The Portland daily press., 1894-08-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Power of Gold.

Portland Theatre opened for the season
last evening, with Sanfords spectacular
melodrama The Power of Gold" There
are melodramas that hang prettylclosely
to the probabilities and there are others
that are so improbable that they become
curious. The "Power of Goldn" belongs
to the latter class. 1t is not only lur1d,
it s vermilion red. Murder most TO I'll,
scenes in a mad house, crime, IN high
places, follow each other in Kaleidoscope
order, like the turgid dreams from indi-
gestion. For all that, the Power of
Gold" through some very good actors,
possesses some very interesting scenes, and
the audience last night was worked up to
high pitch of excitement, particularly
at the end of the second act. where DR..
Fam bra.and the fictitious Lazy Brandon,
reveal themselves to each other in stheir
true characters. and in the third act,
where LadyDenmore Nora, Paul and Sam
escape from the mad house. AT the close
of the second act, Mr.. S ummerfeld, who
gave an excellent Characterization of DR..
Zambra, Barry Johnston, who playedPaul,
Mamie Ingham as Meg Judson Tin reali-
ty Lady Denmore) Mark Hardy es the
villain. and Mai Estelle as Lady Brand
con, were called before the curtain, and
the curtain was--also called at the close
of he,third act.
There was some very good scenery, no.
tably the founding hospital and the
deserted dollhouse at Victoria Lock. The
new electric lights made the house bril-
liant, and the orchestra, under Mr.. Grim
mer, gave some capital music. Mr.. Hatch,
the new chief usher, assumed his duties
for the first time.
The drama will be repeated tonight.
Cecilian Quartette.
The Cecilian Quartette of this city, as
sisted by Miss Bertha Webb, the violinist,
and Mrs. Gilmore Stewart Starbird
Clough, reader, of Boston, gave a fine con-
cert at the Lawson House, Harpswell,
last Thursday and Friday evening, the
company dedicated a new hall at Booth
bay Harbor. Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings the Quartette were at North
port for the Chautauqua Union. Two
very large audiences attended the con-
certs there.
The Pavilion.
Again yesterday afternoon, and evening
McCallums Theatre at Peaks Island was
crowded to the doors to see the strongest
play ever put on at that comfortable re-
sort. 1t has proven grand success, and
will surely be greeted by packed houses
at the clos ing performances. 10 avoid
the rush at the box Office secure your
seats at..Stock BRIDGES.
Notes.
Mr.. Elliott c.. Mitchell writes from
New York that he has secured strong
list of attractions for the coming season.
Sousa's Band will be at City Hall No
vember "a.
Among the new plays of the season is
"s2he Side Show" written by George
C. jerks for james B. Maekey, famous
IS @Grimesey, Me Boy" The piece is
called a "curo-circo comedy" and deals
with incidents of circus life as found in
that highly important annex to all first
class circuses, the side snow, with its
freaks, sharpers and victims. Thursday
evening Of next week, Mr.. Mackie and
company will be seen at the Portland
Theatre. Seats go ON sale Monday morn
ing.
Saturday evening the 25ih Will find
George Richards and Eugene Garfield at
the Portland Theatre in their new play,
The Circus Clown
A large crowd greeted Golden's "Old
Jed Prouty" at FoXcrott opera house
Wednesday evening. 1t created perfect
storm, cyclone of merriment Rarely
do we see such a blending Of the comic
and pathetic. The acting Of every mem
Der of the troupe was excellent. and
the singing of the "Bucksport Choir"
brought down the house and was the
signal for an outburst Of applause that
was anything but studied. Golden will
be here IN a few days.
John l.. sStoddard writes in fine health
and spirits from Baden-Baden, where he
is now settled down for the completion
of his new lectures, for which ne has Sc
cured new aud important illustrations