The Portland daily press., 1895-04-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Byron,

Old favorites will be greeted at the
Portland Theatre this evening in the
persons of MIR. and Mrs. Oliver Byron.
They nre to present the new English
comedy drama, ups and Downs of
Life" one of the successes Of the present
season. According:to metropolitan crit
les the play is a most creditable type OF
the drama of today. The theme Yfhich
the author, Mr.. Scudamore. has tres Jed i'll
a dramatic Eway lis as follows: Vivian
Ransome, a brilliant and successful.young
architect, has married the daughter OF
rich banker. She has n brother, who is a
very bad lot, fact which she has kept
from her husband. The brother demands
assistance from her and she goes to
meet him, to plead with him to reform.
A former suitor for Mrs. Ransome's hand
learns of this and informs Vivian that it
is an old sweetheart of hers whom she is
meeting daily. A separation between
the Ransomes results from the fine
work of the villain. Ransome again
meets the supposed lover OF his wife. and
in the climax resulting learns the truth.
The remainder of the story details the
bringing to his just deserts of the villain
and the final reconciliation of husband
ard wife. An element of comedy runs
through the play, supplied by Kate
Byron as Jane Judkins, maid servant,
and Fred Warren as Smith. grocer's
clerk, who Dasq uerade as a Duchess and
an English Lord respectively. Mr.. Byron
has won much praise for his able por-
trayal of tie role of Vivian Ransome,
while Mrs. Byron's part fits her to perfec-
tion. Among the members of the sup
porting company are ]. l.. Mason, Fulton
Russell. Spottswood Aiken, Florence
Stone and Alice Warren.
Charley's Aunt.
One woman in New York rolled and
rocked and jumped up and down as in a
box, as she laughed at "Charey's Auntn
getting out of her box, or rather his tog
ginge, that she fell out of the enclosure
on TO the bass fiddler in the orchestra.
She absolutely lost control of herself
and her friends in the box were so much
taken up with the hilarious demon
stEation that they were not conscious of
her danger and did not realize it until
she tumbled over on the fiddle. There
is no use of talking of etiquette and good
form and all that sort Of thing which re-
ouires a laugh to be noiseless and easy
runuing: that scene in "Charley's Aunt"
where the old lady filings decorum aside
and makes the hooks and buttons fly
would bust up the hest work on manners
and "How to Behave in Society" that
ever was written. This Iaughable farce
comedy will be seen at City Hall tomor-
rlw evening. There was a big advance
sale Saturday morning. but good seats in
plenty can be procured at Center q Nc
Dowell's now.
AS Il special soncession to Portland and
Mr.. Mitchell, popular prices will prevail.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Speaking of a recent concert given at
Music Hall, Boston, by the Symphony
Orchestra, an exchange says: sThe
Lachiner suite is work of solid worth
and deserves more frequent hearing
than it obtains. The prelude is impress
sively dignifed, the variations, "a in
NUN ber, of which only half were selected
for performance on this occasion, are
noble in style and remarkable in the
fertility of invention in regard to varie-
ty of treatment, melodical and instru-
mental, that distinguishes them, and
the fugue is large and vigorous, and may
rank among the best productions in its
kind that have been written since the
great era of fugue passed away. The
suite was splendidly read and performed.
The graceful and always delightful SYM
phony could not have had more sympa-
thetic treatment or be given with more
satisfying results than atten led its in
terpretation by Mr.. Paur and his orehes-
ira. Tickets for the concert to be given
at City Hall by the full orchestra of
sixty-four musicians directed by Mr..
Paur, should now be obtained.
Mr.. Stock bridge has secured the servic-
es of Mr.. lien Davies the celebrated Eng
lish tenor for soloist at the concert. Mr..
Davies made many friends in Portland
at the time of the concert given by Nine.
Emma Eames.
Mrs. Lowell's Recital.
Musical dumb bells, introduced in this
city by Mrs. Lowell, will be one of the
novelties of her pupils recital at Kotzch-
mar Hall April 18th. The living Statu-
ary will represent NEUROLOGICAL charac-
ters. The effect of these will be high
tened by the calcium lights. The sale of
reserved seat opens this morning at Stock
BRIDGES.
The Haydn Concert.
At the miscellaneous concert to be Civ
en- by the Haydns, Wednesday, ,ssthe 18th
the following programme. will be present
ed:
Redemption Hymn, Parker
With contralto solo by Miss Rice.
Autumn Song, Rheinberger