The Portland daily press., 1895-04-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Tri1by.

reading public have idealized for them
selves. Such was the case with the dra-
matization of Dickens's works, and such
Is the case with DuMaurier's "Trilby.n
II Mr.. Palmer's company failed in any
respect last evening to realize the ideals
Of many in the audience, that was not
the fault of the company, for it was
composed of actors of more than average
ability.
1t is not necessary to repeat the story
here, or to again rehearse the changes
in the play from those in the story, as
we have given them before. Our task is
with the actors themselves. Miss Sybil
Jehnseone is not our idea of Trilby. She
played the part well but she lacked the
sweet ingenuousness of the model of the
Latin quarter who loved little Billee,
and who was so fond of Taffy and the
Laird, and Dodo and Zou Zou. Amidst.
all the Bohemianism of the early scenes
it was not possible to see trait in her
that would have attracted Little .Billee
sufficiently to cause him to contemplate
marriage. She wasn't real, lovable
TriIby. She hadn't the look nor the
manner, to some eyes. And yet from
another's point Of view she satisfied
well. She was better in the hypnotized
state in the second and third acts, be-
cause there she appealed to ones pity,
and pity is bound between spectator
and actor that beautifies the actor.
IL was in this third act, in the scene
with Svengali, where Trilby is compelled
to obey the commands of Svengali. and
seated, in the chair, disclaims all knowl
edge of Little Billee and old friends that
the audience hung on her words with
bated breath, and more dramatic pic
ture has rarely been seem than the close
OF the act when SVe ngali falls lifeless
over the table.
Mr.. George Fawcett's Svengali was a
strong Characterization. Tt was not put
SO effective as it might have been made
in the earlier part of the play, but his
death scene was admirable. AS Taffy,
MIR. Boyd Putnam, and as the Laird,
MIR. Charles Garfield were exceedingly
good. They realized the authors idea.
Mr.. Walter Brooks should be commend
ed for the capital realization OF the
airyeZ Zou Zou, Louise Mulderner was very
good as Nine. Wizard and W. j. Romaine
was good Gecko. Mr.. Frederic was not
30 sat1sfactorysas he. might have. been as
Little Billee and he threw away his op-
portunity in his appeal to Trilby in the
third act to make strong hit. The
other characters were well assumed.
The play was wellsstaged and the scene
in the studio, with the dance was
given the real Bohemian flavor. The
situations-several of which are so ar
ranged that slip would turn drama
into farce-were capitally handled. The
music was well arranged and effective.
The audience called the curtain three
times at the close of the third act. 1t
was magnificent audience, that filled
every seat down stairs and almost all in
the balcony.
Hawaii.
1t should be matter of pride with the
authors of Hawaii, the members of the
Portland Athletic Club who took part in
lis first performances and the committee
has been q great demand for it's revival.
All that remains now is for our theatre
goers to show their appreciation of the
efforts of the club in the past and en-
courage it for the future by making the
last performances at the Portland
of
ing and Friday evening notable for the
size and enthusiasm of the audiences.
Seldom is it that an amateur production
@runs" for nine performances, but the
coming presentation will be the seventh,
eighth and ninth Of Hawaii. For all
been held, the last one of which, full
stage rehearsal, takes place at the theatre
this evening. The boys will be on their
mettle tomorrow afternoon, for Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Mcclellan pauline HalD
are to be present, their engagement in
Saoo in the evening giving them the
opportunity. AS there is always a rush
for tickets on holidays it would be wise
to ensure good seats by purchasing tick
cts to-day.
Uncle Toms Cabin.
A. r. Stover's great company is to
give two performances of Uncle Toms
Cabin at the Portland Theatre next Sat
urday. Popular prices will rule at both
performances.
Chamber Concert,
Miss Harriet Shaw, the celebrated
barpist was SO long resident of Port
land, as to make our citizens feel
special pride and interest in everything
that contributes to her fame as an ar
tist. They will therefore read with
pleasure this notice from German news
paper:
"Last evenings concert introduced to
the Dresden public Miss Harriet "A.
Shaw, the Harp Virtuosin of Boston,
educated in the distinguished school of
Hero Gail Ziech. The young lady
showed, in the Fantasia of Thomas, an
aenoore," and the "Preluden of
Mendelssohn's 3 most painstaking culti-