The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-26
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ed today for the season.
The American House has closed owing to the
lack of business.
1t was Mr. Delaney who was shot at Falmouth
Sunday, and not Delano, as was published.
The special train for the Centennial over the
Eastern road yesterday, took ten car loads of
excursionists from different parts of the state.
There will be meeting Of the Portland Ma
sonic School of Instruction this evening at 80
o'clock, sharp. All members are invited to be
present.
We have not heard as yet that any of our
clergymen preached Sunday on the text from
part of the eighteenth verse Of the sixteenth
chapter of Matthew-"And the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it."
The MUsEUM-There was good audience
at the Museum last evening for the first night
of piece, and they evidently enjoyed the en-
tertanment. The play entitled Article AZ was
presented for the first time in this city for sew
eral years. The play is founded on Article AZ
of the French code, which declares that sail
persons condemned to imprisonment at hard
labor for any period of years, shall, after their
tenn of Imprisonment expires, remain for life
subject to the surveillance Of the police"
George Dahamel (Mr. Lerock) is in love with
Mile Cora Miss Marsh), but becoming jealou
of her they quarrel and she declaring her love
for his rival is shot by her lover and disfgured
for life. He is placed on trial for the shooting
and sentenced to five years at hard labor in the
galleys. He undergoes the sentence, emerges
from prison, and under the assumed name of
George Gerard wins and marries Marcelle miss
Morris) daughter of Count de Rives (Mr. Bas-
comb, who are both ignorant of his having
been galley slave. Cora, by brooding over
her injury, has become mono maniac. The
Count de Rives introduces her to George and
they recognize each other. She tells him that
unless he spends portion of each day with
her she will denounce him and have him sent
back to the galleys. In his despair he yields.
Georges continued absence from home makes
his wife, Marcelle, unhappy She traces him to
the house of the Baroness, and seeing him
with Cora denounces him for his treachery.
He, goaded by despair, reveals his history to
his wife, who is overcome with shame at the
revelation. He then bitterly reproaches Cora
for the misery she has caused, and after telling
her she is mad leaves the house with his wife.
This statement unsettles Cora's reason COM
pletely, and she denounces George to the police
in letter and then falls dead upon the floor.
Miss Marsh appeared to good advantage as
Cora, especially at the end of the third act
when she threatens her former lover. She also
portrayed the actions of mad woman with
much fidelity. Her support was good. Mr..
Lerock did not have a great amount to do, but
he acted with good taste whea he did appear.
This gentleman has fine evolutionary powers
and such play as this brings them out prom
inently. His words always come out
clear and distinct. Mr.. Charles W. Sutton,
who appeared for the first time last evening, is
quite pleasing actor, and he assumed the role
of Victor Mazitines satisfactorily. Mr.. Morris
furnished the humor in the play and proved
great hit. His make up must have been copied
from certain young man about town, foreign
accent and all. Mr.. Donaldson, the stage
manager, appeared before the foot lights for
the first time last evening as DR., Combes and
made an excellent impression. His make up
was particularly good. Messrs. Bascomb and
Ulmer were as usual good in their characters.
Mrs. Burrell, as the mother of the convict, was
very fine, especially in the trial scope, where
she makes an earnest plea in behalf of her son.
Miss Morris did nicely as Marcelle, and when
she met her betrothed in the second act she
looked very pretty. The other characters do not
call for special mention.
The laughable farce of Turn Him Ont
concluded the entertainment.