The last two performances will
be on Saturday afternoon at 2.30 and on
Saturday evening.
Notes.
There will be no Stoekbridge enter
tainment tonight.