The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
THE sTocKBRrpaE COURSES.

THE SToCKBRIDGE COURSES.
Remember that the advance sale of seats
for the Stockbridge courses will begin at o
a. N. tomorrow at City hall. Only six seats
will be sold to any one person.
THE BosToNlANs.
People who are DESTROYS of hearing that
delightful melodious opera of robin Hood"
as given by the Bostonians, can get rebate
ON their seats If they order them at Stock
bridges now, and buy Stockbrdge course
tickets Saturday.
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Rich and Harris's comedy company, which
viii appear on Friday and Saturday. Sep
TENDER Is and 10 at the Portland Theatre in
John j. McNally's phenomenal success,
boys and Girls" is said to be one of the
most powerful combinations ever organized.
Leopold Jordan, the advance representative
OF the company is in the city. Mr.. Jordan
is the author of Rose Coghlan's comedy,
"Dorothy's Dilemma"
DoCKsTADER's MINsTRELs.
Minstrelsy is not yet dead and it should
never be allowed to die as long as 1t can
furnish the people with such excellent hu-
NOR, good music, touching aud sweetly rem
dered songs, crisp Jokes. lively dancing,
wonderful acrobatic contortions and such a
high water mark Of genuine merit through
out as that to be presented by Lew Dock
stader's minstrels at Portland Theatre
tomorrow evening and Saturday matinee.
This is positively one Of the very best min
strel companies ever organized, and its vet
eran manager. Harry j. Chaplain, claims
there never have been so many really great
and meritorious features presented in min
strel show. Surely some of the names of
the leading artists speak volumes. 1t would
be hard to excel four comedians like Lew
Dockstader, George Powers and Mcintyre
and Heath. Then there are Cain and Lorenzo,
Perry and Magree. the wonderful "Three
Marvelles." Fred Salcomb with eight Guilt
waited singers and a magnificent band and
orchestra under Prof w. f. Spurel. There
is so great demand for the Lew Dockstader
Ministries from all parts of the United States
that return engagements are out Of the ques-
tlon and the only appearance Of this man.
moth organization here this season will be on
the date named above.
MARGARET MATHER.
Miss Mather's repertory for the first two
nights of next week is one of rare merit and
should prove deeply interesting to the gen.
eral run of theatre-goers as we'll as to those
OF more critical turn of mind who desire to
contrast her work In the two lines, tragedy
and comedy. For the first night the tragedy
OF Medea. the old Greek play OF classic days.
which Ernest Lecouve wrote for Rachel, is
underlined in connection with the one. act
conceit of the late Charles Reade, entitled
Nance Oldfield, which was written especial
ly for Miss Ellen Terry of the London Lyce-
um Theatre and proved very successful last
year. The tragedy is but story of the old
mythical legendary tale Of Jason and Medea
and was originally written in three acts. In
this shape 1t was presented by Madam Risto-
ri, the famous Italian. who made great hit
with 1t In Paris, and by Matilda Heron, the
gifted English woman, who made transla-
tion OF 1t and created great stir In the title
role In London. For this production, how
ever, new act has been written by MIR.
Charles M. Skinner Of the Brooklyn Eagle,
and 1t will see the light of initial production
In Its present shape Monday night 1t is one
OF those weird. intensely thrilling plays of
Corinth-classic era and should prove success
full in Miss Mather's hands. The comedy of
oioheid is not only charming as an enter
tainDent, but Is said to possess to great ex-
tent that literary power that made Reade
famous. The scenery for both is new and
the costumes recent importants from the
studio of Felix In Paris.
For the second night of the engagement
Miss Mather appears In but one of the two
plays presented, but In that one shows her
great power as Juliana, in the Honeymoon,
by many considered her greatest characteri-
cation. For curtain raiser, the little drama
OF 1.-THE Violin Maker" is announced, with
Otis Skinner as the Hunchback, the part
made famous by NJ. Coquelin, of world
wide fame. The role is one that gives Mr..
Skinner opportunities he has never had in
any of his other plays, and one that is said
to fit him like glove. The other play Of
the pair, "The Honeymoon" Is SO vel /
known that 1t Is almost needless to say any,
thing about it. Miss Mather plays Juliana,
of course, to Mr. SINNERS Duke Aranza In
the Honeymoon" In this she has achieved
one OF the greatest successes of her life, and
the columns of praise given to her work in
this one play would fill volumes.
In the support will appear those we'll
known actors James E. Whiting, H.A. Lang
ton, James Cooper, Frank Wise, JOSEF hine
EytiDge and Carrie Jamis0n. James Levy, SO
long manager with Booth and Barrett, is
for Miss Mather.
THE TWO JOHNS.
The 1.-Two Johns" Is a rattler. 1t is In its
situations that 1t is especially funny. The
close of the second act, where the two
Johns, like two Dromios. take part In regu-
lar rough and tumble fight with the other
characters is exceedingly comical and
aroused roars of laughter. One John is
good, and the other is fast, and the compli-
cations each gets the other into, make the
life Of the piece. There is good deal of
music and dancing in the piece which seems
to take well with the audience, and altogeth-
or the play suits. 1t will be repeated to.
night.