The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Katharine Rober.

Katharine Rober.
That bright and breezy little actress,
Katharine Rob6r, appeared last evening
at Portland theatre in the nrst OF a series
of entertainments in which she Will be
seen this week. 1t was handsome COM
nliment to the young actresses talent to
see the crowded audience. Not only were
all the seats occupied up stairs and down,
but there were many standing IN the
Hobbies. A warm greeting was extended
as the star appeared in the first act,
token of the appreciation in which she is
held in the city, where she has made so
many friends.
The play was the Irish drama OF
l"Little Kitty" and where in the library
of plays can be found any that appeals
more forcibly to the popular taste?
Boucicault, Joe Murphy and others have
made'fortunes in them. Generations have
wept and laughed over, The Colleen
Bawn," "The Shaughran," and the
present race of theatre-goers have never
failed to be delighted with the Harrigan
and Hart plays and others of that ilk.
Miss Rober was a delightful Kitty
Burke, sprightly and spirited. true
Irish lass. In the severer scenes she ex-
hibited much power and brought down
the house. AS Terry the laundering
servant-her other role-she was very
amusing Her support was very good.
The play abounds in bright lines, and
afford ed good opportunity to see Mr..
Leonard Rowe as Allen Tracey, Mr..
Morris McHugh as Captain Deming, Mr..
J. Gordon Edwards as Felix, Mr.. John
Weber as Paddy-whose songs were
among the best things of the evening;
Mr. Justin Paige as Martins Kavanagh,
Miss Grace Hamilton as Judith, Miss
Nellie Hancock as Oma Kray and Little
IAllie Fisher as Little Carrie. Tonight
Miss Rober will be seen in ''The Bankers
Daughter ~
The Park Theatre.
The new Park Theatre opened its doors
for the first time last evening 1t is 8
large plain auditorium, lighted by
electricity, and with plain wooden schairs
for seats There is good 81 zed stage and
the scenery is quite neat and does credit
to the artist Mr. Fred Libby, the stage
carpenter. The house was packed with
about eight hundred people, and they APP
plauded heartily the various turns. The
, eileen Sisters, Gene and Mabel. in their
buck and wing dancing particularly
pleased. The Days, Gus and frankie,
in their versatile entertainment were en-
cored again and again. Kate Sanford
land VIM. Wylie, the comedy vocal sketch
artists received a warm reception, while
Fleming, the contortionist, Frank
Pierlot, the funny singer, and Griffin
and Cowper, the black fare song and
dance comedians, and great buck and
wing dancers, gave great pleasure The
performance closed with Gus Days
laughable sketch ''Ohl What a Nightp'
The Stockbridge Course.
The fine course that Mr.. Stockbridge |
has put before the public the coming |
season is being appreciated by his patrons
and there IS a great demand for seats.
Those who desire a choice location should |
apply at once Paderewski, the great |
pianist, will open the course Nov Dist |
and appear at matinee the next after |
noon The ST. James Gazette says
| Eduer6WSkl bubTetCuS tuuIouoco iAh0 |
Patti and like Maurel, so that, whatever
he plays, the hall is sure to be full and
it's occupants enthusiastic No singer, |
however, can without the aid Of other |
artists-vocalists or Observation-Disclosures
ganize a concert; whereas the great |
Polish pianist is able by himself to draw
more persons than his concert-room will
hold: and when once he has them in his
presence he can keep his hearers enchant- |
ed and enthralled for a couple of hours
or any longer period Yesterday after |
noon, when the one recital took place |
that Paderewski was to give this season, |
the pianist was in his happiest mood and |
played with poetry, a fire-an individu-
atty, above all-which one would look
for vainly in the performances of most
pianists-even pianists whose greatness
would be contested by no one"
Given's Violin Recital.
The second number on the programme
OF Given's violin recital is a solo by
Miss Cleona II. Tatro only eight years
of age She commenced on the violin
only last January and has taken about
| twenty l6SsOuS. IOu0 Will pay puO Oid
Oaken Bucket with variations), by A.
f. Harris This little girl played this
solo at her home in VermonJ this sum-
mer and so pleased professor from New
York that he gave her a valuable present
and pronounced her playing wonderful
for one SO young and when he was in
formed about the number of lessons she
had taken he was still more surprised
This professor was yiolinist of great
reputation and teacher for over twenty
years in New York city and vicinity. All
should not fail to hear this little sooist
on this occasion. Reserved seats will be
on sale at Ohandler's music store on and
after Monday, Nov. 11th
The Drummer Boy.
The above play and in fact all local
productions of war dramas, Ii We always