The Portland daily press., 1893-01-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Ole Olsen.

Ole Olsen.
Ole Olson is the original and really
meritonous play, in which the Swedish
character and dialect are introduced. 1t
has been on the boards four years and has
been reconstructed the past season by
James A. Hearne, the well-known ora
tor and playwright, who wrote new
third act. At the Windsor, Chicago, and
at Havelin's the attendance was i'm
mense. In Boston last week the sale OF
seats was very large.
Ole Olson's face is poem, swedish
epic poem, long drawn out with wonder
full humor showing here and there and
interspersed with chunks of worldly
wisdem and marks of deep compassion
for the woes of humanity. 1t differs
from the epic, however, in the agreeable
fact that you can understand it without
learning the language of funny vowels
and unexpected consonants. Ole is GER
tainly revelation to the state; in fact
a parsonage as bright and interesting as
he is new. He is to the Swedish dialect
what Fritz Emmett was to the German,
and will become as popular. All the in
cidents of the piece take place in Amer
lea and are filled with American people
who 1'talk United States Ole has been
over from his birth land for year, but
has failed to catch on to s'English as she
is spoke.'' He gets into all sorts OF tight
places on account of his strangeness, but
gets out of them by his native bravery
acuteness and resolve to do right. The
cast is an unusually strong one. Ben
Hendricks, an actor admirably sculp-
tured by nature for the part, takes the
role of Ole. For the last three years
Hendricks has been associated with Min
ME Palmer. Lottie Williams, a sweet
little creature with yellow hair, saucy
nose and twinkling feet, has the SOU
brette part in Genie Dimple. Miss ST.
George Hussey makes a capital Bridget
O'Flannigan, and Frank Baker aequits
himself creditably as Paul Jordan,
while C. F. Lorraine is a capital Jetfer-
son Bassett. Among the decided novel
ties of the play is the National Swedish
Lady Quartette from Stockholm, sing
ing Characteristic airs. The encores
were frequent last night.
Lost in London.
Newton Beers, the well-known melo-
dramatic actor, has just a closed very,
successful engagement in philadelphia
in his own popular "Lost in London"
He is now playing the principal cities of
Pennsylvania and New York states.
s'Lost in London abounds in strong
climaxes throughout. The comedy ele-
ment is good and serves as an excellent
foil to the more exciting scenes of the
play. The company carries all its own
special scenery, which adds mnch to the
attractiveness of the production. The
three great scenes of the play are those
in which are shown the depths of coal
mine, London streets at night and Jobs
vision. Mr.. Beers is an interesting and
conscientious actor, and is deserving of
the success he has achieved in his pro-
fession. He has surrounded himself
with a good supporting company, and
endeavors to give the public what he adj
yertised. Newton Beers and his excel
lent company will appear at Portland
Theatre tonight, Friday and Saturday.
Tableaux Dart.
The fifth popular was given at City
Hall last evening by Professor Kelley's
class of - young ladies from the Boston
School of Uratory. Besides these classic
grou oings in Grecian costumes, illu
mated by the calcium light, which were
very beautiful, the instrumental num-
bers and recitaions by several of the
members, elected much applause and
encores. This was the programme:
Violon-Mazurka de Concert. Allen
Miss Gertrude Trip.
Reading Miracle of the Leper. wallace
Miss Rose Bacharach. D uo,,ou
Fan Drill and Tableanx .,;....,.;.s. II, helley
Tableaux D'Art Company.
Readimg-The Minuet .;..----.r-..'
Miss Agnes B. Yale.
Expressions of the Emotions and Tableaux.
Tahieaux Dart Company.
e Miss Louie Fuller.
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VloHl = b Hungarian Dance HauSer
Miss Trip.
Reading-A Family misunderstanding.
Miss Blanche Harrington.
Illustrative Posings and Tableaux..S. II. Kelley
Tabeaux DART Company.
Pinafore
Mr.. Montgomery will bring out ''Pina-
fore'' soon, with all the original stage
business, scenery, costumes, etc., that
marked the production by the Boston
Ideals. Mr. W. E. Chandler will con-
duct the orchestra. All good voices de-
sirous of joining the Home Opera Com
pany should send their addresses to
James A. Montgomery, ADJ Congress.
street, at once.
@ Kajanka
The Japs, with Kajanka, which APP
pear at the Portland Theatre next Mon
day and Tuesday are peculiar and most
interesting people. There are six OF
them, four men and two women. The
men are all fine looking fellows, highly