The Portland daily press., 1888-11-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
NANCY co.

Last evening Mr.. Arthur Rehan's capital
company appeared at Portland Theatre In
the amusing farce-comedy Of ''Nancy & Co."
which had so extended and successful a run
at Daly's Theatre in New York several sea-
sons ago. Mr.. Rehan represents Mr.. DAILY
and the company has been especially selected
to produce the play on the circuit.
Nancy & 90 is misnomer In one sense for
1t does Lot mean mercantile firm but
lady. Miss Nancy Brasher. and gentleman,
Mr.. Kiefe O'Keife, who have been colebara-
teurs Of play which meets with great sue
cess. The lady's husband however has to be
deceived by her, since he abhors plays, un-
| til she makes sure the piece is success, and,
to assist her, the gentleman has to place
himself In false light before his betrothed,
Miss Oriana Dangery. until the same happy
result is reached. Other characters in the
play are peppery old uncle. Mr.. Ebenezer
Griffin; Capt. Rensselaer,, U. s. A.. engaged
to his niece, Miss Daisy Griffin; Mr.. Stock
low, Wall street lamb who wants to marry
Miss Daisy; Nancy's husband Tippy; Mrs.
Dangery, oriana's aunt; and Betsey, the
servant girl at the Grifins'.
The dialogue Of the play is not so remark
ably bright, but the situations are very
ludicrous and they are very skilfully man
aged so that there is little, or no. straining
for effect.
Miss Adele Waters, who takes the part Of
Nancy. does so with great skill and tact,
while she Is well seconded by her partner In
the secret, Mr.. Fritz Williams as O'Keife.
Their scene in the room at the Windsor
Hotel was exceedingly droll; the one where
they fear the injured husbands appearance
Mr.. Harry H0tt0 was happy as Mr.. Griffin,
and Mr.. Percy Brooks as Stocklow, with his
dudish manner and insane cackle, made lots
| of fun, especially in the first act where they
follow the jasmine perfume by the scent.
| The scene In the third act where Mr.. Griffin
expects TO confound his nephew by exposing
presented. Miss Nellie Edmunds, as Betsy,
was one Of the most artistic representations
Of raw Irish girl ever seen on our stage.
Her walk and manner were perfection. Mr..
Brasher. Misses Haslan and Russell were
pretty and ladylike representatives Of Daisy
and Oriana. The play was prettily staged
and handsomely dressed Grimmer's orches-
ira were warmly applauded In their might
with the Portland Wheel Clab."
Tonight "7-2O-8" will be presented and all
who desire an evening Of real fun should
not fail to see It..
CARNIVAL OF MONTHS.
The closing concert by the High Street
Circle. in the Carnival of Months, proved
great hit. The Harvard Quartette and Mr..
Hackett sang finely, Miss Woods fine voice
gave great pleasure, and Misses Libby and
Hood played with brilliancy and expression.
This was the programme:
Piano SOLO Flowers OF the Forest.
Miss Libby.
Mr., Hackett.
ouartette Bill Of Fare ...............
(soIo by Mr.. Bradiee, Harvard Male ouartette.
Song-My Lady's Bower. .................T Temple
Miss Wood.
SD"'''' Harvard Male ouartette. .''' "''D
Piano solo-Eldorado Polka. Bartlett
o,,a-,a,,a q Mary's Little Wise Men,.
ouarteue b The Red Scarf f..................
(Solo by Mr.. Hackett) Harvard Male Quartette.
THE sTocKBRIDGE COURSE.
The second entertainment In the Stock
bridge course will be given next Thursday
evening by the Juch Opera Company com
posed Of Nine. Juch, soprano; Miss Hope
Glenn, the celebrated contralto; Mr.. Leo
pold Licbtenberg, Mime. Carreno, with Mr..
Richard Heard accompanist. Tickets are on
sale at Stockbridge's.
ST. PATRIcK's EVE.
Miss Annie Berlein, formerly Of BidwelPs
New Orleans Theatre Company, will appear
at Portland Theatre, on Tuesday evening
next, in the play of ''St Patrick's Eve"
supported by her company of ten people.
Miss Berlein will introduce her song and
dances and Is said to be q very clever sou-
brette. Mr.. Dawson, the advance agent, Is
in the city.
Ida Mule will soon be seen In a new
comedy-drama called Little Miss Volney."
Procter's new theatre on 23d street, New
York, will be open early in December.
Robert Downing, the tragedian, will short
ly marry Miss Eugenia Blair, the leading
lady Of his company.
Patti is going to create Juliette in Gou-
mods Romeo and Juliette" at the Grand
Opera House in Paris. She Is to receive
goo a night for her services, and one Of the
clauses In her agreement stipulates that
Gounod himself shall conduct the orchestra.
Boston was favored with an opportunity
of hearing Herr MoritZ Rosenthal and
Master Fritz Kreisler In advance Of New
York, for the first OF the Rosenthal concerts
took place at the Boston Music Hall last eve
ming. The programme included among Herr
Rosenthals numbers, the Don Juan" fam
tasia. by Liszt, which the young pianist.
solo among living virtuOsos, performed In
its entirety. The two artists had the aid Of
an orchestra, under the direction Of Mr..
Walter Damrosch.
Frederick Warde gave "Damon and
Pythias" at the Hollis Street Theatre, Bos-
ton, Thursday night under the same pleas
ant patronage that marked his prod uctiOn Of
the play last year, his brother knights of
Pythias occupying a goodly portion Of the