The Portland daily press., 1898-02-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA
TESS OF THE D'URBERvILLEs.


original and natural. That is to say, her
greatest points are scored by virtue of
UNEXPECTED methods that convince the
witness because at once the thought oo-
ours that in actual life a woman under
the same circumstances would act as she
makes TESS act. There will be great
demand for seats when the box office
"Tess' will Represented only two nights,
Monday and luesady of next week.
VILLA MS AND CLARY.
No moro enjoyable concert can be given
In this city. than those which will be
heard here March and g. Previous to
the Worcester festival of 1896, Mr.. Evan
Williams might be called an unknown
but all musical persons recollect how,
upon that night he sang the Cujus Ami
mum as it probably was never sung be-
fore. Next morning the artist woke up
famous, and on every hand lauaed as
Americas greatest tenor. Mary Louise
Clary's career has been almost as wonder
full as the above. Her debut was made in
Carnegie Hall, New York, under Dam
rosch in 1898, the work given was Samp-
son and Delilah, and all the musical crit
les hailed her as the great oontraltc.
SONG RECITAL.
Saturday evening at kotzschmar Hall
Miss Ethel Hyde of Bath, cousin of Mime.
Eames Story, the grsat prima DONNA
and who 50 gracefully and readily at the
Musical Festival stepped forward to as
sumo the solo part in the Wagnerlan
number that Mime. Nordica refused to
sing-wiH give musical recital along
with Mr.. Francis Rogers, baritone, OF
whose success the PRESS spoke in an ar
ticle published on Tuesday last The
seats are on sale at Cressey, Jones 81 Al
lens, where they should be secured ut
once, for very large musical and fash
ionable audience will be present on the
occasion.
STARsCOURSE,
The next entertainment in the Star
Course will be given this evening at City
Hall by Miss Anna Deloney Martin, who
will read and illustrate ''The Prisoner
of Zenda. The Boston Pos. said Of her:
1.-THE Prisoner Of Zenda'' has been made
widely known to the reading public, and
to those who have attended the theatres
throughout this country in former sea-
sons, but it has remained for Anna De-
lony Martin to introduce this fascinating
story to the large audience of the Lyceum
platform by reading a condensed version
of the play, and accompanying her read
ings with illustrations of the several
scenes. Her success was most pro-
nounced and the entertainment given is
one that is sure to appeal to an immense
pablo"
MY FRIEND FROM INDIA.
The dramatic profession is one of pecu-
there is no more significant or apt demon
etration of this than the clever farce,
"My Friend from India, which will he
the attraction at The Jefferson, Feb. 90
and "a. The sale of seats opens next
Monday. The author had never been
heard of before its production, and its
managers, though well known and high
ly esteemed, had never been associated as
ppoprietors with any metropolitan sue
cess.
GRAND OPERA.
The announcement of one night of
grand opera in Portland. Tuesday, March
s, by the Damrosch- Ellis company has
excited considerable interest throughout
this section of the country, as grand
opera has not been given here for a great
many years. but now the opening of the
Jefferson theatre has made such enter
tainment possible. The season Of grand
opera by this company which has been
SO successful the past three months in
Philadelphia and New York, is now to
be continued for three weeks in Boston,
opening next Monday evening at the Bos.
ton theatre, but as no operas are given
there on Tuesday evenings. the entire
organization goes to Springfield Provi-
dence and Portland for those evenings,
and they are the only cities in New Eng
land, outside of Boston, where grand
opera will he heard.
AS the repertoire for the third week in
Boston has not yet been decided upon, it
is impossible to say for few days just
what opera will be performed in Port
land, but in all probability it will be
either "Lohengrin" or Tannhauser. -
with either Mime. Gadski of Mime. Nor
dica in tho leading role, and the full
strength of the company, grand chorus,
and the celebrated New York Symphony
orchestra of 60 musicians, all under the
lead of Mr.. Damrosch, will positively
come to the jefferson theatre for this
great event. All the scenery, property
and effects used at the Boston theatre in
the production of these operas will be
brought here and the cast will be identi-
cally the same as in Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. In fact, those who
witness the performance here can rest as
sured that they will be witnessing just
as good performance as is usually given
in the cities mentioned, and at little
less price, as the scale here ranges from
81. so to So. 50.
Full particulars as to tho name OF the
odera. cast and the date of the ticket
Ell g, will be announced next "Wednesday
or Thursday ia the papers. Arrange