The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Octoroons.

The Octoroons.
John W. Isham's "Octoroons'' which
will be here on Tuesday anu Wednesday
next, at the Portland theatre have
among the long list of names some OF
the best singers and speciality artists OF
theirsrace. The entertainment Will be
first class and considerable singing will
intersperse the programme, which is
replete with comedy, speoialties and
operatio sketches from some OF the best
grand iand comic operas. The young
manager believes in having only what
is first-class and in doing every thing in
an up-to-date style, TO which end he has
spent money layishly in securi ng talent,
providing costumes and scenery, knowing
full we'll that the amusement loving
Americans delight not only in what
rleases the ear but the eye rs well. The
singing is said to be unrivalled, the
chorus strong and the programme inter-
esting from beginning to end
O'Brien, the Contractor.
Daniel Sully's impersonation of
go Brien, the Contractor" brings into
view beautiful and tender LONELINESS
and an able sincerity as well as a cour-
rageous manliness, that .arouses sympa-
thetic interest and raises the spectator
quite above mere theatrical con gention.
There is in the character no false senti-
ment. He speaks no fustian and be per-
forms no supel human acts, but he inter
ests us. at the moment of his first ap-
he Is re TO
go with him through all the vicissitudes
Of his. fortune till his final triumph and
assurance of the battle won. The play
will be seen at Portland theatre, next
Mondays 4
The Marine Band.
Those who do not secure their seats at
Stock BRIDGES at once for the concert to
be givensby Brookes Chicago Marine
Band next Monday evening assisted by
Miss Sybil sammis soprano, will make
great mistake. This is what the Bos-
ton Traveller said of tho concert given in
that city:
"No military band that ever invaded
these precincts, sacrsd to the Symphony
orchestra and the Kneisel quartette. ever
aroused halt the honest and earnest en-
thusiasm that Brooke's men evoked yes
terday. The popular appreciation was
thundered forth SO vigorously and so in
siatently that Mr. Brooke was kept very
busy bowling and smiling and stepping
from his platform to give his quick and
decisive orders for zone more extra"
And that great audience was well worth
studying. In any other theatre than the
Boston 1t would have flowed into the
street. 1t darkened dansely the seats on
the floor; 1t rose into the first balcony,
and shut theschairs from view; it swelled
up to the family circle and obliterated all
but itself, and it climbed skyward and
packed the gallery SO completely that it
scanned aL If the fall Of single man in
the rear would have precipitated the
whole gallery congregation into the or
chestra."
This is the programme that will be
given:
Overture-Ruy Bias, Mendelssohn
Russian Mazurka-La Czarine, Came
Duet for Cornets-Le Monarch,
Bates Knoll
Messrs. Llewellyn and Nelson.
Descriptive Piece-In a Bird Store,
Synopsis-The composer tells story in
music Of bird life in captivity. Morning
dawns; the winged MINISTRIES are Gstill |
wrapt in slumber; the sun peeps in at |
and they awake the Quail, |
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the canaries MARBLE. and one by one the |
other birds join in the merry concert;
Polly Wants Cracker;" the Red !
Carlain and the Cuckoo sing duet
accompanied by the ringing chorus of the
jolly canaries; the sweet, plaintive song
of the Gagged Nightingale is intsrmingled
with the jubilant notes of the thrus h,
the finch ana other birds; then the shades
of evening settle over the bird store: the
birds are sleeping; suddenly stray cat
jumps against the window; her kissing
and clawing frighten and alarm the dis.
turbet slespers; the angry scoIding of
polly the parrot drives the peacebreaker
away, and the birds rejoice in the victory
Grand Potpourr1 on the works OF
---- Paderewski
Solo for Mezzo-Soprano-Psge's Aria
from Les Huguenots, Meyer beer
Miss Sibyl Sammis.
Vslse Humoresque-J Jolly Fellows,
Volstedt
A party of jolly fellows out for a
Clark" The clock strikes the hour
of 4 A. MA little more music.-A
few more bottles of champagne
I'm so sleepy. -" Good Morningl'
(a) Moroccan de Salon-Souvenir
Reed band only, .Jadassohn
(b) Two-step-The Cycle Queen (new),
Brooke
Respectfully dedicated to the Cycling
Ladies of the WORLDLY
Introduction and Bridal chorus from
third act of Lohengrin, Wagner
n liz ~ nfor f,,E MaJ:oson