The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Crawford.


The scenes from Cranford'' to lie
given in the First Parish house this
afternoon and evening will give great
pleasure to all so fortunate rs to have
secured tickets. Mr.. Bellows little ten
minute talk prefacing the play will lie a
marked feature and the two scenes will
introduce some CT the most talented and
popular ladies identified with the social
life OF the city.
Evening tickets Icing all SOLD. none
will be available at the door. A few for
the afternoon remain with Stevens, Short
and Harmon, and Lord, under tine
Columbia.
The programme, naturally as uncsten-
tatious as Mrs Gaskell's story itself, con-
sist of introductory remarks, two scenes
from Crawford, namely a morning call
and an evening visit; and old time songs
rendered at the piano by Miss Jessie
Brown; the gentility Of the earlier part
of our century in English ladies of high
breeding ana court sympathies of, somc-
times of small means. being the key note
Of the little { nestle drama. The social
effect OF the ~ 5asion would be enhanced
by the absence of bonnets and laying
aside of wraps. making the Crawford
ladies quito at home with their audience.
Ladies' Aid Course.
This is what an exchange says of the
Couthoui company that will be heard in
the st. Lawrence Street Aid Course at
City hall next Thursday evening:
''The Jessie Couthnui Concert Com
pany gave most delightful entertain
ment at the opera house Tuesday even
ing it icing toe fourth number of the
Milford Lecture Course. Tho company
was conceded to have been the best that
ever appeared in this city and tho pro-
gramme was quito relief from the
many Cheap" COMPANIES now travelling
over the country. The members of tho
company IRE all stars in their respective
H2es and they render programme SO
varied in it's character that it cannot help
but please the most critical audience"
The tickets for this course or for single
entertainments can be secuerd at Stock
BRIDGES.
The Tornado.
The usual order Of scenic melodrama
has boon cast aside by Lincoln J. Carter
in his new play. '4The Tornado" 1t is
customary TO have some one great scane
or mechanical contrivance and exhibit it
OF the proper time in the action of the
play, and with it is shown just how
everything is coming cut, and an audi
ence need really stay only until they
have seen the great feature. Mr.. Carter
not only gives his great Tornado scene at
the close of the first act, but he follows
1t UP in the second. with three more
Asspeoial features, - and in the third act
a couple mere, and with all this you
rannct lose sight of his story, ror can
you see how it will end to every ones
satisfaction. You must wait and see all
the scsuic yesturs of the play, and get the
ending in the lovely autuEn garh with
which Maple Grove is dressed in the last
ret. The lnelOdrama will tie seen to-
night and tomorrow aud Saturday matt
lea at Portland theatre.
Albani Concert.
The scats FOR Che great Albani concert
to bo given at City hall on Dec. 23d, are
on rGls at Stookbridge's and indications
point to splendid house on that oocas-
ion. There will be large attendance of
we'll known people from all over the
STATE.