The Portland daily press., 1895-03-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

The large attendance at the matinee
yesterday afternoon showed that East
Lynne" still retains it's great hold upon
the theatre-goers, more particularly the
ladies. The company gave very excel
lent performance, the honors falling to
Jessie Evans.Sawtelle, whose portrayal
OF the role of Lady Isabel was a capital
piece of emotional acting. In the eve
ming the largest house of the week thor
oughly enjoyed the performance of "The
Streets of New York; with it's many
strong sensational scenes and comedy
incidents. Today's announcements are
"Lost at Sea" for the afternoon, and
"The Bankers Daughter" for the eve
ming. Tomorrow the last two perform
ances of the engagement will be given
s"Ten Nights in Il Barroomn at the
matinee, aud 1.-The Midnight Call" in
the evening.
Hoyt's "a Black Sheep"
After triumphant run of twelve
weeks at the Park Theatre, Boston,
Hoyt's phenomenally successful comedy,
A Black Sheep" will be presented for
the first time in this city at the Port
land Theatre, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week. Anything new
from the pen of Mr.. Hoyt is always
looked forward to with interest by the
theatre-going pu bic, for of all the plays
that are being produced insthis country
today, Mr.. Hoyt's are the most truly
American. Their great success is natur-
al, for Mr. Hoyt always seems able to
hit the popular taste of the people. He
knows when to give the public the right
thing at the right time. Everybody
laughs at the funny incidents which
this distinctly American author handles
so cleverly with his satirical pen, and
with such telling. effect. In GA Black
Sheep. Mr.. Hoyt is said TO have min
gled humor and pathos with flashes of
his brightest wit and bits of excrucia-
tingly funny stage business in his most
crafty manner. The performances given
here will be .identieally the same as
those given in Boston by the same COM
pany, and with all the original effects.
Miss Treadwe1l's Exhibition.
Miss Treadwell is to. be congratulated
on the splendid audience gathered in
City Hall last evening, notwithstanding
the disagreeable rain storm. There,,must
have been almost 1900 people present.
and they were very enthusiastic and re-
called the principal performers. This
was the programme:
Blushing Rose Galop, Glynn
LIE Trouabour Club.
Wand Drill,
Glass of Young Ladies.
Solo-Bantry Bay, j. L. Molloy
Miss Henrietta D. Rice.
Club Swinging,
Glass of Boys.
Reading, Selected
Arthur M. Soule.
Dumb Bell Drill,
Class of Misses.
Solo-There's Merry Brown Thrush,
Dudley Buck
Miss Henrietta D. Rice.
Delsarte Drill,
Glass of Little Girls.
Club Swinging,
Miss Linnie B. Treadwell.
Tableaux Dart,
Sacrifice of Iphemia: Bacchus and the
Bacchantes; WEAKNESS; Watching;
Death OF Virginia; The Muses.; List
ening; Toilet of the Bride; Rock of
Ages; Gossip; The Niobe Groud ;
Home Scene Of the creeks; Heat
Cold; JOY; Grief; Fear; Greeting;
Jesus, Lover of My Soul; Supplica-
ton.
Glass Of Young Lad les.
Miss Rice was encored and sang in re-
Spouse Annie Laurie" MIR. Soule's dia-
lecr reading was very good, and he re-
ceived hearty encore, responding with
the Dutchman's Visit to New York. y
Miss .Treadwell's club swinging was
great. The pupils were gracefully
dressed in Grecian costumes. and their
tableaux were very effective.
The Haydns.
The patrons of the Haydn Association,
who were so enthusiastic in their praise
of Mr. Arthur B. Hitchcock's fine rendi-
ion of the baritone part in the Light Of
Assia," will learn with pleasure that he
will appear in the same role at Kot
SEMINAR Hall, Wednesday, March 18th.