The Portland daily press., 1883-01-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


CARRIE SWAIN.
This vivaeious actress appeared at Portland
Theatre last night in her new play of "Mab,
the Miners Daughter" to large audience
upstairs, and a fair house below. The piece Is
OF the old-tashioned melo-dramatie order with
considerable Of the business which made
Cad, the Tomboy," so attractive. There are
startling situations, remarkable denouements;
while in all, Miss Swain is ever fitting about,
full of tireless spirit and seemingly unwearied
vitality. She sings, Dances and we might
say, prances about from the rising up to the
going down of the curtain; through the entire
action of the play maintaining her character
with the strictest attention to the minutest
details. The support last evening was good.
The audience large and generously apprecia-
tive. The piece will be repeated tonight,
Miss Swain was complimented last evening
with call before the curtain.
Grimmer's orchestra plays the following pro-
gramme the first three evenings of this week:
Overture-Esmeralda (new) .,....... Herman
Waltzes-Die Welle (by request). -. -, Martoe
SelectiolIPatenee (by requesD.... Sullivan
800 1sSosr ~, ohsane' .....-...,.... Lumbye
Galop-Look out........ ...s...... ........ Wild
MY PARTNER.
Tomorrow evening Aldrich & Parsloe will
appear at Portland Theatre in ''My Partner"
BARLEY Campbell's popular play. In the
creation of his plot and the development of
the story-keeping as he does. the tide of in
t'rest always at the food Gin happily COM
mingling rough humor and homely pathos,
the author appears to have succeeded in Civ
ing us purely American drama, based on in
cidents that are possible, and represented by
characters that are not extravaganza. The
events that furnish the motive and the Incl
dents introduced to aid the plot, belong entire
ly to what is known as "border life;" but in
the presentation OF these, there is delicacy of
treatment in the dialogue and color given to
the language that elevates the play far above
the level of the so-called "border drama"
There are no revolver discussions and lynch
ings, no eruptions of red shirts and slang
phrases; but in their places the utterances of
men ond women who, with one Or two excep-
tons, might have lived and had their being
anywhere else than in California. In Mr..
Aldrich, one recognizes carefully studied
type OF the California MINER rude of speech,
but tender-hearted and heroic. The broadly
cemic element was supplied by Mr.. Parsloe,
who, as the Chinaman, Wing Lee, not only
kept the house in the best of humor, but event.
9ally served 10 solve the mystery of the MUIR
der of Ned Singleton
THE LYcRUN.
The Lyceum was favored with an overflow
ihS houeo labh uiBhti tn6 ATTRACTION D6lng the
Red Stocking Minstrels, Mile Allie Mills
making her first appearance in Portland Kel-
ley and Lyons, also newcomers, made favor
able impression in their song and dance acts
aud the cornet solos of Mr.. Albert Clarke met
and merited the approval of the audience.
The drama of "The Tramp" given under the
direction of Mr.. Harvey Collins, proved hit.
The bill will be repeated tonight, and addi-
lions will be made to the Red Stocking troupe.
HUMrTY DuMrTY.
"Humpty Dumpty' is always fresh, always
pleasing, and the delight of the children
Tony Denier's excellent company will present
it with all lts attractions, Friday night at |
Portland Theatre. Tickets will be ready |
today.
NOTES
In his performance of Hamlet at Berlin Mr.. |
Booth was the only actor who spoke his part |
In English, his support being all Germans, |
who spoke their own tongue. Mr. Booth |
thought of taking to Germany with him the |
English company with which he acted in |
England, but was dissuaded by the eminent |
comedian, Frederick Haase, on the ground
that it would be difficult to sustain the atten-
ton of the audience if all the parts were in
English.