The Portland daily press., 1886-03-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT o. THE MOON
Last night at Portland Theatre Gourlay &
Harrison's Skipped by the Light O. the
Moon" was presented by a very good COM
pany. The piece, which is very funny at
times, presents the misfOrtunes OF two prom
inent Philadelphia business men, who,
having two weeks vacation, inform their
wives they are going to Connections to
attend campmeeting Instead OF doing so,
however, they skip to Saratoga, and the
ludicrouS situations in which they are con-
tinually finding themselves placed furnished
a bountiful source of amusement 10 the
large audience present. Inc dialogue
abounds in puns, many OF them caplIal, ana
in the second act, where the two principals
through an oyster shanty on the beach OF
Saratoga, the business and the execution
are worthy the best invention and execution
of the Hanlon Brothers in lie Voyage en-
Suisse" The play atfofds fd good evenings
crowded During the evening the following
selections were finely rendered by Prof.
Chas. Grimmer and orchestra
Overture-Sunrise new .............S Sehlepegrell
Waltzes.AMngeeloN NJ,od .CzinuRa
GalOp-Prestlsslmo new) .............. .Waldteufe
Waltzes-Snow Flakes. es.......................Res Resch
t'49"
The New York Park Theatre Company
played '"49'' last evening in City Hall to a
big house. The principal female part was
taken by Miss Maud Miller. who has recent
ly figured so largely in the newspapers, and
who is the daughter of Joaquin Miller, the
author of the play. Miss Miller is lady Of
pleasing feature and is the possessor of an
excellent voice. Her acting is good, and as
Carrots she quite won the favor of the large
audience, who vigorously applauded her.
Her song in the first act received an en-
thusiastic encore. The support was fair.
With the low scale of prices and the excel
lent programme offered for the rest of the
week, the company should be greeted with
good houses. This evening they present the
''Ticket-of-Leave Man,
ALONE IN LONDON.
Friday and Saturday Robert Buchanan's S
play of "Alone in London will be produced
at Portland Theatre, and the sale of seats
will begin tomorrow. The Boston Herald
says: "Robert Buchanan's new melo-drama,
"Alone in London" has achieved a remark
able success, and has been witnessed by
crowded houses the entire week. The play
is one of the best melodramas on the Ameri-
can stage. and was admirably acted by Miss
Cora S. Tanner, and a, strong and efficient
company"
SHAKESPEARE WATER CURE CLUB.
The comedy of 'Rebecca and Rowena"
will be given at the New Church vestry,
Thursday evening, by the talented young
amateurs who so successfully performed the
Shakespeare Water Cure" a few weeks ago.
The play is burlesque based on Thackeray's s
sequel to Ivanhoe, in which Rowena takes
poison, and Ivanhoe and Rebecca are hap
PLY married as they should have been in the
first place.
Lizzie Evans will be at Portland Theatre
Fast day afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Edwin Booth has received the con-
gratulations of his friends upon the advent
of a granddaughter.
1t is reported that MI. George ". Wilson,
the comedian, now touring with "a Tin
Soldier" will return to the Boston Museum
next season. The Home Journal says that
Charles Barron'S retirement from the Mu-
scum company, as well as Miss Clarke's is
absolute, and that after this season the dear
old home of the drama" will know them no
more.
At Miss Annie Clarke's benefit at the Bos-
ton Museum Saturday night the appreciation
of BostonIans was manifested by the elegant
floral tributes which came, one after an
other, over the fo0tlights until there was
scarcely piece of furniture left without a
basket or bouquet upon it. A large laurel
wreath, decorated with satin ribbons, was a
fitting tribute to the actress who has won so
many triumphs upon the Boston stage.
The Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union presented very novel and
pleasing entertainment "The Lullaby" at
Congress Hall last evening. There was a
large and enthusiastic audience