The Portland daily press., 1896-04-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Gay Parisians.

The next attraction at the Portland
theatre will be ''The Gay Parisisns, % the
English version of the famous French
farce "L'Hotel Du Libre- Exchange"
which ran five months at Hoyt's theatre,
New York, and two months at the Boston
Museum, with the original cast and seem
cry. Seldom have SO many prominent
artists been seen in one comedy, and it
is doubtful if so good comedy cast has
ever before been taken from New York
run without any changes whatever. The
foundation of the many amusing compli-
cations is the desire of young wife to
make her husband jealous for supposed
indifference to her. TO accomplish this,
she goes to a restaurant with her hus-
bands friend, and to the same place come
her companions maid and her husbands
nephew, while her husband is there ac-
tually attending to his business; then to
add to the danger of the situation slut
tering acquaintance and his four daugh
tiers also drop in. The climax is capped
when the place is raided by the police
as gambling house. W. J. Ferguson,
the character actor, and charming Odette
Tyler, the whilom fianoe of Howard
Gould, head the exceptionally strong
cast
A Midnight Bell
Hoyt's greatest comedy ga Midnight
Bell' will on its advent In this city,
April 10th and 18th at Portland theatre,
lie presented by an ideal cast, headed by
the favorite comedian Digby Bell as the
mirth. provoking deacon Tidd," and
with his brilliant wife, Laura Joyce Bell
as the "Spinster" together with select.
ed cast of twenty three we'll known ar
tists Entire new scenery has been
brated artist Arthur Voegtlin, and the
famous conductor and composer, Victor
Herbert, author of "Prince Ananias."
''The Wizard of the Nile'' and other
operas, has written new music and songs
for the production, among them being
several numbers for the charming CON-
tralto, Laura Joyce Bell, also number Of
glees, madrigals and concerted pieces for
GA Midnight Bell' quartette. New
printing has been designed for the presen-
tation by Messrs. Strowbridge, Miner,
Gillin, Liebler and Mas & Richardson
and Zoos. The production will be un-
der the personal management and direc-
ton of Mr.. Duncan B. Harrison.
Tufts College Glee Club.
Last night Kotzschmar hall was filled
with a brilliant audience, friends of the
Tufts College Glee, Mandolin and Guitar
Clubs, who gave concert under the aus
pices Of the First Universalist church.
There is no question that apart from the
vocal merits Of the two clubs-the Brown
that gave a concert in this city the pre-
vious night, and Tufts that sang last
night-the Tufts selections were better.
sings with the most relish, and they de-
light the public. better. What could they
have sung that would have pleased bet
ter than ELIZA Jane, the goth century
Girl" Mr.. Pierce singing the solo
which received double encore. There
was lots of fun got out of "Rooked in
the Cradle of the Deep" wi tn cracked
organette accompaniment. The solo
was SO well sung it seemed too bad to
spoil it with the caricature. But the
club sang serious music very we'll, es-
pecially sold Folks. at Home" given
as an encore. and Meudelssohn's "Sere-
nade," in which they displayed excel
the evening were well given by Messrs.
1
3. L. Pierce and Lane.
The Mandolin and Guitar Club played
very well and also received several en-
cores. Mr.. Sohofield gave two Rotations,
the first one, Riley's "Tradin Jo' and
for an encors chill Adams's description
of the Battle of Waterloo" The audience
was very enthusiastic. After the concert
the ladies of the Congress Square annex
gave the clubs delightful reception.
The Webbing Sisters.
In these days of the commonplace and
refreshing to find something SO aitogeth-
er charming and unique that 1t has won
the appreciation of scholars and critics of
world wide fame. The Misses Webbing
who will appear at Kotzschmar hail.
Saturday afternoon and evening, present
programme of literary and musical
numbers ard character dances which has
been seen and admired by Ruskin,
Lowell and others of literary fame as well
as by the Prince and Princess OF Wales
and other members of the English royal
family.
Tn rroyys of the Chase ,, a enlleo-
ton of the published letters Of Prof. John