The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Shore Acres.


One of the best known actors and play
wright of decided popularity, speaking
of Shore Acres, which will be seen at
Portland Theatre tomorrow and Satur-
day and Saturday matinee, says:
!" L is play that must make its mark.
Mr.. Herne has worked on it for Ave years,
touching it up at intervals until it seemed
anything more would weaken instead OF
improve it. am convinced that Mr..
Herne has written play that must De-
come classic in the domestic drama.
II you like the "Old Homestead" if you
like month on farm with real coun-
try people, if you like to escape. Tor rest
and refreshment to the Berkshire Hills,
or the coast of Maine. you would be
simply enraptured with ashore Acres "
1t is more than true TO life; it is life it.
self. l shall never forget one day going
into the theatre during it's early rehear-
sails when Uncle Nat was on the stage.
| was actually thrilled. The old man
seemed in his magnificent simplicity
like hero Of antiquity. To me he is
one Of the most beautiful creations in
modern work A writer In the Chicago
lnter-Ocean said that, from q literary
point OF view the play was equal to the
best magazine literature, and he was
right
spider and Fly.
The Philadelphia Call says of Spider
and fly to be brought out at Portland
Theatre Monday and Tuesday:
"The Spider and Fly is by far the best
attraction that as been produced at the
new Empire Theatre. 1t fairly bursts
open with new features, new ideas, new
costumes, new ballets, pretty girls and
nod ar on-l1 or.l ayo Iner ri
popular music. The house was filled to
the dome and the number of recalls
heightened an already long programme.
The Fencing Master.
aThe Fencing Master" will be given at
Portland Theatre Oct 9th and 7th, not
18th and 9th, as printed yesterday.
Laura Schirmer Mapleson is prima
donna, supported by Misses Lily Post,
Thea Dorre, Marion Langdon, Julia
Spencer, Messrs. Gerald jerome, Basil
Tetson, Ole Norman. Geo. A. Dalton.
Edmond Pease and Herbert Wilke, the
celebrated baritone. The well known
comedians, G. II. Bezilril and H. Wire
Demick have also been engaged. Signor
Tomaso will conduct, and there will
be full orchestra and chorus of sixty
people.
The Testimonial Concert
The tickets for the testimonial concert
extended to Misses Knight, Kicker and
Philbrook, on October 9Th, will be on
sale at Stockbridge's music store this
morning, on and after o'clock. There
will be no auction sale of seats, but first
come will be first served.
Ryan's Concert.
W. J. Ryan, the blind cornet player,
will give his annual concert at City Hall.
October IS, assisted by the popular Apol-
10 Male Quartette of Boston and the well
known blind instrumentalists j. w. May
nard and G. E. Coffin. Tickets can be
obtained of Mr.. Ryan.
Notes.
"Lady Windermere's Fam" is booked
for the Globe, Boston. on the End of Oc-
tober
J.K. Murray is the leading member
of the "Glen-da-Lough" company, under
the management of W. I'll. Power, now at
the Boston Columbia. Mr.. Murray,
formerly known as baritone or The carrie
ton Opera Company, appeared in new
light at the beginning Ct the past season 4s;9h
play named above.
Manager Rice is kept very busy attend
ing to his new production of "Venus"at
the Park Theatre, Boston, and running
over to New York every week to attend
to new features introduced from time to
time in 1892" which is having such a
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Abbey's new theatre, New York, is in
the hands OF the decorators, as is also
the reconstructed Metropolitan Opera
House, both of which will be opened in
few weeks.
The fremont has been reftted and re-
turned with bright refurnishings, to its
fall and winter condition. The hangings
and furniture are new and beautiful.
MUNICIPAL COURT.