The Portland daily press., 1898-03-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE MINSTRELS.

With the AL G. Field "Big White Min
strel Company, which appears at The
Jefferson, March IS and II with matt
nee Thursday at $50 is choir OF Madri-
gal boys, handsome little fellows, whose
voices are heard to advantage ins the
swelling choruses and delightful refrains,
which form a prominent feature OF the
long programme (which Mr., Field gives
his patrons this season. Mr. Field has
company far superior to any
he has ever carried. OF the many
speciality artists engaged one OF
the specially great IL bne Cornalla
in number, who created such a furore
abroad and repeated it with this COM
napy on it's present tour in this country.
Seats will be ON sale today.
"THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS"
Fitted with every possible attribute to
entertsin and amuse, that grand spectac.
Mar production, Chas. H. Yales the
Twelve Temptations, will be given In
all its wonderful beauty and complete
ness at The Jefferson for one night only
tomorrow. A fortune has been expended
on it, and it will be found realized.dream
Of Oriental splendor. OF course, the plot
deals with true love, that didn't run
smooth, and partakes in great measure
of the fascinating, supernatural airy ele-
ment but it also overfows with rafting
finn. paptomimic and otherwise, brought
out and intensified by corps OF some OF
| the best and most popular comedians OF
the American stage, including Charles
| Turner, as s.Senor Apropo.' and dashing
| Josie Sisson, the attractive soubrette as
q Bright EYES," while other roles are
| filed DELIGHTFULLY."- by Sadie Stephens,
Madee Terrence Leila Hutton, Annie
| Courtney, Chas. Fl. Henry, together with
much noted talent too numerous to men
| tion In the grand ballet there Will pc
| seen the great premieres, Signorltas Fer
zero and Basseggio, who are said to be the
wonders of the terpsichorean world.
WILBUR OPERA COMPANY.
Few managers in the country have been
more successful in meeting the uncertain
demands of the public during the past
few years than Manager A. j.. Wilbur.
His company is always pleasing. Aside
from his firm musical foundation he al
ways has remarkably strong comedy
element, plenty of bright men, attract.
| i've ladies, rich and brilliant costumes
and good stage settings. The company
has always been immensely popular in
Portland Living pictures are not dying
out; proof of it is that they are being pro-
duced in New York under an. enormous
| expense and are packing the theatres and
music halls, hundreds being turned away
nightly. Mr. Wilbur has gone to a very
large expense in securing an electrical
plant for the better production of these
pictures. The beautiful models that
stamp this as the one great New ork
production still remain, and challenge
the world as the most beautiful women
ever posing in pictures.
The Grand gAmazon March introduced
this year by thirty beautiful girls who
were drilled by United States Army
officer, is the wonder of all men, and
their evolutions and precision of move
ment is the wonder of. all the ladies'
and children. This engagement will be
for two solid weeks commencing Monday,
March 2ist. and the sale of seats will open
next Wednesday at the box office.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Hoyt's "a Stranger in New York; one
of the greatest of the successes of that
popular playwright, will be seen at The
Jefferson, Tabout the first of April. The
jefferson management also have an in