The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
HOWARD ArHENEuM oomrANn.

HOWARD ATHENEUM COMHAN&
To say it is the best in the world in speaking of
an entertainment contains an enormous amount
of confidence, and we might say egotism, but
when we read the ''trade mark which is Rich g.
Harris of the Howard Atheneum Boston, we
cannot question the quality of the goods offered
on account of the reputation and standing of such
caterers as these to amusement goers. The class
of entertainment they present in Portland every
season has fully convinced that their visit this
and Saturday evenings with their Speciality and
Comedy Company will reach their former stand
ing. The company they present this time con-
tains the greatest vaudeville talent of Europe and
America. Their new importationS from Europe
this season are Lima and Vani and Payillio and
Roussillion. The former, Lima and Vani, will
aStonish us by their wonderful performance. 1t
must be seen and cannot be explained. All in ali
it will be the best, most laughabe and entertain
ing show OF the kind that will visit Portland this
season.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
The evenings on which this lady, one of the
leading actresses of the country, will appear at
Portland Theatre, are Wednesday and Thursday
next. "Jane Eyre will be presented Wednesday
and ''Phyllis Denohr Thursday.
Charlotte Thompson's new play, phyllis
Denohr,'' has great variety of character and in
terest There is a cool, seIf-possessed heartless
society fend; scheming, but at bottom good
hearted French valet who talks English with a
Swiss-French dialect. There is a good-natured
hhiuoCiliOne luntot, always SdtlSntu WITH nlmSelf
and everybody else, who has peculiar st. Vitus'
dance to nurse. There is a Suffering literary
gentleman, who is always getting himself and
others into trouble There is dull Servant, whose
movements are so slow that they become
ludicrous. There is a Cockney woman who is
always fighting the battles of other people, There
is a pes little boy, whose impudence is shrewd
enough to be amusing. There is a Whole-souled
Irish young wife, who is SO breezy as to make the
ar exhllarating for every one wherever she goes
There is bright ladyS maid, who is witty enough
TO take good care of her own interest. There is a
whole-souled Irish servant woman, whose devo-
ton is unwavering These are the characters
besides the heroine and hero, whose vicissitudes
create and maintain an exciting plot that is full of
thrilling interest, with dashes of sunshine that
prevent 1t from becoming gloomy. There is a
lodging house in London, a palatial apartment in
Par1s, bright cottage scene in England followed
by landscape with a driving snow storm There
is rich Patio scene in Seville, Spain and hand
some drawing room scene in the same city.
Y.M C. A COURSE.
The sale of seats for the Y. M. c. A. course will
begin at 8 a. m. tomorrow at Stockbridges store
The numbers will be given out at o'clock The
list OF entertainments offered is very strong and
there Will be great demand.
NOTES
The HowsonS are coming.
1T is possible Mary Anderson may not come
farther east than Boston this season. The preva-
lence OF small pOx in Montreal has closed the
theatres in that city. 1t is not impossible, how
ever, that before December the status of things
may have changed in Montreal and Mary still
keep her engagement.
Miss Belle Bartlett, Mr. j. B. Coyle and Mr.. A.
f. Pennen are to sing at the third annual conven-
ton OF the Cornish Vocal Union, beginning Oct.
Ii at Cornish Village.