The Portland daily press., 1895-11-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Famous watson Sisters.


The Watson Sisters Burlesque Co. will
appear at Portland theatre tomorrow
night and play an engagement of three
nights. TheIPhiladelphia Item says; When
tbe curtain ros g at the Lyceum Theatre
Last night, most Of those present no
doubt expected a good show, and they
NOT only got that but one of the very best
entertainments of the kind that has been
seen there for many day. The opening
was quiet, but soon the audience walked
ND to the fact that there would be no
illustrations on hacd of what to avoid,
no bad acts negativing the good Ones
And so, before much ground had been
gone over, the audience was caught and
held in delightful attention to the end.
The opening part !" a short burletta, y
'sColIege Days" was very good. Nellie
Hanly, favorite in this city, was con-
spicuous in the bErletta. The olio is
made up of some of the best known tai
ent in the vaudeville profession, headed
bv the original Watson Sisters, premiere
gymnasts in one of the most marvellous
aerial acts ever seen. The performance
concludes with funny burlesque intro
ducing the favorits Irish com edian Mr..
]. Vincent Bryce.
Cissy Fitzgerald Next Week.
Cissy Fitzgerald. the only and unap-
nroachable. will be at City Hall next
Tuesday night, supported by Mr.. Charles
Frohman's superb comedy company in
ssThe Foundling,'' New York's latest
laughing success. The sales OF seats will
begin next Friday, November 22d, when
numbers will be given out at O'Clock
and there will be big rush, as the COM
pany coming here is the en- tirely original
New York cast without change Or curtail-
ment of any kind.
The Boston Herald speaks in the high
est terms of Cissy as follows: CissT
Fitzgerald added Boston to her list OF
conquered provinces last evening. She
bounded, bubbled, bounced, danced and
winked at the Park Theatre in such a
vivacious, mischieyous, mirthful, grace
full, fascinating manner that she had one
of the largest audiences Of the season
captive early in the evening. She let them
go about 10. 30, but the majority Of them
will be ready and eager to be captured
again. She is the sauciest, handsomest,
most charming and healthiest looking
specimen of lively lookingEnglish maiden
hood, the old country has sent u.s. ssAmeri-
ca likes her from her saucy blonde head
to her lively feet, and last nights audi
ence seemed to like her best when she
gracefully contrived to make these ex-
tremes meet. Cissy's dancing Is some
thing to be remembered. She isn't "a
dream,'' as one of the enthusiastic New
York critics called her, but thoroughly
wide awake, pleasing reality. Those
who think that her beauty, her grace,
her dash, her vivacity, her nimbleness
and her wink have been extravagantly
praised should go and see what an un-
usual and bewitching combination they
make The play is funny. Seldom has
an audience laughed more heartily in
this city.
Paderew ski.
A New York exchange thus speaks of
the Paderewski matinee given in that
city: "The programme yesterday after
noon was somewhat lighter in texture
and more evenly balanced than that of
the previous week, but it was no less in
teresting. A Beethoven sonata, one of
the least inspired of them all, headed the
list, and it was followed by the Schubert
impromptu in B fiat, two Mendelssohn
songs without words, Brahnls's varia-
tions on Paganini theme, five Chopin
pieces, the pianist's own "Cracovienne
Fantatiqua,n and then, Of course, some
Liszt selections for the grand finale. His
tory must only repeat itself in telling
about the audience. 1t was as large as
the hall woald hold without an infringe
ment of the law, and 1t is hard to say
how many were turned away, unable to
procure even standing room. The enthu-
siasm, too, was in greater evidence than
ever, and eliminated in reckless demands
on the players good nature. to which he
acceded to the extent Of playing no less
than four supplementary pieces after the
fourteen set down on the programme.
The audience would probably still be
calling for more had not six stalwart men
after the fourth encore come upon the
scene and borne the piano bodily away"
The Paderewski concert will open the
Stockbridge course tomorrow night and
there will be matinee Friday.
This will be the programme for Thurs
day evening:
Sonata-Op. 101, Beethoven
Impromptu-Od 142, No. 8, Schubert
Songs without words-Op. 2. No. l.
Spinning Song, Mendelssohn
Variations Con theme by Paganini,
Op. 80, Brahms
Prelude, ID minor, Op. "a; Nocturne,
Od 4S, No l; Etude, A minor,
Op. 25, No. II; Mazurka, fOp. '33,
No. a; Polonaise, sharp minor,
Op.44, Chopin
Cracovienne Fantastique-Op: IA,
Paderewski