The Portland daily press., 1896-04-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Sousa Coming.

Sousa Coming.
mhe announcement that Sousa's band
is to play in City hall interests ali music
lovers. There are none who can resist
the swing of the delightful music of
Sousa and his peerless band. His march
es are played wherever music is known
and loved, and their magnetism pervades
the musical atmosphere of the entire
country. OF the influence of Sousa upon
the musical growth of the country, there
is no question. Our music loving people
will doubtless turn out in large numbers
to welcome Sousa on May 9th when he
will play. The seats are on sale at Stock
BRIDGES.
The New South
The attraction at the Portland theatre
next Wednesday evening will be the
"New South" The "New South" is not
a war play, as its name might Suggest.
1t is, however, a Southern play and Is
pronounced by everyone true plo6ure oi
the South as it really is, all OF the AFFAIRS
with which it deals being portrayed
truthfully and correctly; and 1T Is
strong play. The climaxes are well
drawn, and each act closes with sltua-
ton intensely interesting and remarkably
realistic The play abounds in rich
wholesome comedy that keeps the au-
dience in good humor from beginning to
end, and through 1t all runs one of the
purest, prettiest love stories ever told.
The play received unbounded praise
everywhere last season scoring most
striking success in Portland. Thus far
this season it has played to crowded
houses everywhere
The Old Homestead.
Denman Thompson's familiar play re-
turns to town for short engagement and
will he seen at the Portland theatre on
Friday and Saturday evenings next the
Oath and 25th and at matinee on Satur-
day. 1t is two years since "The Old
Homestead" was here and visit to it
will be refreshing. A number Of changes
have bean introduced in the way Of
special features without interfering with
the original story. Among them is an
electrical storm in which is seen forked
lightning, and realistic down pour Of
rain. The storm concludes the scene on
the farm. In the third act q number of
changes have also been made artistically
fitted in. harmonizing in every way with
the play. The Broadway view of Grace
Church with it's brilliant Examinations
still makes one of the most attractive
features of the piece. Old-fashioned
harmonies arranged for the play will be
sung by the famous double male quar-
teite.
"a Bunch of Keys"
This Hoyt play will be seen at Portland
theatre Thursday, matinee and evening.
The cast is headed by Miss Ada Bothner
as the irrepressible tomboy, Teddy. She
is one of the most indefatigable and YER
satile OF contemporary soubrettes. The
manager he's surrounded her with group
of superior performers and altogether
provided one of the best of all the diver
sions of its class. The singing is said to
be excellent, the specialties of the "tak-
ing'' kind. the dialogue up to date and
this. movement constantly animated.
Miss frankie St. John does high-kick-
Ing dance and a contortion act. The
names that appear in the cast are Grace
Vaughn, Bessie Varse, Nettie Sterling,
Charles f. Prince, Ben Z. Dillon, Geo.
Mitchell, VIM. Smith and Eric Pollock.
Miss Jerry.
Alexander Blacks picture play. love
story illustrated with $50 steroptioon
views of real scenes and real people, will
be seen in the Stockbridge course at City
Hall Fast Day. The New York Herald
says: FThe idea is original and has been
cleyerly worked out. The pictures. of
which there are about $780, follow the
story very closely. showing the incidents
Of Miss Jerry's daily life. her interviews,
a,nusements, revsries. courtship; a num-
Der of New York scenes such as Madison
Square, Washington Square the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, Brooklyn Bridge, the in
tsrior of Mr.. Depew's private offics in the
Grand Central Depot, with the admirable
series of the genial Chauncey being Sin
terviewed" by Miss Jerry. AS a whole
it is charming and successful effort.''
Notes,
War against the big hat In the theatre
has begun in earnest in Brooklyn. and
the Woman's Protective Association has
taken the first step. At the last meeting
of the association. the, high hat was put
down on the list of nuisances, and a com
mittee was appointed to see if the theatre
cal managers would not put signs up in
their theatres, calling attention to the
fact that auch haaHoa sbould no ~
moved.