The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA,
One Day.


That sumptuous spectacle zone Day"
that attracted SO much attention when
it was first produced at City hall last
spring in aid Of the Eye and Ear mfr
mary, was again brought out last evening
in aid of the same deserving charity.
The same sumptuousness of stage cos
tuning, with remarkable attention to
stage effects by means of the skilful
handling of colored lights, and the
artistic ant. picturesque grouping of the
dancers, whose terpsichorean efforts
brought forth the heartiest applause,
marked the production last night.
Opening with the antics of the COLLINS,
then aurora, rosy fingered goddess of
the dawn appears" preceding Apollo, the
sun god in this golden chariot drawn by
four spirited steeds. Then follow in
rapid succession the dance of the dawn,
forms of red and gold captained by
Master Frank Welcome, little Miss
Florence Stenbon, who dances the High
land fling SO gracefully, and was heartily
encored last evening, Mis-, Knight, who
as the Fisher maiden upbraids the
SEA SO plaintively and artistically in song
for holding in it's depths her sailor lover,
and then turning beholds his semblance
in the person of Mr.. Dennis peering from
the crosstrees of his ship after which
the dance of. the sailors in port is given,
and Mr.. Dennis dances the hornpipe ex-
cellenuly. This ends the morning.
Noon opens with that bautiful butter
fly dance in which the airy little
creatures fit hither and thither under
Miss Ethel Pinkham's leadership who re-
ceived hearty encore and a beautiful
bouquet. The funny sunfower dance
follows, in which Miss Cushie Snow
and Master Eddie Dean as Mistress Gary
and Master Tabor render the song and
dance Love among the Roses with pro-
fessional skill. They were last evening
compelled to repeat it. The verses sung by
the sunfiowers had some very good skits
on the Worlds Fair and local hits. Then
came "The Chase of the Rose" ballet
of more than usual pretencce for
amateurs, in which Miss Marian Jewell
and Master Philip Coyle were very
effective and heartily encored. The
Swiss harvest nee as on former &C.
casion, was the most picturesque of all
the dances. Miss Matte Snow of course
received tremendous encore for her
very graceful skirt dance The Spanish
dance is magnificent piecA of coloring
and the cachuca was danced .by Miss
Kittie Dennis with all the dash and
fervor of a true Spanish maiden. A
charming little caprice by Miss Cushie
Snow followed. Then came the
beautiful sunset dance, followed by the
procession of all the characters, Good
Bye Sweet Day." sung by Miss knight,
closing with the beautiful tableau
of Diana seated on the crescent moon.
All through the performance was given
with dash and freedom that were de-
cided improvement on those of last April
1t was evident that the participants felt
freer and more at home than on the for
mer occasions Mr.. Ryser led the
orchestra with much skill and they
rendered their music with much skill
and taste. There will be matinee per-
Torrance today and the last one will be
given tonight
Prof. Carpenter.
No matter how skeptical one may be
with regard to the science of hypnotism,
no matter how averse they may be to a
belief in mesmerism or Professor Carpen-
ter's ability to control his subjects, it is
impossible to visit the theatre this week
without being amused if not instructed.
Aside from scientific conclusions, there
is a provoking exhibition which
keeps the goodly audiences nightly at
tending in hilarious excitement and
spontaneous good nature, and, at the
same time furnishes food for mental con-
sideration. 1t is good to laugh as it is
sometimes healthy to be mystifed; it is
well to be amused even though a doubt
exists as to the honesty of the modus
operandi of recreation; and conseq uently
it cannot but be advisable to see Profess
or Carpenter. Visit the theatre tonight,
as it will be the last appearance this sea-
son and the theatre is sure to be crowded
on that occasion.
Hands Across the Sea.
One of the strongest melodramas ever
written is "Hands Across the Sea, :"
while at the same time. it is devoid of
those suggestions of vulgarity and the
slums which have served to popularize
and give force. to SO many so called melo-
dramas Its lines are natural and do not
need the intervention of "blood and
thunder" and "horse play" to bolster up
waning interest. In word, the sympa-
thies of the audience are enlisted on be-
half of the hero and heroine in the first
act, and that interest becomes intensified
as the story is told. Then there is the
revolving scenery, the realistic ship.scene
in. mid-ocean, the strong and thrilling
climax to the fourth act and company
of actors and actresses to present the play
which is exceptionally strong and artis-.
tic. The play will be seen at Portland
Theatre next Monday and Tuesday.
The Single Tax.