The Portland daily press., 1894-02-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The TuthiIl stock Co.


ganization. Miss Sylvia Thorne, the
leading lady, has had a New YORK en-
gagement for the past six years, this be-
ing her first season on the road IN that
time. Miss Lucille LaVerne was amem-
Der of one of Frohman's companies for
several seasons. She made a hit in New
York the first of the season, when she
appeared in the production of g As You
Like It," given by the members of the
Professional Woman's League at Palm
er's Theatre. All the parts in the play
both male and female, were played by
women, Miss La Verne appearing as
"Colin.n OF her performance the New
York Dramatic Mirror said: Lucille
La Verne perhaps offered greater sur
prise than any woman in the cast Her
makeup as Colin was perfect in it's de-
ception, and her acting was as astonlsh-
ingly masculine as her appearance. :"
Mr., Val. E. Love has been in the support
Of Modjeska, Mather and other stars.
The rest of the cast is made up OF
equally well known people. The Lam
caster Lady" will be played tonight.
Adonis.
. Boston has taken to Henry r. DIxey
and "Adonis" as much as ever it did, for
crowded houses were maintained at the
Park Theatre all the time Of his last en-
eagement. Dixey at the head of Rice's
burlesque company is at his best and
never was more graceful or gave SO
amusing an entertainment as he does in
the new Adonis." His impersonations
of Irving and Paderewski are being
talked of everywhere, and every new
feature introduced into Che performance
is as we'll received as any of the old
ones, the best of which are still re-
tanned. AS special attraction there
has been added to the performance the
presence of Bonnie Thornton, one of
the most attractive little ladies on the
stage. Her songs, Love is not what it
used to be" and I'm too young to know"
are already being whistled everywhere
and she has made an instantaneous hit.
So changeable is Dixey. so many new
things does he introduce at every per-
Torrance, that it is extremely difficult
to say what he is going to do. Even the
members of the company cannot tell
what is coming half the time, for
Dixey's wit and versatility lead him to in
troduce new line or a new caper at the
most inconceivable time But his songs
and dances and his lightning changes
are always applauded, and people who
have once seen "Adonis" come again
and again. Dixey will be seen at City
Hall Thursday.
Tickets are now on sale at Stock
BRIDGES.
GiIbert's Lyceum Cour Sc.
The extra entertainment to be given by
MIR. Gilbert to the patrons of his course
will occur next Wednesday evening at
Kotzschmar hall and Twill be harp con-
cert by Miss Harriet A. Shaw, assisted
by Mr.. James. n. Ricketson, tenor; Mr..
Daniel Kuntz, violinist; Mr.. Geo.
Schultz, cello; Miss Minnie Little, ac-
companist. This entertainment promises
to be great musical treat and will no
doubt be literally patronized. The con-
cert begins at S.15 O'Clock.
The African Choir.
The South African choir will be at
City hall this evening The object of
this choir in it's visit to
Great Britain and America 10
to raise funds for the establishment of
an industrial training school for the
native races of South Erica and to in
terest the people generally in this branch
of mission work. The African choir has
been in existence more than three years.
The Hamilton Herald says:
Kaffir choirs are rarity around these
parts, and it is safe to say that the con-
cert given last evening was the most
novel and entertaining affair of the kind
that has been heard in Hamilton.
The choir sang to great acceptance at
second::Parish. Congress and Chestnut
street churches yesterday,
James Whitcomb Riley.
After Mark Twain, James Russell
Lowell, Edward Eggleston and George
W. Gable had appeared, the success of
the occasion was introduced. This was
James Whitcomb Riley. He read a
"poemn and delivered character sketch.
He sunk the author in the actor. DR..
Howard Crosby, who occupied con-
spicuous seat on the stage, laughed until
he looked as though he would faint,
and finally, in sheer non-sectarian up
RIGHTEOUSNESS, poked Bishop Potter in the
Pfbs and subsidized. Y. World.
At City Hall Wednesday even ing.
YAskass at Stock BRIDGES.
Grand Opera.
The regular sale of single night sea is
for the Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau grand
opera performances at the remodeled
auditorium of the Boston Mechanics
building commence at the fremont
Theatre Boston, today, and all orders
for seats should be addressed there.
There will be a large attendance from
Portland and vicinity during the season.
The first week, beginning next Monday,
the repertoire will be Faust, Carmen,
Romeo ct Juliette. Nozze di Figaro,
Cavallerian Rusticania and I Pagliacci,
and Lucia.
Variety Concert,
Don't forget the concert to be given by
the Manataqua Club at Gospel Mission
So,oorrow evening Tickets at HaWeS's