The Portland daily press., 1894-09-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Shore Acres.

Nym Crinkle in the New York World
says "Whoever has given any heed to
the last act of MIR. Herne's play Shore
Acres must have felt that there are
some placid posi- bilities in drama that
romanticism has not touched. The
whole of this act, aud in some sense, the
whole of the play moves in an atmos-
phere that is new, and fetches with gen
tile efficacy some potent natural emotions
into view that lay hold of the sensibili-
ties with a tendril softness. AS the cur
tain falls you have the same feeling of
sad completeness that you feel as you
watch the sun go down behind the west
ern hills. You have seen it go down a
thousand times just that way, but you
would not have it go down any other
way. All the changes of color in the sun
set were effected by extrinsic things
that INTERVIEWED between it and you.
call this last act of Mr.. Herne's sunset
act. Other dramatists have given us
the setting of the sun, with the setting
OF red lights. Mr.. Herne's play sets in
human heart, and he has made us, by
exquisite touches both of idyllicism: and
realism, enter so closely into the simple
satisfaction of the human being before
us, that we take up the lamp with him
and go up to bed, to lie down to pleasant
Dreams Tonight at Portland Theatre
Mr.. Herne viii be seen in AShore
Acres" supported by an excellent com
pany.
Gentleman Jack.
Speaking of Corbett, the champion
who will be seen at the Portland Theatre
tomorrow night in Gentleman Jack"
the Kenebec Journal says @The scenery
representing Madison Square garden
was fine, and the specialties introduced
in the third act were excellent. The
fourth act represented the training quar-
tiers at Loeb Arbour, and it was in this
act that Mr.. Corbett gave an exhibition
of bag punching, showing to great ad-
vantage his wonderful quickness in strik-
ing. The fifth act with the three round
sparring exhibition brought tremendous
applause. Mr.. Corbett as an actor was
an agreeable surprise as he was not only
easy and self possessed on the stage but
better actor than many so called stars.
When he left the opera house for the
hotel he was warmly cheered by a large
crowd of admirers.
~ Dockstader's Minstrels.
John G. Harrington, who will be at
Portland Theatre Saturday evening, will
introduce this season for the first time a
new and catchy Negro song entitled
"Lucinder, Come Kiss Z our Honey Boy"
Mr.. Harrington is az clever singing and
dancing comedian, with a powerful
voice, yet full of sweetness. He intro
duoes songs of all nations in his medleys.
and as dance portrays the poetry of
motion, reminding one very much of
Billy Emerson in his songs and dances.
He has made wonderful success with
this company.
pavy Jones.
The Boston Museum success, "Davy |
Jones" will be presented at the City Hall |
next week. There has been no comic |
opera productlon of late years that has
awakened so much interest, and this is
not strange, for Davy Jones is tuneful,
blight and brand new. AT the Boston
Museum, where it has just closed a
run of 100 nights, the composer, Mr.. Fred
Miller, Jr., (also of Ship Ahoy,) has hit
the popular, taste, and there has been
few as catchy songs as his Don't Get
Gay With Shay heard in recent years.
The cast, costumes, scenery ETC.. are said
TO be the same AS used during the Bos-
ston run. They also .gearrv their own
orchestra. Tickets at Stockb1idge's.
ai'e Wang
Nothing, new is to be said in praise of
"Wang,n that remarkably successful
hurletta. Its production on Tuesday
evening next at City Hall will be some
what OF a novelty, for there will he
new Wang new scenery and beautiful
costumes Somebody once said that you
might as WE'LL attempt to analyze a
hasheesh dream as to analyze Wang"
And he might have added that like the
generality of such dreams, wang" is
delightful, a dream in itself of beautiful
scenes and beautiful women, laughter
and nonsense. fantastic costumes and
delicious music. 1t does not pretend to
he more than it is, and that is some
thing to be devouty thankful for in
these days of Munchausen advance
agents and circus posters "Wangn is
merely sugared sea foam. 1t is the EN-
bodiment OF jollity with leavening of
beautiful and truthful pictures of far
away Siam, the land of the white ele-
plant. Beyond the picturesque features
and it's melodies it claims no merit but
that of entertainment, and this merit 1T
has successfully claimed for three years
Notes.
The sale of seats for wang will be-
gin at Stock BRIDGES at a. M, today.
and for "Davy Jones" Saturday, at 8
am.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of zeal estate