The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
EvANGELINE.


Tears may come and years may 60 but
Evangeline goes on, and probably will con-
tinue to 90 on forever. The reason is nat
ural Given lot of pretty. gaily dressed
girls, grotesque dances, a lot of puns and
catchy, sugary music, and the public is salts
fed. For they've don't know what, time, Evan
geline was produced at City hall last night
There was very good sized audience which
would have been large one In a modern
theatre. But Evangeline suffers In that
little box of stage in great City hail. The
constant humping of scenery that is being
made ready for scenes to come prevents the
audience In the back of the house hearing
what is said. especially when words are not
distinctly enunciated, and sadly spoils the
music. but Notwithstanding these drawbacks
there are many good features about the pres
ent company. Miss Walters and Miss Nc
Cam are respectively pleasing as Evange-
line and Gabriel. and sing fairly WELL Miss
Nellie Young is an attractive Eulalie. Mr..
Harlow is feminine Aunt Catherine. Mr..
Harris Is rather inclined to overact the lone
fisherman, but Is nevertheless funny and
worthy OF praise. and was encored In his
duet. MIR. Riley was good LIE Blanc. The
ladies' OF the company were pretty. the
dresses were handsome, and the dancers I'M
der the lime-llght beautifully and effectively
grouped. The orchestra was furnished by
Chandler. Many of the familiar airs Of the
extravaganza were heartily applauded and
Gabriel and Evangeline encored.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
Tonight and tomorrow will be the last OPP
portunities afforded to see Miss Ada Gray In
EAST Lynne" Next Monday "Bootle's
Baby" will be the attraction. The Atlanta
Constitution says:
"Miss Josie Arthur Is the baby at seven
years of age. The child is one of the bright
est and prettiest of the child-actresses and is
great favorite. The play Is essentially one
Of sentiment. There is no melodrama of
that stilted order with which the London
stage abounds, no great crises, nothing of
the sort. You are won by the artless pratt
tie Of the baby, and by the great hearted
manliness Of Bottles"
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLERoY.
Ada and Arthur are two wee little tots who
alternate the leading role in Little Lord
Fauntleroy." which will be presented at City
hall tonight, Saturday matinee and Satur-
day night. An exchange says:
=. .Aua 10 hot yet ninc years 0iu, anu Arthur
Is her junior by two years. Both, however.
are clever and competent children, and have
played the part for more than year. Neither
OF these children gives evidence of the pre-
cocity one would naturally expect to see.
They go through the parts with intelligence
and act straight forward through the deli
cately poised and beautiful story. There Is
very little difference between the two chill
dren. A comparison would be invidi0us for
both are beautiful in face and charming Ia
their acting
Get tickets at Stockbridge's.
PORTLAND THEATRE ATTRACTIONS.
Local Manager Smith of Portland Thea
tire. yesterday morning received letter
from Manager Lothrop, announcing that he
had secured the following attractions for
Portland the coming season: Edwin
Booth, Fanny Davenport, Hands Across the
Sea, Barry and Fay, Margaret Mather. Muir
ray and Murphy, Zozo, Dark Secret, The
in "Kit." Brass Monkey, Frank Daniels.
Twelve Temptations.
NOTES
A fine concert was given at Town
hall, Cape Elizabeth last evening by the
Pierce. soprano; Miss Nettie May Morrison.
contralto Mr.. q. j. Stetson, tenor; Mr.. l..
f. Smith, baritone
Edwin Booth has been ailing for some
days, and has been confined to his apart
ments in the Players Club in New York
city; but his physicians have at no time con-
sidered his illness serious.
The famous Grace Church scene In Dem
man Thomps0n's "Old Homestead" which
begins Its fourth metropolitan year at the
Academy, October 9th, will, besides double
male quartette and revolving snow scene,
contain additional attractiveness in the
shape of choir composed of two score of
sweet voiced youngsters.
Baldwin of parachute notoriety will Jump
no more. he has settled down on $4OO 600,
gained in two and a half years.
After the retirement of John l.. Sullivan
at Niblo's, 1.-The Pupil in Magic." with a
big cast of wee thespians will be exhibited
for the first time in America. The opening
spectacle Of the Liliputians will be present
ed with wealth Of gorgeous scenery and
dazzling effect, and will be distinguished by
two grand ballets Together with the dra-
matte mites. the smallest of whom, by the
way, is less than three feet In height and the
tallest less than four. the organization COM
plete will number 100 people.