The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hoss g. Hoss.

Collier in his role of the judge. Mark
Sullivan as lawyer Charlie Hoss, John
Hymus as Birdie, James B. Gentry as the
sheriff, Louise Collier as Sybil, Helena
Collier as the tough girl = annie
Rooney, with the other characters as
sumed by people quite well known as
speciality artists. All the various features
were loudly applauded and many of them
encored. Some of the parodies introduced
were those on Molly Oh After the
Ball." "The Widow and Bow-Wow." The
double song and dance by the two
sailors in the second act with the
ludicrous assumption of legerdermaln
afterwards, was encored again ana again,
and the Bowery ball, that closes the second
act, had to be repeated three tlmes.
Golfers gag on the doctor III the second
act was received with shouts OF laughter.
We WON'T tell here what it was because
we don't want to give it away before to-
nights performance. The dance called the
ostrich feather dance, by Miss Collier,
had to be repeated.
There will be a matinee performance
and an evening performance today.
Injured Innocents.
Another magnificent audience greeted
the Athletic club boys when the curtain
rose in City hall last evening on Injured
Innocents, and throughout the evening
the applause was constant. All the
specialties were encored and the Amazon
march and ballet aroused the audience to
great enthusiasm. A change was made
last evening which was very effective.
The menagerie scene in the second act
was considerably shortened and a new
topical song was introduced by Mr.
Mitchell. An instrumental quartette
also gave very pleasing selection De-
tween the first and second acts. By the
change in the piece the acting time was
reduced to two and one half hours.
We should not forget to state that the
house is admirably ushered by Mr.. Fred
H Palmer, chief, assisted by Messrs. H.
W. Barnard, Jr.. j. H. Carlton, F. N.
Strout, F. Milliken, JIG. Libby. F. A.
Elwell, c. E. B. King, J.H. Allen, j. Cecil
Clay, Stanley Patten and Henry Davis.
The souvenir programmes are very
handsome.
Mr.. Barnet, the author of the extrava-
ganza, and several prominent members
of the Boston Cadet Theatrical company,
will come to Portland tonight to witness
the final performance.
Sappho.
A Co of< Of fbic
comedy, which is creating SO much talk
among our theatre goers, at the Portland
theatre next Thursday and Friday, is
the work of the scenic artist.
The action of the piece takes place in
Monaco. and the noted Casino of Monte
Carlo figures conspicuously in the play.
With such beautiful natural scenery
as is afforded by this beautiful
spot, the artist has been enabled to pro-
duce one of the most artistic bits of
stage painting every displayed.
Slivinski.
Our readers should rememb Der that next
Monday evening and Tuesday matinee
will be noted, as on those occasions the
great pianist Sllvinski will be heard at
City Hail. Half fare is offered on the
Maine &c ntral and Grand Trunk to all
holding Slivinski tickets, and half fare
over the Rochester to the Tuesday matt
nee Only two days remain in which to
get reserved seats at Stockbridge's. The
| Pittsburg Leader says:
"His playing is clean and without slur-
| ing, the enunciation of each note being
distinct, and he holds his audience by
| his work. His group of Chopin compo-
sitions probably pleased the audience,
as a whole, best, and in response to the
applause which greeted their conclusion
| he returned and gave the waltz in G
sharp minor by the same. author. His
| technical skill was thoroughly shown in
| Listz's tarantella "Venezia E. Napoli,"
and the audience was so pronouncedly
| enthusiastic that he was obliged to come
| back even as some were leaving the hall.
The people quickly reseated themselves
| and listened with renewed pleasure to
| Heyman's "Elfenspeil" and then again
| loudly applauded the performer.
| Razzle Dazzle.
Introducing Miss frankie Haintz as
! the star coincidence and including a
number of clever comedians, Rice q
Barton's company will be at Portland
Theatre next Monday and Tuesday even
ings Razzle Dazzle is described as one
| of the funniest of modern musical farces.
A number of specialties are provided by
the Whitney Bros, Miss Clara Lawrence,
| AL Bellman, Grace Milburn, Frank
Emerson, the Moore sisters and Miss
frankie Haintz.
| Notes.
| Perhaps Portland can't support an
opera house, but when one sees City nall
crowded for three nights by one
theatrical companysand Portland theatre
by another during the same time and
probably not over one hundred dead
heads, all together, in both places, il
| looks as if Portland people did have some
| interest in theatricals.