The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A Fair Rebel.

the cast, are all that is necessary to I'LL
the bill. Some of them have been so
good that they have taken place appar
emily in dramatic literature. "A Fair
Rebel' is one of these plays founded on
the Rebellion, and it's most effective scene
is that in which Colonel Mason of the
First United States Cavalry escapes from
the notorious Libby Prison by the help
of his sweetheart and former United
States trooper now Confederate soldier.
The piece is fairly constructed. the &C
tors are generally efficient, and the large
audience last night was much delighted
and called the curtain at the close of the
second act, where Colonel Mason is cap
tured by General Monteith.
Miss Louise Galloway, as Captain
Johnnie, was bright, spirited little elf,
who acted, sang and danced to great ac-
ceptance. Miss Ida Mcmillan, as Clar-
ietta, was particularly good in her as
sumed character of the sentry, and was
acceptable in the love scenes with Col
onel Mason. AS Colonel Mason Mr..
George A. johnson is entitled to much
praise fora manly characterization of the
Union colonel, while Mr.. S. M. Forrest
was sufficiently repulsive as his opposite,
the French capain, to show that his work
was effective. The other characters
were well taken. The Libby Prison
scene was very well managed in its
hahge from the interior to the exterior.
The Hi gh School Cadets gave good
drill and performed admirably the duties
of the army, although the manual of
1892 would hardly have been recognized
as the manual of 1864 by the boys who
fough hit under Grant. The female. cos
tunes of the time were reproduced and
created good deal of amusement for
the audience, most of whom probably
them Go and see the piece at either
the matinee today or tonight.
vreeiand's Minstre1s.
The Bellefonte (Pa.) Gazette says:
Without doubt one of the best and
most refined operatic minstrels that APP
peared in Bellefonte in 10 years was
Vreeland's, which occupied the boards
at Germans Opera House last evening.
Briefly told, every man in the company is
an artist in the peculiar part he takes.
Arthur Demming is a complete enter
tainment in himself The singing is SUI
perb, and all the variations of acting can
not be improved. The Red Dragon
march could not be excelled, and George
Hasselfs soprano burlesque captured
everyone in the audience.
To make long story short, when
Vreeland comes to Bellefonte again the
opera house will not have sufficient ca
,,oo;+xr ~, hold tho raan1a who want tn
hear and see him.
The minstrels will be seen at Portland
Theatre Monday.
The Matinee Course.
The tickets for the Stockbridge Matt
nee Course are selling well but there are
still good seats for those who apply
quickly. Just think of the attractions:
The operas of ss1492,'' 'Robin Hood"
and the Duff Opera Company, SeidPs
great orchestra and Paderewski. The
sale of seats for ss1492n will begin Mon
day.
Seidl's Festival
The Seidl festival concerts Of next
week, to be given under the Stockbridge
management are attracting attention
all over the state. We have given the
programme for the Wednesday,
Course concert. This will be the pro-
gramme for the Popular matinee Thurs
day at 2 o'clock:
Overture Flying Dutchman -. Wagner
Case Noisette. (New Ballet Suite) ..:...
Observation-Disclosures. Tschaikowski
First time.)
0-Overture miniature.
b-Marche characteristique.
c-DanSe Russo Trepak.
d-Danse chinoiSe.
e-Danse des mirltons.
ECosagne.
IA. Aria Euryanthe. ........ Weber
Soprano ID. Ave Maria-lntermez-
zo-Cavalleria Rusticana. Mascagnl
From Boabdil-Opera ..........M oszkoWskl
d-Moorish Fantasia.
6-Malaguenna.
c-ScherZO Valse.
d-Moorish March First time.)
Songs 2. S Inc Maaoerer Schubert
MT. Fischer.
The Mestersingers of Nuremberg ...... Wagner
Third Act: Choral-Dance of the Apprentices
Procession of the MaSterS-Choral.)
Waltz Song-First act Romeo and Juliet.
Miss Fabris. - : ''''0N
Ballet Music Completel Pazman.. Strauss
First time0 ~
Notes.
The American tour of Mrs. Bernard
bo6rS, SpOk6u VI DIS LILO LuSllol oClu-
hardt, will end, the New York Tribune
says, at the close of next weeks engage
ment in Brooklyn. He plays have not
been satisfactory and the venture has
not been remunerative.
Ex-Chief Justice Charles P. DAILY of
New York was one of the audience
which witnessed the performance of the
....Hunchback'' at Days Theatre on
Tuesday last. Judge DAILY is probably
the oldest first nighter'' in New York.
He was present wnen Edmund Kean
made his American debut at tue old Park
Theatre in 1921, and saw Fanny Kemble
play "Julia'' in New York in 1887.
The name of Dvorak, the celebrated
Bohemian composer, is pronounced in
English as though it was spelled Vor--
Shawk. This is only approximate, and
there is a slight accent on the second syl-
liable.
Stuart Robson writes to Selena Fetter
anent her recent marriage to Edwin Mil
ton Royle: Would be more than
pleased to meet the man who won you, IT
only to see if you have really selected
man as handsome as l am. We are
scarce, know, but I truly hope you
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