The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Uncle TOMS Cabin.

Stetson's Big Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany will appear at Portland theatre
for one performance, Thursday next.
The Read ing Eagle says: 1.-THE special
scenery, of which they carry full car
load, is very fine. A good performance
of this ever popular play is always
given. Especial mention is deserved to
the many pleasant specialties. The Two
Topsies are the lest ever seen here aud
are accomplished dancers. The Lone
Star Quartette rendered some pleasant
negro melodies in fine manner. The
African mandolin students were called
on for four encores.
The Bostonians.
A new produ ction by the Rostonians
always attracts the attention of music
lovers and there will be exceeding inter-
est no doubt when this ever welcome
organization presents for the first time
here their greatest success "In Mexico. !"
This opera is the joint production OF q.
T. Darcy aud Oscar We'll. The score Ia
described as melodious and intensely
dramatic. The book is more pretentious
than the ordinary libretto, in that scope
has been given for acting. The story
tells OF the adventures of a young Amer
lean captain of cavalry during the Next
can war, his betrothal to Mexican heir
ess, IL captured by guerillas, the tragic
death of the bandit leader Ramon ut the
hands of his peon, the sombre requital
.-,~ I'd +1o ami.
sodes which befell Ezra Stebbins, Yam
kee suffer- The opera is in three acts.
and the mise-en-sceDe is described as
picturesque and convincing. Act one IL
laid near the Hacienda de la Portalis;
act two reveals another view under the
moonlight. with bivouao OF American
troopers, act three the guard house. Soc
merry Is from the studio of Young q
Shaeffer, and the costumes were made
from designs furnished by General Will
liam Graham, q. S. A., Fort Preside.
Cal.
The Bostonians will be seen in Robin
Hood" Friday and sin Mexico" Satur-
day. There was large advance sale at
Stock BRIDGES last Saturday. There will
BIO late trains and half fare on the rail-
roads.
A Baggage Check.
In this enlightened age of steam cars
and flying machines, the theatre-goinR
public know that play must be hrst
class in eTery respect to meet with sue
cess. Such is an illustration in Blaneys'
IA Baggage Check" now in it's third
triumphant tour over the country. The
play is CONSTR cted on purely farcicnl
lines and is used to amuse only and the
cast comprises some of the BEST known
speciality artists. It will be seen at Port
land theatre October 10th.
Ryan's Benefit.
The annual benefit concert tor Port
lands we'll known blind musician, Mr..
". j. Ryan, will take place in Con-
eress hall, Wednesday evening, October
IA. Excellent talent will assist in max
ing the annual concert success and
those who patronize it will be delighted
with the entertainment. In addition to
the entertaining feature the public
should take into considerationtthe worth
iness of the undertaking on the part OF
MIR. Ryan's many friends
Organ Recital.
Mr.. Harvey Murray's organ recitals.
the frat of series that he contemplatss
giving at the State Street church on Sat
urday afternoons, drew large and high
ly delighted audience, composed for the
most part of ladies'. Mr.. Muir
ray is singularly fortunate in the mag
nifioent instrument at his command, the
last one manufactured by the celebrated
Roosevelt Co. before they sold out to the
Worlds Fair Co. The effects that can
be produced upon it ara 40 far in advance
of those exhibited by other church or.
CANS that the comparison is like that be-
tween full orchestra and a quartette Of
Instruments.
Mr.. Murray's programme was selected
with much judgment. The Numbers
were well contrasted and not too long, &C
thai at the end of the hour his audiencs
would have liked something added.
The gems of the recital were the Salome
Pastorale. the Dubois Benediction and
the Judassohn Scherzo. The Pastoralt
was exquisitely rendered, the notes re-
markably clear and liquid, and 1t wal
in this number that Mr.. Murray's beauty
of touch was especially prominent. The
benedietion opened with flute effec1
that was novel. followed later by pro
longed horn effect that gave a triumph
ant character to the music. Like mos
French composers writings of this ma
ture the Benediction is sensuous IL
character and warm in coloring. TIL,
Soherzo is bright, joyous, animated
composition and carries with it the idel
OF . spring song.
While these mum bers particularly de
lighted because Mr.. Murray is so sympa
thetic and gives SO much expression t.
his work, we must not fail to give hin
credit for his admirable rendering o
the Bach fugue, or the grand theme O
the Hallelujah Chorus. As the last tri
umphaut notes OF the chorus died ava
the audience remained as it W ere spell
bound and then reluctantly quilted tn