The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Alexander saivini.

Tonight Alexander Salvini, with his
picked company, scenery and accessories,
will present Don Caesar de Bazann at
City Hall. In this age of dress, super
ficiality. tinsel and, glitter in dramatic
art the acting of such an artist as Alex
ander Salvini comes to the theatre-goer,
weary with the commonplace, the pride
pomp and show sfof the stage like
"Sabean odors from the spicy shore of
Araby the blest.n Such art for the time
makes one forgetfu1 OF the whips and
scorns of time, lessons the toll and con-
tributes to the pleasures of each day
duties, enlivens the imagination, touch
es the heart and awakens the slum bering
sparks of divinity that redeems many
from the clod. 1t is not to be wondered
at, therefore, that the most intelligent
and cultivated portions of the population
of our large cities throng SalviniAs per-
formances, while those who do claim a
higher education are engrossed and fasci-
mated by the art of the artist. There
has been good advance sale at Stock
BRIDGES. Let there be crowded house
tonight at City Hall.
Mr.. Salvini's support will include VIM.
Redmund, John A. Lane, VIM. Harris,
Ben Johnson, Eleanor Moretti, Gussie
DeForrest and Maude Dixon. Mr.. Red
mund was for several seasons leading
man at the Boston theatre, and later
starred with Mrs. Thomas Barry.
Thel Rising Generation.
Mr.. william Barry, the popular Irish
comedian. is undoubtedly one of the
most unctuous men on the American
stage today, in his new play, aThe Ris-
ing Generation by William Gill, where
he has been holding forth at the Park
Theatre The comedian is supported
this season by company of twenty-five
people, mixing one of the largest comedy
companies ever seen on the road. He
will be seen at Portland Theatre Friday
and Saturday.
Gilbert's Lyceum Course.
The tickets are selling we'll at Stock
bridges for the opening entertainment
in the Gilbert Lyceum course, to take
place at Kotzschmar Hall tomorrow
evening, when Nine. Fursch-Madi and
company will appear. The Cincinnati
Commercial-Gazet says of Nine. Fursch
Madi: Madame Fursch- Madi achieved
a signal triumph in Beethven's "Ah!
perfido." scena and aria. Her voice has
almost extreme range, is powerful, full
and sympathetic, and her stage presence
is impressive; in short she possesses every
qualification of a great singer. Her rem
dering of the selection was dramatic
and her use of modulation very effec-
tive" The other artists are all of the
best.
Notes.
Alexander Salvini will play his New
York engagement this year at the Star
theatre, where Manager Wilkison has
arranged for his opening, beginning
November 27th, for an extended run.
This theatre appears to be the most
popular in New York for long engage
n1ents by the leading stars. Crane plays
there every year for several weeks, and
will do SO again this season. The Ken
dalls are now there for a long engage
ment and Joseph Jefferson is also an
nounced .Salvini will open in aThe
Three Guardsmen,n in which he was SO
successful during his two months en-
gagement in New York last spring. He
will also put on don Caesar de Bazan, n
and Ruy Bias and it is quite likely
that he will be seen in new play which
he has just completed in conjunction
with Paul Kester.
"On the Sahara" had it's last represen-
tation lat Portland theatre last evening.