The Portland daily press., 1886-12-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
M'NIsn, JOHNSON a sLAvIN.


The ladies can rely on seeing arefined min
strel performance next Saturday evening.
when McNlsh, johnson & SlaYin make their
appearance at the Portland Theatre. This
company is without doubt the best minstrel
troupe travelling, and their audiences are
largely made up of ladies. This is the only
visit they VIII make this city this season,
and they should receive hearty welcOme
Many novelties, new TO minstrelsy, will be
introduced, and their programme Is sure to
be treat for both the eye and ear. Secure
your seats tomorrow.
THE QUEENS FAvoRITE.
Sydney Grundy's dramatizatiOn Of the
Queens Favorite" Is an exceedingly inter-
esting play. 1t deals with the times Of
Queen Anne, the great Marlborough and the
crafty Bolingbroke, and especially with Sa-
rah, Duchess Of Marlborough, of whom it is
recorded that while the great Captain virtu-
ally ruled England, the Duchess ruled the
great Captain. The drama is constructed
with skill, its situations are telling, its wit
keen and pointed. Epgrams abound. One
Of them, ''The Churchills don't draw swords,
they draw salaries" is very apt II history
does not belle that great family. Miss Ward,
as the Duchess Of Marlborough, gave por-
traiture Of the Queens favorite, thatmight
have stepped from the canvass OF the most
celebrated portrait painter Of Anne's reign.
In manner and bearing 1t was cool, dignihed,
impressive. Her scorn and her wit alike
captivated and charmed her audience. 1t
was one Of those finished pieces Of acting
we know OF but one or two actresses In this
country could equal And yet, with this
woman on the stage at Portland Theatre, an
actress who commands the most brilliant au-
niQnQQa Of the OrQaf aifiaa fbarQ tU gneh
assemblage as would quickly gather to pat
r0nize cheap extravaganza.
Miss Ward was admirably supported by
Mr.. Vernon as Bolingbroke. His portrait
ure, was singularly easy and natural, and his
delivery Of his mots was so crisp as to be de-
lightful. The other parts were well taken.
CAMILLE.
Miss Banks personation Of Camille yes
terday afternoon was highly interesting as
sumption. The more we see Of this young
actress the more she impresses us. There
seems to be in her the elements that are go
ing to make worthy addition to the roll Of
actresses America delights to honor. She
was strong in the scene with Armand where
he filings the gold In her face, and her death
scene was not overdone Mr.. Sullivan was a
capable Armand, and the rest Of the east
was good. In the evening, Love and Mon
" WAo PLCocutCug anu bOhAEub hhC pOpuiAA
Lady Of Lyons" will be given.
NOTES.
Miss Ward attended Miss Banks perform
ance Of Camille yesterday.
The changes at the Boston theatres next
week will be: Boston, Booth; Park, Ray
mond; Howard, Charles A. Gardner, In
Karl, the Peddler."
The New York Tribune says a story has
lately got into print across the ocean. alleg-
ing that Miss Mary Anderson, now residing
very quietly in Paris with her mother and
her ibrother Joseph. is dangerously ILL., In
fact, it was intimated that she had fallen in
20 consumption. This Is absolutely untrue.
We have the best authority for denying II.
Miss Anderson had to work very hard last
season, and the strain to which she was sub
jected on her long and arduous tour Of
America, somewhat impaired her strength
and compelled her to take a long rest. She
has only once emerged from her retirement,
and that was to do deed of charity--to act
at Dublin for the benefit Of the suffering
people Of Charleston, to whom she was ena-
bled TO send $2500 The public all over this
country will be glad to know that, although
not yet restored TO her usual robust health.
Miss Anderson Is not seriously i'll.