The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Cleveland's NIinstrels.


The New Orleans Picayune says: Mr.
W. 5. Cleveland, the successor of }. ID.
Haverly in the mastodon minstrel bust
ness, and who is irrepressible as mana
ger, brought to the Academy of Music
last night the most unique and biggest
minstrel company ever seen In this Guy.
When the curtain went up for the nrst
part there was O stage full OF people
seated from the floor near the afootlights
, ami backward tier upon tier, showing
White men, Negroes, Arabs and Japanese
Ten end men of the white contingent
wore black faces. The colored men were
without burnt cork compilations. Inc
Arabs and Japs formed the highest rows
up near the flies at the back of the stage
In quality and quantity the Cleveland
company satisfies all expectations. FRANK
Cushman, Lew Benedict, Dan Allmon
and John H. Blackford were funny, rs
was Billy Woods and Daniel Palmer.
VIM Henry Rice. the best OF the hne
burlesaue actors, came in for good
share of applause in the closing bur-
lesoue. Trilby. The wonderful perfor-
mances of tho Arabs, who tumble, twirl
muskets and form pyramids. showing the
gigantic strength of the man who holds
up the whole troupe. The sensation of
the evening was the wonderful Japs. 1t
was a sort of-a-fve-ring circus idea, fou1
not be described. They must be seen. II
can be said for the show that it goes
quick, it is numerous. it has great nov.
elites, good musical features and is full
of ginger. The Minstrels will be seen al
Portland Theatre Saturday afternoon
and evening.
Ondricek.
Tonight the great violinist. Ondricek
will make lbs first appearance in Port
land in the Stock bridge course assisted
by Mrs. Haskell Barnum soprano, Mr.
Beresford, basso, and Mr.. Luckstont
pianist. Tho New York Journal says
@ Franz Ondri eek, the Bohemian violin
ist, who made his first appearance will
the Chicago orchestra last week, wa.
heard again last evening at concer
held in Central Music Hall. While his re
ceptlon was not moro enthusiastic thai
on the former ccasion, his performance
fully maintained the estimate of his ca
liabilities previously given in these col
umns. For beauty of tone and versatile
ty of expression, he seems quite the pee
of all the foreign soloists who have re
Gently come to this country. That heha
at his command all the resources of tn
virtuoso no one can doubt who has hear
him, first in Dvorak's concerto, or agail
last evening in Paganini's "Witcha
Dances. But he is always at his bes
selections of the romantic class, such a
Beethoven's ''Romanza" and Schumann'
Evening Song After his Admirable
rendering of these last evening he wa
repeatedly recalled; and he at length
responded with Bazzini's "Rondo de
Lutins.'
The Shaughraun.
The Shaug braun, which will be pre-
sented at Portland theatre next Monday
night, will present to the public list o.
actors whose names are among the mos
familiar in the annals of the drama
This fact and another that the piece viii
be beautifully staged will crowd the
house.
Notes.
= Odette Tyler was taken i'll at Balti
more last week and could not appear il
'sThe Gay Parisians. She may not be
able to play aagin this season. Josie Hal
took her place
While Joseph Mayer, known every
swhere as the Christ in the "Passior
Play" at Oberammergau was helping tt
haul a tree to wagon Monday, the tret
slipped from those hauling it and knock
ed Mayer down, falling upon one of hi.
legs. The limb was badly crushed ani
it was found necessary to amputate it,
The tickets for the remaining enter
tainments Of the Stookbridgo course arr
having great boom. If you want goot
seats get them now.
Fern Lodge of Odd Ladies.