The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hoyt,s "a Trip to Chinatown


bly, popular musical trifie, "a Trip to
Chinatown" at the Portland Theatre
this and tomorrow evenings promises to
be notable in several ways In the first
place the original New York cast, in
Guiding Harry Conor. George Richards,
Harry Gilfoil, Geraldine Mccain, Sadie
Kirby and Cora Tinnie will be seen fol
they first made famous. In the second
place these will be the init ial appear
ances here of Bessie Clayton, the great.
est of American dancers, initiated by
many, but equalled by none, whose
every movement is simply bewitching in
its grace. Still another feature will be
the elaborate nature of the production,
which is said TO excel anything ever at
tempted in the field of farce comedy in
minute attention to details and effects,
and to rival in magnifcence many of the
great spectacular productions. The mus
ical portion will be found fully up-to-
date and to include many songs never
before heard here, written especially for
the company. Those who have seen it
before should not be deferred by that
fact from seeing it again. 1t will prove
far more enjoyable than ever.
Milton Mobiles.
Milton Mobiles, one of the foremost of
American author-actors, will present at
the Portland Theatre next Friday even
ing and Saturday afternoon his remark
ably successful melodrama From Sire
to Son." Saturday evening the bill will
be the satirical comedy dealing with
Am erican politics entitled For Rev
enue Only" The sale of seats for these
performances opens at the box office this
morning.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
This morning at O'Clock nun bers
will be given out at Stock BRIDGES for
the grand concert to be given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra of sixty
musicians at City Hall April 10th. The
tickets will be sold at 8 a. IN. On the
evening of the concert there will be half
fare and late trains on the Maine Central
and Grand Trunk to all holding Sym
phony tickets. At this concert Mr..
Emil Pawr'vill make his first appear
ance in this~city as conductor of the Or
chestra Musicians Of Portland will be
pleased to compare him with his prede-
cessors, all of whom have directed the
orchestra here at various times. Be.
sides the first appearance oI Mr. Pawr,
the ocrhestra will be assisted By prom
iuent vocalist whose name will be an
nounced in due season..
That City Hall will be packed on the
occasion of the concert there is little
doubt if discretion is used in the make
up of the programme Theodore Thorn
as understood that matter thoroughly in
his first concert given in Portland. In
those OF later date he was not so happy.
Sowing the Wind
Sowing the Wind" has been one of the
most remarkable successes of the gen.
Grafton. A very good sign is that in its
ordinary engagements of week or more
the receipts are like the mercury on a
hot summer extraordinarily climbing
upwards; and on return engagements,
when its superlative dramatic, artistic
and literary merits have been practically
advertised by the actual unfolding of its
beauties, the advance sales have almost
doubled. nSowing the Wind" will be
with US next Saturday at City hall. The
sale opens this morning at Center q Nc
Dowell's at O'Clock. Everybody who
wants to see one of the strongest plays
seen in Portlandsfor years should go.
Nnfa
The Al. 6. Fields Ministries are
booked for two performances at City
hall Thursday afternoon and evening.
April 18th.
One of the strongest attractions on the
road this season in the way of sensation
al melodramas is "The Still Alarm,
which comes to the Portland theatre
Friday and Saturday, March 29th and
both. M
There have already been received $50
orders for seats for the Symphony Or
chestral concert, from out of town par
ties. A
The Shaw recital which was to have
been given on March 25th, will be post
poned until April, on account of the
many concert engagements of Mrs. Helen
Potter.
Tickets for the engagement of Pauline
H all in "Dorcas" at the Portland Thea
tire Monday and Tuesday evenings of
next week will be ready at the box Office
on and after Wednesday morning.