The Portland daily press., 1893-01-31
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Souda,l.


first production in Portland at the theatre
last evening. This is the story of the
play in brief. Captain Temple, an Eng
lish officer on service in the Soudan, is
separated from his loving wife by the
machination of the usual foreign villain,
a designing solicitor, and jealous
woman. The wife is left in England
with her young son; the husband goes
to the Soudan and leads forlorn hope
against the Arabs. That his fight is sue
cessful it is needless to say. In the mean
time the child is stolen from the wife by
the designing solicitor, she follows, re-
covers and escapes with it. Soon after
wards Capt. Temple encounters in the
desert of Sahara, the foreign villain who
had allied himself to the Arabs. In the
hand to hand fight that follows, the sche-
mer acknowledges the wife's innocence
and vile plots that have involved her.
Capt. Temple, now major, rushes home
in triumph to forgiveness and his wife's
arms
LII LILO P1oSlOoc VI LAlO dl dill1 JuClO olO
many beautiful scenes presented, but the
two that start out with vivid realism are
the taking of of Tel-el-Kibir by the Eng
1ish, and the return of the troops from
the Soudan marching through Trafalgar
Square. In the latter scene thelred coated
British regiments, headed by their
bands, their officers mounted, pass
through the Square, which is gayly dec
GRATED with bunting, amidst the cheers
of the London populace, while in the
former the audience cheered as the troops
came swar1ning over the walls, shooting
down the Arabs in their onslaught. The
scenes are almost all of them brought by
the company and fitted to the stage,
while the calcium light effects are ex-
cellent,
The acting was excellent. Mr.. Herne
(who made SO many friends on Peaks
Island in the Summer theatre at that
watering place. was welcomed with
hearty applause aud presented large
bouquet. He took the role of Capt.
Temple to the great acceptance of the
audience. His scene with Paul de Vigne
Mr.. Ak Kenney-in the desert was
a strong piece of acting on the part of
both gentlemen. MI. Horace Lewis
was good in the solicitor Hauker. Master
Walter Lewis, as Dick, the founding, was
remarkably good. 1t was the best bit of
juvenile character acting that has been
seen on these boards since Little Lord
Fauntleroy. He was enthusiastically
called before the curtain. Charles Jack
son was very amusing as Spofkins the
clerk and was well seconded by Miss
Portia Albee as Maggie. Miss Annie
MAYO was effective as Nellie Temple and
Miss Lockhart pleased as Cora Gray.
Little Miss Allie Hurst was quite winning
as Frank. Temples child. The other
characters were well taken, Go tonight
or Wednesday and see the play.
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view of the audience, during which
time the limited express crosses the stage
at the speed OF sixty miles an hour. This
scene is changed to rocky pass, IN
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