The Portland daily press., 1900-01-25
music MAD DRAMA.
LANES o'NEILL

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O'Neili In Lisbler " Cos. tremendous
spectacular production OF "1he Musks-
ieers'' 1t may be OF interest 10 relate that
late literary researches have proven that
D'Artagnan Was character sketoned
from real life. The Chevsllrr D'Artagnan
has had q very peculiar fortune from .
literary point OF view. he and his three
famous friends, Athos. Porthos and
Arsmis were real persons and rsal nusk-
steers aud they lived and fought and
figured In those very times OF which
Dumas tas given rs pictures In bis Ia
nous stories.
All their story was written down by
one Courtilz de Sandras. substantially
% rscounsed to him BY D'Artagnsn, for
D'Artagnan, like many another hero,
could tell his story, but probably could
not write 1t. There was time when to
write was not considered as one Of the
qualities Of . clever. man. but a. Q sort Of
separate mystery in itself. and the book
went to the upper shelves In libraries
where ladders we're not kept and was
hidden for hundred and fifty years. He
promptly turned IL into tho easy litsra-
ture Of the Psrisian feuillston. From
the re IL spread itsslf to England and
America. Last year the "Muskeseer
craze ragged In full blast In London and
New York. and Sydney Grundy 9 version,
in which Mr.. ONeiu appears here, 10 tie
most successful Of them all. a. IL rnn for
eight months at Her Majesty's Theatre In
London, with Besrboh,n Tree as
D'Artagnsn, and all tho spring as the
broadway Theatre, New York, with Mr..
o'Neifi % the dashins 0ascon.
Mr.. ONsin will open his engagement
ut the Jefferson theatre this evening.
Performances Friday and Saturday with
Saturday matinee.
RICE's COMEDIANS.
Rioe's Comedians will open Weeks
engagement at Portland theatre next
Monday evening. and will produce an
excellent repertoire of plays This orga-
nizAtion Is q most sueosssful one, il now
In Its sixth year and has become famous
for the complete and excellent manner
no star with the company, but the whole
com pany In made up Of artistA who ere
engaged for their versatility 80 that ali
the plays may be produced with an equal
degree Of excellence.
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES.
Secure your seats now at Crsssey,
Jonss & Aliens for the illustrated leo
lures which are to be given In City Hall
py Mr.. Burton Holmes for five Thursday
evenings, commencing Feb. LIST. The
moving pictures are one Of the finest
features OF these lectures, and taken In
connection with the hundreds Of beauti-
full colored stereoptioon views cannot fail
to prove Of the utmost interest. Mr..
Holmes style of delivery 10 said to be
fully the equal Of John L. Stoddsrd's,
and he has given unbousded satisfaction
In all the large cities where he has given
his lectures. His opening lecture win be
Manila, followed by Japan Revisited,
Hawaiian Islands, brand Canyon Of
Arizona, and Moki Land.
ROBERT q. MANTELL.
Robert b. Mantell, the eminent roman
ito actor, will be seen ut the Jefferson
theatre next Wednesday and Thursday
nights In his new play "The Dagger and
the Cross," dramatizsd by W. 8.
Tremayne from Joseph Hatton's famous
novel Of the same name, which has taken
dsssrveds rank among the best Of all the
fascinating romantic novels OF recent
years. In the character OF koubsllao, the
1t is rsdicted that Mr.. Mantelrs art will
shine with peculiar iustre, for America
has no romantic actor equal to Mr.. Msu-
tell and none who could invest this fine
character with such force and power.
PIANO RECITAL.
The following Is the programme Of the
recital by Miss Annie Louise Perrin,
pupil of Mrs. Kotzschmar, ss the Advent
church, this evening:
J. s. Bach:
First Invention.
Gavotte In q.
Eighth Invention.
II. walIenhaupt,
Tril Exercise. ClAvier
-Four Normal Qualities Of Touch.
Clsvisr and Piano
Chord Exercise, Clavisr and Piano
Miss EliDor Wood, pupil OF Mrs. Kotzsch-
kotsschmar:
Garcia.
Lullaby.
Phi Z. Bach:
Solfeseietto.
Technical exercise, Clavter and Plano
Three appeggtos on G.
Three scales on g.
Major.
Scale q.
Chord exercise.
Duvernoy,
second and Fourth kudes.
len Minute k-"Modern Methods
in Piano Teaching" Mrs. Kotzschmsr
f;riQQ. Butterflies
Schytte. Hide and Seek
Little Shepherdess.
On the Meadow.
Tchaikowski, The Skylark
st. Heller, Curious Story
Lack, Valss ArabesQue
ROSSINI CLUB.
Tbs Rossini Club win give the follow
Ing special Mozart programme this morn
ing:
Piano @ sartette-Die Entfuhrung ans