The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
WAITE ooMEDY COMPANY.

S Inc waite AOueuy CoAuphhg Do6oh
their second weeks engagement at the
jefferson theatre yesterday, under favor
able auspices, playing to good sized audi
ences. In the afternoon "rhs Kidnap-
pers'' was the attraction, which was fol-
lowed in the evening by wei staged
| production OF 1.-THE Man From Cattar-
augus,' feature of which was the first
appearance OF Mr.. Waite. the veteran
MANAGER, who was crested with cordial
welcome. Today's bill includes "a Ceie-
brated Case, and I'm sunny Tonnes
see, both OF which made decided hits
when given last week.
Tonight every lady occupying reserved
seat Will be given box of candy, and In
one OF these boxes this lucky holder Will
ina handsome diamond ring,
souvenir well worth trying for.
MAINE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA.
At recent concert at the Metropoli tan
Opera house, the Musical Cou rier says of
Mime. Maconda: ION Sunday night.
Charlotte Maconda nroved that she was
one of the greatest high sopranos that the
country has recently heard"
Don't forget that there will be an OPP
portunity to hear this charming singer
at City Hall, on Monday evening, the
2lst.
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES.
The course OF lectures which Mr.. Bur
ton Holmes is to give In this city Is in
every way the same as his Boston course.
which will be given at fremont Temple
on Wednesday evenings and on Saturday
afternoons The lecture which he gives
in Boston every Wednesday will be re-
peated in Portland, at City ball, the next
evening. The course opens in this city.
Thursday evening, January oath.
Tickets now on sale at Cressey, Jones
81 Aliens.
NOTES.
A writer in the London Musical Times
gives this advice to those who wish TO
learn how to play the violin: The proper
| age to begin learning the violin is at ten
| years. lar training, the elsments OF
music, and elementary pianoforte practice
ought to preoede It, Physical culture
ought not TO be neglected. All games
| except cricket and football may be In
dulged in. A man need not be MIN
compoop because he plays the hddlel
| Cricket is dangerous game for VIOLIN
list to play-1Rngerous as regards his
| fingers. Football Is altogether too violent
a recreation for violin student. He may
pox, and, better still, he may fence
advise my lazy pupils to fence; 1t de-
| vslops the quality of determination.
Cycling is distinctly good. Early to oed
| and up at seven o'clock at latest every
morning; -four hours practice for the
principal study, and no more; two hours
a day in the open air for recreation.
! There are at present more than ], 20J
| students of music In Germany, 20 per
cent. OF whom are foreigners, and u per
cent are females. OF the tive thousand
| new singers who make their debut every
year, probably i've make name for
| themselves. Who is to blame for this
ridiculous state OF affairs, the pupils or
the tsachersY-N. Y. Evening Post.
Although Richard Wagner wrote very
little for the piano. be recognized the
| fact that 1t Is today the most important
OF all Instruments. ION no other instIu.
ment," whe wrote, can the infant OF
modern music be brought out more clears
| Iy than by means of the ingenious
mec hanism OF the pianofnrte, and-it has
therefore become the leading musical in.
strument for our music, for this reasons
among others, that our greatest mastar,
have written for 1t a large number OF
their best and most important works"
| Sir Henry irving has made up his mind
at last to produce "Coriolanus. lt is
1
revival will occur when he and Miss Ellen
Terry return to the London Lyceum
| Theatre for their annual engagement
| next April. Miss Ellen Terry will be
the Volumnia. All the necessary designs
| for the representation were completed by
Sir Alma Taoema some years ago. In
London the play viii be novelty to ali
but the Oldest playgo
It IL estimated that $500, 600 have been
lost in unsuccessful theatrical enterprises
all dr. MI
years.
Madame Emma Nevada, the famous
| American soprano, has been engaged to
sing in the Royal Dutch o pera at the
time OF the marriage of the young Queen
| of Holland.
Some of this furniture used in the Klaw
81 Granger production OF Ada Rehan's
new play, "Sweet Nell OF Old Drury,h Is
genuine Charles III. period, part or a
| collection Miss k5hRn has been making
| for several years. IL Is insured In the
| thousands, and four men ara carried es-
peelaIly to care for 1t and handle it in
the theatre. AT the close OF eacs act In
| which 1t Is utilized. IL is Immediately
placed in padded cases TO protect 1t from
injury.
AIRS Fiske's engagement In Denver
| last week surpassed all expectations in
| the peculiar circumstances under which
| che played there. 1t is remembered that
owing TO control Il the hrst-olass theatres
| there by the theatrical trust Mrs. Fiske
was forced to book in the Denver Thea
tire. a comparatively obscure house usual
ly given over tn cheap attractions. Inc
/ trust sought to exclude her even rrom
| this theatre, by securing control OF 10 and
trying to cancel Mrs. Fisek hooking,
but abe served an Injunction on the
| trusts agents and defeated their attempt
TO exclude hsr. A Denver newspaper.
commenting on the unwonted placs for
such an attraction, said that the BEST
theatregoers OF city would patronize
Mrs. Fiske even II she were Co play in
barn, and this Denver experienoe, sup
plemsnting as 1t does several like expert
euces of this actress In second class
theatres, In her pursuit OF an independent
career, Is but another proof that . great
player In q notable production win draw
the public anywhere.
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