The Portland daily press., 1879-11-03
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
KERRY cow.

KERRY COW.
Joseph Murphy, the well known interpreter
Of Irish character, will open at Portland Thea
tire this evening for three nights engage
ment, appearing Monday and Tuesday eve
nings in Kerry Cow" and Wednesday eve
ming in Shaun Rhue. In these plays Mr..
Murphy is said to be at his best, and has met
with great success We notice among Mr..
Murphy's support Mr.. A. A. Armstrong, who
made such hit as DR.. Sadeye in McKenna's
"Whims'' at Music Hall last spring. Mr.. A.
is an excellent comedian. The management
announce that there will be no matinee per-
Torrance during this engagement. We clip
the following from an exchange:
Mr.. Joseph Murphy, as Dan O'Hara, is
simply mmense it is hard indeed for to con-
tain ones gravity when Dan begins to speak.
In his acting last night to an assemblage,
large portion of whom were strangers. the APP
plause came with spontaneitY that arose from
an INDISPENSABLE and unaffected expression of
memiment that was elected by the situations
in the various successive scenes In his love-
making, as well as in his other utterances of
affection, there was a warmth and earnestness
that never lapsed into an approach to absurdi-
ty, as is common with low comedians who
venture on such sentimental exhibitions.
EMMA ABBOTT OPERA co.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings the En-
ma Abbott Opera Company will appear at
City Hall in Paul and Virginia" and 'Nor-
mandy Chimes The opera viii be placed on
the stage as perfectly as possible, and full
orchestra of II pieces will be provided. In
cast of Paul and Virginia, published in the
Sun, we do not notice either Mr.. Karl or Mr..
Castles names, but as the part OF Paul IS MI
Karl's we presume this was an accidental
omission The rest of the cast for paul and
Virginia" will be as follows:
Virginia (her original creation Emma Abbott
Meala Z" .........Zelda Seguln
Madame de La Tour ...............Pau Pauline Manrel
Margaret ....................... Emily Gilbert
ST. Croix. III. Mcdonald
Domingo. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .Ellls hyse
Bouruonnols. :HSoISe NeShe
Negro Boy. .,.................,.-. William Afchef
We see that Mr.. Castles name is given for
the part of Robin More in Normandy Chimes.
We had understood that Mr. Castle had left
the company If so Mr.. Karl will probably as
sumo this part. The following will be the cast;
NIignonette. Marie Stone
Robin More .....,.,. ........... Wllllam Castle
Marquis Observation-Disclosures. IA. E. Stoddard
Gaspard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ellis Ryse
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Germaine. Zelda Segum
The tickets should be secured at Thomess,
under Music Hall, atonce.
PARTED.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Chanfrau appeared
in c. w. Tayleure's play of Parted at the
matinee at Portland Theatre, to small audi
ence composed for the most part of ladies.
There were few gentlemen present, some of
whom were attracted by desire to gaze upon
lady whom they had not seen for many years.
Time has not only dealt leniently with the
"Lize" of old times, but it has matured and
developed her into a splendid woman. But
she retains the old bewitching smile, and the
same charming, lady-like manner that capti-
waited of old. While Mrs. Chanfrau is not a
great, she is pleasing actress, and in Grace
Shirley she finds character that suits her
style if, at times, it proves little heavy for
her. In the quiet situations where womanly
love was most conspicuously displayed she was
at her best In the stronger scenes, as when
she launches a maledicton on the head of DR..
Wolfe. she had not that skill which works up
to climax, but exhibited too much OF a
monotone of rage.
The play itself is one of those remarkable
efforts Of the American dranatist which, like
q dime novel, brings in the right people at the
right time, converts tricky and wicked bankers
into repentant and honest men, restores the
supposed suicide of a husband with oceans of
money, which he has acquired since his pre-
sumed death, 50 that he is enabled to prevent
his wife and child being driven out of doors
and to prove his innocence Of the charges orig
inally brought against him. Mr.. Russell was
very good as Dorsey Shirley the falsely accused
Arson, the president, Mr.. Cowper a good De
Wolfe, Miss Cameron an excellent Aunt
Jane, Miss Baker a sprightly Ida De Woolfe,
and Little Nellie bright smart Maud Shirley.
During the entre-acts the orchestra played
Mchaels's "Turkish PATROL the last sensa-
ton, very satisfactorily.
In the evening Kit was given for the last
time 1t is nineteen years since Mr.. Chan
frau's last appearance in Portland.
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