The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Monte Cristo.

Last night, Mr.. Shea appeared in
O'Neill's great role of Monte Cristo, at
Portland Theatre, and it can be said that
he gave very clever performance. His
assumption of the various characters
with which Monte Cristo was identified
was excellent, and he aroused good
deal of enthusiasm in the great scene at
the close of the second act, where Dantes
gives expression to the famous line,
stThe World is Mine" Mr.. Shea was
well supported, Miss Stahl making a
pleasing Mercedes, Miss Frost vixenish
Carconte, Miss frankie Carpenter good
Mile. Danglars, while McAuliffe was
amusing as Carderouse and Messrs.
Greene as Danglars, Currier as Fernand
and Hewitt as Villefort were all aecepta
BILE. Miss Maggie Carpenter executed a
pretty skirt dance in the scene at L'mRe-
SERGE, and McAuliffe was encored in his
songs.
Tonight, CDR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
will be presented.
The Pavilion.
The season is fast drawing to a close,
and the patrons of this popular place Of
amusement will see the curtain descend
for the last time this season Saturday
night. Manager McCallum's company
are playing Our Hazel, and it is a great
play, drawing good houses, and his nu-
merous friends should see the popular
manager as Dunstan. Secure your seats
at Stockbridge's.
Fontenelle.
Mr.. James O'Neill's new romantic dra-
ma, ''Fontenelle," is the work of Harri :.
son Grey Fishe and Minnie Maddern-
Fiske. The scene is laid in France, dur
ing the reign of Louis XIV, and that
monarch and several historical person
ages figure in the plot. The hero is a
young nobleman, whose adventures
While executing a secret and hazardous
mission in the interests of the king, form
the chief interest of the story. The
scenes of the drama are laid near Brest
in Brittany, in Paris and in Versailles.
The scenery, which will be very costly
and elaborate, is now being painted by
Hugh L. Reid, and Arthur Wright is de-
signing the sensational mechanical eff
fects. Mr., O'Neill is engaging a strong
company. The costumes are very elabo-
rate, and have been designed to represent
exactly the dresses of the period. They
have never been equalled for accuracy.
The play will be given at Portland Thea
tire, September o.
An exchange, speaking of Faust"
which will be produced by Lewis Morri-
sons company at Portland Theatre,
Monday evening, says:
mo classic or heroic drama has ever
been placed on the Salt Lake stage-not
even Wilson Barrett's "Claudian'' with
handsomer scenic effect than 'sFaust'' at
the theatre last evening. Added to the
wealth of scenery, Mr.. Morrison has
produced most startling results by the
aid of electricity, SURPRISING by far the
settings and electric effects of the same
piece when given in opera by the Emma
Juch company. The lurid and almost
supernatural work in the picture of
"The Brocken'' outdid all in this line we
have previously seen. Mr.. Morrison has
so long been associated with melo-drama
which relies so much on spectacular,
that we would naturally expect him to
bring to his aid the best skill of the
scenic artist. The extent to which he
has used electric mechanism opens the
door for new possibilities to the drama"
Notes
This is the fifth season of "The Two
Sisters" by the authors of 'The Old
Homestead 'sThe Two Sisters is a
play of today-true to nature and full Of
Incidents. 1.-THE Two Sisters is plain,
matter-of-fact play, that tells the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth. It will be seen at Portland Thea
tire shortly.