The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-19
Governors Office.
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Bostonians.


An enthusiastic welcome will un-
dou btedly be given Messrs. Barnabee,
Karl and Macdonald s Robin Hood
Opera Co. at the City Hall on next Fri
day and Saturday, when DeKoven and
Smiths twin opera successes, Robin
Hood and The Knickerbockers, will be
presented. The charming qualities of
Robin Hood have already been mem
toned in these columns, and is we'll
known to all theatre goers. The Knicker-
bockers was especially written by De-
Koyen and Smith as a companion piece
to Robin Hood, an opera which it is
said to equal in all around merit. 1t
treats of the early war between the New
England Puritans and the New Amster-
dam burghers. The music is in De
Koven's best vein, which is sufficient
evidence of it's melodic qualities. large
number of theatre parties have been Or
ganized for the opening performance.
A crowded house will surely prevail.
Tickets at Stock bridges.
The New South.
The New Southn is not war play, as
it's name might suggest. 1t is, however,
Southern play, and is pronounced by
everyone true picture of the South as
it really is. all OF the affairs with which
it deals being portrayed truthfully and
correctly. The olimaxes are well drawn
and each act closes with situation in
tensely interesting and remarkably real
1stic. The play abounds in rich, whole
some comedy that keeps the audience in
good humor from beginning to end, and
thorugh it all runs one of the purest,
prettiest love stories ever told. The play
received unbounded praise everywhere
last season. scoring most striking
success. Mr.. Grism and Miss Phoebe
Davis take the leading parts. They will
be seen at Portland Theatre tomorrow
and Friday evenings.
Nine. Rhea who will appear at Port
land Theatre next Monday evening in
"Much Ado About Nothingn is one Of
the most effective and attractive ac-
tresses on the stage either in this coun-
try or abroad. She will be supported by
a strong company, and the house will
pro badly be crowded, necessitating an
early application for tickets.
Notes.
Thursday evening of next week, James
A. Herne, will again be seen at the Port
land Theatre in the most talked Of play
of the present day. Shore Acres.n The
sale of seats will open at the box office
Friday morning, at $50.
Miss Isabel Waldron, SO long connected
with the old Portland Theatre as lead
ing lady, will be seen here with Nine.
Rhea.
The reason for taking the tickets at
the door of the hall is explained in this
way by Mi. Mitchell. On former occa-
sions when the tickets were taken at
the foot of the stairs, numbers of beats
would hide in the water closets and up
stairs Offices in the building before the
time for opening the doors, and after the
ticket-takers were established in their
places would walk forth and enter the
hall just as if they had given up tick
cts. Monday night the game didn't
work.
Dixey made great hit in the legiti-
mate at the Hollis street Theatre, Bos-
ton, Monday night, with Days compa-
ny in a "A Night Off," The Boston
Journal says that while the part of Mar
Gus Brutus Snap borders on the bur-
1esque, Mr.. Dixey played it on SO high
a level and maintained it's dignity SO
well as to bear witness to his great good
taste and discrimination.