The Portland daily press., 1894-11-08

Wefo presented
The Swing, PA. Colt.
The Last Token, Gabriel Max.
The Capitoline Venus (bustl, Antique
The Storm, PA. Colt.
Nydia, Bodenhausen.
Venus de Milo, Antique.
Psyche at the Well, Thumann.
Undine, W.Cray.
Venus de Medici, Antique.
Flora and Zephyr, Bougereau.
Morning, Bougereau.
Venus de Aries, Antique.
Cupid and Psyche, Bougereau.
Fairy Tales, G.Graff.
Victory, Constant.
The Angelus, Mlllet.
The Polar Star, Falero.
The Magdalene, Henner.
The Greek Slave, Powers.
Caressed by the Waves, Laurens.
Rory of the Hill.
Next Saturday evening. "Rory of the
Hill," new Irish drama written by Mr..
James C. Roach, with the author in the
stellar role, will be the attraction at the
Portland Theatre. The piece deals with
the Irish land question as it exists today,
with pretty thread of love and TO
nance cleverly interviewer. The dialogue
is strong and breezy, the epigrams pun
gent and the dramatic situations we'll
led up to. A company of great excel
lence will be seen in Mr.. Roach's sup
port. Miss Nellie Braggins. former
comic opera favorite, assumes the role OF
Grace barley. Rory's shy, loving sweet
heart. in charmingly natural manner,
while her singing and dancing is
prominent feature. Mr.. Ben Lodge, an
old tire favorite in this city, has an &C.
centric Irish character role which he
plays as only he can play part Of that
sort. Special features include the sing
ing of characteristic Irish melodies by
the Emerald Quartette and and dancing
by Miss Nannette Lascelles and Master
Willie Catferty.
Reward.
Last nights performance of Reward"
went off with great spirit, for of course,
as the stage hands get accustomed to
handling the scenes and the mechanical
appliances, they lessen the time of the
performance materially. Collins is a
host himself, but the various dramatis
personae are all well taken, and earn
for themselves hearty applause. The
praises of the new stage and scenery are
heard on every side. The tableaux are
well arranged and striking. Take it all
in all, Reward" is well worth visit,
and tickets should be secured for the
remaining two performances at VILLAIN
sons drug store, corner of Free and
Congress streets.
A feature much appreciated by the pa
irons of the play last evening, and one
which added much to the effectiveness
of the scenes in which it appeared, was
the new stage carpet, which was furn-
ished by HI. Bailey & Co., and which
is model of it's kind.
The EIks' Minstrels.
A partial list of the performers at the
forthcoming Elks' minstrel entertain
ment at Portland Theatre, Novem Der 26
and ~, is given below. The list is nearly
completed, but for obvious reason but n
few of the good things" are mentioned.
Every body will want to see the great
first part, with it's rich stage settings. 1t
viii be dream of harmonious coloring
and effect. Then there are Van Leer
and Barton, the four little policemen,
Hatch and Barnum, John P. WEIGH,
Wood and Murphy, Professor George
Mcconnell, the new quartette, the
Secondhand Brothers, the banjo orchestra
. Of twenty people, and raft of other
great features. The opening sale of seats
will gin at the theatre box Office Mon
day, November 49,, at a. m. The entire
production is under the personal direc-
tion of Mr.. Frank Callahan of Lewiston,
with his augmented orchestra.
A Week of Opera.
During the week, commencing next
Monday evening, Jules Grau's Comic
Opera Company will be the attraction
at the Portland Theatre every evening,
with matinees on Wednesday and Satur-
day. This company is unquestionably
the strongest organization now on the
road, playing repertoire of comic oper
as at popular prices. So far this season
they have played three weeks engage
Ment in Halifax, week in St. John, and
are now in Bangor. Their business ev-
erywhere has been simply phenomenal.
The company is composed of 40 artists,
including theirsown orchestra. Their rep
ertoire is by far the best that has ever
been presented. by popular price COM
pany, including a number of the old
favorites, together with several late sue
cesses that have not as yet been sung in
this city. The opening bill will be Be-
ccacio, to be followed on Tuesday by
Amorita, Wednesday, Tar and Tartar;
Wednesday matinee, Bohemian Girl;
Thursday, Martha; Friday, Gondoliers;
Saturday, Paul Jones; and the Saturday
matinee will be announced later.
This morning, at $50, the sale of seats
will open for the entire week.
Notes.
1t appears that Yvette sGuiltert denies
Indignantly" the report that she Is en-.
gagged to sing in berlin. 81 sing in Ber-
lin! Never in my lifel" which is proba-