The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Little Emily.

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Those OF our sreaders who have never
seen Mr.. Charles II. Thayer's impersona-
ton of wilkins Micawber, that famous
Characterization .oe Dickens, will hail
the opportunity on next Friday and Sat
urday evenings at Portland Theatre. 1t
is delightful Interpretation of the hap
py-go-lucky, breezy, mercurial specimen
of seedy gentility, that almost everyone
has met with at some time in life.
The sad, pathetic story of Little
Emily is also well told in the drama,
and the characters of Uriah Heep, Dan'l
Peggotty, Steerforth, Traddles and Peg
gotty, the good old nurse, afford ample
facility for the development of the abili-
ties of the other actors. Seats are now
on sale.
Rosedale is Surely Coming.
"Rosedale" is coming. The dates are
Friday and Saturday, jams and 6, and
the place is the Portland Theatre So is
the Boston Grand Opera House Company
| coming with it's excellent membership
and a delightful theatrical treat is in
store for Portland's theatre-going popu-
lation. The announcement that Rose
| dale"would not be presented in Portland
caused much disappointment as theatre
patrons had counted on seeing this popu-
lar play and the excellent Grand Opera
House company in the cast. But happily
this announcement was premature, and
on the days named above Lester Wal
lacks. famous military..play will be given
the same elaborate production which
won it success and two delightful runs of
many weeks at the Boston Grand Opera
House. Portland audiences will see
Miss Annie Clarke, Miss Isabelle Evesson
| Mr.. Joseph Haworth, Mr.. Frank J Keen
an, Mr.. william Messenger, Nj Mark
Price, Miss Kate Ryan, Miss Helen
Dayne, Miss Belle Socks, Mr.. Charles
| Inslee Mr.. Edward Wade Mr.. Edward
D. Dennison, Mr.. Algernon Tassin. Mr..
Thomas w. Ross, Miss Caroline Lock
hart, Miss Maud L. Herman, handsome
little Olive Smith and two score of
handsome girls who take part in the
gypsy dell and ball room scenes, two of
the handsomest stage settings ever given
| at the Portland theatre
Charity Concerts.
The charity concerts Saturday after
| noon and evening give promise of a large
| attendance The tickets may be pro-
| cured at any of the music stores and
the principal retail drug stores.
Chambers band is holding daily re-
hearsals, and WE. Chandler, Esq, is
| authority for saying that the band will
be in A 1 condition. One of the selections
| which the band will render will be the
"War.Memories" arranged byD. W. Reeves
for meeting of the Army of the
Potomac. 1t represents day in camp
in 1862 In this selection the effects are
beautiful. On the stage is seated the
full band which is supposed to be at the
generals headquarters in the camp At
sunrise the drummer's call is given. The
morning gun is fired. The fifers and
drummers at the headquarters sound the
assembly. This call is repeated by
distant camp. The assembly by the
buglars at headquarters follows, and is
taken up by the buglers in other camps
in succession, from the last of which
the sounds are scarcely audible. All
the ordinary calls used in camp are
given at headquarters and repeated by
the musicians in other camps. The band
plays several war songs. To produce the
effect of distant buglers, the buglers
who represent the different camps will be
stationed in various parts of the build
ing. The drummer and fifer of the
second camp are veterans. No description
Of this selection can do it justice. IT.
must be heard to be appreciated. The
programme will be published in tomor-
rows papers
The Opera.
1t will be delight to hear good
opera company once more in the operas
that have delighted thousands for SO
many years. January 9Th and 9th are
the dates, Trovatore, Bohemian Girl
and Faust the operas to be presented.
In a few days the casts will be known
and the tickets ready for sale.
Mr.. Sam Z. Jack, whose burlesoue
troupe of Oriental and Creole beauties
will be seen at Portland Theatre Mon
day evening next. is the proprietor of
many attractions on the board.
The Christmas number of the Chicago
Dramatic journal is at hand. It is adj
mirably printed and contains many half
tone portraits of prominent actors and
actresses.
Training Horses.