The Portland daily press., 1894-03-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Rentz-santIey.

The performance given by this COM
pany this season is full of vaude-
vile acts One III particular is that one
by Harry LIE Clair He does what is
called protean act, appearing IN several
different and very varied costumes, CIV
ing characteristic song and dance in
each one. He is one OF the greatest ar
lists in this line before the public today.
commanding an extremely high salary.
Still another speciality is the one by the
Onion Trio, the Fulton Bros. and
Hamen, entitled A Hot Chase" 1t is
an acrobaGic act, and is very laughable.
The company will appear in Portland
Theatre tomorrow night.
Mary Howe.
What will undoubtedly be one of the
leading musical events of the present
season is announced for Monday March
10Th at City Hall, when America
brilliant and gifted young soprano,
Mary Howe, makes her appearance IN
this city. Comments on her remarkable
beauty and beautiful voice are hardly
necessary, Oub SAO las OSNAA e''-~S
from America for nearly two years spur-
suing her studies, and also making fresh
conuuests abroad, it is pleasant to near
and know that another American singer
has been a great success IN the Olo
Country, and adding to the brllllah1
LIST which includes Nordlca, Eames and
other noted artists. Her recent appear
ance in Hamburg and Berlin, in January.
at the Philharmonic concerts, were as
successful as those of any artist that mas
appeared there in recent years, a fact
the press notices from those cities show.
She returns this summer to Berlin,
where she and her husband, Mr.. William
LAWN. the celebrated tenor, are again
to be under the management of Mr.. Her.
man Wolff, the we'll known musical
agent, and then they go to st. Peters
burg with Sig. Lago, the noted impress
sario, for the winter season OF lo94-9o'
conseq uently this will be the only APP
pearance in concert of this charming
singer for several years, if ever again,
and it is more than likely at some flu
ture day she will be seen here at the
head of her own English Opera Com
pany. Her many friends should avail
themselves of this opportunity, and at
tend the concert by the Howe-Lavin
Company, one of the finest organizations
ever presented to our people.
This play with It's beautiful love story
and it's novel and startling situations,
will be presented at the Portland theatre
next Saturday evening. 1t is one of the
strongest dramas that the stage has ever
seen, and as the characters are played by
competent actors with entirely new
scenery and costumes to aid in, holding
the mirror up to nature" an enjoyable
performance may be anticipated.
Notes.
Billy Cleveland, the minstrel manager,
is very proud of his Kentucky stock
farm. and is much interesed in the bred
inc of horses He has named his favor
ite colt Grover, in honor of his name
sake, the President, because he runs SO
we'll. His MINISTRIES will be seen in
City Hall the oath matinee and evening.
Tickets at Stockbridge's.
The Haydn society is to take up the
cantata OF Joseph" by j. Astor Broad,
which it will present in public at the
close of the season.
The Boston Journal says: 1t is
rumored that an effort will be made to
secure the Mechanics Building Audito-
rum for ten years, to provide place for
opera and spectacular shows; But is
there not public spirit enough here to
build an opera house worthy OF the
musical reputation Of the town? No one
can enjoy thoroughly an opera. in the
Auditorium as it now is, and favorable
acoustic properties are not inserted as
Rice's Venus" with Camille
D'Arvllle in the leading part, will be at
City hall, April17 and IS, under the
management of Messrs. Mitchell and
Stock bridge.
There was another and much pleased
audience present at Portland theatre to
see "a Night at the Circus" Saturday
night.