The Portland daily press., 1894-08-21
THE MITCHELL STAR COURSE.
Hall-Manager Mitchell Talks About the
Coming Attractions.

Mr.. Elliott c. Mitchell, has Just returned
| from an extended trip to New York and
| Boston, where he has been securing attrac-
| lions Tor the coming season at City hall. He
| has been highly successful, and during the
| year will prese mt fine list of operas and
| plays to our theatre-goers.
Eyes, l think you may safely say that the
! coming season will be the most brilliant one
ever known in Portland. l have secured a
| list of dramatic and operate attractions
that has never been approached at City
| hall in the past. believe the great mass
| of the amusement public had rather see the
| leading dramatic and musical successes of
the day than listen to scientific lectures or
| ultra classical concerts. Not that I would
say anything in desparagement of them. but
1 think people like to be amused as well as
educated
Shall you have a course?
| Yes. have arranged for q short course OF
| four entertainments that ought to please
| everybody, and the best in my judgment,
| ever seen here. None of the attractions that
| compose it have ever been seen i'll Maine.
| 1t will consist of comic opera, a tragedy,
comedy and a society drama. This ought
| to please all tastes. The course opens on
| September 18th, with the ever popular comic
opera star, Thomas Q. Seabrooke, and his
| splendid company, in Barnet and Chad
| wick's immense success, "Tobasco," With
| their own special orchestra and beautiful
| scenery and effects. The opera comes direct
from the Park theatre, Boston. and Will be
| here precisely as performed there. with the
same original cast and company.
| No. in the course will be Joseph Ha-
worth, one of the most talked of actors in
| the country today in his impersonatlon OF
| Shakespeare's sublime Hamlet. He will be
| supported by the beautiful Isabella Everson
and superb company of players. Mr..
| Haworth's Hamlet has been the subject Tor
column after column of notices from the
metropolitan critics, and Portland will be
| glad of this opp ortunity to see and compare
| it,with other great Hamlets of the past.
| Miss Johnston Bennett, in her particular
| line of impersonations, has no rival on the
| American stage, and in Flneros The
Amazons,'' (the reigning success at the
Lyceum theatre, New York last season. she
| has character in the imam made" girl for
| the full display of her delightful talents.
| She will be supported by the New York
| Lyceum Theatre Comedy company. whIch
! comes direct from run at the Columbia
| theatre, Boston. l saw 1.-THE Amazons" at
| the Lyceum, New York, last year, and it is
one of the funniest and brightest comedies
have ever seen. Portland people have q
| treat in store for them In this piece.
| The final entertainment in the course will
| be Charles Frohman's Empire Theatre COM
pany, in the greatest of all society plays,
| s'Sowing the Wind which had such a
| tremendous run at the Empire theatre,
| New York. Charles Frohman's name is
| sufficient to ensure all that is best in play
and company, and this company comes
| direct from run at the Hollis street
| theatre, Boston. All in all, J. think this
| will be the most delightful course our
| people have ever had and with the new
stage and competent scenery in City hall it
| will indeed be a treat.
| Shall you have any other attractions out
| side of the course? 81
Most assuredlv I can tell you of number
of them now. and shall be able to give you
| a more complete list in a few weeks. Mr..
| and Mrs Kendall will make their first visit
to Maine in March next, when they will
come to Portland for one night only, and
this will be the only place they will come in
the state. ''1492,'' with all it's glories will
be here Prince Pro Tenn, Camille
D'Arvile. probably with the Magic Kiss.
Emily Banker, James G. Roche, the king of
Irish comedians, and many others. while,
before the season is over you will have the
pleasure of seeing the great Sothern. Be-
fore many weeks can give you the.deinate
dates of all these and many more. ~
1t is certainly splendid course that Mr..
Mitchell will offer, and it will be delight
to see them on new stage. 1t goes without
saying that his efforts will be appreciated