The Portland daily press., 1901-01-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A RUNAWAY GIRL.

from Days theatre, New 1oFk oityp anu
presented by the Augustin DAILY COM
pany, entitlsd "a Runaway Girl" will
make It's initial appearance IN this city
at the Jefferson this evening.
Considerable and widespread interest
has been manifested by all Glasses Of our
theatre-goers since the annou ncsment
of the engagement was first made and
Manager Moore has been kept quite busy
in making extensive preparations in an
ticipation Of the great crowd that will
attend the performances. The old adage
of "Nothing succeeds like SUCCESS Is
amply verified by the universal success
attending this production wherever pre-
sented.
Coming as It does from Daly's theatre.
the most rigid and refinedplsce of amuse-
ment In the United states, one can read
lily understand that the performance
given by this excellent company must
necessarily be entirely free from anything
bordaring on coarseness and exception
ally enjoyable.
THE BURTON HOLMES COURSE.
The Burton Holmes course OF iilustrat-
ed lectures opens at City hall next Thurs
day evening, and promises to DO one OF
the best and most interesting series OF
lectures ever given In this city. People
who have net already secured their ito
kets for the course should do so at once
before all the best seats are sold. The
opening lecture Will be 1.-THE Edge of
China" and will be beautifully illustrat-
ed from original negatives secured ex-
ousi vsly by Mr.. Holmes. Among the
moving pictures Will be shown ooaling
ship at Nagasaki; busy corner, show
ing street life In China; Indian troops
at bayonet exercise; crowds arriving
from Canton; panorama OF the port and
ths peak showing the U. 5. s. Olympia;
arrival OF q river steamer at Canton
/ mau power propeliors on the river; con-
sular procession headed by the official
pea-gIeen chair; the human tide In n
/ Canton street; panorama OF the junk and
sampan suburb; departure OF the man.
darins in sedan chairs.
Evening tickets go on sale Tuesday
morning at eight O'Clock at ressey,
Jones Il Aliens.
ROWE-KING STOCK co.
The repertoire OF plays selected by the
manager Of the Rowe.King Stock com.
pany who appsar at the Portland theatre
all this week, will be found intensely
interesting. They are all popular New
| York successes, and 1t can be truthfully
asserted that there will not be a dun
night during the engagement OF this
great company. 1t is considered by every
/ one the strongest acting and most beau
tifuIly ccstumed company appearing at
p pular prices; in fact. 1t far exceis the
| majority OF attractions playing at high
prices. .The scenery with which each
/ tIly will be embelished is most extensive
and appropriate, every possible effect is
carried and every performance Is as CON-
plete production as is possible to see,
no matter what prices are charged. Miss
Grace q. Hamilton, the leading woman,
is very talented and beautiful young
actress, with magnificent figure, and
wears the SWEETEST and most expensive
gowns.
MAINE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
CONCERT.
Lovers of music are assured Of rare
treat in store for them on Monday night.
The chorus is singing finely; the orohes-
ira win be unusually strong in flrst-olasG
musi3ians; the musical selections are
equally distributed between classic and
popular compositions, and last but not
least we are sure that our faysritf
Madam Maconda will delight US as In
the past.
The expense OF the concert will be
great, but with such attractions we hops
TO make quite a sum OF money for the
orchestra fund. We pray you will give
us your hearty support
L. A. MOVES,
President Western Maine Musical Asso'
citation.
SYMPHONY CONCERT REHEARSAL
At Chambers Band hall, Monument
square, Saturday evening, the Symphony
Orchestra began Its finishing rehearsals
under the direction OF MIR. Chapman. DR.
Wasgatt Gerald Whitman, Frank WEIGH
f. Ii. Little, Director Paine OF the FRS
Brigade Band, and other familiar Maini
musicians were present, and played with
even more than their accustomed dash.
When reinforced by the Boston Symphony
men, who arrived yesterday, the orchestrs
will be fit for the gre Attest orchestral pro
gramme ever given by Maine talent.
The programme is as follows:
Part One.
Overture-Ruy Bias, MendelssohI
Festival Orchestra.
Hallelujah Chorus, beethoven
Festival Chorus.
Overture-Egmont, Beethoven
Festival Orchestra.
Shadow Straightforward. Meyerbeel
Madame Mgconda,
Overture 1872, Yschaikowsky
Festival Orchestra.
Part Second.
Here They Come--Carmen, Bize
. Festival Chorus.
a-Traume, Wayne
b--Peer Gynt-Suite, Dance Move
ment, GrieI
Festival Orchestra.
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