The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Jim the Penman.

Jim the Penman.
Jim the Penman is without doubt one
OF the most consistent, engrossing
meln-dramas that hold the stage. It's
characters are finely drawn, there is OPP
portunity in the various roles for talent
to display itself ON the part of many
never forced, the conclusion novel. When
James the Peuman was first brought
to Portland, at the time that it was the
great success of the day, it enjoyed cast
that has never been equalled before or
since. New generations of theatre
goers, however, arise who have never
seen the great casts of popular play,
but are delighted if the piece is well
done. Such wGs the case last night MT.
Frank g. Bangs, who essayed the role
of James Ration, is one of the few sur
viving actors Of the old school, whose
name is associated with many OF the
great successes of the past. He has
fine stage presence and he acts the part
with tinesse and with force. There are
places where he is rather more demon
strative thaa tho part demands, but as
whole il is a Characterization entitled to
praise. Mr. Clement ST. Martins is easy
and natural as Baron fairfield. while
the Capt. Remdond of Mr.. Edward
Emery is capital piece OF character
acting. Mr.. W. J. Ashley was good
Lous Percival, Marie Edith Rics was
effective as Nina. and the other char
acters were acceptable.
Jim the Penman will be repeated to-
night. There should be a no use gagged
only by its capacity.
Scheda Concert,
The ScEeda violin recital should at
tract a large audie to Kotzschmar
hall tonight. Mr.. Gcheda has been heard
in Portland before, at the same hall,
when he gave great pleasure by the ..bril-
liancy of his execution. Mr.. Scheda is
a native of Vienna, his family is
knightly one, his uncle was manager of
the grand opera house in that capital,
and another uncle was court pianist.
At seven years of age Mr.. Schsda's won
derfuI talent developed. He shas played
before court circles in Moscow as well as
Vienna. and has travelled extensively.
For a few years past he has been teach
ing in Lewiston and Brunswick and
has now taken up his residence in Port
land. He will be assisted by that charm
ing contralto singer Miss Ruth G. Long,
by the 'cellist Mr.. G. B. Whitman, by
his wife, Mrs. Scheda pianist, and several
pupils who are said to be very meritori-
GUS. The tickets are on sale at Stock
BRIDGES, and at the hall tonight.
This will be the programme:
Violin Duet, On. 80, L. Spohr
Miss NJ. l.. wilson, first, and Miss E.
Hill, second violin.
Adagio, Haydn
Miss Ruth G. Long.
Diyertimento, OPP. 8, No. ],
Miss Marguerite Louise Wilson.
Serenata, 4. Schubert
Mr.. scheda and Mr. G. B. Whitman.
Air varie, OPP. 10. +. Rode
Miss Ethel Hill.
v lOllu Du6U, nv. Liz iOp&t
Miss NJ. L. Wilson and Miss K. Hill.
Mazurka Brilliant, Weissenborn
Master Frank Holding.
HDaphne's Love, LarEaon Ronald
Miss Ruth G. Long.
polopalse. F. Laub
Mr.. Scheda.
Sowing the Wind.
stAn event Of more than usual impor-
tance," is stereotyped phrase. and it
has been sused quite often in the an
nouncements Of coming theatrical attrac-
tions But it's accurate enough and
modest enough to chara cterize the en-
gagement Of Sydney Grundy's "sex
against sex'' DRAMA Sowing the Wind, y
which will be given at Portland theatre
Saturday, Feb. g, matinee and evening.
We are familiar with the furore caused
by this play in Boston and New York
during its run at both cities, when the
cream of the literary, artistic and fash
ionable worlds aud good play goers gen
orally turned out, or rather in, to zee it
and gladly crown it with the tributes OF
their praise. Few plays known to the
Boston stage for years met with such
uniform praise or such learned analysis
as this one of Grundy's, and the eonser-
vatiye old Transcript went so far as to
say that she who fails to see 1t does him
self an objectionable injury" Its great
run of two hundred nights at the Empire
theatre, New York, Is also still fresh in
our memories, for the discussion the play
provoked in Gotham echoed and re-
echoed throughout the country. The sue
CESS of Sowing the Wind" has been sc
marked that it is now receiving not
merely the loual hut the general atten-
ton of tie American press.
The Jubilee Singers.
The Ottawa Daily Citizen says OF the
Fisk Jubilee Singers who will appear at
City hall next Tuesday night: "Ihe
voices were remarkably good, and the
whole affair is worthy of the best notices
which the troupe Inns received at tile
hands Of both the American and Cana
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