The Portland daily press., 1894-06-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The County Fair.


Last night the County Fair" drew a
fine audience at Portland Theatre. Not
only was there large attendance in
the orchestra chairs and sparquet, but
the gal cry was packed. The audience
was delighted with Aunt Abigail s
bright, breezy New England sayings
and doings, they laughed heartily at
Taggs, were much amused with the
slow, quaint ways of Otis Tucker, and
were interested in the love scenes of Joe
and Sally. Miss Marie Bates filled her
old role of Aunt A bigail, Edith Pollock
that of Taggs, E. Metcalf, that of Otis,
Frank Herrick, Joe, and Ella Salisbury,
Sallie. The scenes in Aunt Abby's
sitting room, at the corn husking, and
finally the great race, in which Cold
Molasses wins the race and saves Aunt
Abby's farm, drew tremendous ap-
plause.
The play will be repeated tonight
Sanger's Vaudeville Stars.
Tomorrow evening the company of
speciality artists under the management
of E. F. Sanger will appear at the Port
land Theatre, and it is, expected that
three hours Of unbounded merriment
will be furnished all in attendance. One
of the features will be an exhibition by
Joe Walcott, the famous vel ter weight
champion boxer and his sparriDg part
ner- Walcott has lately concluded an
engagement with Geo. Dixon's COM
pany and was specially engaged by Man
ager Sanger as an added attraction to an
already strong combination.
A Lucky Hit.
The three St. Felix sister s, who are the
stars of the company to appear in the
new farce comedy, "A Lucky Hit" at
the Portland Theatre Saturday evening
next, are tone of the most agreeable trios
of singing and dancing condolences on
the stage. For several seasons they were
mem ers of Tony PASTORS company
when he was acknowledged to present
the very best variety entertainments by
the best artists obtainable. Three
years ago they went to Europe, remain
ing there until the first of this season,
playing engagements in the most famous
of the London Music Halls, and on the
Continent as well. Their company is
said to be very clever one and is COM
posed of well known artists.
Char1ey's Aunt.
Theatre goers are preparing to extend
cordial welcome to the company which
will present "Charley's Aunt" at the
Portland Theatre for the first times next
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
"Charley's Aunt" is unlike many COM
edies that have been imported from the
other side in the fact that it is not de-
pendent upon vulgarity or suggestlveness
for its humor. IL tone it is far above
the average European comedy, and con-
jures it's merriment by purely legitimate
methods. Seats will be on sale tomorrow
morning.
The concert give by the Stock bridge
Musical Association at the Town Hall,
Winthrop, on Thursday evening of last
week, brought out one of the largest
audieaees seen for long time, nearly
400 tickets being sold in all. In the first
part of the programme Mr.. Stock bridge
a violin solo, and was recalled. These
two features alone. the Budget says,
were worth the price of admission.
1t was as Digby Grant, in 1.-Two Roses"
written by the husband of pretty Mary
Moore, Charles Wyndham's leading
woman, that Henry Irving made his
first distinct success in London, and that
event took place at the Vaudeville Thea
tire just "a years ago last night.
The popularity of Loie Fuller in the
French capital has given rise to a new
adjective. A French writer recently, in
describing Sarah Bernhardt's dresses in
the revival of "LaDame aux Camelias,
which the beloved Sarah plays in new
manner now, wrote that the one for the
second act was of white brocade with a
Vatican back. "and at the top huge
Alsatian bow of satin wired out to look
like wings The long ends Sarah brings
round her Loie fashion. as she SITS"