The Portland daily press., 1900-11-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

The opening play OF the Corse Pay
ton Comedy company beginning today, at
the jefferson, viii be- that sterling suo-
cess "The Prodigal Daughter, : for
which MIR. Payton has secured the rights
of sole representation at popular prices
Ladies' tickets Monday night.
change OF play will be made ct every per-
formance during the engagements.
ALMA CHESTER.
This popular star opens n weeks en-
gagement at the Portland theatre this
evening, producing for the first time
at popular prices the English mslodrama
made famous in this country by Wilson
Barrett entitled Hoodman Blind. The rep
ertoire for the week Is as follows; Monday
night, Hoodman Blind; Tuesday night,
Tne Diamond Breaker; Wednesday night.
The o'MaiIlys OF Ballyveeny; Thursday
night, Her husbands Sin; Friday night,
Lady OF Lyons; Saturday night, A ho-
nance of Chinatown; Tuesday matinee,
Herminie, or the Cross OF Gold; Wednes-
day matinee, New East Lynne; Thursday
matinee, The Diamond Breaker; Fri
day matinee, Beacon Lights; Saturday
matinee, Little Lord Fauntleroy. Mon
day evening is ladies' night.
ALMA CHESTER INVITES THE
NEWSBoYS.
Miss Chester, who opens a week's en-
gagement at the Portland Theatre today,
on her yearly visits to this city has made
1t q custom to give the newsboys Of Port
land a chance to sse one OF her perform.
anoes, and on Tuesday afternoon she COR
daily invites them all TO witness the play
of "Herminie, or the Cross OF Gold."
They can OF tain free tickets from Miss
Moody, who has charge OF the same. up
TO Tuesday noon.
NOTES.
Mrs Leslie Carter who comss to the
Jefferson Monday and Tuesday, Decem-
Der 10 and IL, is one of the greatest emo
tional actresses before the public and In
her play Zsza, she has ample opportunity
to display her achievements In this line
as in the piece she has one OF the most
difficult parts ever given 20 woman as
In this part the whole range OF the hu.
man emotion Is covered In short space
OF one performance.
Lillian Blauvelt continues TO add TO
her artistic triumphs, and concerning
her appearance In Pittsburg, The Post
says: - A lovely little woman, beautifully
gownsd in yellow and black, and with q
voice all magnihoence, or, rather,al golu,
won many a love-smitten follower at last
nights concert of the Pittsburg orches-
ira. 1t was Lillian Blauvelt, whose forte
as colorature singer Is to weave vocal
EN- mbroidery, yet who, as consummate
artist, can equally well weave net about
your heart and hold IL captive. Hal she
sung only the lines, Endure the dark
ening year." triumph you'd have bsen
hers, Who would have believed that this
little embroidery artist had on her vocal
palette the oolors needed for the sober
"darkening year, or for the longing
Dreams" sgray rocks" aud "grayer
sea- And that trilll You must hear it,
for 1t cannot be described Her principal
number. "Mad Scene from Hamlet,
by Thomas, gave ample opportunity for
those marvellous vocal feats at which her
highly trained organ Is so adept. In re-
turn for hearty encore and a beautiful
floral tribute she gave the bolero from
Nerdt's "Siciltan Nespers."
Florence Hamilton, who for the last
four seasons has won Success as leading
woman of CoTse -PAyton s Comedy com
pany, has just received an offer from a
New England manager to star her next
season. Ii Miss Hamilton accepts the
make q revelation In repertoire
A cablegIam announces that Count Leo
Toistoi is overwhelmed with application
from theatrical agents Tor uhs rights of
his new theatrical drama, which bears
the ohesriul title OF 1.-The Corpse. 1t is
not stated whether among these appli-
cants there are any Americans, but the
probability is that there are not.
Richard Mansfield has been invitsd to
lecture this month before the Cerole
Francois of Harvard University ana be-
fore the faculty and students OF Princeton
University under the auspices OF the
editcr rs of the Nassau Literary Magazine.
His bookings do not permit him to &C
cept either invitation.
Daniel SuIiy has met with great sue
cess in the New England cities In his new
play. ''The Parish Priest" " The clergy
have become interested In the play and
are patronizing the performances liberal
ly.
Madge Lessing, who has scored such
success with Francis Wilson, IN the lead
ing female role OF 1.-THE Monks of Maia-
bar,'' has Desn engaged by Manager Ar
thur Collins. or the Drury Lane Theatre
London, for ths title part IN his forth
coming Christmas pantom1me.
1.-The Sleeping Beauty" Miss Leasing
will leave Mr.. Wilson company on,
Dec 3, ana viii sail for London Dec. o,
on the st. Louis.
Yvette dx3zlDert, whose throat mas peen
operated on twice recently by Professor
Israels, of Berlin, Is reported to he out
of danger. She has hopes of being able
to resume her stage career.
Z. Haddon Chambers will pay brief
visit to this country next month, to
gather material for an American play.
Alma Chester makes scenic productions
of Hoodman Blind, The Diamond Break
er, Beacon Lights, and The Lacy OF
Lyons.
o Sir Arthur Sullivan, the musical
composer, who very suddenly died in
London. Nov. 70, the Boston Herald
says: ''Ihe total list or Sullivan's com
positions comprises 39 operatio and dra-
matio works, 10 oratorios, cantatas and
orchestral works; 36 services, anthems
and part songs; 90 hymn tunes, 100 or
more songs, and half a dozen works for
piano. His wonderful genius for wed
ding the music to the sentiment of the
words in his various works was doubt
less one of the main causes of his sue
oess. This truth particularly applies to
the opera or Patience and to the
"Mikado,'' two compositions utterly un-
like in style. scope and motive, The
same thought also applies to his songs.
and H0nFU ~ nd