The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A Fair Rebel.


at Portland theatre tonight, tomorrow
evening and Saturday matinee, and is
one of the strongest and most interest
ing comedy dramas ever presented. 1t
is based on incidents of the late war.
The plot hinges on the escape from the
celebrated Libby prison of some of our
Union soldiers. The scenes are laid in
the famous Shenandoah Valley. The re-
volving scene shows the interior and ex-
terror of the famous prison and has
never been equalled by stage craft. No
military drama has ever had the fatter-
ing notices that "a Fair Rebel re-
ceived at it's initial performance at the
Fourteenth Street theatre, New York
The play is historically correct in detail
and one imagines himself ON the scene of
action. The man@uvering of the troops
is accurately given. No later day pro-
duction has ever been received with such
appreciation, for the author has not only
given some of the most startling events
during our Civil War, but relieves the
sensational episodes by very pretty love
story and vein of comedy. The play
will be given in the same complete man
ner as marked its first production in
New York city. Every Grand Army
man should go and see "a Fair Rebel"
The vreeland Minstrels.
The Vreeland operate Minstrels were
the attraction at the Williamsport, Pa,
Academy of Music recently, and were
greeted with a large and enthusiastic
audience The performance was fine.
George Hassell, the soprano, was the
best that has appeared in that city for
some time. The other specialties were
fully up to the average, and pleased the
audience. They have booked a return
date, The MINISTRIES will be seen at
Portland theatre Monday night
The seidl Festival.
Mr.. Anton Seidl, who is the best living
exponent of Wagner's works, feels that
he has succeeded in his aims of popular
izing them. His endeavor has been to
embody the most characteristic excerpts,
presenting as many novelties as possible.
In pursuance of this plan it has been
found necessary to employ large forces.
The entirely adequate Seidl Metropolitan
orchestra fills the first requirement En-
tirely orchestral numbers will be played
from Rienzi, the Flying Dutchman, Die
Meistersinger, Tristan and Isolde, Die
vxr- n 10, do,
and Parsifals on the Wagner night.
For the soprano work MIR. Seidl has Sc
lected a talented young America soprano
very favorably known, Miss Am anda
Fabris, who has just returned from Eng
land, where she has sung three seasons
as prima donna of the Rosa Opera Com
pany. Miss Fabris will be heard in Gel
sa's Dream from Lohengrin and also
Fischer, the famous Wagnerian basso,
will be heard in Die Meistersinger and
Wotan's farewell from Die Walkure.
Tickets for the festival should now be
procured at Stockbridge's.
At the concert of miscellaneous music
to be given by the orchestra Wednesday
evening, this progremme will be played:
Overture -Leonore No. 3............ Beethoven
Suite-Peer Gynt. Grieg.
Polonaise-from Mgnon .,......... Thomas
Miss Fabris.
For String Orchestra-o) Traumerei. .Schumann
-6) Bluette. ........ Gillet
Ride of the Valkyries. .-............... Wagner
Intermission, 10 minutes.
March Du synode- Henry VIII. saint saens
Ario- ri la
Mr.. Fischer.
Ara-Oh. Fair Tourraine. ........ Meyerbeer
Miss Fabris.
Ballet Music lie Cid. .-..... ......... Massenet