The Portland daily press., 1898-03-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE JAxoN OPERA co.


Jaxon Opera Company at The Jefferson
tonight in "Lucia," ana "Cayeleria
Rusticana. Already there has been q
large advance sale of seats for tho musical
people of the city were so pleased with
the performance by the Damrosch COM
pany, and have heard so many good
things about this company that they feel
that Mr.. Fay is determined to give them
the best. The Halifax Herald says:
Halifax has long been clamoring for
opera. but some weak points in some of
the opera companies which have recently
appeared here have made them doubtful
of any company visiting us, no matter
how strongly they were recommended.
The large audience, however, who were at
the Academy last evening, despite the
clustering weather, were soon treasured
as regards the Jaxon Opera company;
there were no two opinions on the subject,
every body was pleased, and every body
was satisfied they were witnessing some
thing out of the ordinary. There has been
no company here in years to be compared
with this organization; those who have
witnessed performances in London, New
York, Boston and elsewhere were partlcu-
larry delighted; they had seen greater per-
formances abroad, but not for the same
money. Manager Jaxon was general
director of the George A. Baker company
during their engagement of fifty perform
ances in this city; he was we'll aware
what our people desired, and he has not
only filed the bill but given our citizens
a rare treat He has not confined himself
to principals who might fouble-up in
different roles, but has instead double
company.
The repertoire for the week will be as
follows: Monday and Friday, grand
double bill: Lucia Di Lammermoor and
Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic ChlyaIry);
Tuesday, Chimes Of Normandy; NedneS-
day matinee, Fra Diavolo; "Wednesday
evening, II Trovatore; Thursday, Inc
Bohemian Girl; Saturday matinee, OIL
vette; Saturday evening Cavalleria Rus
ticana. and the great prize opera 1
Pagiacci (the Mountebank.)
WILBURS ALL THIS WEEK.
The announcement that the Wilbur
Opera company will be at the Portland
theatre for the next two weeks, beglnn-
ing tonight and continuing
through twelve nights and eleven matt
nees, has caused deal of interest in Port
land, where this famous organization has
become SO wonderfully popular in the
past few years.
The operas for the week are: to-
night, The Royal MILDLY; Tuesday matt
nee, Olivette; Tuesday evening, Fra
Diayolo; Wednesday matinee, Bohemian
tiirI: Wednesday evening, Bohemian
Girl; Thursday matinee, Mascot; Thurs
day evening, Mascot; Friday matinee,
Royal MILDLY; Friday evening, Black
Huzzar; Saturday matinee, Black HUI
Ear; Saturday evening. Two Vagabonds.
The seat sale opened on Wednesday morn
ing with rush that indicates the USUAL
Wilbur business next week.
The company is very little changed
from last year, but the productions are
in every way bigger and more complete.
Manager Wilbur has frightened up and
added to his already enormous assort-
ment of costumes, until now the unparal-
eled number of one hundred and seventy
trunks are used to convey the monster
wardrobe from town to town. Each
opera has it's separate costumes.
The living pictures, which were ac-
knowledged last year to be the finest on
the road, are produced now on a scale OF
magnificenoe far in excess OF year ago.
Manager Wilbur has at a great expense
secured new and superb lighting ap-
paratus, by which the pictures are made
to appear even more realistic than before,
and the reliefs and posturiRgs are brought
out in manner hitherto deemed lmpos-
sible. At the request OF thousands of his
patrons Manager Wilbur has reproduced
this season the famous marches which
were formerly associated with his name.
A STRANGER IN NEW YORK.
Hort & Mckee will send to The Jeffer-
son March 20 and 90 the greatest New
York success of the present season, Hoyt's
ga Stranger in New York. The comedy
will be presented under the personal dlreo-
tion of the firm A company of unusual
merit has been selected specially for the
production, which will be on the same
magnificent and beautiful scale as seen
in New York, and to make sure that the
pubic here is given an entertainment on
a high scale of excellence, one OF the
members of the firm will remain con-
stantly with the company.
BoWDOIN GLEE AND MONDOLIN
CLUBS.
of the concert given in Lewiston lately
by these clubs: 1.-THE concert was to
that of last..year by the same organiza-
ton as home run is to a two-bagger.
We should not fail to mention the team
work of the glee club, and the sprint
lin club The club is fortunate this year
in it's soloists, having Mr.. Jordan for the
mandolin and Mr.. Thompson in read
;ngs, both Of whom by their renditions
enlivened much the pleasure of the even
ing, But even those with the ensemble
members were not all, for Mr.. Merrill
rendered a mandolin solo, that will not
be found ON the programme, but which
deserved conspicuous place therein.
The number was played by request, and
we wish to extend hearty thanks to him
Tor herr who wished for It,
SECRET SERVICE.
William Gillette does not believe in
using "supers. " In his war play, ''Secret
Service which come to The Jefferson,
April / and 2, the audience is shown a
representation of "a fragment of the Con-
federate army. This necessitates the
employment Of about 20 men. These men
ars each and every one on the regular
pay roll of the company and are carried
about from city to city. 1t is perhaps the
fret 5,lav which has travelled with so