The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-23
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MAGGIE MITCHELL.

MAGGIE MITCHELL.
This talented and favorite actress will play
"Fanchon tho Crickett' at New Portland
Theatre tomorrow evening. In this play the
star has attained great and deserved populari-
ty. Her conception of the character is fine,
and her rendition the effect of which is much
heightened by frequent performances, is we'll
nigh perfect Nothing prettier can be imag-
ined than her celebrated shadow dance" ac-
companied by the weird song which she sings
We are pleased to learned that there was a
good sale of seats Saturday, and a packed
house will undoubtedly greet her Tuesday
night. The following will be the cast:
Fanchon. Maggie Mitchell
Landry BarDeauu X. Fulton Russell
Dluier barpeauu .J ullan Mitchell
Father Barbeaud. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. F. McClannin
Mother Barbeaud Marion h p G c anos
Old Fadet ................ Miss Annie Mortimer
Madelon. ....Miss Lette Allen
Susette. .............. Miss Maria Henley
LoTTA.
The tickets are selling rapidly at Stock
bridges for the Lolita performance which will
be given at Portland Theatre next Friday and
Saturday. Heartsesse is said to be a very at
tractive play. The story goes that May Wildrose
lives with her father. broken down sailor, in
wild California rancho. where she dispenses
old rye to the thirsty and dry groceries to the
hungry; she also has large lot of brooms in
stock which are useful in keeping importnnate
lovers at distance. A spoony sort Of ''tende-
foot" one Howard, comes into the mines with
a sketch-book as we'll as a pick-axe. and the
ungentle Wildrose falls in love with him. He
has foolish habit of transplanting his mug
gets so foot-pads waylay and wound him, al
though driven off by Mays firearms. Then
she nurses him in the parental shauty. but the
hard-hearted young man is not so taken with
her native artlesSness but that he can tear
himself away without notice aud leave her
disconsolate. Whereupon she promptly dis
covers a lump of gold as large as a soap box,
and follows him to Europe. The scene changes
from California to a London drawing-room.
The young heiress, who has learned to talk
French, but whose manners are still Qucer, is
here discovered by the recreant Howard. now
Houghton, but he is engaged to Clara. Moth
ing daunted, Miss Widrose, now Miss Villers,
sings and dancers medley. buys off Clara
with check for 100000 which enables both
the young ladies to change partners aud tee
curtain falls.
Two first rate houses greeted Anthony g.
Ellis Uncle Toms company at Portland Thea
tire Saturday.
The Boston Museum Company with War
rem, Barron, Wilson, Mrs. Vincent, May Dav-
export and the entire Museum cast, will pre-
sent "The Guv'nor" at Portland Theatre June
I'd.
Castle, the tenor, has made $4,000 on Wall
street.
The congregation at Williston church yester-
day morning were very much pleased with the
organ prelude of Mr.. Murray. He displayed
excellent musical taste in his rendition of the
"Cuius Aninanl'' of Rossini, as well as in
showing the power and sweetness of the fine
organ. The church is to be congratulated upon
the superior quality Of its music, both instru-
mental and vocal.