The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Yon Yonson.

IIOu L Gel, luCltCl III -~-oSAC oU VI
Yon Yonson, tells the following good
story on Jacob Lift. During the rehear-
Gals of the play before the opening in De-
troit Miss Annie Lewis, at certain
point, said to the stage manager, Il can't
do it; simply can't do it, that's ALL. the
cause of the declaration being the re-
quest that Miss Lewis cross upon the
rapidly moving rollers and logs of the
Jam effect. "Can't do it," said Mr.. Lift,
who was intently watching the rehear-
sal, "why it's easy, Miss Lewis, very
easy. You do it this way" and the well
known MANAGER started to show the lit
tie lady how to do it, and he did it in
this way. His foot slipped and he fell
into the rapidly moving machinery and
when they succeeded in stopping it and
rescuing Mr.. Lit, he was in such a
torn and and generally delapidated con-
dition that he had to buy an entire new
outfit of wearing apparel. 1t is unneces-
sary to say that the particular piece OF
business was ''cut'' at the next rehearsal
and Mr.. Lift declares that Miss Lewis
was decidedly right when she said II
can't do it, Yon Yonson will be seen
at Portland theatre Friday and Saturday,
April LIST and I'd.
Grand Concert in City Hall.
Next Tuesday evening the Imperial
Mandolin and Guitar Quartette will give
a grand concert at City hall. They will
be assisted by Miss Sigrid Lunde, the
favorite soprano, Miss Aagot Lunde, the
pleasing contralto, Miss Bertha Smith,
either soloist, and Miss Annie Frank Lib
by, harpist. The grand banjo orchestra
will consist of sixty players, and the
mandolin and guitar orchestra of thirty
two players. This will be concert that
will give the greatest pleasure, and tick
cts should now be secured at Stock
bridges or of the members of the orches-
ira.
Frank Curtis, who was for many years
a resident of Detroit, was rendered
rousing reception upon his recent pro-
duction of ''Sam'l O. Posen'' in that city.
The young Boston girl, Lolita Dean
Bradford, who makes her debut as a star
the 9th of April, is a second cousin of
Charlotte Cushman. Her mother was
for ten years member of Mrs. D. P.
Bowers's Company. She, therefore,
comes naturally by her dramatic talent.
De Wolf Hopper has re-engaged all the
principal members of his company for
next season. He will open at the Broad
way theatre in New York City for sea-
son Of fifteen weeks in August, present
ing new opera by Goodwin and Morse.
1t is not his intention to shelve Wang"
but he wants to secure repertory for
his company and proposes to revive
''The Lady or the Tiger and 'sThe Beg
gar STUDENT in the near future.
The famous actress, Fanny Kemble,
still breathes the breath of life, but the
divine afflatus has departed. She is still
vital in the flesh, but the spirit, the
bright and vivacious spirit of old, has
vanished into the world of shadows. One
comes to this sorrowful conclusion with
the utmost reluctance. but it is one that
cannot honestly be avoided, writes Fred
erick Dolman, in the April Ladies' Home
Journal, fresh from visit to Fanny
Kemble at her country home, "The
Bower,'' Limpsfeld, Surrey, England,
where, with her daughter, the wife of
Canon Leigh. the once famous actress is
spending her declining days. She now
never writes a letter with her own hand,
except to her daughter in Philadelphia
when it is guided by Mrs. Leigh. The
letters which duty requires OF inclina-
ton suggests are written by her maids,
and of literary work there is none. Mus.
ic is no longer enjoyed, except as lis
tener, while reading is limited to the
Bible and few religious books. Some
times she will take the air in a broug-
ham; less frequently she is induced to
take a seat in the pretty pony carriage
while Mrs. Leigh drives with masculine
skill.