The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


Il Uf U# A0A#Qtt8A &a0EB WIN W. ~
arighs. IL IL creation as distinct and
friumphans as II Shakespeare had lived
yesterday. Nothing iikagit has ever been
seen In New York, and nothing 30 good
since Edwin Booth was In his prime. To
see 10 10 to experience an understanding
Of what life can bring OF human misery
to human being. IL is TO see suffering
face to-face; 10 know despair, 10 be
taught absolutely and completely what
Is meant by the assertion that some lives
are not worth Iiving.-New York Mail
and Express.
Z sEMBRICH'S SONG RECITALS.
Reviewing Mms. Semhrich's song re-
citals, q musical critic says: IL was q
pleasure 20 note the presence at them
OF many singers, and OF some of the sing
ing teachers. IL II always q pleasure to
note any evidence Of willingness ON the
part Of a singer or q musician to learn
anything from another. This question
10 often asked OF this writer, "would
you not think that So-and-So would
learn something from hearing Jean de
Reszke or Such-and-Srch from hearing
SembrichY'' 10 which the reviewer has
only one answer; mo; have been In
this business good many years, and
have met only two musical performers
in all that time who were willing 60 nd
nit that someone else IN their own line
was great, let alone better than they,
and therefore able to teach them any
thing. These two performers had re-
tired
Sopranos praise all the great oontral-
tos, but they do not see any other great
fopranos. Each one thinks there is only
one. The same thing Is TO De said Of
tenors. They praise the baritones and
the basses. And the violinists praise the
piapists, and vics versa, bit when
Mr.. q. W. Smith, of ths English Opera
Company, goes TO hear Jean de Reszke
sing Romeo, he spends the entire eve
ming in pointing ont to his friend Just
where Jean Goes IL wrong, and explain
ing how G. W. Smith doss 1t differently
and much batter. And when Miss Jane
Dsppe of Bronx goss to hear Dohnanyi
play Beethoven and Brahms she doss
just the same thing as mir. G.. W. Smith
does when he goss to hear Jean. SO
when this writer saw certain singers and
singing teachers at the last Sembrich re-
citaI, he knew that they went to learn
something, for they all did learn come
thing, no matter what they may have
said to their friends.''
1.-THE MAN FROM MEXICO"
The engagement of Walter Il. Perkins
and his comedy COMPANY at the Jsffer-
son, Friday and Saturday of next week,
In H. A. Du Souche's successful comedy,
1.-THE Man from Mexico Will offer one
CT the best laughing entertainments ever
given here. For two years past this play
has hean one of the chief laughing success
ses of the stage, and has been In such
demand that its tours have been limited
to the principal cities.
MIR Perkins, however, has arranged to
make general tour of the Eastern and
Middle Western states with 1t, and Will
present 1t in the same first-class manner
that made its New York and Boston en-.
gagements notable. 1t Is said to be
funny beyond description, and Is writ
ten on legitimate lines. with no sugges-
ton of improperly, no trace of horse
play, and without the Introduction of "a
single speciality; and jet it invokes the
hsartiest possible laughter from teyin.
ming to end.
THE NEW YORK GIRL.
The New York Girl. at the Portland
Theatre, is without doubtsone OF the best,
If not the best company OF speciality. and
vaudeville pscpls seen here for long
time, and is deserving of large houses at
both this afternoon ana evening perfor-
mances. Lee and Hoey In their Jewish
sketch are very funny, and BRING forth
many a good laugh. Edward Leslie, an
old time favorite In Portland, who is
now one OF the best comedians in his
line OF facial EXPIRE ssion, ana his imita-
lions of the late John 4. Raymond and
Stuart Robson show Ehim to be an actor
of ability. The three Gardner Brothers
are musical and comedy psopIe who ara
exceiled by none. Miss Elsa Neuman has
tine vote !, and sings like bird. MIR.
Pierce Ia a fine singer, and has a superb
or voice. The sparkling bLrietta, en-
titled "a New York GIRL is full of
catchy music. wit and pretty girls. All
who have not seen this bright company
should take advantage of the opportunity
afforded today at the matinee and eve
ming performances.
JEFFERSON THEATRE.
Oliver Doud Byron's Ups and Downs
of Lite was the bill presented by the
Elroy company last night. and it proved
one of the best comedies of the week. A
Spring Chicken, rarcs comedy, special
Iy pleasing to ladies and children, will
be the bill this afternoon, Tonight len
Nights in Barroom will be presented,
with special scenery and effects, and
with iaughabie comedy 1t VIII surely
prove interesting. There will be change
of speciaities this afternoon and tonight.
HARCoURP COMEDY COMPANY.
Recognizing the fact that the public
are WARY of witnessing the abortfve