The Portland daily press., 1896-04-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Gay Parisians.

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cast will be the same that was seen 150
nights at Hoyt's theatre, and the original
scenery will also be presented Seldom
has so excellent company been seen in
a comedy. W. ]. Ferguson, SO noted
as creator of character parts, and charm
ing odette Tyler, the whilom 1anoe of
Howard Gould, head the list Others
who assume leading roles and only at rare
intervals are seen outside of New York,
are James Barrows, Mrs. E. j. Phillips,
Josephine Hall and Charles Wells. The
action OF the play is OF the first comedy
order The characters are well balanced
in the apportionment of the development
of the compile ations of the story, the sit
uations arise spontaneously and with no
forcing, the dialogue is bright and anus
ing. W. j. Ferguson is allotted the part
of the husband, old enough to know far
better, who seeks forbidden pleasures
with his neighbours wife, while his son,
henpecker, has left him securely
locked in at home. He is farcer, of
course but the finish of his work in farce
is such as to lift it we'll into the domain
of comedy.
A Midnight Be H.
Digby Bell, Americas greatest com edi-
an, and his charming wife, the famous
contralto, Laura Joyce Bell, will be
seen in the stellar roles respectively of
Deacon It'd and the Spinster, in Hoyt's
greatest comedy "a Midnight Bell,'
during the balance of this, and all of the
forthcoming seasons. They will be sup
ported by an exceptionally fine cast of
well known and established artists,
among them being the following: the
Misses Florence Brandon, Gertrude Perry.
Henrietta Sheldon, Tillie Richardson,
Henrietta Lee, Jeannette Hammond,
and the Messrs. Ed Redway, A. e. Delt-
win, Will Blande, Herman Hirsberg, Will
liam Cullington, Gage Clark, Madison
Corey, Charles W. Myers, R. G. Ander-
son, NJ. O'Brion, Edward Ackerly, Ed
ward Simmons, William M. Smith and
others. Entire new music has been COM
posed for the presentation by the famous
Victor Herbert, conductor of Gilmore's
band and author of "Prince Ananias,"
1.-THE Wizard of the Nile." and other
successes. Complete new scenery and
properties have boen executed. OF the
musical numbers are songs fer Laura
Joyce Bell and a quantity of glees,
madrigals and concerted pieces for "a
Midnight Bell" quartette. The produc-
tion will be under the personal manage
menu of Mr.. Duncan B. Harrison.
A Tour of Success.
Probably there is no other combination
at present appearing on the stage in
any country SO thoroughly unique and
| interesting as the three Sisters Webbing.
From their earliest childhood, it WAS as
natural for them to make entertainments
for others as it is for some children to
speak. When Lucy, the youngest sister,
was only seven years old, she appeared
with her sisters at Sandringham, specially
entertained by the Prince and Princess
of Wales and charmed very critical and
aristocratic audience by her wonderful
nautral talent as an actress and youth
full entertainer. The three sisters togeth-
er have toured all the principle cities
and towns in Great Britain with wonder
full success, app caring sometimes to over
5000 people.
Their Canadian tour carried them from
| Quebec to the Pacific coast-from the
drawing rooms and halls to the wild
and woody west 1T has been just the same
one continuous trail of su3cess.
q Through some of the glorious scenery
of the Rockies, these pluoky young girls
had the special privilege of riding some
| hundreds of miles on the COW cate her of
| theilocomotive. Old country settlers and
renchers IN the northwest rode many
miles to attend the well known enter
| tainment given by their fair country
women, and in many cases the COW boys
have escorted the ladies on horseback to
their hotels and before bidding good
night, serenaded the with some wild and
rom antic music.
Portland should not miss this opportu-
nifty of seeing and hearing performance
which is proclaimed by all as the most
delightful entertainment of the kind
presented for many years.
The Queen, London, Eng, speaking
| of the Misses Webbing, says: ''In Rosos!
Roses the talented sisters showed that
they were not only actresses of ability,
but well trained dancers There is some
thing singularly attractive to every au-
dience in graceful dance, and when
Rosalind and Lucy appeared as a red and
| white rose. with futtering dresses of deli
cate tints, and great fantastic hats, there
was a murmur of pleasure which grew
| loud and louder as the ladies hoyered
about their rose baskets or foated hither
and thither with numberless intricate
and difficult steps 1t was pretty idea
prettily carried out.o
Innes Famous Festival Band Coming.
| Mr.. R. 6. Hollaman, manager of Innes's
| famous New York band, was in the city
tne past few days making arrangements
fer one of the musical festivals to be CIV
en- here for which this organization is
celebrated. 1t will be given at City Hall
on the afternoon and evening of April
13. The band numbers SO musicians and