The Portland daily press., 1896-04-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The New South.

The New South
Speaking of the performance of "The
New South" to be given at Portla nd
theatre tonight, the Bangor News said:
1.-THE performance of The New So nth
in Bangor Opera House Wednesday night
for the benefit of the Bangor Baseball As
ISOLATION, was in every way decided
success. The play is an established sue
CESS the company is strong, and the
music by Pullen's orchestra was great
pleasure to the large audience The lead
ing parts, Capt. Harry Ford, U. 5. A.,
AMI Georgia Gwynue, were taken by
james NJ. Brophy ami Miss Roselle
Knott, respectively, and to most people
were Joseph Grismer and Phebe Davies.
MIR. Brophy has fine physique and dra-
msbic ability equal, at lest, to Grismer's,
while in manner he Is more pleasing ana
IN voice greatly superior.
ga Bunch of Keys
"a Bunch of Keys" polished up to
date possesses great attraction Tor the
theatre-g going public. 1t is essentially
an entertained for the masses. and In
that draws tine patrons of farce comedy.
This rattling faroioal production bristles
with funny situations SO closely follow
ing upon each other that the audience is
in almost continual peal OF laughter I'M
til the fall of the curtain. The songs,
dances and medleys, which form an i'm
portant item in the play, are entirely new
and are nicely rendered. Miss Ada Both
ner appears as Teddy. The rest Of the
company is very evenly balanced and
contains some very clever people. The
Trilby Sextette is strong card. 1t will
be seen at Portland theatre tomorrow,
matinee and evening.
The Old Homestead.
The coming of "The Old Homestead"
TO the Portland theatre next Friday and
Saturday the Gath and 25th is announced,
and this fine dramatic representation Of
simple New England country life, full of
its plain moral lessons, will delight and
entertain the people just as surely as on
former occasions. The presentation will
be in all respects the same as when seen
here last, but with entirely new scenic
surroundings. The company is as ex-
celleut as any sthat Mr.. Thompson has
ever sent out with the play, and the
musical features will be all new. A
matinee will be given on Saturday.
Sousa Coming.
Sousa's Band will be here
next Saturday evening. Delight
full popular programmes are to
be Observation-Disclosures, waltzes. over
lures descriptive pieces, operatic excerpts
negro melodies. ETC., the playing of
which has given the widest fame to the
band. Many new and the best of the
familiar numbers will be included In the
programmes. Among the latter will be
the popular Washington Post" High
School Cadets and Liberty Bell"'
marches. played as only Sousa's musi-
oians can play them. Get tickets at
Stockbridge's now.
Miss Jerry.
Miss jerry is charmingly told love
story in monologue, with lantern illus
trations. Many of the scenes were so
natural, says the New York Tribune, and
the conception so artistic that they were
greeted with quick bursts of applause,
which were as suddenly hushed in the in
terest of the story. Miss Jerry will be
seen in the Stock bridge course tomorrow
night. This will be the cast:
Geraldine Holhrook, the Princess of
Panther Mine,
Miss Constance Arthur.
Mrs. Remsen- olt, a Young Club
Woman,
Miss Agnes Paxton.
Grace De Mond. the Rose of the Rockies,
Miss Helena Chalmers.
Olivia Prattsby, Retired Bud,
Miss Sarah McViokar.
Miss Dorothy Walsh Social Favorite,
Miss5Genevieye Simmons.
Miss Maud Rutherford, Of very good
Miss Mabel Washburn.
Mrs. Dyckman, who gives ball,
Mrs. E. NJ. Van Brunt.
Blanche, who writes letter,
Miss Della Clarke.
Kate, Servant,
Miss Marion Tenant.
Mr.. Richard Holbrook, of the Panther
Mine,
Mr.. David W. King
Mr. Walter Hamilton, of the New York
Daily Dynamo,
Mr.. VIM. f. Courtenay.
]. Sylvester Ward. Pres. Of the Long
Greek Mine Co.,
Mr. Ernest Hastings
"Pink'' Lopez. OF the Mammoth Museum
Mr.. Henry White.
Frederic Prentiss,a New hear,
Mr. Chas. A. Goetler
Mr. nyckman, husband of Mrs. Dyck-
man,
Mr.. Chas A. Goetler.
TheEEnglish Critic.
Mr.. Richard Ridgely.
The Waiter of the Monastery,
Mr.. William Fl. Smedley
Old Prattsby, who still insists upon
dancing,
Mr. John William Black.