The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-23
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
ROOMS For RENT.

ROOMS FOX RENT.
Thanksgiving, both at matinee and evening
performances, Spiller's "Rooms for Rent
company will appear at Portland Theatre
An exchange says:-''Rooms for Rent" new
farcical comedy in four acts, was produced az
Fords last night, and the result was decided
and instantaneous hit. The play has SO many
funny situations that the audience was kept in
a constant roar of laughter. 1t is full of move
ment. The piece was evidently intended to
strike the keynote of popular feeling, and In
this it is a great success. The theatre was
well filed last night. Mr.. Hoist made de-
cided hit as the Danish dancing master, and
his ballet dancing in the fourth act brought
down the house. He is really wonderful
character comedian. Mr.. Beers, as Huccie-
man, showed some fine light comedy acting,
and the rest of the gentlemen acquitted tnem-
selves admirably. OF the ladies, MISS fletcner
carried off the honors OF the evening as MRS
Cutter She is capital soubrette Miss Fan
nv McNiel, as Alice, was delightful and looked
and acted her part superbly. Miss Reynolds,
as Mile. Rossvella, acted creditably and sang
several selections in good style.
ROBSON AND CRANE.
The authors of the play of Sharps and Flats
appear to have had Messrs. Robson and Crane
in their minds when the work was In the
mold, for, it is said, it could not have been
possible to have found character to tit the
first of these eminent comedians more perfect.
ly than does that of "Cutler Sharp" while
that of "Dullstone Flat" belongs to the type
of old men in whose eccentric imbecility the
unctuous Mr.. Crane fairly revels. The plot Is
very simple. Sharp is stock specular OF cum
ming and not especially moral proclivities,
who induces Flat, retired preacher, to en-
gage with him in various speculations which
promise immense returns, various sums OF
money in trust of Flat being the base OF oper-
ations. A conventional villain, who IS the
guardian of a beautiful young lady, fails to
get the money of the latter 10 Speculate with,
and for reasons aids largely in advancing the
crash in the stocks in which Sharp and Fiat
are Interested. The break comes, when IL ap-
pears that the young lady, Miss PemDerton, Is
Sharp's loug lost daughter, who has just ar
rived at her majority and possesses the money
TO strengthen them all out. At the same time
the market turns aud everything comes out
we'll. Upon this frame are hung numerous
farclcal incidents OF the most laughabe Char
acter. A duel scene is particularly funny, but
the most distressingly ludlcrous incident is the
return of Sharp, all battered and torn, from
visit to newspaper office made with the de-
sign of "eating an editor
wHITMoRE AND CLARK.
Whitmore and Clark's minstrels will appear
at City B all next Monday evening. The Troy
IN. W Press of Jan. It'll, says:--"Whitmore
and Clark's minstres crowded Library Hall
last night so that there was not even standing
room on the floor or in the galleries. This is
their twenty-second season and they improve
every year. They have four end men, an ex-
cellent orchestra, good ballad singers, clog
dancers aud other specialties. Hank White is
one of the best en- men in the business, and
would be- greeted with applause in any OF the
large cities, but he and the other m mbers OF
the company have grown rich on their circuit,
which embraces New York, Vermont, Maine
and Massachusetts and none of them Care to
leave the old stamping grounds.
NOTES.
The Cecilia Quartette will sing in connection
with the lecture at Saccarappa Thursday.