The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
Helen Russell's Sports.

Helen Russell's Sports.
There was great audience at Port
land theatre last evening, as was to
have been expected, after seeing the
manner in which the town was billed for
HelensR ussell's Sports" and the result
was that the male members of the audi
ence who thought they were going TO
see something that was very much off
color" saw instead, a very ordinary
variety show. The first part OF the per-
Torrance was the usual olio. The second
part of the entertainment consisted of
burlesque entitled "Our Merry Female
Club.n
The Golden Wedding.
There was fair sized audience presen
at City hall last evening to see Miller s
latest opera Golden Wedding" The
opera was rather tiresome, altho ugh
the people who were in the cast did all
they could to make it go off with spirit.
The best things in the opera were the
variety business in the burlesque of 6 The
Gorillas" introduced into the second act,
and Miss Elsie Adair's skirt dancing.
Miss Adalr is very graceful woman,
and she handles her voluminous drapery
in manner that is quite wonderful. A
striking feature of the dance as she gives
it, is the throwing of the colored lights
on the drapery, making a beautiful
Kaleidoscope effect at one time, at
another shifting columns of snowy foam,
and again many colored flames in the
midst of which appeared portraits of
President Cleveland and other prominent
persons In the "Gorillas" George
Fortesque, the we'll known female inn
personator, appeared to great advan-
tage as the queen, and the Clipper
Quartette sang to great acceptance, while
Mr.. Dow, as burlesque artist, was en-
cored again and again. f
The Portland Ideals.
The sale of course tickets for Ro bin
Hood which is to be given December
1st and I'd and Countess for Day."
which will be given in January will
commence this morning at Chandler
music store at O'Clock.
Besides those in the cast who are
already familiar to the Portland public,
there will be Miss Lue1la Wagner, who is
to take the part of Allan-A-Dale, Mr..
Robert Hall and Mr.. Herbert Crouch, all
of the Boston Ideal company. The
character of the Sheriff of Nottingham
will be sung by Mr.. James F. Macy, who
is the bass of the Williston church choir,
and who. has taken the principal part in
several operas in Massachusetts,.
The cast of characters will be as fol-
lows: t,8,
Maid Marian, Miss Florence Knight
Alice, Miss Katherine Kicker
Dame Margery. Miss Mary Thompson
Rebecca, Miss Georgia Knight
Allan-o f-Dale, Miss Luella Wagner
Robin Hood, Robert Hall
Sompnom, Herbert Couch
(Of the Boston Ideal Company
The Sheriff of NOTTINGHAM,
James Il. Macy
Little John, Harry F. Libby
Friar Tuck, Robert L. Whitcomb
Will Scarlet John o. Burke
Much. Willard Bowdoin
Isaac, William Richardson
Mat-o-the-M William r. Reed
Pord, Herbert Coffin
DIR. Bill.
One of the features that occur during
the performance of "Dr. Bill" which
will be at Portland theatre Friday and
Saturday, November "a and 25, is the
famous Kangaroo Dance" terpsicho-
rean diversion introduced in the first act.
1t is performed by one of DR.. Bill's'
patients. and is startling and unconven-
tional. The young woman dances in
street dress so that her pirouettes take on
piquancy that would be absent were
the costume fashioned like coryphees.
| A matinee will be given on Saturday.