The Portland daily press., 1898-03-16
MUSIC AND pRAMH>
rwEI,vE TEMPTA TONS.

II Ri
Tho ssTwelye Temptations" is no
stranger to Portland. In lac1 IL mas peen
soc, here several times The production
last night was very cTeditable and
n.instaking performance of the play, and
,yon the loudly, almost enthusiastically
expressed praise OF the audience. Its
manvsscenes are we'll arranged and taste
fully painted; its costumes are rich and
attractive in design; the ballots intro
duoed are many and artistic, and the in
terpolated specialties thoroughly up to
date, and we'll executed. The company
is both large and capable, Miss Sadie
Stephens, Charles Turner, Mr.. Joseph
Elliott, MIR. Robert Elliott, Mr.. Fred
Rosaire, Mr.. Harry Lee, Miss Madge
Torrance, Miss Josie Sisson. Miss Leila
Hutton,N Mr.. C. H. Fleming, Mr.. A. L.
Wilson and the others of the cast being
exceeding well suited to the parts assigned
them. The ballets led by Signoriaas
Ferrero and Basseggio, were among the
best features of the performance and were
most generously applauded by the audi
ence The transformation scene, repre-.
senting "Davy Joness Locker served
as brilliant finale. The attendance last
night was large.
WILBUR OPERA co.
While many other organizations have
fourished for their brief existence, only
to fall Hfeless by the wayside at last, the
fayorite Wilbur Opera company, with It's
ensemh BILE of seventy talented artists has
FOR sixteen years 1ourished and To-Day
stands more firmly entrenched in the
public mind than ever before. 1t is with
pleasure Manager Tewksbury announces
the coming of the Wiiburs to the Port
land theatre next week, as he is 1uIy
aware that it means a succession OF crowd
ed houses to him throughout the entire
engagement. The Wilburs have made
number of changes IN their
repertoire this season, notably the
revival of some of those old favorlte
operas which forty years ago made the
blood of our parents tingle in their veins
when they were first brought to this
country, with some of those old time
cas- is. Manager Wilbur has revived the
old operas Oh a lavish scale, and every
thing about the productions will be his
torioally correct. He will, however, not
neglect the favorite comic operas which
have become indissolubly connected with
the name of Wilbur, and the repertoire
for the week will include number OF the
best of these. A rev series of living pic
lures will be presented.
THE JAXON OPERA CO. I
Beginning next Monday evening the
.Jaxon Opera Co. will make its first ap
pearance at The Jefferson for a weeks OF
gagement. Wherever they have appeared
they have been highly spoken OF. Mr..
Jaxon was the first stage manager OF the
Castle Square theatre in Boston where
opera at popular prices has been $50 sue
oessful. There are forty people in the
company, and the prima donna Mile
Falmuth Diard, is pupil of the eel e
brated Partisan teacher Nine. Marchesie.
The repertoire is quite extensive. 1t IL
said that the operas are exceedingly well
costumed and staged.
The ST. John Telegraph says:
The following is from the Halifax
Chronicles criticism of Cayalleria Rus
10 ma as sung by the company: 1t is
II O. very often we hear a tenor such as
Mar. Payne Clark proved to be. lie has
wonderfully powerful voice. full and
1irm, He sang the role of Turlddu in a
manner highly delightful to the audi.
ence Mile. Diard, as SantuZza, is also a
beautiful singer, and her rendition.of the
role was thoroughly artistic. eliclting the
highest praise from the audience. Miss
Madeline Lowrie sang the role OF Iole
very acceptably.
FIELDS MINSTRELS.
The big MONDAY pageant of the Al. 6
Field "Big White Minstrel Company O.
sixty talented performers is always fea
ure of this popular organization in eacf
CITY visited, as indeed it should be. Sixt.
good looking well dressed men in line
headed by Chester Nims' superb military
band, is a sight that ia watched for ant
enthusiastically greeted by all. Nor il
the show all in this street parade, al
every body knows who attends the theatre
where nearly three hours of solid enjoy
ment may be had in the ideas new ant
bright, which were unknown in min
strelsy until presented by this organiza
ton. One of the biggest features in thu
oIiosthss year is the Cornallla family, tn
acrobatic narvels of the day, secured
from the Barnum and Bailey circus a
great expense and now retained in thi
Company at figure that at first imentio1
would hardly be believed. The "Bii
White Minstrel Company plays at Thu
Jefferson on tomorrow and Thursda,
nights and a bargain matinee Thursday
NOTES.
The management of the Jefferson an
nounce return engagement at an earl.
date of this seasons phenomenal success
Hanlon's Superba.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
These transfers have been recorded:
Clinton D. w. Ross to John ID. Rich