The Portland daily press., 1895-03-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The sawtelle Dramatic Company.

The Sawtel1e Dramatic Company.
The highly successful engagement of
the Sawtelle company at the Portland
Theatre will come to an end with the
two performances today. That great
stage temperance lesson. "Ten Nights in
Il Bar room," will be the attraction for
this afternoon at theTmatinee. "The Mid
night Call" a new sensational drama.
will be the final bill this evening. Yes
terday's performances drew two very
good houses. Lost at Sea" pleased
large attendance at the matinee yester-
day, and in the evening "The Bankers
Daughter" was given very meritorious
rendition, the company doing the best
work of the week.
Hoyt's "a Black Sheep"
with our theatre-goers could not have
better illustration than the remarka-
bly, large advance sale of seats for the
performance of "a Black Sheep" at the
Portland Theatre next Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings. For this, his latest
6uSAG7o4 IesJ w lEHU II OJ tiOfS uOb Chilli
any great plot; All he does claim for it
is that it forms an evenings entertain
ment, with just enough story to connect
the many specialties and lalghable stu
atoms. The speciality features intro
duced are of very unique character and
thoroughly novel. The piece abounds
in music, resembl ling in this respect A
Trip to Chinatown which first made
popular "The Bowery," "The Widow
and Love Me Little Love Me Long"
Several Of the songs in "a Black Sheep"
are destined to win as wide popularity as
those just mentioned.
What Melba Concert Costs.
There has been "A good deal of surmise
as to what a grand concert like the
Melba concert costs. While we cannot
speak officially, we can SAY that the re-
ceipts of the Melba concert were about
$500. Nine. Melba received $1,000, her
regular price, and was handed check
for 81, 900 before she went on the stage.
This sum includes her expenses. Miss
Edmands receives $50 and expenses; Mr..
Mills SIS aud expenses; Mr.. Adamowski
and the Quartette lump sum of 5000,
and expenses. A special car to bring the
party here and back costs $34; the ex-
penses in Portland for advertising, COM
missions etc., were $3.50; fares supper,
postage for circulars, etc., 5000; total
of about 81, 500. which would leave some
5000 profit for the management.
Boston Opera Goers in Trouble.
It seems that Boston is worked up
over the opera house question even more
than Portland, and the trouble has Gull
minated in circulars sent out to the
holders of opera season tickets to see
what can be done in regard to next sea-
SON. One cause for the trouble has been
the frequent changes of bill of perform-
ance owing to The illness of the singers,
and the other is the barn-like character
of Mechanics Building, and they say
they won't subscribe another season if
some change is not made.
Mr.. Schoeffel, of the management, says
that abroad the government support the
opera, and in New York the Astors,
Vauderbilts, Goulds, Bradley Martins,
Goelets, Mrs. Paran Stevens and other
millionaires. In Boston the real trouble
is Mechanics Building. The subscribers
say they won't subscribe for seats next
year. To this I reply: Six months be-
fore our season should open here next
year, Pll make the same proposition
make WORCESTERSHIRE $3.50, 600, and you'll
have suitable house for opera. It the
sum is not subscribed, Boston will have
no opera. They say they don't care to
hear opera in Mechanics Hall. Then
they needn't. AS for US, we have made
money ever since we came to this hall.
We made great deal last season. We
have made money this season. But we're
not obliged to come to boston to exist
If Boston can do without us we can do
without Boston.
Mr.. Will H. Stock bridge will sing the
tenor role in Light of Asia" March IS.
at Kotzschmar Hall.
Mr.. D'Aub igne, who took at half an
hours Lotice the part Of Faust Wednes-
day afternoon, in Boston, is a Virginian
named Dabney He was first heard in
Boston as "A singer in the AugustiI. e
Daily company. They tell this story
about him in New York: He was
asked by the management If he would
rehearse Cauio in 1 PaRliacci.' Russi-
tano was aggressive, said he had been
called ON too much, and demanded an
extra $500 if he sang the role.
D'Aubigne rehearsed so we'll that the
satisfaction was general; his name was
out for the hand bills. when Russitano
took fright at the rival stranger, waived
the $500 aud reported for DUTY.
Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown" comes
to the Portland Theatre Monday and
Tuesday evenings, March IS and 49,
Arrangements were completed yester-
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