The Portland daily press., 1896-12-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Span of Life.

That longliyed and remarkable Eng
lish melodrama. The Span of Life. will
be presented at Portland theatre tonight
and Saturday, Dec. 4th and 9Th and Sat-
urday matinee. The author, Mr.. Sutton
Vane, has written many successful play s
including the "Cotton King" and "Hu-
mainly" but none have achieved as
leading a success as The Span of Life.
Whether this be on acc CUNT of its excel
lent presentation, its interesting story or
its one unique and marvellous mechani-
cal effect, the human bridge, Is difficult
to determine. The management, how
ever, in Keeping the standard up to the
original deserve all the success they
achieve.
Watson Sisters.
At Portland theatre for three nights,
beginning Monday, December 18th, the
Watson Sisters and their vaudeville COM
pany will appear. The skit entitled the
.sBirthday,'' opens the bill and gives
the leading members of the company q
chance to display their versatility.
Among the well-know vaudeville per-
formers who will appear are Thorn as
Robinson, Foy and CLARK, Heath and
SLIDER. Mlle Vera Dore, Razillian and
Berwick, Bently and Cameron and the
Watson Sisters. great gymnasts. The
latter will be assisted in their beautiful
and thrilling aerial act by Juan De
Zamora, the intrepid Mexican dare
devil. This act, which is called Gel
Triangue Giratorio," Is a magnificent
illuminated aerial exhibition which is
presented with startling electrical
effects. The performances closes with q
rollicking and laughable burlesque
called "Count of No Account. In this
piece the entire company is again intro
duced, and during it's action specially
follows specially, dance follows dance,
while the ladies are given every chance
to appear to advantage in taking march
% and ohoruses.
Albani Concert.
Now is the time to secure tickets, for
the great Albani concert, at Stock
BRIDGES. Besides Mime. Albani, Miss
Beverly Robinson, mezzo soprano of the
ton Smith tenor Of the st. James hall,
Crystal Palace and London Pops; MIR.
Lampiere, basso; Pripgle of tho Royal
Carl Rosa Opera Co.; Miss Beatrice
Langley of the London Pops, Crystal
Palace and ST. James hall concert, solo
violinist; with Signor Seppili, conduo-
tor, will appear.
A Delightful Musicale.
A very fine musicale was given in
Yarmouth Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Fellows, assisted by Mr.. Harry +. Mer-
rill, and Messrs. Skillings and Hatch of
this city. The audience consisted of
nearly all the musical people of the town.
The musical mum ers and paper by Mr. g..
Fellows upon vocal training, were high
1y appreciated. ALI wereaenthusiastical-
ly and repeatedly encored.
Kotzschmar Recital.
The last of the series of Kotzschmal
lecture recitals was given at Kotzsch-
mar hall last evening. The audience was
the same cultivated, brilliant congrega-
ton that has marked the attendance al
all the entertainments. The stage was
particularly attractive in its beautiful
decorations. The applause was frequent
and pronounced.
1t is not necessary for US to review the
charming lecture, for we did that al
length when it was delivered last March.
The programme of music was the sa me
and was rendered as perfectly by Mrs.
White, Misses Rice, Plummer, Messrs.
Barnard and Merrill. The Early Eng
lIsh, the Netherland, italian, Early
French, English madrigal, German
classic and Romantic schools were I'LL ex
emplifed.
Il is with regret that we know these
recitals have come to an end and ope
that now Mr. and Mrs. Kotzsch mar b W
prbve1 themselves euoh delightful enter
tairers they will continue another sea
son.
Notes.
The Watson Sisters Burlesque Go. will
be seen at Portland theatre next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday,.
Seats should be bought at Stock
bridges for tho first concert to be given
by the Haydns at Kotzsohmar hall nexu
Monday evening.