The Portland daily press., 1894-03-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Cleveland's Ministries.

Cleveland's Minstre1s.
W.S.P Cleveland, after attaining an
enviable reputation as minstrel mama
ger, reputation which has placed him
in the very front rank of amusement
caterers, is now going backward, going
back as far as 1922 for the costuming of
his Columbus. 1t is not SO officially
stated, but it is to be presumed, and it is
fair to presume that when the
Clevelands turn out in their noon-day
parade, that they will walk Spanish"
Cleveland has failed to explain what
christopher Columbus had to do with
minstrelsy, but we know that Christopher
is charged with being guilty of discover
irg America, and America discovered
negro minstrelsy and there you are; fur
ther, we know that VS.. Cleveland has
an eye for the beautiful, the artists Will
be the best up today, the latest and pest
found out; not SO young as to nave the
chronic big head or SO old as to be chest
nutty and conceited the songs, as sweet
as maple syrup from old Vermont, and
the jokes-now we are coming to it-they
are all freshly gathered from the brain
and not pillaged from Joe Miller. The
show will be seen at City Hall Saturday
afternoon and evening and the reserved
seats are on sale at Stockbridge's.
Tabasco.
The management of the Boston Mus
cum makes an Easter offering" for the
9th of April which will awaken the
deepest and most widespread interest, the
presentation by Thos Q.Sea brooke of
Barnet & Chadwick's operatic comedy of
"Tabasco," written for and produced re-
Gently by the Boston Independent Corps
of Cadets with such signal success
Extraordinary expectation is aroused by
Mr.. Seabrooke's requirement of this
very valuable "music-comedy," a most
worthy companion to Prince Pro Tenn"
Mr.. Barnet's other work of which the
Boston Museum is the envied proprietor
land in falling to the control of such an
artist "Tabasco" is indeed fortunate.
There is every indication of grand pro-
duction and of long continued success.
SO remember April 9th, Seabrooke,
@Tabasco," and the Boston Museum.
Hands Across the Sea.
The first attraction to occupy the at
tention of our theatre-goers after the
close of the Lenten season, will be that
ever popular drama, Hands Across the
Sea" 1t will be presented at the Portland
theatre Friday and Saturday evenings of
next week by the same excellent COM
pany that appeared in it earlier in the
present season. Sergt. Simms and his
Column bian Cadets are still with the
company as an added attraction, and the
wonderful exhibition given by them will
prove great drawing card.
The Tooth performance of Charles
Aunt in Boston, was marked Tuesday
evening by the distribution of very
neat souvenir. 1t consisted Of bronze
cat, with a medal suspended from its
neck. 1t is reproduction in bronze of
the pictures on the bill board, which
have aroused the merriment kof every
body for weeks.
The Boston Journal says: "In what
hall will the Kneisel Quartette, other
Der clubs, singers and p1anists APP
pear next season, for Chickering hall is
no longer refuge for Art. And, by the
way, how about the new Music hall? Is
there any truth in the report that the
prospectors of that scheme are consulting
with Mr.. John B. Schoeffell concerning
the advisability Of practical com bina-
tion Opera House and Music hall? And
if there were regular opera month in
this city during the winter would the
symphony concerts suffer thereby"
The report that Theodore Thomas is
contemplating series of orchestral COD
certs in New York next winter has been
vaguely anticipated for some weeks.
Probably no conductor has a more faith-
full following in New York, with en-
thusiasJic devotion to make amends, if
need be, for lack of numbers. The time,
too, for such venture seems opportune.
There has been in the last two years
measure of quiet dissatisfaction with
SeidPs conduct of the affairs OF the
Philharmonic Society in which he sue
ceeded Thomas, and the guarantees for
three years behind Damrosch's orchestra |
end with the current season.
Mounet-SulIy, the French tragedian, |
arrived in New York Monday on the |
beIated La Bretagne, with Nine. SECOND
Weber and the other mem bers Of his |
company. He has come to play season |
of fifty nights under the Enlargement of |
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau.
John Mason and Marion Manola will |
be at City hall April "a and 25 They
will present eFriend Fritz and 1.-THE
Queen of Hearts, :" the latter being their
new play.