The Portland daily press., 1895-01-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Hoss and Hoss.

and Hoss,n will be presented at the Port
land Theatre this evening with new faces
in the cast. In it's four seasons on the
road this clever skit has furnished a
vast amount of amusement for lovers of
comedy. This season it is said to be
funnier than ever and to go with snap
that leaves not a moment OF rest for
those inclined to laugh at comicallties.
Many newslines and situations have been
added, while all the specialties are new
and exceedingly numerous. A lot of
surprises are in.store for thoseswho think
that the limit of novelty in farce comedy
has been reached. The cast is one of the
best ever found in production of this
kind, including among its leaders
jacques Kruger, Carrie Sweeney, Rose
utherland, Cora Carlisle, Charles Z.
Aldrich, Harry Crandall. Thomas D.
DAILY, Thos. Evans, CIarice P Palmerkand
Donnerte. The entertainment is to be
repeated tomorrow evening.
The Country Squire.
aThe Country Squire" new rustic
comedy is to be presented at the Port
land Theatre next Friday and saturday
for the first times in this city. At the
head of the company is Archie Boyd,
character comedian who stands in the
very front rank. This will be his first
visit to this city, but he comes preceded
by great reputation. For number s.of
seasons.he played the role.o Josh Whit
comb in Denman Thompson's road COM
pany and was considered by many critics
to give ssmore artistic performance of
the part th an Mr.. Thompson The sale
of seats opens at the box Office this morn
ing. A matinee is to be given on Satur-
day, for which popular price has been
made.
Prince Pro Tenn.
Laugh and the world laughs with you,
must have been the thought of Mr.. R.
A. Barnet, the author of s1492, when he
conceived the idea of writing the operat-
ic fantasie "Prince Pro Tem." which has
just closed successful engagement of
l67 performances at the Boston Museum,
and which will be produced for the first
time in Portland, at City Hall, Friday
and Saturday next, and Saturday NATL
nee. A strong feature is the musical
portion of the production, contributed
by Mr.. IS. Thompson, and the musical
critics of Boston are unanimous in stat
ing that the music of Prince Pro TEN"
is bright, tuneful and more catchy than
usual. The sovereign prince is response
BILE, and suffers penalties for all crimes
committed, and is deposed when Jus
tice" decides capital crime has been
committed. Upon his birthday the Prince
is relieved from all duties and penalties
of his birthday, and is allowed further
freedom for sixty days if he can find a
person to act as "prince pro tenn. One
arrives in the person of Tommy Tomp-
kins. Mr.. Fred Lennox,a buyer of animals
pro tenn makes things so complicated
that the audience is CONFUSED with
laughter from the rise to the fall of
the curtain. Z The comedian is jolly Fred
Lennox, who, besides being clever act
or,..is said to have the additional attrac-
tion of good voice, which, in his popu-
lar topical songs he uses to advantage.
AQOtu6E SbrODS lcdGuIc VI tuo
ance is Miss Josie Sadler, who lnterrrets
the part of Wild Rosy of Yucatan. The
rest of the company are both talenued
and handsomely costumed, while the
chorus is remarkably strong and well
trained. The piece will be gorgeously
steged and costumed The sale of seats
begin at Stock bridges this morning.
Alvin Joslin.
1t is crying commentary on the the
atricaI taste of the present day when
a play like Alvin Joslin, aged and
mouldy in style, with all it's wet chest
nuts of unknown age, and not single
feature to commend it, either in drama
or acting, can fill Portland Theatre with
such an audience as crowded it Satur-
day night, and that, by its laughter and
applause, was evidently SO delighted.
Notes.
"The Cotton Kingn will be the attrac-
tion at the Portland Theatre the first
three evenings of next week. Seats will
go ON sale next Wednesday morning.