The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-03
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Galley Slave.

AhO 00AiCy JldVts
The years that have passed since the
late BARLEY Campbell wrote aThe Gal
ley Slave" have evidently made little
change in the qualities necessary to an
effective and successful play. A we'll
balanced company, under the direction
OF the dramatist's sons. presented the
play at the Portland Theatre last night,
and it is safe to say that for the two per-
formances that are left of the engage
ment here, good-sized audiences will
greet the players Last nights per-
Torrance was marred at times by
somewhat noisysgallery, yet several men,
beers of the cast must be credited with
having achieved success in very difficult
roles Mr.. Lefingwell and Miss Darling
were called before the curtain at the end
of the third act; Miss Young, Mr.. Letting
well and. Miss Darling after the fourth
act. These three sustained the parts of
Norcott, Cieely and Francesca admira-
bly,, playing generally with the quiet
discretion that is most effective with
the more critical among play-goers. Mr..
Aliens Oliver Oliphaht was deliciously
mellow, and he, with Mr.. Wheelock as
Fits and Miss Morrissee in the part of
Psyche Gay, supplied an ample fund of
comedy throughout the piece. The
other members of the company were
competent, and though flaws might be
pointed out in the performance, to point
them out wonld be but a thankless task
in the days when the stage sees so very
little of what is serious in plays. The
Mr.. Wheelock in the cast is not the .Jo-
seph Wheelock so long connected with
the old Portland Theatre.
Katharine Rober.
Seats for Miss Katharine Roberts en-
gagement at the Portland Theatre Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
of next weekly will be on sale at the box
office Thursday morning. The plays
to be presented will be Monday evening
1.-THE Golden Giant" Tuesday evening,
"The Hidden Hand" and Wednesday
evening "Fanchon.n The Living Pic
lures" will form an additional attraction
of great interest.
"Wang," the burlesque extravaganza,
in which DeWolf Hopper and Della Fox
made such reputation, was given at
City hall last evening. The burlesque
was fairly well produced. Miss Virginia
Earl as tine Prince Mataya, was bright
agreeable representative OF the charac-
ter, while Mr.. AL Hart was quite anus
ing as "Wang." The chorusses were
noisy rather than musical, lacking de-
cidedly in that shading that has made
the piece in other hands such success.
The various numbers were we'll received
and several encored. "A Pretty Girl.n
"Baby." The Elephant Eat All Night,n
and one or two others were favored
with demand for repetition, as was
the guitar and tam BOURNE number in
the second act. The staging of the bur-
lesque was creditable, the costumes
good, and the elephant excellent. There
was a very fair orchestra. The lack OF
disciplinarian for a stage manager was
noticeable in the noise permitted behind
the scenes. When "Tabasco" was given
here, Seabrooke's stage manager kept
everybody as quiet as if in church
when off the stage.
Davy Jones.
The opera "Davy Jonesn by Alfred
Miller. Jr., author of ship Ahoy,"
will be presented at City Hall next Fri
day and Saturday with the original cast,
a competent chorus, scenery and their
own orchestra. The company numbers
so people, it is said. It is light opera
of merry, tuneful composition, and is
presented by an excellent company. it is
promised. The music is catchy, and yet
there are number of beautiful solos
and duets, it is said As in Miller's
other compositions, the chorusses are
feature There are two that are worthy
of especial mention, the duet, /" For
You Alone" in the first act, and the
Commodore's "Don't Get Gay with
Shay,n in the last act. The first is a
beautiful composition, it is said, while
the Commodore's song is one of the kind
that every boy in town will be whistling.
Tickets at Stock bridge's.
Ryan's Concert.
The Maynard Concert Company, assist
ed by local talent, will gives an enter
tainment for the benefit of MIR. W. j.
RYAN, at Congress Hall on Wednesday
evening, Octobersl7. MIR Ryan is blind,
and deserving of financial aid. Tickets
on sale at Stock bridges and Hawes's
music stores, and also by MIR. Ryan.
Notes.
The first rehearsal of the new opera by