The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-10
DoCKsTADER's M1NsTRELs

This famous company will appear at Port.
land Theatre on Saturday matinee and eve
ming and this will positively be the only APP
pearance of the big attraction here this sea.
son. DOckstader will appear as "The Mod
ern Beau Brummel." his latest speciality
which abounds in funny stories and new
songs. Among other strong features of, the
show are Cain and L0reno, the renowned
burlesaue aerial artists, In remarkable and
funny act on the flying trapeze, also McIn-
tyre and Heath, the popular opponents OF
the Southern negro, in plantation songs,
dances and walk arounds," and the won.
derful Three Marvelles, in their latest and
greatest speciality. entitled "From the Sub
lime to the Ridiculouj."> Every performance
OF this great company will conc lude with an
original ethiopian musical farce comedy en-
titled Hotel Punch de Leon" which is full
of bright, catchy music, funny situations and
many novel features.
MARGARET MATHER.
Miss Mather's repertory this season 1, Z
mere xssasixe teeA sxsEgesissefsTd is one
that will surely delight her numerous ellen.
telLe of friends in New England. She will
of course, keep her first success. Romeo and
Juliet" ready for presentation, and will also
Strong play, THE Lady q Lyons" and Il,
bins Honeymoon" These four plays
would seem enough without additions, but
Miss Mather wanted to crafty the desire of
all her friends to see her in different lines of
Charles Reade's a one act delight with Which
Miss Ellen Terry made such Juror in Lon
don last season, and TIE classic Corinthan
tragedy, "Medes," and the petit play by
Coppee of THE Violin Maker" Miss
Mather does not appear herself. but MT.
Skinner, her leading man is given 1opportu-
mites to show his talents. In essaying the
role of the Hunchback in this play Mr.. Skin
ner has taken upon his shoulders work
that many an older actor would hesitate to
undertake, but it is said he has so thorough
ly placed himself en- rapport with the crea-
tion that it will form one OF the strongest
plays of the repertory. Mr.. SINNERS char
acteriZation CT the role, which was originally
taken by CoqueliD, Is said by those who
have seen the rehearsals to be the best piece
OF work he has ever done, and Is simply
surprising in its effectiveness. Miss Mather
will be at Portland Theatre Monday and
Tuesday nights. presenting "Medea" and
'Nance Oldfeld" Monday, and "The Violin
Maker" and Tobin's Honeymoon" Tues.
day. The sale of seats was great yesterday.
THE BosToNlANs.
The tickets are selling well for the Bos-
tonians in "Robin Hood" to be given on Sep
TENDER 10Th, matinee and evening. In the
cast will be Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis, Car.
olne Hamilton and Lea Van Dycke-the
two new and attractive singers-Flora Fin
laysop; Tom Karl, E. W. nOff, W. II; Nc
Donald. Eugene C0wles, the bass0, George
rockingham, Henry Clay and the inimita.
BILE Barnabee. Get tickets now at Stock.
bridges.
THE sTocKBRIDGE COURSE.
The Stockbridge courses. both regular and
| popular, are advertised in our columns. Mr.
| Stockbridge gives great attractions in bJtt
| courses at prices that puzzle the best mana
| gers in the larger cities. lu the IL enter
| tainments In the regular course are three su
perb orchestral concerts by the Boston Sym.
| phony. New York Symphony (Damrosch
| and New York Metropolitan Orchestra
| lSeidD which will embrace all the musicians
| that appear In New York and Boston. These
| three concerts alone ia either of those cities
| would command the price Of course ticket
Then there are the two great operate con-
certs by Nine. Lillian Nordica, the great
prima donna. supported by the famous Ga
lassi, and other talent, and the great singer
Mile. De We're. who has been here several
time, assisted by the popular Campanini and
other talent; Whitney Mcckridge, the great
tenor, with his assisting artists; the two
Stoddard lectures on the new and favorite
theme OF Mexico the Bostonians in opera /;
Mary Howe, the favorite sopran0; Sir Ed
win Arnold, the Light of ASIA" and the
Austrian Boys Band, with much other tai
eDt.
In the popular course there are the Bos-
tonians; Helen Barry, the actress and COM
pany. In the great dramatic success, "a
Nights Frolic;" HIPS "Ship Alloy" COM
pany; Lillian Durell Opera Company in
"Mign0n;" the Montgomery Opera Com
pany, in which Alice earle Is contralto, in
opera; Fisk Jubilee Singers; Dudley Buck
QuaItette with Fred Brooks, humorist
Professor Kelly's twelve young ladies In
Tableaux dart; Primrose and Vests Min
strels; Evans and Hoey's company In "a
Parlor Match ;" Du Chaillu on the dwarf
Land" Jessie Couthoui and her ompany.
The choice of seats for the courses will be
sold at auction at City Hall Saturday next
at 8 O'Clock. Only six tickets sold to any one
person.
Out of the courses De Witt Talmage, Her
mann and Gilmore's Il and will appear at
course prices to course ticket holders.
PAT ROONEY.
Portland Theatre was packed last night to
see Pat Rooney and his company in Lord
Rooney" The piece was like all of its
class a howling burlesque, with plenty of
good music and dances lnterspefsed OF
course Pat Rooney was exceedingly funny,
and he had several good people with him.
One of the best things of the evening was
the "Che Ia M0rte," from Trovatori, sung by
Miss Pease and Mr.. Leslie in excellent style
and which was encored. Mr.. Macy was
funny as Louil Bedford. Little Matte
Rooney pleased as "Chips."