The Portland daily press., 1893-07-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MY Wife.

performance by the McCallum Company
at the Pavilion yesterday. The large au-
dience testified their approval by fire.
quent and hearty applause. The plot is
very funny one, and pictures the plight
of a young man, who to secure financial
help from his rich uncle tries to palm off
his servant girl as his wife. The latter
having been just married to the butler is
a source of exceeding sadness to the lat
ter, who is obliged to serve her in in her
temporary position. Elderly relatives,
fiancee and an obstreperous baby all
serve to make things very lively. The
play is an exceedingly clever one and ad .
mirably presented.
Mr.. Morgan gives to the part of Chas.
Shackleton very bright portrayal, while
Mr.. McCallum as William is very droll,
and especially good in the supper scene.
Mr.. Grady does fine piece of character
work as Mr.. Kershaw, and Mr.. Robinson
and Mr.. Henrey are very funny as Mr..
and Mrs. Pixton.
The burden of the piece falls on Miss
Hamilton as Kate, and she acts with
great vivacity and chic, and looks beau
tifully. Miss Lowering is very cute as
Claude. Miss Ryan hasn't much to do
as Miss Lucy, but looks charmingly and
acts well. Miss Foley's work as Mrs.
Chadwick is very clever.
Her Awful Son.
Farce comedy superseded smelo-drama
at the Casino at Long Island last evening
when Manager Parkers excellent COM
pany presented the latest comedy sue
cess, ''Her Awful Son." before a good
sized audience. The piece, which is a
dainty blending of pathos and laughter,
made distinct hit--if the enthusiastic
appreciation Of the auditors may be ac-
cepted as criterion. This style of en-
tertainment shows to more advantage
the undoubted ability of the different
members of the company, all of whom
were successful in their parts. Between
the acts the charming exponent of song
and dance, Lucette, Nellie Hawthorne,
the balladist and J. W. Farr, topical vo-
calist, appeared.
Notes.
Juliette Gordon, formerly with the
Bostonians, has succeeded Minna Lands
as prima donna of the Thomas @. Sea-
brooke Opera Company.
It is rumored that Jessie Bartlett Davis
will not sing with the Bostonians next
season. Referring to the rumored re-
tirement of his wife, Manager Davis of
Chicago said on Saturday: "If my wife
has decided to retire from the stage she
has not yet informed me of the fact; but
if it is true | am the most delighted man
IN seven counties. I have urged her to
do SO for a long time past; but you
know how it is with an artist who has
the public with her. She hates to let go
her hold. Then there is another thing,
she is earning $4,000 year, and every
time she has made an effort to retire
her managers have offered her the most
liberal inducements to remain with them
another season. [ know that she did
tell them that she would not go out
again, but once more they offered her
big advance in her salary. and she is now
considering their proposal
1t is understood that members of the
dramatic profession will subscribe to
erect a statue to Edwin Booth.
Eleonora Duse has appeared at the
London Lyric as Nora in an italian YER
sion of Ibsen's ''Doll's House,
1t is said that but two theatre bills pic
turing the elder Booth are in existence,
and that these are the property of B. E.
Keith and John B. Schoeffel.
R. A.. Barnet, author of 1892" is en-
gagged on new piece for the Boston Ca
diets, which will be produced for the
benefit of their armory fund at the Ire
mont Theatre during the week of Jan.
30 next. A poem by Longfellow fur
nishes the theme. George W. Chadwick
is to write the music.
Augustin DAILY has made a sensation in
New York theatrical circles. A cable
gram from him says that the revival of
"A Midsummer Nights Dream in
New York in August will not take place.
Rumor has it that his success in London
has led him to abandon his theatre in
this country.
A fire in a New York furrier;s base
nent on Tuesday, where valuable furs
were stored during the summer will
cause much mourning among the thea
trical profession. Kate Claxton's mag
nificent sealskin sacque, which has es-
capped with it's actress wearer from a
dozen hotel fires, met it's fate. Herbert
Kelsey mourns the loss of au astrichan-
lined oyercoat, trimmed with Persian
lamb. Adah Richmond, the burlesque,
has seen the last of sealskin newmarket
which covered her shapely form from the
the saucy head to her dainty heels. The
Austin sisters, who do mid air feats and
walk on the ceiling, will have to be
measured for new coats. Kate Foley,
the actress, will never see her winter
cloak again. Leonora Bradley, now of
Frohman's Company, may shed tears
over fur-lined circular that represented
two weeks salary. Gus Hill, the club
swinger, and I. E. ssMiaco, the burlesque
manager, will have not only new collars
and cuffs, but complete new overcoat
next season. Denmau Thompson's
family suffered heavily, as did many
| others.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
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