The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
RIvEaToN PARK.

1rm1n'a lmpeTtal3 Gloss their en-
xinent ct Riverton park tonight
There Will be two performances, one &C
2.8's ~. his afternoon and at s pm. sthis
evening. The company has made an EN-
phatio hit this week and no one should
neRleot thu opportunity that today offers
to SEQ this fret class group Of enter
tainers.
Next week . six days engagement Of
genuine novelties, under the name Of J.
w. Germans Boston Comedy company,
viii be sesn for the week with two per-
forman5es daily. The ncts are all so
novel and entertaining, that each one can
have star place In Importance.
Raymond and West, tbs popular sing
ers. dancers and caxe-n alkers, assisted by
Little Sunshine; Adolph Adams, the man
with hundred faces; The Martelles,
fancy. trick and acrobatic hicyclists, and
TIE Three Droles, grotesque dancers.
Iu tie Above we'll selected acts. very
strong Entertainments is presented.
AIR GEN.
ssss''The Jiltr which has been the attrac-
tlon at the Gem this week will have Its
night, It was Mr. Bafrows's intention to
produce William j. Florsnce's great
satire on American politics 1.-THE Mighty
Dollar" next wsok, but circumstances
havc arisen to CAUSE the deferring Of this
pl y until la,er In TIE son. and instead
William GiIlette's masterpiece "Ths Fri-
vate Secretary" win be given. This Is a
fsfoilAl comedy In three acss. which was
originally adapted by Gillette some years
ago, before he wrote "Too MuchsJchn-
son" aud ''Sscyet Service. Other YER
s;ons By playwrights of lesser fame have
been made and ons of them has been pro-
dnoed in Portland. Nsxt week win see
the first producion Ct the Gillette version
hera In this the lines are more sparkling
and this situations mere brilliant than
in any Ct the Others. for the Gllletts farces
are alwsys iudicrously funny. The title
rele viii be played by John Craig, who,
as was the case In 'ksmeralda" plays
TIE rolls Gilstie evolved for himself.
M'CULLUM's IHRATRE.
The last two performances Of "The
Ssoekbroker'' will be given at Alccul-
.
The week has been remarkable ono In
the matter of attendance, tho theatre
being nearly dlled to capAcity at every
Performance. "2he Stock broker" is "A
fine play and Manager McGullam has
producsd the play with great care 40 to
detail the scenery, costumes ana furni-
ture being elegant and appropriate Ths
company has given o most artistic pee
sentstion of the story anu the audiences
have demonstrated their approval In the
most emphatic applause ut every perform.
Hnce. Next week the attraction will he
magnificent revival. of the famous play
"Miohasl Strogoff' and Manager MoCul.
lum anticipates that the company will
eiveShe hest performance Of this drama
fthat has ever been given in this city. j.
Horace Miller, the celebrated costumer
who provided these accessories for the
Musketeers and Virginius viii provide
this costumes and properties for this pre-
duction. They are expected to arrive to-
day with an agent of MIR. Milier's who
will fit them to the membsIs The COM
pany will be augmented for this produo.
tion by the addition of several new mem
bers. Seats are now on sale at Sawyer's
for the entire engagem emit and also for
toiay's performances OF "The Stock
broker
THE MAINE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Madame sembrlch. who will be the
Stellar attraction at the next Maine Music
Festival in October, Is tho wife of Il pre-
fessor in the Conservatory Of Music in
Dresden, and in private life she is Frau
Wilhelm Stengler. Although Pole By
bi. tn, and the vile of German musi-
clan, she does not make wagnerian music
her specially, hut prefers to sing the old
operas which owe their charm to their
beautiful melodies. She will be heard
at the Festival In the beautiful
'Fruhlingsttmmen Waltz" which was
written especially for her by the late
Johsnn Strauss; and in an aria from''La
Trnyiata." This is not the hackneyed
version Of this aria which is SO often
heard, but one especially arranged by
Verdi for Madame Sembrich; this is en-
bellished with tiorid passages and she is
the only singer who can execute it.
NOTE.
Mr.. W. X. Chapman will conduct the
festival Chorus in Portland, "Wednesday
evening, Aug 20. A full attendance of
all the ohoruses, including those Of Deer
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