The Portland daily press., 1894-12-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Guv'nor.
years ago

The Guv'nOr.
Last night, Mr.. Charles Il. Thayer's
company, headed by Mr.. George W. Will
son, and embracing several mem bers of
the old Boston Museum company, pro-
dueed at Portland Theatre aThe Guv-
nor," farce-comedy, that ran at the
Museum for months, and afterwards
gained widespread notoriety through
the country.
The audience last evening were kept
in a ripple of laughter from the begin
ming to the end OF the play. As is well
known, for the piece has been seen in
Portland before, Mr.. Wilson's character
ization of the old deaf boat builder.
Mucclesfeld, is one Of the most artistic
efforts known to the stage. His makeup
is such. that his figure Is entirely trans
formed. He is veritable old sea dog
and oat.builder com bined. His nam
keen clad bow legs, his breadth of beam
and width of paunch like that of an old
Dutch shippers, the protruding eyes
one of them almost wall eye-the
weather. beaten countenance. the car
riage of the head, the gait, the impatient
stamp of the foot when he is mad. and
the ludicrous laugh, will never be for
gotten when once seen. His deafness Is
personated in a most natural manner,
and in the ludicrous scene with old But
terscotch, when the latter is Mortified at
what he cons iders the brazen effrontery
of.the boat builder in acknowledging his
intimacy with Mrs. Butterscotch, the
boat builder caps the climax with "Yer
land. Guvnor, yer 'and."
But it is unnecessary to go flu Their in
describing portraiture that must be
seen to be thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.. Will
son has very fair support. Miss Tu tile
was very good as Mrs. Burtefscoteh, and
Mrs. Pennoyer as Mrs. Mucclesfeld, and
thesother characters were very fairly
taken. The play will be repeated at the
matinee today and this evening.
Hawaii.
A great audience greeted the per-
formers at City Hall last evening, onNthe
occasion of the second performance of
the opera. There were lots of presenua-
lions of flowers, the three little train
bearers had goodies handed them, and
there were encores galore.
The music seemed to- go with even
greater spirit, if that were possible, than
the night previous. The song and
dance, PPM Liberal Minded Missiona-
ry,n is a very original movement and
very taking. These are the words of the
song:
I'm a uberaLminded missionary,
With views little visionary
Concerning modern mans future estate.
In all things puritan1oal,
Ny metnods are mechanical, -.
Oh. come and I'll convert you while you
walt.
In creeds and things dogmat1cal.
Pm not at all fanatical
Pm nothing like what people call prig.
OF my cloth I am abuslcal.
And now and then I'm musical,
l sing and can Kick and dance jig.
sing and can kick and dance jig.
In manner ministerial,
And way that's quite ethereal
/ often play the wicked game of pitch.
But at cards ! am unfortunate,
In fact I'm led to think OF late
Some people in this town will soon be rich.
Some people in this town Will soon be rich.
You may think me hypocritical.
Because seem SO skeptlcal
When not converting by the golden rule.
But YOU surely AL mistaken.
For my creed I've not forsaken,
I'm missionary of the modern school.
I'm missionary of the modern school.
In speaking of the music las evening
we were led into an error. We were in
formed by members of the club that Mr..
Mitchell was the author of Foxeyites'
March, played between the acts. The
march is the composition of that skilled
musician, Mr.. Charles. Grimmer, whose
taste and skill arranged the entire or
chestration of the opera.
Tonight WILDE the last performance,
and there will be another immense au-
dience.
Marie Decca Concert Co.
The Boston Herald says OF Marie Decca,
who is to appear in Kotzschmar Hall
the 10Th inst:
Nine Decca simply delighted her audi
ence and carried all present captive by
her magnificent vocal gifts. She is
Ginger who stands as prominently in the
i 1in Of the worlds artist as any heard here
IN the last decade. Gifted with voice
Of remarks BILE range and sipgularly even
in it's development, faultlessly true and
nnre in ali its toDes, she makes it per
form all the demands of the most diff
cult compositions with grace and ease eT.
that is positively d reares haa sa,dn ne
had snch brilliant Interpretation as
She gave it, and as for the Pearl Of
Brazil" aria, no singer has approached
The Decca in singing 1t,
Tarts-pure fruit jellies-at Shaw's.