The Portland daily press., 1896-11-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Odd Miss Podd.

ested in the appearance of Neil Burgess
In "Odd Miss Podd,' at Portland thea
tire, next Monday and Tuesday, Novem-
Der % and 81. One of the scenes in the
play disoloses Mr.. Burgess in boomers
scorchiDg at break neck speed in pursuit
of young man who he mistakenly sup
poses has done him an injury. The race
is said to be one of the most exciting
ever seen in the stage (eyen more exoit-
Ing than the horse race in 1.-THE County
Fair.'') Tho bicycles are arranged in
mechanical devices which are the inven-
tiops of MIR. Burgess and fully protected
by patents. The wheels of the bicycles
are so geared that the number OF revolu-
tions made would carry the riders three
miles in full view of the audience. ssBur-
CESS overtakes his man and is about to
grab him when he take header which
all bicy clists know are very disastrous.
This 10 most laughable scene OIL d
marks the climax: of the third act The
wsll-known BARLEY McCullum is pro1ni-
nent in the cast and will be cordially
welcomed by his legion of friends and
admirers.
Music of France.
Those who fail to secure seats for Mr..
and Mrs. Kotzschmar's second lecture
recital to be given at Kotzschmar hall
tomorrow evening, will deeply regret it,
for while these lectures are from a liter
airy point of view exceedingly interesting
their charm is greatly heightened by the
Splendid musical programmes that i'll US
trate them There are good seats that
san still be obtained at Stockbridge's.
The Minor Quartette.
Four boys who live on the
hill, have formed quartette and as
we'll known singer of Portland says, eff
they continue their singing for a while
longer, theylwill be..as good as some of
the we'll known quartettes of is city.
The quartette consists of these boys: Mr..
". Gilber. 1st tenor; MIR. Il. Shea, ed
tenor; Mr.. C. Smith, baritone; MIR. H.
Houtton, bass
Hi Henry's NinstreIs.
The return engagement of Hi Henry's
Minstrels to Portland theatre drew a fine
audience last evening. All the exoellen-
ces noted by US on the occasion of the
Performance given last week wers repeated
last night Mr.. Arthur Deming is re-
kablysbright actor and good singer,
and there are Charles Kenna, Ed Swan,
the Spanish beauty and dancer Couchita
Mortinez the Patrol quartette, Antonio
the great.buck dancer, the three re-
nowned Alhions, Senior Mortimer, and
the favorite Harry Leighton, besides the
great oornet player Hi Henry himself
The applause was constant and there
were many encores.
The Bride of Seville.
Only about week remains before the
production of the greatest operatic hit of
the times, ''The Bride of Seville" to be
seen in City hall on Thanksgiving after
noon land evening, Nov Goth. This
opera is written in the. key of fun, on the
scale of merriment and the signature of
the whole composition is true jollity. 1t
abounds in splendid ohoruses, pictur-
esque drills and animated marches.
There are some good seats still to be had
at Stockbridges.
Ladies' Aid Course.
The Ladies' Aid course tickets are hav-
ing a good sale. The houses should be
crowded. The enterta 1nments are of the
bsst. Mr.. Beresford and his concert COM
pany, Miss Jessie Couthoui, Leland Z.
Powers, The Albion Quartette and Jubi-
lee Singers. Seats now on sale at Stock
tridgs's.
Conroy & Fox's Big Show.
Manager Tukesbury announces for his
attraction the inimitable comedians
Conroy & Fox, and their excellent COM
pany of players, singers and dancers, in
an entirely new play entitled
"C'Fiarity's Vacation" three act
comedy by Arthur North and Hartwig
Cassell. Although written for laughing
purposes only, still "O'Flarity's Vaca-
ton" il far more pretentious than any
thing they have heretofore been seen in,
al is unlike the SO called farce comedy
inasmuch as it is possessed of good
interesting, but funny story. 1t is en-
tirely new in theme and contraction and
makes great vehicle for them to work
on. The piece is enlivened with bright
specialties from beginning to end, but
they are brought in in way that does
not interfere with the plot. Prominent
i the support of Messrs. Conroy and
Fox are Miss Letta Meredith, Miss Susi
Martin, Miss Katie All u, Miss Jean
Evelyne, Hayes and Post, j. w. Kings
lay iaH f0hT