The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Katherine Rober.

The three plays to be presented by
Miss Rober and her company at the
Portland Theatre Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of next week are all
the work of American authors and are
excellent examples of dramatic5writing
in the legitimate line. The first on the
list is Mckee Rankin's Golden Giant"
Western drama without trace of the
blood and thunder SO common in most
plays of the kind. Next is" 1 he Hidden
Hand,n a dramatiatsion of Mrs. E. D. n.
South Torth's famous story, an emotion
nj play Of much power. The last is The
Pearl of Savoy" in which Maggie
Mitchell achieved almost as much sue
cess as IN "Fanchon'. The Living Pic
lures" will be presented in splendid stvle
and are sure to make a great hit.
Davy Jones.
"Davy JONES'" an operatic extravagan-
"a in three acts, by Fred Miller, Jr., COM
poser of Ship Alloy, had it's first presen-
tation in this city last evening, at City
Hall, to an audience that. while it was
large and enthusiastic, should have been
of double the size. The action of the
opera begins in Simsport Bay, where lives
Commodore Shay. the millionaire father
of nine unmarried daughters, whom he
desires to join in matrimony with
titled husbands. He accordingly builds
ship to take them to Europe, where
such husbands can be procured. He
starts on his voyage, but is shipwrecked
III the South seas upon an island belong
ing to Kig Tim Tum Togo, who makes
them his prisoners. The king has nine
sons, and he decides that they shall mar
~ the daughters of the Commodore and
supporting them.
The king, however. before the marriages
are .eonsummated, fails into a cataleptic
fit, and the ceremon. es are postponed.
During his catalepsy the Shays have an
uproarious time at the royal palace, and
before the king RECEIVERS are rescued and
return to America. The music is bright
and SO catchy that much of it can be
Whistled after single hearing, and some
of. the best songs received encores. Don't
Get Gay with Shay" the popular song of
the extravaganza, received five encores.
There issa very graceful waltzssexecuted
by 16 young ladies in the second act, and
a beautiful 1ninuet that opens the third
act. Asszfor the performers, Mr.. sR. E.
Grahams as Dominick Shay was EXCEEDING
lykfunny while barney Rileys makeup
and fiannelss mouth" as. the King Tim
Tum Fogo created roars of laughter.
Miss Mamie Gilroy as Bottles was naive,
and good second to Graham's fun, and
Harry Kelley pleased as Slick, the fish
Umonger. Robert Evans as Trusty, an
old tar, has a Zine voice, and was very
satisfactory, as were also Gertrude Fort
as Lucretia, Maud K Williams as Rosalie
the favorite daughter and David H.
Lithgow as Sandy Lee. A Leaf bit of
character acting was the work of Rich
ard Carl as the Prince of Hoodo. The
chorus was strong and effective, the or
chestra good. The extravaganza Will be
repeated at the matinee today and this
evening. II you wish couple of hours
of good fun be sure and go. One delight
iul feature last evening was the quiet
that reigned behind the scenes during
the performance. The piece is well cos
TUNED, and the scenery which is brought
with them quite pretty.
Piano Recital.
The piano9 recital at Kotzschmar Hall
last evening was capital illustration of
the value of the Virgil clavier method.
The recital was confined to invited
guests, but embraced many musical peo-
pie, who were much interested in the
work displayed by Professor Virgil's
young pupils, which was highly salts
factory.
Notes.
Walter Stearns Hale, who will be re-
mem bered as the handsome Orlando to
Miss Marlowe's Rosalind last season, and