The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


IApS' WAlC1 ran I'VE mOnUnS at H0ytS
theatre, two months In Boston and for
two PEARS In Paris under the title of
"LHotel du Libre Exchange" will be
presented. Tho same company which has
been filling Hoyt's theatre and the Bos-
ton Museum. comes to this city. The
cast is certainly the most remarkable
ever seen in comedy production outside
Of New York City, and even there was
declared by yhe critics to be exceptional
for Its merits. The cleverness or the
French in the construction of pioUs mas
been demonstrated in very positive
fashion time and again, but never more
so than in "The Gay Parisians. Its
success in Paris was pronounced, and
those n 10 witnessed it there and after
ward in the English form, testify that 1t
lost nothing, but on the other hand
gained. by the transposition. AS seen on
the other side the comedy. to put 1t mild
IL, was highly spioed. 1t was thought
that it would require careful emanation
to make it fit the English taste, but like
SO many adaptetions from the French it's
salt has been by no means eliminated
by fitting 1t for potter ears. There is
good and sufficient motive for all it's
complications, though much of the origi-
nal has been modified. The genuine,
hearty fun still remains, and it's comical
scenes were received in New York with
continuous and hearty outbursts and
spontaneous laughter. The. humor and
the cleverness of the case lie not exodus
lively in the dialogue, but in the ingeni-
Gus manner in which the complications,
situations and MISUNDERSTANDING are
evolved.
A Midnight Bell.
From all sections of the country in
whinh the famous comedian Digby Bell
andihis charming wife Laura Joyce Bell,
have. appeared this season, come the
most fattering reports of their complete
success and triumph in their efforts in
Hoyt's greatest comedy "a Midnight
Bell - Both are acc redited with having
achieved greater amount of success than
In any other characters they have es-
ssyed. The supporting company which
was specially selected for the comedy, the
superb scenery by Voegtlin and the ex-
quisite catchy music by Victor Herbert.
author of ''Prince Ananias'' and 1.-The
Wizard of the Nile'' and conductor of
Gilmore's famous band, all have come in
for their share of praise. A Midnight
Boil will be seen at Portland theatre,
April 10th, 18th and matinee.
The Webbing Sisters.
At Kotzschmar hall, this evening, the
Webbing Sisters, Peggy, Lucy and Rosa
lind, will appear in Shakespearean scenes
and acts in costume, fancy dances, vocal
and instrumental music The tickets are
on sale at Stockbridge's. The New York
Herald said: "The trio of clever sisters
is entirely original and unique. Nothing
for long time has been seen in New
York at once so brightly novel, SO IRISH
and so attractive, as the selections they
give from the English comedies, the
dra- -
Inhconsequence of unforeseen circum-
stances the Misses Webbing have been
forced to cancel their afternoon perform
ance and will only appear this evening,
when the following performance will be
presented:
Piano solo-Selected, Miss Pauline Balm
Shakespeare
Roses Roses IA Dance OF the Sum-
mar Flowers.
Long Ago-Scene: A Room IN Meth
eroliffe Castle
(Poriod l651.)
6ong-May have the Pleasure.
W. G. Eaton
Piano solo-A Little Conversation.
ESPECIALLY written for the Misses Web
ling by Arthur Il. Weston.)
Columbia-A Patriotic Sketch,
CIV. Calvertt
Introducing the Irish Jig and celebrated
Highland sword dance.
Ninth Stockbridge.
The ninth Stock bridge entertainment
will be given by the great baritone
Watkins-Mi and the Ariel Quartette,
next Wednesday ev,ning. Get seats now
for this will be one of the best concerts of
The season.
Mr.. Watkins Mills will sing the fol-
lowing number:
Air-Honor and Arm, Samson
Song-Thou'rt Passing Hence, Sullivan
Air-Nop Pin Andra1, Figaro
Afro Tu Palermo, Mozart
6ioiliap Veper, Verdi
Root. and alr-Fleeting Vision, from
Herodiad, Massenet
Mr. H. S. Murray will be the pianist.
Seat are on sale this morning-also
course tickets for the remaining Stock
bridge entertainments.
Symphony Concert.
The sale Of seats TOR the grand concert
to DO given by the Boston Symphony or
ohestra on April 18th, at City Hall, will
begin this morning at Stockbridge's. 1t
seems as If every one unsteady inclined
knew. all about this rema1 kable organiza-
ton, the best instrumental association in
the country, the equal of anything
abroad. Mr.. Paur, the celebrated choNs-
ter. will conduct, and there will be
seventy men, the largest NUM- Der that
ever appeared in Portland. The soloist
will be Mile. Szumowska, the only pupil
Of Paderewski that he endorses, who has