The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Waite Comedy Co.

Two large houses were assembled at
Portland Theatre at the matinee and
evening performances yesterday. In the
afternoon Milton Mobiles play "From
Sire to Son." was given. At the evening
performance the Gilmore Sisters appeared
in their pleasing comedy Legally Dead"
This play has been rewritten since pre-
scented here last season and is more at
tractive now than ever. An entirely new
ure of which..was the new descriptive oy-
erture ''The Musicians Strike. ;"
1 At the matinee today Uncle Reuben"
will be given and in the evening "Inside
Track
The stockbridge Entertainment.
The second entertainment in the Stock
bridge course, was given at City hall last
evening, and was exceedingly enjoyable.
The programme was not too long, but
long enough, and the Jessie Couthoui
company showed itself an organization
of great merit. There was large audi
ence present, and it expressed its delight
continually with no uncertain sound.
| Miss Jesse Couthoui is a great favorite
| in Portland and deservedly SO. What
ever may be the nature of the selection
she recites to her hearers, she makes
| out of it all of which it is capable. Fur
thermore she doesn't fly at two high
game or, in other words, she gives her
audiences what she knows they best
appreciate. She has great magnetism.
She knows she is in touch with each one
of those who are eagerly dwelling on her
words. There was world of pathos in
'How the Church Was Built at Ke-
hoes" and her recitation of Eugene
Fields "Bill," was realization of the
poem, rather than recital. In this lat
| ter selection she not only had the boys
manner, and the boys infection of voice,
but her mobile features emphazied them.
She was excellent in thesrecitation No.
5 Collect street, and convulsed with
merriment by her capital representation
of HMrs O'Toole and the Car Conduc-
tor If the au1ience could have had its
way they would have kept her reciting
all night. Miss Couthoui made short
address in which she referred to the
many times she had visited the city and
the warmth with which she was always
welcomed.
Miss Thomas possesses pure soprano
voice, clear, high and flexible, as WAS
eyinced in her Handelian air "Oh, had I
Jubal's Tyre, u and the bird song, for
which Mr.. Wilder played the flute OBJ
ligato. She was encored and also received
a beautiful bouquet. Nj. Wilder is fin
ished futist. His notes ars clear. pure
and rich, and his execution admirable
He also played two piano duets with
Miss Low, the lady who performed the
duties of accompanist, most successfully
The Fatal Gard.
The company appearing in "The Fatal
Card,'' is under the management of
Charles Frohman, and is exactly the same
in every detail, as that which has just
finished triumphant engagement in
Boston, where for three mo nths the Bos-
ton Museum was packed to it's utmost
capacity. "The Fatal Card'' has been
the dramatic sensation of New York and
London for the past two years, and its
presentation in this city, next week, at
the City hall theatre, should constitute
the most delightful event to our amuse-
ment goers have been invited to enjoy
this season.
McCarthy's Mishaps.
"McCarthy's Mishaps" comes to the
} Portland Theatre next Monday and Tues
day. This is undoubtedly one of the
funniest com edies ever produced. Its
continued success for the past five years
!, has made it popular throughout the en-
} tire United States. Barney Ferguson,
} the funniest Irish comedian America has
: 'er seen, will play his original charac
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