The Portland daily press., 1898-02-15
MUSIC AND DSAMR
puvrz.sANrLEY BURnEsoUE.

RENTz.sANTLEY BURLESQUE.
Tho Rantz.santley novelty and bur-
lesoue company holds the boards at For6-
land theatre. 1t is one OF the hvellest,
funniest and best staged buriesque SHOWS
which has been seen here for some time.
Tbe chorus is composed of shapely young
women with good voices, while SO many
,,ovalties are introduced that 1t would
ba difficult to enumerate all ofSthem. The
scenery and costumes are new and pretty
and set the piece o 7 to good advantage.
Minnie Cline. the burlesque queen, is
seen at her best; Lot5ie Elliot, the eccen-
trio dancer does very clever turn; the
Engerstrom Sisters have repertoire OF
brand, new, serio-comic songs, Lawson
end Ward do some trick bicycle riding
that is as good as any which has been
seen here while the rope skipping dance
of Lottie Elliott, the artistic bag punon-
ing of Francis Namon and the sensatlon-
al French dances of Tyrene Evalene are
worth seeing.
But one of the most taking features Oh
this burlesuue company is the illustrated
songs of Harry S. Marion, who was CAV
en- repeated encores for his sweee VOICE
and pathetic ballads last night. beslues
these there are the usual acropa1io Ga
hjbitions, Amazon marches ana lunhy
situations. The burlesque WILL Dc repeaU'
ed tonight and Wednesday night and Will
undoubtedly be witnessed by large houses.
"TEss OF THE D'URBERvILLES.
When Mrs. Fiske's production OF "Iess
of the D UrberviIles" in New York last
season became by virtue OF its sorehg'n
and novelty of the play and the power VI
that ACTRESSES work in it the even1 OIL uhe
theatrical season, the hope that Iess
might be seen In this city was generaily
e,Dressed by theatre-goers. LII is now
de5nitelv announced that Mrs. FisKe Will
a,near here next Monday and TUESDAY
l[abruarv 81 and 20. The sale OF seats 1or
this brief engagement VIII open ooa"y'
WILLIAMS AND CLARY.
The announcement to the effect that
Evan Williams and Mary Louise Clary
who is termed the successor to Annie
Louise Cary, are to sing in this clty
March 9TH and 9th has aroused great en-
thusiasm among our musical people.
Miss Clary was born in Kentucky, ana
went to New York seven years ago. She
is young woman having just reached
her twenty-seventh birthday. The future
before her is one of great brilliancy. her
present church position is at St. Patrick s
Cathedral, 9Th Avenue. New York, the
largest sacred edifce in America. Her
salary for these services is very large
Mr.. Spencer, the manager of the Will
liams. Clary Maine tour, will
soon visit Lewiston, Bath, Bruins
wick aud other places in the interests OF
the Portland concerts. Large delegations
are expected from the towns mentioned
so that the capacity of City hall will I'M
doubtedIy be tested. Portland and vicin-
aty must turn out in force to surpass
Bangor as the people Of Eastern Maine
are all alive to the coming Of their great
est of all favorites, Evan Williams
A PROMISING SINGER.
Mr.. Francis Rogers who will appear at
Kotzschmar hall in concert with Miss
Ethel Hyde, is native Of Boston, and
was educated at Harvard, class of 81.
/, was pupil of Cornelius Chenery
and William Whitney, both Of Boston,
and also did some work with Max Helm
rich and Mrs. Clara z. Rogers. Later
he studied in London and Florence with
vannucini, and with Manoury in Paris.
Last September Mr.. Rogers was engaged
as unde, study for the part Of Petruccio
in '.La Megere Apprivoisee. by Lerey,
- the Porte Saint Martin theatre in Paris,
but owing to the failure Of the piece, did
not get chance to sing in it before il
WAS taken off. Since his return home Mr..
Rogers has sung with much success in
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
THE NELLETTI-BALDAN CON
CERT.
Mile. Ne1letti and Siguor Baldanza
must have been pleased at the audience
that greeted them at theirssconcert given