The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM
Wednesday evening the old, familiar ''Ten
Nights in Bar Room will be given at
City Hall. The drama depicts a series of
scenes in the course of drunkard's life.
Some of them are touching in the extreme,
and some are dark and terrible. The play
is marred by no exaggerations, but exhibits
the actualities of life, with severe simple
ity and adherence to truth that gives to ev-
cry picture Photographic vividness The
audiences laugh at Gilpin Gawk, sympathize
with drunken Joe Morgan and weep at the
death of Little Mary. The following will be
the cast:
Gilpin Gawk... .......: Mr.. Charles ii. Clark
Joe Morgan. .........: MI; George W. Coots
Simon Shade. ........... Mr.. Frederick Maynard
Rev. Henry Romano. Mr.. VIM. H. Cough
Willie Hammond. .............. .Mr. II S. Clark
Frank Slade. ................Mr Charles Clinton
Mehitable Cartwright. Miss Minnie Conner
Mrs Morgan. ............. Miss Mary Louise Rowe
PEcK's BAD BOY.
"Peck's Bad Boy always draws a large
house in Portland. The boys sympathize
with the Bad Boy and always fill the house.
He will be here for only one night-Saturday
next, and the sale of seats will begin Thurs
day.
NOTES.
Messrs. Collins and Chandler are already
Lake Maranocook. 1t will be held five days,
beginning July 1st.
Zone Of Our Girls Mr.. Bronson How
ards new comedy will be seen at the Ly-
Howard is conducting the rehearsals person
ally. Neither he nor Miss Dauvray, who is
the star OF the performance, will say any
thing as to the general character of the
work, beyond the fact that one of our girls
is an American maiden and the comedy
treats of certain social questions in a new
vein
Mr. j. NJ. Hill will, it is now positively
stated, shortly retire several of the enter
prises he now has on hand and confne his
York, with Margaret Mather and one road
attraction.
John T. Raymond who, like all the stars
travelling the country, complains of the
scarcity Of new. plays, has got one now
waiting for. 1t is entitled "a Living
Chance" and was written by F. j.
Schwartz, a Philadelphia journalist. The
principal character is said to be a faithful
copy Of politician in the Quaker City, who
oscfllates with wonderful frequency between
the two extremes of social condition. One
day he is arrayed in purple and fine linen,
and the next day his splendid raiment is in
the pawnshop, and the dismantled owner is
performing Jeremy Diddler with praise
worthy persistency.
Salvini opened at the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York city last night in Othel-
10. The theatre was packed from the pit to
the dome. Salvini played in Italian while
the remainder of the company rendered their
parts in English. The tragedian and Miss
Viola Allen, Desdemona) we're frequently
called before the curtain.
A Philadelphia despatch says that John
Mccullough Is reported to have been per-
ceptibly improved by the change to his own
home. Mr.. johnson, who accompanied him,
SAYS: 81 think he is going to get better not
again, but he will to some extent regain his
faculties" Drs Engel and Lloyd believe he
will recover. They propose new treat
ment and hope to completely restore his rea-
son.