The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-04
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the great audience. Her rendering of the
stdceato runs in Proch's variations were
something extraordinarily brilliant. Orches
ira, as well as audience, was carried away,
and Joined in the applause The lady her
self was exceedingly dramatic in her move.
ments, and her pantomime with the orches-
ira was very amusing. Seven times she was
recalled and responded three times. To-
morrow night we shall hear her in "Lucia."
OF course every patron of Portland The
atre wishes to hear about Frank Curtis's
New York house. 1t is an exceedingly pref
ty theatre and odd in its design and fittings.
The proscenium is in the shape of horse
shoe studded with electric lights to initiate
the nails. The chandelier is q Japanese
lantern, one of the oldest and prettiest ev-
er saw. All will be glad to hear the house
is doing well. The night we were present
there was very large audience in attend
ance, and that too at a performance that is
not especially novel, although particularly
attractive-Mr. and Mrs. W. j. Florence in
''The Mighty Dollar" No Portlander
should visit New York without going to the
Third Avenue Theatre.
Two of the great attractions of New York
at present are Fanny Davenport and Robert
Mantell in Sardou's Fedora" at the Four
teenth Street Theatre and the spectacle of
Excelsior at Niblo's. Readers of the
PRESS will remember that early in the pres
ent season Miss Charlotte Thompson played
version of "Fedora" called ssThe Roman
offs," at Portland Theatre This represent
tation by Miss Davenport is, especially in
the last act, where she (Fedora) pleads for
the life of the woman who has caused the
death of Spanoff's (Mantel's) mother and
brother, and finally takes poison and dies at
her own hands sooner than at the hands of
her lover, intensely feyerish and Frenchy
yet is magnificent piece of acting. Mantell
too comes in for his share of the applause
He is the new actor who has s'caught on' to
New York, and who has been secured by
the Frohmans to star for five years after his
engagement with Miss Davenport is ended.
He is very graceful,- gentlemanly like Mon
tague, and withal powerful. He was float
ing around here for some time until FANNY
Davenport gave him the chance which has
made him famous.
Oh Excelsior" | can only say that in nv
widest dreams of spectacle-and have seen
mapy-none approaches this superb produc-
ton, except the march of the silyer-armored
Amazons in "Jalma'' at the Boston The
atre. Descriptive powers are of no avail in
this case. The Casino is the handsomest
theatre in the city and when ''The Beggar-
Student" which is having a great run there,
is produced in Portland nobody should fail
to hear it. / haven't heard more delight
full opera in years, and it is most beautifully
and picturesquely put on the stage. Speak
ing of theatres must say those in New
York are delightful in regard to temperature.
Lighted by the incandescent light, which is
concentrated on the stage, ana great atten-
ton being paid to avoid drafts, the atmos-
phere is delightful, bad air is avoided, and
headache prevented. This is especially
true of the Madison Square Theatre, where
an evening can be delightfully."- spent laugh
ing over Buttons" and the housekeeper,
and sympathizng with Mr.. wyncot and his
ward in ''The Rajah."
The Union Square Hotel and Hotel Dam
are especially patronized by eastern people,
many of whom have passed few DAYS here
the past week. The Hotel Dam-the new
additions to the Squares one of the most
comfortable and elegant houses in New
York, and the table takes rank among the
first. Mr.. A. j. Dam and his son are Port
landels, and have never forgotten their old
home or its associations. 1t is enough for
them to know guest is from the Forest
City to try and male him feel at ease. The
rooms are of course en- suite, or single, and
arranged on scale of prices to suit every
one. Mr.. Albert Dam, in the office. neph-
ew OF Mr.. a. j. Dam, looks as natural as he
did years ago when he was one of the lead
ing members of the Union Club in Portland.
The location of the hotel, SO near the the
aires and leading stores, makes it particular
ly desirable for travellers This is not in
tended as puff for the house, as it's trade
has no need of it. but as a remembrance of
kind people from my own city who are only
too pleased to see old townsmen, and who
treat them as friends, not as strangers out of
whom to make all the money they can.
Tonight our party goes to the Church of
the Heavenly Rest to hear Pere Hyacinthe on
Catholic Reform. I hope in my next to have
something of greater interest to impart.
VIAToR