The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-02
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The waite Comedy Company.

The Waite Comedy Company.
The truth of the old adage, Nothing
sueceeds like success" is being again
nroyen by the Waite Comedy Company,
at the Portland Theatre. Yesterdays
business was simply tremendous. 80
great was the rush in the afternoon that
the sale of tickets was stopped at Eve
minutes of two, and hundreds of people
were turned away. Every available inch
of space was filled, many ladies stand
ing through the performance, 'while
Others were obliged to find seats in the
top gallery. In the evening the crush
was fully as great, every seat being sold
before O'Clock, while the receipts were
the largest of the engagement.
"Young America" was the bill at the
matinee.a and was very acceptable offer
inx. The play is one of the best that the
company have presented, the performance
running with great smoothness and snap.
"The Boy from Boston" was played for
the first time in the evening. In LIS
play. the little Ell More sisters repeated
tie hits that they made in Legally
DEAD, "and the "Two Kids" They play
ed their parts with rare intelligence and
were the stars of the evening.
This afternoon "Uncle Reuben" with
Mr.. Waite in the leading role will be re-
peated. "Casey's Trou bles" will be play
ed for the first time this evening. In
this play, MIR. Kelley and Miss LaRose
have the leading parts, with ample OPP
<ba ,lou Of a H.
ties as fun makers.
Tomorrow afternoon "The Boy from
Boston, is sure to prove strong matt
nee card. "Young America" will be re-
peated by request in the evening.
Dan Daily in "After the Ball."
In the new musical comedy, After
the Ball." Dan Daily has the best part
that he has ever played, that Of Paul
Gibbs, a young broker, with sporting
rroclivities. In Mr.Daly's company will
be found some exceedingly clever people,
among them Stella Bonheur, Tellula
Evans, Helen Harrington. Celia Clay,
william S. Gill, and Charles Drake.
"After thu Ball" is underlined at the
Portland Theatre for next Monday even
ing.
Humpty Dumpty.
1t is not necessary to waste space on
the Humpty Dumpty performances at
City Hall yesterday afternoon and even
ing. For matinee for children it was
not so bad, but for an evening perfor-
nance for adults the less said the bet
ter.
Rejane, the play actress, will receive
$4,000 and expenses for her visit to us.
Julia Marluwe, now Mrs. Taber, played
Lady Teazle in Boston yesterday. She
is very popular and delightful actress,
but the critics recall the Lady Teazles
that have played the part, and Miss
Marlowe apparently isn't in it," With
the.exception of Rose Eytinge as Mrs.
Candor, neither were any OF the others
in the cast.
Dark-eyed Lola Yberri, the Spanish
dancer, who has created something Of a
sensation by the Introduction of her
whirlwind dances in the first and second
acts OF Jacinta," may be one the
features of the reopening of the Casino.
in New York city, under the regime of
the Aaronsons. This will not interfere
with her engagement in Boston, where
she will continue to be seen nightly at
the Castle Square Theatre.
Ware & Wolfe's opera, Westward Ho!"
was brought out in Boston Monday
night. Mr.. Wolfe's music is said to be
excellent, but Mr.. Wares libretto is
poor.
The Lillian Kennedy company will
present the amusing farce-comedy she
Couldn't Marry Three January 10th to
18th, and Saturday matinee.