The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Gilhooleys Abroad.

| In mlnstrelsy they had tut little scope
for the exercise of their talents, but IN
the farce-eomedy THE Gilhoolys
Abroad" they possess a wide field in
| which to display their abilities. Last
| night Portland Theatre resounded with
| the laughter of the large audience and
| their persistent applause. George Cor
/ man was very funny as Owen Gilhooly,
while John Germans Jonathan Tubbs
was model of quaint humor. The
Germans were well supported by Lettie
| LeNyne, Nevil Nobriga, Lizzie Winner,
Maud Douglass, Willard Munro, Alex
| Cameron, Charles Taylor and George
| Irimble. The Germans have always
been warm favorites in this city.
The New South. Il
| Manager W. A. Brady's dramatic organ
| izaton, headed by Jos eph Gismer and
Phoebe Davies will be an attraction of
exceptional interest at Portland Theatre
next Thursday and Friday evenings.
| The play to be given here by this COM
pany is "The New Soutb,n an idylIic
| romance, picturing life in Georgia at the
present day. This engagement will be
the first played by Mr.. Grismer and Miss
! Dawes in this city. They are two of
| the most clever young artists now on
the stage, and their rise has been both
rapid and thoroughly deserved. The
sale OF seats is now progressing.
., Rhea.
| Shakespeare's greatest comedy, much
| Ado about Nothing" is the play that
Rhea and her company will present at
| the Portland Theatre next Monday eve
ning.sa She plays the role of Beatrice,
the one in which she made her first
great success. Her supporting company
| is,a splendid organization of players.
| Mr.. VS.. Hethering, is the leading man.
| The sale of seats opens at the box Office
| this morning.
Mr.. Elliott G. MitchelI's star course
| opened most brilliantly at City Hall
last evening. There was very large
audience present, that included very
many of our citizens who are
not so frequently seensat places of public
entertainment. They laughed, applaud
| ell and encored number after number,
and expressed themselves delighted with
their evenings entertainment.
The story of Tabasco, a wandering
Irishman, who becomes the chef in the
Pasha's kitchen, warns him up with
| bottle of Tabasco sauce, and in return is
| told if he don't keep the Pasha supplied
with the sauce his head will come off at
eleven O'Clock, but who manages at the
last moment to fill the bill, has been
told at length on former occasion.
| Barnet and Chadwick have done good
| work in the operetta. The music is
bright and tuneful, with lots of "go" in
| it and if at times we have "reminiscences
of Pinafore, the Royal MILDLY, and other
popular operas steal across the brain,
| they are SO we'll disguised they answer
for new melodies, for has not Solomon
said: there is nothing new under the
/ sum-"
| The opera however is Thomas @. Sea-
brooke an d Seabrooke is the opera. 1t
| is true that the ar oh and attractive Ell
via Crex-who by the way was suffering
from most unfortunate cold last night
the sweet-voiced singer Catherine Lin
yard, + the pretty Hattie Moore, the
plump and chic Carrie Perkins, and
other good actors and singers assist,
but it is Seabrooke, whose admirable
sense of humor, his ability to pre-
sent it, his wonderful facial fexibility
and his quaint and amusing movements
that especially absorbs the attention.
His "Swim Out O'Grady" song, with
chorus, full of light illusions, is a
decidedly taking topical song, and was
encored again and again. In the second
act he was irresistibly funny, and SO
was Miss Crox, in the scene where. they
| appear with the hand organ.
AS we have said the other characters
are all well taken. Miss Linyard was
encored for her admirable rendering of
her aria in the first act. Mr.. Adamini
displayed a good voice as Maco, Mr..
| Walter Allen was effective as the Pasha,
Mcdonald and Barker were encored for
their admirable dancing. The Clipper
| Quartette were recalled several time
The ballet advertisement in the second
act was marked feature, and was more
heartily applauded than any dancing
that has been seen in Portland for long
time. 1.-THE orchestra was efficient, the
chorus strong, and the ensemble at the
end of the first act SO well given it had
to be repeated by call of the curtain.
The opera was well costumed and the
chorus and ballet girls were veryR &C.
ceptabie in appearance.
Mr.. MitchelPs next entertainment will
be Mr.. Haworth and Miss Evesson in
Hamlet"
There were two matters that require
criticism last night. One was the
method of taking tickets which made
crush that wasss very trying for ladies,
and the other placing piano with
raised lid in the centre of the orchestra
platform, thus depriving those occupy
ing the best seats in he house of an OPP
poruunity to see more than half the
show