The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Chinmie Fadden.

Chimmie Fadden.
The audience assembled at Portland
Theater last evening to see the great
New York and Boston success "Chim-
ME Fadden'' was delighted. The play
was a pronounced success. 1t is dra-
matte work of intense and continuous in
terest, enliyened by thoroughly natural
comedy incidents, punctuated with sew
eral startling climaxes and involving a
great variety of characterizations. While
the play is undoubtedly ''the thing Mr..
Hopper's intelligent, forceful and unc-
tuous portrayal of the uncouth but
good hearted hero "Chimmie Fadden''
has certainly had much to do with the
popularity and prosperity Of the drama.
His good sense and liberality in sur
rounding himself with strong cast
have met with their reward. George
Nash, John Flood, Will Cowper, W. II.
Sheldon, Barney Reynolds, Harry L.
Rawlins. j. R. Furlong, Sydney Price,
Beth FRANKLIN, Kate Dale, Irene Wan
court, Fannie Denham-Rouse and Marie
Bates are all good. 1t must not be i'm
.jgined that "Chimmie Fadden'' is any
eAing like the rough Bowery plays of the
dag. While some of it's characters are
of the slums, the tone of the play is dis
tincr1y high and on plane with the best
society plays of the time. Be sure and
go tonight.
The Span OF Life.
The Span of Life has been for several
seasons reigning fayorits in the dra
masio armament. Its return after an
absence of two years win NO doubt be the
occasion of an outpouring of those
amusement seekers who prefer their en-
tertainment spiced with a dash of real
ism. Nothing more realistic than the
bridge of human bodies in The Span of
Life can be conceived, and the light
house scene is conceded to be marvel OF
stage mechanism. The story has been
told in these columns before The play
is presented this season by an excellent
company including Geo. Q. Staley,
Robert Neil. William Friend, W. W.
Allen, A. K. Adams, Geo. Elwell, Fritz
Arthur, Deiphine Perrault Raohel Sterl-
ing, Clara Coleman, Florence Foster,
and Little Daisy, the wonderful child
actress. The Donazetti Trio of acrobass
has been especially engaged for tine
human bridge The play will be seen at
Portland theatre, Friday and Saturday.
Peck's Bad Boy.
1t would be difficult to imagine any
hing funnier than MIR. George W. Peck's
book, "The Bad Boy and His Pa" but
a funnier creation does exist in
Mr.. ridgin's play of the same name.
This is because word painting, no matter
how clever, cannot be as vivid as actual
action. You laugh when you read the
Bad Boys tricks, but you roar when YOU
see the same boy, in flesh and blood, per-
form those tricks. "Peck's Bad Boy''
is famous work. For the benefit of the
many who are acquainted with the piece,
it may be stated that the cast is much
improved, and that the play has received
additions which are decidedly side 81 lit
lg and surprising. Peok's Bad Boy
i be at Portland theatre, Wednesday
aning.
Ladies' Aid Course.
rho first entertainment in the Ladies'
id Course will be given at City hall by
de Beresford Concert Co. on Wednesday
evening. Arthur Beresford has o rict
full bass voice and sings with genuine
intelligence and sympathy. Mrs. Market
is said to have soprano voice of grea
range and purity, Miss Holden SD ootl
sympathetic contralto of beautiful
quality. Mr.. J. c. BARTLETT the tenor has
often been heard here, and Miss Beamar
is said to be a violinist of ability. The
tickets are on sale at Stockbridge's.
Notes,
"Outlne of the Growth of Musio'' is
the title of the Kotzschmar 1sture recital
tn be given at Kotzschmar hall Thursday
evening. Get tickets at Stock bridge IS.
There was good opening sale for the
tickets for the A lbani concert at Stack
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