The Portland daily press., 1894-03-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Siberia.

The writing of this play was a labor OF
love with it's lamented author. Barley
Campbell and one into which he entered
with deep earnestness. His was a Won
derfully sympathetic nature and the
barbarism perpetrated by Russian
officials on the Jews and N1hillsts
touched him deeply. His reading and
the acquaintance of several Russian ex-
lies whom he he met in London inspired
him with the idea of the play and every
one knows the tremendous success it
has achieved. 1t was a success from the
start, and continues SO today, after
twelve seasons have elapsed since its
first production. For thirty weeks or
more each year it has held audiences
spell bound in The large cities through
out the country. Tomorrow evening it
will be the attraction at the Portland
Theatre, and will receive splendid per-
formance from company of artists OF
great merit.
Mary Howe.
Those of our readers who have not Sc
cured their tickets for the grand Howe
LAWN concert to be given at City Hail
next Monday evening had better be about
it at once Miss Mary Howe is not only
the possessor of beautiful, highly ctl-
tiyated voice, she is also pupil OF the
best European teachers, and has received
fine warmest encomiums of the foreign
press. Her husband, Mr.. Lawn, Is one
of the best tenors now in the concern
field. The New York Times speaking OF
Miss Won Stosch, the vlollnlst, who
made SO many friends when she APP
neared here at the Rossini concert, says
of her performance at Seidl concert:
aThe surprise among the sololsts was
Miss Won Stosch, who has MADE SINCE
last season an astonishing advance in
every department of her art, in tone,
in execution, and in musical apprecla-
tion or the power to express it, spanning
in the interval the gap that separates a
nainstaking and sensitive student of
her instrument to a highly competent
and acceptable concert performer.
Canpanari, the admirable baritone,
and Luckstone, the pianist, will also
appear.
C1evelands Ministries.
The Rev. Auckland Lord Boyle, pastor
of Carmel Baptist church, east 123d
street, New York. lately read paper on
"Christians at the Theatre, and Theatre
Gals in the Church" at weekly confer
ence of the Baptist ministers. Mr.. Boyle
said practically every Christian now was
more or less theatre-goer. This in itself
was not bad, but care should be exer-
cised in the plays one witnessed. WIS.
Cleveland, the representative minstrel
manager will be glad to know that Rev.
Mr.. Boyle defended MINISTRIES and
vaudeville, the present form of theatre
cal amusement. Manager Cleveland has
frequently stated that he relies for a
good deal of his patronage upon class
of people who do not patronlze the
drama, but enjoy the mirth, music and
melodies of the MINISTRIES Stnckbridge
has the tickets for the minstrels.
David the Shepherd Boy.
The second and last performance of
the cantata was given at Vaughn St.,
oh urch last evening, and the audience
highly enjoyed it. The performance
exceeded GnaG even OIL wednesday,
Notes.
An exchange says: "There is going to
he row in the Bostonlans before long.
Tom Karl has refused to singss--any1 more,
and SO he goes to the theatres and has
a goodgtime, while Barnabee and Mac
donald continue to work; but he draws
an equal share of the profits. Flesh and
blood will not stand that sort OF thing.