The Portland daily press., 1895-10-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Little Trixie.

Little Trixie.
The Columbus State Journal says of
Miss Robbins, who will appear at Port
land Theatre Wednesday ana Thursday
Little Trixie is musical comedy, with
only the shadow of plot, but enough
to allow the graceful introduction Oh
score of D leasing specialists in the way of
singing and dancing and some very Glev'
er bits of comedy business. Miss hob
bins is a dancer of unusual merit ana
sings well.
The Famous Peter Daley.
What bids fair to be the laughing treat
of the season will come to the City Hall
on Monday, October z. when jolly Peter
r. Daley opens brief engagement IN
"The Night Clerk which has prove to
be John j. McNally's latest and best
success No comedian who comes here is
such prime favorite with laugh-loyers
as merry Pete Daley, who possesses an
irresistible way of springing odd jokes.
In his career upon the stage Mr.. Daley
has never known failure, and those
who have smiled with him in IA Straight
Tip" and laughed with him in "A
Country Sport, will find Irresistible
merriment in the absurdities of The
Night Clerk which has proved the
farcical success of the season. Wherever
1t has been presented there has been but
one verdict, that of enormous success,
and Baltimore, Washington and Boston
theatres: have..b been crowded with delight
ed audiences, and critics have been at
O loss to find terms strong enough in
which to praise the merits of azthe play.
Mr.. McNally's success in fitting out Mr..
Daley with medium for fun making
is unquestioned, and in "The Night
Clerk" he has-given him, unusual oppor-
tunities. The piece opens. in bachelors
apartments In New York, where the trials
OF the hero begin, and from there the
scene changes to police station where
the comedian becomes the captain in
charge of the precinct. Those who have
seen his photographs in this scene will
realize how completely Mr.. DALEY. sinks
his identity in the representation of
the police captain. For the third and
last act success in scenic display is
given. The scene represents the magnlh-
cent interior of the Hotel Blase, and the
dazzling splendors of the incandescent
lighting will furnish a scene never
equalled on any stage here 10 harmo-
nize with such splendid surroundings
Rich & Harris have sgiyen Mr.. Daley
the strongest company ever sent out
with a farce comedy. Jolly Jennie Yea
mans has the best part of her career, and
her former successes will be surpassed
by her latest achievements.
The Haydns.
The first rehearsal of the season of 1886
96 by the Haydn Association, took place
a. Kotzschmar hall last evening. There
was good attendance and A. r. Gaul's
second cantata of ''The Holy City" was
taken up.
The treatment of the subject of this
work is almost entirely reflective, the
more dramatic parts of the book from
which many of the numbers are taken,
viz. the Vision of ST. John having al
ready been treated in a mastery manner
by the great German Composer Spohr in
his oratorio; The Last la Judgment i5s
suggested by the passages of Scripture
Here have we no continuing CITY. = Thy
Kingdom Come and sets forth the desire
for higher life as expressed in the words
"My Soul is athirst for God" which de-
sire is followed by,other passages express
i've of the perfection of the higher life
such as Eye hath not seen" The sec
ond part was suggested by the words II
saw new Heaven and new Earth,
thus realizing the desire gand promises
contained in the first part. With the ex7
oeption of two hymns, verse from Mil
ton, and three verses from the TIE Deum
the words are entirely Scriptural.
Ielba. 1875
Nine. Melba will be heard at City
Hall tomorrow might and with her,
Scalchi, the great contralto, Bauermeis-
ter, soprano, D'Aubigne, tenor, Cams
panari, basso, and q full orchestra. The
act from Faust is alone worthltheiprice
OF a ticket A few good seats remain
unsoId at Stockbridges.
Notes.
Kate Claxton and "The Two Orphans"
at Portland Theatre next Saturday.
Her Paintings Seized.