The Portland daily press., 1892-10-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The stockbridge Courses.


Mr.. Stockbridge will offer at auction the
choice of seats for the regular and popu-
lar courses of entertainments for 1928.
Each person will be limited to six seats.
No other seats will be sold except those
offered at auction. The press seats will
| be reserved.
There, should be liberal patronage of
these courses this year for the reason
that Mr.. Stockbridge has tried in the past
and succeeded in giving Portland people
more desirable and higher class of en-
tertainments for less money than any
other manager OF lecture and concert
courses in New England. Mr.. Stock
bridge was unfortunate last season, and
not through fault of his own. The grippe
affected concert companies, lecturers and
all classes of entertainers, and managers
elsewhere had to suffer loss in conse-
quence, as did Mr.. Stockbridge. It
would be strange if some catastrophe did
not happen one year in five.
1t is true we shall not have the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, Stoddard, or the
Bostonians this season. The Bostonians,
however, will go to no city of less than
10000 inhabitants this year. Much of
their time will be passed in New York
and Chicago. Stoddard will not be in
the field and nobody will hear or see him
in lecture. The Boston Symphony Or
chestra has its hands full in Boston for
the winter, with $3.50 paid at auction for
a choice of seats. But the Seidl and
Damrosch orchestras are little if any in
ferior, the Sousa band will rival the great
Gilmore organization, Raglan presses
Stoddard hard by the beauty of his pic
lures and some prefer him as a lecturer,
and the new Bostonians are put in the
field by the Bostonians themselves, and,
it is said, with their fresh voices, will
capture the critics. Besides there is a
wealth of talent in the two courses that
far exceeds in value the cost of a ticket.
Be sure and be on hand tonight and show
Mr.. Stockbridge that his efforts in behalf
of good class amusements in Portland are
thoroughly appreciated.
The circular of the course is now ready
for delivery at the store.
Lucier's Minstre1s.
Lucier,s Minstrels gave two excellent
performances at Portland theatre Satur-
day afternoon and evening. The special
ty features were superior. Billy Fries
executed wonderful tambourine spin
ming act, keeping full dozen tambour-
ines going at once Forber was a good
wire walker. j. r. Lucier, the blind
leader, played negro melodies sweetly on
the banjo and with his brother and Hen
ny Boston was seen to great advantage in
their musical act. The march of the
black Zouaves, and the grand clog tour
nament were two admirable features, es
pecially the latter. Eddie Labarre seemed
made of India rubber, judging by his
tumblings. Scott, the frog man, is a
great contortionist. The other features
were good, Harry Rudworth and Henry
Wood proving funny end men.
Kotzschmar Hall.
Miss Shaw, the harper, and Miss Carrie
Clark of Boston, the soprano, will give
their recital at Kotzschmar hall Wednes-
day evening. The merits of these ladies
should crowd the house. Already there
is large demand for seats at Stock
BRIDGES. Miss Shaw's abilities as
harper are so well known in Portland
where she has many friends that it seems
needless for us to recall them. Miss
Clarke has created furore at Bar Har-
Dor and wherever she has sung this sum-
mer and fall since her return from Eu-
rope. She has remarkable range of
voice, and her voice is of most delicious
quality. Be sure to get seats now.
Dunlap's Stage News.
With its last issue Dunlap's Stage
News concluded it's decennial. 1t is one
of the brightest dramatic papers in the
country and its success in great measure
is due to the fact that it's news is always
fresh, sparkling, and put into brief com
pact form. The News is a welcome WIS.,
itor to the tables of the dramatic editors
of this country.