The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-03
MUSIC AND DANA.
The Solicitor.

Last evening Mr.. Henry E. Dixey
made his appearance for one night only
at Portland theatre, in the little one-act
drama, ''The Majors Appointment"
dramatized by Wheatcroft and Backus
from Julia Schayer's story and Darnley's
funny farce comedy, ''The Solicitor
The house was crowded, and if laughter
and applause, which were constant
throughout the evening, mean anything,
then the audience was highly delighted.
In the curtain raiser, Mr.. Dixey gave a
very finished and most pathetic repre-
sentation of the old gentlemen who is de-
luded by an April joke into the belief
that he has received commission and
who is killed by the explanation. Mr..
Dixey was called before the curtain.
The story of 'sThe Solicitor hinges on
the loss of her diamonds by the Solicit
tors wife, and the fact that she has in
CURED heavy milliner's bill which she
has kept from her husband. Her broth
er has enlisted as common soldier, and
her visits to him are seen by her hus-
band who drives her to a rendezvous
with him (the husband not knowing the
relationship between the two), in a cab,
which he has agreed to drive on wager
with friends, certain distance. A series
of complications grow out of the matter
in which are involved Col. Sterndale.
Capt. Midhurst and Lieut.. Arlington of
the Scots Guards, their wives, and Mary
Kingston, dressmaker for the latter's
father was the cab driver, whose cab the
Solicitor stole when he drove his wife to
the rendezvous, and who was arrested
on charge of abetting the escape of
burglars by driving them in his cab. Of
course all comes out right, but Dixey is
exceedingly mirth provoking in his en-
barrassment, and is ably aided by all the
other characters, The close of the sec
ond act where every wife thinks she has
got her husband in a tight place at the
dressmaker's quarters, and the Solicitor
energies from his hiding place, female
dress form cow ulses everyone and calls
the curtain.
Cynthia's Lovers Will Visit Portland.
On next Monday and Tuesday evenings
at Portland theatre, Charles Barnard,
author of ''The County Fair will pre-
sent his latest.success, 'Cynthia' s Low
ers." The comedy is a beautiful story
of rural New England life with a beauti-
fullove story running through it, re-
plete with fables and humors. The
company is very strong, and carry all the
scenery and mechanical effects used in
the production.
Money Mad.
''Money Mad'' will be the attraction at
Portlnnd. Theatre, Friday and Saturday,
March 4th and 9Th, with Saturday mat
inee. An exchange says:
Plays that touch on the realism of
everyday life are always popular. The
colossal magnitude of the scenic. effects
have emphasized Steele Mackaye's lines
and perfected a story that is extremely
interesting. The scenic effects are so
massive, complicated and realistic that
the critics pronounced it an unusual pro-
ductiOD.
Parlor Match.
"a Parlor Match" will be given by
Evans & Hoey's company in the Stock
bridge Popular March 9th, and as an
extra March 10th at City Hall, and tick
cts should be procured at Stockbridge's.
The Boston Globe says:
"a Parlor Match has a coherent, we'll
defined plot. 1t might be regarded as a
satire on the idea of spiritualism, but it
is more than satire. 1t is the story of
book agent, who with a determination
to dispose of his stock, learns the weak
ness of man to whom he wants to sell.
His customer is descendant of Capt.
Kidd, who is searching for his ances-
tors buried treasures. The book agent
convinces him that through spiritualism
he can personally converse with his fore
father and thus locate the treasure Upon
this the plot of the piece is built and by
it all manner of extremely ludicrous in
cidents are brought about.
Notes.
1t is reported that Mr.. John Doris, the
circus. and theatre man of New York,
who has bought the south corner estate