The Portland daily press., 1895-10-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
AEelba.

MeIba.
Tonight the great Melba concert will be
given at City hall. Little more need be
said for the demand for seats has
bsen extraordinary. 1t will be one of
the most brilliant concerts ever given in
Maine.
Admission tickets will be on sale at
Stockbridge's this evening.
Kate Claxton.
Kate Claxton will appear Saturd ay in
1.-THE Two Orphans at Portland theatre
The weaving together OF the fortunes OF
the Countess de Linieres with those OF
the poor blind girl; the wedding OF the
Chevalier de Vaudrey to humble farmers
daughter fromN Normandy ;the exhibition of
the Froohard family who have been out
laws for one hundred and fifty years with
the old bag of mother equally capable
in whining and in sayagery, and the pru-
tai ruffian of an elder son to whom work
and honesty and piety are alike alien; the
extreme cleyerness Of the Introduction OF
Marianne, the outeast, to the orphan
sisters SO that at the critical moment she
may take the place of her benefactress
and be sent to Cayenne in her stead, all
this is excellent in its way, and there
is an added touch of picturesqueness and of
the piety The supporting company
has been selected with great care, and
comprises such well known people as is
Mr.. Arthur Forrest, Mr.. Donald Robert
son, Mr.. William f. Clifton, Mr.. Neil
Warner, Mr.. Edgar Halstead, Miss
Marion P. Clifton, Miss Stuart, Miss
Douglass.an Miss Thorley.
Little Trixie.
Tonight Miss Robbins will appear at
Portland theatre as Little Trixie. The
Indianapolis Journal says:
"May Smith Robbins and her clever
company entertained two good-sized
audiences at the Park yesterday in Little
Trixie'. This little actress catches the
audience from the time the curtain goes
I'D and keeps it in good humor during
the four acts. She is petite, well -round-
ed. Of fair proportions and attractive feat
ures. graceful in her movements and as
full Of snap as fre-cracker, and just as
noisy when occasion requires. In the
course of the play she takes five charac-
tiers, assumes them all easily and we'll.
The Night Clerk.
Another crowded house greeted Peter
f. DALEY at the Hollis street Theatre
Monday evening, when he began the
second and last week of his successful
engagement. The attendance has been
tremendously large from the very open
ing of the engagement, and late corners
have been compelled to stand during
she entertainment or postpone their visit
to another night There is no question
of the great popular success which 1.-The
Night Clerk has made with Boston
theatre-goers. Peter f. DALEY is seen to
his st as Owen More. Miss Jennie
Yeamans and John G. Sparks continue
to please by their capable work, while
the stage setting meets with the admira-
ton of the large audience. The advance
sale for the balance of the engagement
has been unusually large. He will be
seen at City Hall soon.
A New Hamlet.
Walker Whiteside made his appearance
in New York at the Herald Square Thea
tire as Hamlet Monday. There was
large anu CflUlCcl duulOACO plSoOAuf ebhu
Mr.. Whiteside was cordially received. His
rendition of the orle OF the melancholy
Dane was one of the best..seen here since
the time of Edwin Booth. Mr.. White
sides delivery, vice and gestures were
excellent His reading of the lines
showed thoroughness and originality.
Miss Mazda Cragin made an acceptable
Ophelia, and the support was generally
good. John Fay Palmer,as the ghost.
made decided hit.
The Ryan Benefit Concert.
Mr.. W. J. Ryan's concert will come off
October Is at Gospel Mission Hall with
the following talent: Mrs. Fannie NJ.
Halves. soprano; C. 9. Brooks, baritone;
j. J. Griffin, tenor; F. A. Given, violin;
= Messers. SkilIins and Green, mandolin
and guitar; Miss Annie G. Wiley, plan
ist. Tickets at Hawes's music store