The Portland daily press., 1895-04-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MIR. and Mrs. Oliver Byron,

Monday evening is entitled "Ups and
Downs of Life, "and is the work of F. A.
Scudmore, young English dFamatist
who promises to eclipse Sutton Vane as
a successful author OF melodramas. 1t
introduces a variety os characters suffi-
cient to make it very appropriate. The
plot, or rather plots, for Jwe distinct
pieces of scheming enter into the story,
is calculated to hold the closest attention
of an audience throughout its develop
ment. There is no lack of sensational
episodes and amusing comedy scenes, but
it is notable as being a melodrama with
out murder Tickets are now on sale
at the box office. This will be the only
appearance of the Byrons in Portland
this season.
The Butterflies.
We do not wonder that "The butter
fiesp ran for one hundred and fifty
nights as Palmer's theatre, New York,
il the same company was in the cast
that'produced the comedy at City hall
last evening.
The hero of "The Butterflies" is an
n x,
handsome, reckless with his money and
careless concerning the future; yet he is
withal a sterling fellow, noble hearted,
witty, satirical, full of pathos aud brim-
ming with sentiment. He is running
through his own fortune as fast as he
can and he is near the point where he
may iMperil his mothers fortune. He
rescues a charming young girl from
drowning, and, of course, falls madly in
love with her. The girl loves him too,
but there is another snitor in the way,
aid what makes the outlook all the
more gloomy for the young man whom
MIR. Drew portrays, the girls mother fav-
ors the rival, and to settle once and for
ever the romantic affair brought about
by thegyoung laiy's rescue from watery
grave, she announces the engagement of
her daughter to the other young man.
But our hero, nothing daunted, grows to
love his sweetheart allsth more Gercely,
and he keeps ON loving her more and
more dearly, and more and more wildly
until he gets her. He wins the mother
by neat piece of self-sacrifice, and the
other suitor plays into his hand too, SO
that by the time Mr.. Carleton has car
ried his characters from ST. Augustine,
Fla, to fashionable LenoX, Mass,
where Cupid is made captive at last, and
all the complications melt away, the
two lovers are ready for the maternal
blessing and their ship-load of JOY is in.
Mr.. John Drew-the son of the Mrs.
Drew who was last seen here in the same
cast with Jefferson and Florence, and
one of the most noted actresses the
American stage has Known was MIR.
Frederick Ossian, the hero of the come
y,and he acted it with breeziness and
earnestness that, joined to the efforts of
his remarkably good support, furnished
an evening Of thorough enjoyment. SMr.
Drew's love scenes with Miss Maud Adj
ams-MiriamNwere deIig htful, and were
admirably seconded by those of Mr..
Lewis Baker, as Andrew Strong, his
friend, and Anna Belmont as Suzanne.
Both Of the men were capital representa-
tiyes of the social life in which the
scenes Of the play are laid. and the la
dies we're charming. The scene where
the girls drop the rose leaves on their
lovers heads was especially good. Mr..
Harry Harwood was extremely natural
as the ignorant and vulgar" million
aire, Miss Virginia Buchanan was cap
ital as the stately Mrs. Beverly Dodge,
and the other characters were all that
could be desired. The play abounds in
good situations and the dialogue is
bright and was fully appreciated by the
audience. The curtain was called at the
close of each act, and twice at the end Of
the second act.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.