The Portland daily press., 1882-11-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE PLANTERS WEE.

j. X. Tillotson's comedy drama, The
Planters Wife, which is Low presented by
the Maude Granger combination at Portland
Theatre, is the story Of the life of Edith Gray.
While governness in Northern family, Edith
is beguiled into marrying Daniel Barton, who
proposes that she shall aid him from the inside
to rob the house. She refuses, and he in re-
venge contrives that she shall be imprisoned.
Finally released, series of romantic events
ensue, and at last in Southern State she be-
comes the companion of Dora Graham and
the afianced of Albert Graham, planter mil
ionaire, despatch having informed her that
Barton was dead. Barton. however, presents
himself at the point of Edith's second mar
riage. Arthur Blake, a Northern soldier saved
from Andersonville by Graham, recognizes
Edith and remembers the Barton episode. He,
however, becon es her friend and ally against
Barton, who, under the name OF Livingstone,
is planning to marry Dora Graham. Barton
forces Edith to steal valuable document from
Graham's desk, and lays the theft to Blake,
which makes Graham SO Jealous that he is
about to abandon Edith aud almost forces
Dora to marry against her will. In the
last act Blake's innocence is proved, Edith's
marriage with Barton is found 10 be illegal,
Graham is reconciled to his wife, and Barton
| meets the fate which overtakes the villain In
all well-constructed dramas.
The play is founded upon incidents which
really occurred and were published in Albany
papers at the time. The pieee has been pro-
duced-if we are not mistaken-in Portland
before, but not by Miss Granger. The lady
possesses a fine figure, speaking counte-
nance, and-as we said yesterday-plays the
character artistically. Only once or twice in
season, in fact, is piece SO well acted, in
all its characters, and SO we'll put on the
boards as the PLANTER Wife" In the scene
with Blake, where she pleads for pity, and as
slstance, and in that with Livingstone where
she deies him and finally falls senseless at
Graham's feet, Miss Granger was very strong
and at the close of the latter scene was re-
called. Mr.. Lacy was strong and natural as
Graham, Mr.. Simmons effective as Living
stone, Mr.. Cotton good Blake, Miss Moore
an attractive Dora, Miss De Garmo an anus
Angie Gordon, and the other characters were
well taken the house should be crowded to-
night.
THE LINGARDs
Alice Dunning and VIM. Horace Lingard
will make their first appearance at the Port
lad Theatre next Monday. Their engage
ment is for two nights only. They come sup
ported by 6rst-class company and will doubt
less give delightful performance, as they
have met with great success on their present
tour. Mrs. Lingard, who is one of the most
talented artists on the stage, is also pro-
nounced the most beautiful They will pre-
sent Camille, Divorscons and Pink Dominoes.
THE BELL RINGERS.
The Royal Hand Bell Ringers and Glee
Men will give the third entertainment in the
Stockbridge course tonight. The programme
has been published in the PRESS. Wherever
this troupe has appeared it has done splendid
business and has won the plaudits of critical
audiences. A few seats remain at Stock
BRIDGES
LYcEUM THEATRE.
The Lyceum Theatre is giving an excellent
performance and keeping up its entertain
ment to the point at which it started. This
week the Howard Sisters and Gus Wallace
have been added to the company, and this af-
ternoon there will be matinee for ladies and
children for the benefit of the Female Orphan
Asylum.
A concert will be given in aid of the Abys-
sinian Church, at Y. M. G. A. Hall on next
Monday evening. Refreshments will be
served after the concert.
Mr. Fitch will open his singing school in
Pine Street vestry, Thursday evening.
The Boston Theatre Company will offer
their latest sensation, YOUTH" at Portland
Theatre, later ia the season.
Speaking of Alice Lingard's "Camile"-in
which she will appear at Portland Theatre
next Monday evening--the Baltimore Amer-
Can says: Her concs option of the part was con-
ventional, but in the tenderest and most pas
sionate of the scenes of the play she invested
the character with a force and pathos that de-
served and received very high praise In the
latter scenes she touched the depths of woman
~ feelings with great effect and wss most
thoroughly successful in winning the sympa-
thy and admiration of the house."
Old Bach, with Gounod's decorations, APP
peared to give the greatest delight TO Missions
audience in Boston on Saturday afternoon.
Latest tidings from Gilbert and Sullivan
The name of the new operetta is "Iolanthe; or
the Peer and the Peri" 1t will be produced
simultaneously at the Savoy, London, aud the
Standard, New York, on Saturday evening,
Nov. %. The production at Philadelphia and
Boston will be the week following
The dilemma in which the donkey between
two bundles of hay was placed was nothing
compared to the distractions of the choice Of
fered to New York theatre-goers Monday night
= Mrs Langtry's debut at Wallack's, and Pat
it's first night at the Opera.