The Portland daily press., 1894-03-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hands Across the Sea.


Reeves's Hands Across the Sea" COM
pany produced this favorite melo-drama
at Portland theatre last evening, to a
very large and enthusiastic audience.
The parts were in the same hands as
when the play was produced here in
November last except that Mr.. Edward
Brandt took the part of Jack Dudley in
place of H.J. Wolfe, and Miss Eva Taylor
that of Lillian in place of Ella Gardiner,
while Miss Mary Gerald played Nine.
Valerie, the part then assumed by Miss
Taylor. The scenery was good and the
views of the deck of the Australian
and Sydney Habor illuminated brought
out hearty applause. The curtain was
called several times
The great feature of the eve ming was
the drill of the Colum bian cadets, the
coIored boys from Bermuda who give
representation entitled "The Bivouac,"
which includes guardmount, drill, and
a midnight attack. The evolutions
elected tremendous applause.
The play will be repeated at the
matinee today and in the evening. All
the children should go and see the drill.
Dockstader's Minstrels.
At the present day the sole aim of am
bilious managers is to congregate into one
large company all of the best available
talent. This has been the idea of Harry
Chaplain, the manager of Lew Dock
stader's Minstrels, who appear at the
Portland Theatre next Tuesday evening.
In organizing this company Mr.. Clap
ham has spared no expense and left no
stone unturned in his efforts to secure the
very cream of the profession. In this
seasons company are the following ar
fists: Lew Dockstader, who will appear
in his celebrated sketch, "Misfts," with
new speeches, songs and stories; John
c. Harrington an exceedingly bright and
clever comedian, in songs, dances and
limitations; and Memphis Kennedy, an
unusually clever musical artist There
are eight superb solo singers with the
company, besides the Columbian Vocal
Choir. Seats are now on sale at the box
Office.
Gospel Mission Entertainment
The fourth popular Saturday evening
entertainment will be given at the
Gospel Mission this evening at s o'clock,
when this programme will be rendered:
Xylophone Solo,
Prof. W. H. Hatch
Reading Man and Lizabuth
Miss Evangeline Pearson.
Soprano Solo-Morn and Noon CAM
Fannie Halves
Violin Solo-Old Folks at Home, Varia-
lions Stobbe
Prof. Fred A.Given.
lightning Sketch Artist,
Prot. Mcconnell.
Pizzicato-Mandolin and Guitar,
Misses Swasey and Harding.
Fannie NJ. Halves, CA. Clark,
&C. Brooks.
Ocarina Solo,
Prof. VIII. Hatch.
Reading-Old Honesty,
Miss Evangeline Pearson.
La Zithera-G uitar Duet,
Misses Swasey and Harding.
Vocal Duett-Eden Land, A BIT.
Fannie M. Halves and Charles A. Clark.
Bone Solo, Especial request)
Prof. Mcconnell.
Hermann Vein, the celebrated play
actor, wrote the London Times the other
da, saying that he could no longer stand
the encore system, and he urged the
county council to stop it, as they would
any other nuisance.
The performance of AS You Like 1t"
at the Columbia, Boston, next Tuesday
afternoon, the proceeds of which will he
devoted to charity, is LIKELY to be an IN q,
teresting performance. Miss Burrees Will
play Rosalind, Miss Bond the part of
Celia, Charles Plunket, who played the
part with Adelaide Nelson, will be the
Tou chstone, Robert McWade, who has
PLAYED the part with nearly every Rosa
lind in America, is cast to the role of
Adam, and Mr.. Lindsay Morrison will be
T. Beau.
Much interest was felt in the per-
Torrance at the Hollis street, Boston,
Thursday, of the new Romeo. Mr.. Henry
Jewett assumed the role for the first
time in Boston, and in fact he has never
played it until the present season. The
Journal says: He made manly, in
teresting lover, intense, earnest, and all
absorbed In niss passion. The balcony
scene was excellent, and few better
Romeos have been seen of late years.
The rich, musical quality of his power
ful voice, well attuned to the situation,
the handsome, manly figure. the earnest,
iInpassioned, Intelligent reading of the
lines, all com bined to make this we'll
nigh perfect performance on the part of
Mr.. Jewett. He was also excellent in the
lighter scenes at the opening of the play,
but in the friar's cell Mr.. Jewett was
too forceful. He did not SO we'll control
his voice as in the earlier scenes. In
tensity and agony are not best portrayed
by loud vocalism. 1t --grates harshly
on sensitive ears, even though the voice
be good and the passion genuine"
The performance of "Friendsn to be
given at the Portland theatre next
month will be one of the fashionable
events of the season in a theatrical way.
The Cecilian Quartette Of Portland,
has been engaged for the grand floral
concert in Music hall, Boston, Mass,
next Tuesday evening, April 3rd, with
the ladies Philharmonic orchestra, and
others.
Rice's "Venus" fresh from it's triumphs
in Boston, with Camille D'Arville in