The Portland daily press., 1891-01-09
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MUSIC ARD DRAM .
THE COLLEEN BAwN.

THE COLLEEN BAWN.
Last night for the first time in five years,
"The Colleen Bawn" obtained representa-
tation at the Portland Theatre. The play
drew very large audience who gave fire.
quent expressions to their approval of the
acting and stage setting. Mr.. Ryan was an
admirable exponent Of Myles ma Coppaleen.
and Miss Kate Rober, dignifed and grace
full Ann Chute. Miss Addie Phillips did a
very neat bit Of work as Ely O'Connor. The
lady had several prominent actl esses as her
predecessors in the role in this city ard 1t is
quite compliment to her to say that she
showed good appreciation of the character
aud ability to impersonate her conception.
There is some good material in this little
woman. The other characters were well
taken. Mr. Freeman was Hoodress, Chas.
Burnham, Danny Manu-. j. Owens, Mr..
Corrigan; John Phillips, Father Tom; j. j.
Hail, Kyrle DAILY; Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Cregan,
and Miss Porter, Shelah. The play will be
repeated tonight.
HOME TALENT COURSE.
A large number Of course tickets were
sold at Chambers for the Home Talent
Course and still plenty Of good seats re-
main. The opening concert will be given by
the Cecilian Ladies's Quartette, Miss sAlice
Gushing, reader, Miss Alice Abbott, pianist,
Mr.. I. j. Somers, basso. This will be the
first appearance of the Cecilians in this city
and no doubt they will have a large house as
they comprise some of the very best singers
In the city.
"JINE THE GREAT SER'NADE"
| al tha pnrf1and
and Thursday evening. The Wheel Club
Minstrels have contracted by special re-
quest, with famous musical Organization
which has been heard on one or two prev
ious occasions in this city, always with great
satisfaction. The uniforms and instrument:
are now being polished, and they expect Il
figure most attractively. In verse theil
praises have been sounded something like
this:
ooh. my! but alnt dey grand;
De people run an loudly shout
Oar goes de Lime Kiln Band;
Recolect that the opening sale of reserved
seats is at the box Office Saturday morning
There is every indication they will be in
| great demand.
| At the sale Saturday morning of reserved
| ocdto 1UI tuo w uttl OluU mluSIE6lS, uuMUeCs
will be given out at 7 o'clock. The sale OF
tickets will begin promptly at 9 o'clock. Six
tickets only for each evening will be sold tt
one person.
NOTES.
When the Sturtevaut House caught fri
from the blaZas which swept across from
the blrning Fifth Avenue Theatre during
the disastrous CONFEDERATION In New York
on the night of January ID. the corridors Of
the hotel quickly filled with smoke. K. G.
Gilmore, owner Of Niblo's Garden, and part
owner and manager of the Academy, was in
one OF the rooms on the top floor arranging
with other theatrical magnates for next
seasons tour of IA Righ Roller" Rushing
pell NELL down stairs at the first alarm of
fire. the party stumbled over the kpeeling
| form of a woman. Clasping the Niblo's
manager about the limbs, the woman
sobb d. Let me pray" Quickly lifting the
frightened female to her feet, and dl aggiDg
her rapidly earthwards after his fleeing
companions, Manager Gilmore phegmati-
cally ri .culated: mo, lit as run. !"
"N0ah's Ark" the new play which is to
follow the season .of the pantomime OF
Babes In the Wood" at Niblo's late in Feb
ruary, is not at all descriptive of the days OF
the flood, but deals with life In the big city.
Noah, in this case, being pa vnbroker, and
the ARK" the title by which his loan bureau
Is known.