The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
She Couldn't Marry Three.

plcious eye upon entertainments that are
heralded with very much blowing OF
trumpets and for the very good reason
that merit generally relies upon itself and
does not seek unusual aid to attract at
tention. Therefore when "She Couldn't
Marry Three was pushed forward with
much persistency the critics naturally
concluded that it's merits were in inverse
proportions to it's boom. That only
shows how judgment may be prejudiced.
If any of our readers who remained al
home last evening had, on the contrary
visited Portland Theatre they would
have seen one of the largest audiences of
the season laughing and crying over one
of those combinations of melo-drama,
comedy and variety that have become so
popular at the present day.
The story of ''She Couldn't Marry
I Three, is this: A luclzless, but lovely
little fisher maiden has three sweethearts
at once, and of course she can only mar
RIB one. One of the rejected suitors, a
first-class william, tries his very hardest
to make Bess, the fisher girl, widow
and his wife by all sorts of plots. He
comes pretty near succeeding sometimes,
especially when he binds Bess's husband
to the steel rails in front of an express
train. But even at this exciting point
| brave little Bess is too much for the cow
/ ardly scamp. She saves her husband
/ and his assailant is shot down by the
| other fellow whom Bess couldn't marry.
| A locomotive dashes across the stage
| during this sensational episode.
AS Bess, the little fisher girl, Miss Lii
liam Kennedy fairly captured her audi
encc. She was winsome and arch and
she danced and sang herself into favor at
once, She did not lack emotional power
either, and in the strong situations of
the piece, where the love for her hus-
banp calls for the exhibition of dramatic
| power, she was equal to the emergency
and the house rang with applause. Mr..
Rebus was manly and effective as the
honest sailor lover, Daniel, while Mr..
John j. Kennedy was feature of the
play as Bob Backus, ''too young to leave
his MOTHER In the second act the songs
and dances by Miss Kennedy and Mr..
Kennedy were encored over and over
again. The other members of the cast
were all good.
The scenery was verv pleasing, includ-
ing Cuilercoat's light house, the red
/
Prison by moonlight and Dingley Tun-
mel. The curtain was called several
times. A capital feature last night was
| the ushers passing through the aisles be-
tween the acts carrying trays loaded
with cool Sebago. Bes sure and see the
play tonight
Annie Ward Tiffany.
Next Monday evening the ever popular
Annie Ward Tiffany will be seen at Port
| land Theatre in her new play Lady
Barney In this play Annie Ward
Tiffany is said to have materially
strengthened the excellent impression
she has hitherto made. The piece gives
her much better opportunities for the
display of her dramatic ability and YER
satility than either of the two. former
| iolly Irish women which have made her
famous The piece is said to go with a
laugh from beginning to end and has
made decided hit wherever produced.
Paderewski.
Tickets should be secured at Stock
BRIDGES at once for the Paderewski con-
certs. Speaking of the first concert of
the season in New York Mr.. Kniebhiels
of the New York Tribune says: "The
voice of God, then, spoke yesterday like
the voice of many waters and the voice
of many thunderings. in the vicinity of
the Music Hall it's reverberations shook
the ground. A multitude united in CIV
ING it expression. The multitude filled
the vast room as it has been filled only a
few times since it has been in existence.
1t listened to the tones which Mr..
Paderewski compelled from the piano
forte as if those tones were oracular ut
terances touching the momentous ques-
tons of life and deash. 1t rewarded the
player with such demonstrations of graf
itude and delight as must have made his
monetary compensation seem paltry and
despicable.''
Marshall p. Wilder
The entertainment to be given by
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of p, at City Hall on
| the 18th of January is attracting great at
| tention. This is Mr.. Wilder's first ap-
pearance in this city and he should be
greeted by large audience. Mr.. Wilder
stands today without peer in his pro
fession. His entertainment is novel, re-
fined and of high order of artistic
merit After Mr.. Wilder's entertain
ment Mr.. John P. WEIGH will sing and
then will come an order of dances which
will add to the evenings enjoyment.
7 Priscilla.
The sale of seats for Priscilla" will
open at Chambers music store at a. m.