The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-13
fMUsIoA AND DRAMA.
The Derby Mascot.

The DERBY mascot.
The Derby Mascot, presented al
Portland Theatre last night to very
good balcony and gallery audience, al
though there was not large attendance
in the orchestra seats, is a melodrama
possessing a good many possibilities. II
deals with the Texas race track, and IN
PRODUCES in the persons of Glenn john
son, newsboy and private detective,
Johnny Blue,a jockey rival, Little Ted,
the Derby Mascot, and two negroes, Pete
Spears and Hannah Spears, enough
amusement to soften the ordinary, aud
usually murderous, features OF the melo-
drama. The plot deals with the
Vaccinations of Andrew Knight to mar
ry Nellie Cheneworth, an old money
lenders daughter, who is in love with
and marries Jack Marston, the owner of
King Faro, the fastest horse in Texas.
The efforts of Andrew Knight are foiled
at every turn, and at the end he meets
with his deserved tate.
The drama introduces the two horses,
King Faro, handsome dark brown an
AMH1s ana ohoehSA3 q Skol anu Az 40 az
the close of the first act, where Little
Ted, the Mascot, rides King Faro to VIC
tory, thar the curtain falls in a storm of
applause and is voclferously recalled.
So, the close of the second act, when
Andrew is accused of the murder Of
the affair-the curtain was called again.
The dancing by Katie Rooney, who plays
Glenn, cunning little Belle Stoddard as
Ted, and Dotty Theobaid as Johnnie
Blue, were good, and the dancing and
love-making in the second act between
bit of business. The songs by Gem,
"Who's Little Girl are You" and "My
Pearl is Bowery Girl" received
double encore. In act third Kate Rooney
created quite furore with her songs,
dances and limitations of her father.
Get seats to see the play tonight.
The Guv'nor.
One of the most impartial dramatic
critics in this country is Joe Howard,
the famous New York newspaper writer.
The following is an extract from one
of his letters:
AZ went to the Boston Museum this at
ternoon to see George Wilson's great
piece of acting in 1.-The Guv'nor." In
Wilson, Manager Field has comedian
that no New York company can equal.
Mr.. Stoddart Of Palmer's is unique. but
limited In range. James Lewis of Days
is always Lewis, and without disguise.
William Herbert of Cranes company is
one of the best ia the world, but he in
clines to caricature. Wilson is genius.
He plays and looks little boy just as
we'll as he plays an old man. l was de-
lighted with him." e
1t Is in @,The Guv'nor" that Mr. Will
son, supported by an excellent company,
is to appear at the Portland Theatre
Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat-
urday afternoon of this week.
Marie Decker Concert Go.
The Marie Decca Concert Company the
10th will fill Kotzschmar Hall with
people. Nine. Decca is
called by the best American and Euro
peans musical critics s the American Jen-
ny Lind.n The Boston Herald says:
"Mme. Decca simply delighted her au-
dience and carried all present captive by
her magnificent vocal gifts. She is
singer who stands as prominently in the
list of worlds artists as any heard here
in the last decade. Gifted with a voice
of remarkable range and singularly
even in it's development, faultlessly true
and pure in all its tones, she makes it
perform all the demands of the most
di fficult compositions with grace and
ease that il positively refreshing. The
"Queen of the Night" song has seldom
had such brilliant Interpretation as
she gave it, and as for the "Pearl of
Brazil" aria. no singer has appr cached |
The Decca in singing it,"
Mrs. Navarro-Mary Anderson = has |
been very Ill since she gave birth to a |
,bild, and many friends have called to |
inquire after her condition. Monday |
she had made some progress toward re- |
,cvery, and her ply stefan regards her
Is out or danger.
here is new comic opera-as yet |
IN produced-entitled "The ibal |
Queen" The librettist, Mr.J. A. Nc |
night, introduces Liliuokalani the |
Haw allan revolution, and King Grover l,
The Boston Journal says the attempt |
10 found comic work on this historical |
basis is painting the the lily ard throw |
ing perfume on the violet. The actual |
story was fine example OF opera |
Douffe"