The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
CIev elanG's Ministries.

Fort Worth paper says: William s..
Cleveland has evolved another mighty
mixture Of mammoth shows and has
gone himself four times better by organ
izing quadfuple affair that taxes talent
and sends MS salary list up among the
pictures. His latest scheme IL d four
Ioid show--a white n55rEtrel show, a
black minstrel show, a troui Of Arabs
and troupe q japanese, aad added TO
all, three brass Lands to let us know eli
about it. Adjeotives loss their power IN
speaking Of such an amazing aggregation,
but newsbov o&me petty near it when
he watched the turnout, alout eighty
strong, parade tie streets and exclaimed
'Jehosephatp Well, SO long as Billy
Cleveland wants TO squandcr his money
in this way we ere satisfied, and it pleas
es the public who are by long ODDS all
the while getting the hest of the bargain
All the same it must lie aggrayating for
the manager OF Cleveland Great Show
to see so many people turned away, when
by proper management in advance the
massive combine might quite as easily
play in and I'LL two theatres & night in
stead of one ~ The Minst1els will he
seen at Portland theatre al the matinee
and evening performance tomorrow
The shaughraun.
Aside from the merits Of ''TLe
Shaughraun.,' to be played at Portland
theatre Monday evening, the memory of
old playgoers will revert kindly to the
days when the great playwright stirred
them as few have ever done before
Those who have seen him say that
self no mean successor to his famous
rather. He is an actor born as well as
made, and falls naturally into the part
which he has played so often, and under
ssoh favorable conditions. He is also, a 8
his father was before him, director who
enters into every individual part IN re-
hearsing play, sees, hears and feels
everything, and has an enthusiasm and
energy that inspires every mem Der Of the
company to do his best. There is quite
a rush for tickets.
A Trip to Chinatown.
ga Trip to Chinatown one of
Hoyt's cleveresG comedies, will be pre-
sented at the Portland theatre next Tues
for the story, the main idea being to
introduce number OF character sketches
and (up-to-date) episodes. This skit has
enjoyed phenomenal record of 700 nights
in New York IA Trip to Chinatown
is clever musical ccnceit, and satirizes
pop ular themes and characters of the
day, introd ucss pretty music, attractive
girls. clever comedians, affordi ng an en-
tertainment in which there il hardly a
break in the laughter A flattering sale
Of seats is in progress for this engage
ment.
Colleen Bawn.
Great interest is manifest in the play
of ''The Colleen Bawn,' so soon TO be
given by the amateurs at Portland thea
tre There is no form Of dramatic enter
tainment that as SO much charm for the
general public as one in which the char
aoters are assu'ned by personal every day
acquaintance and friends. The beauti-
full play will be seen February 9TH and
9th at Portland theatre. a large num-
Der of seats was sold yesterday, and all
who wish choice of location must ap-
ply for tickets at once
Grand Opera.
On Friday Of this week will be the lasq
opportunity to purchase season tickets
for the Abbey, Sohoeffel and Grau Season
of Grand Opera in Italian, French and
German to be given for two weeks in the
Mechanics Building Auditorium, Boston,
commencing Feb. II. Those who have de-
layed securing their season tickets will
do we'll to bear them in mind. There
will be no further sale until eb. 10,
when all seats remaining unsold up to
Jan. 81 (Which is ending), will b. found
in the sale Of seats for single perform
ances to begin one week before the
opening of the opera season. at the Special
Grand Opera ticket office in the boyer
of the fremont theatre Orders for seats
by mail accompanied by certified checks,
should be addressed to Abbey. Sohoeffel
and Grau, fremont Theatre, Boston.
Notes,
Yvette Guilbert SO it is reported, may
marry her manager, HTeddy'' Marks.
They met in Europe in 1891, and sailed
from New York yesterday