The Portland daily press., 1896-09-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A Night in New York.

Jolly Nellie McHenry, is one of the
most popular sonbrettes on the Ameri-
can stage. She can sing better than most
women who daLSs. She is better dane
er than most women who sing. She is
an acknowledged actress, and her versa
Utility is admitted by all critics. She pos
sesses that Understandable magnetispwhich
makes her audience feel as If she were
akin to them and they are proud of her.
She has surrounded herself with one of
the strongest companies Of singers and
comedians ever seen in one company and
gives them all u chance to show what
they can do, and H. Grattan DoDnelly's
latest comedy, IA Night in New York, I"
she gives her audience full value for
their money by giving them the funniest,
oleyerest, brightest and greatest show
on earth. Tonight and tomorrow night
she should fill Portland theatre.
The election returns will be read from
the stage, as they are received during
the evening.
Kellar.
Tickets should be secured at Stock
bridges Today for the great performance
of Ksllar, assisted by Mrs. Kellar at
City hall tonight. The election returns
will be read from the stage during the
intervals of the performance.
The Girl Left Behind Me.
tThe Girl I Left Behind Me-" which
will be presented at Portland Theatre.
Wednesday evening, is atirring play,
in which heroic sentiment, thrilling
incident and sparkling comedy are grace
fully and artistically blended. The story
is one of absorbing interest from first to
last, and it is told in clever, entertaining
dialogue which is often crisp and spright-
ly. 1t tells of stirring incidents of In
dams warfare on the Northwest frontier,
into which is interviewer a very pretty
love story and just enough viiliany and
intrigue to serve as background upon
which truth, bravery, nobleness and un-
wavering fidelity are painted with bold
in the third act, when Lieut.. Hawksworth
rushes In to Post Kennion, is very dra-
matic and thrilling and was admirably
executed. In short, the whole story
whose beginning is In the hearts Of
young lovers and whose ending is
wreathed with orange blossoms, was told
in way that was creditable to the COM
pany. This play will be presented by
an exceptionally strong company.
The Last Stroke.
"Cuba libre' didn't have any friends
Saturday night at City hall. The Jacob
Lift company gave no performance, but
| made way for a roaring farce with
Myers, the Ohio low comedian as star.
The audience had been such light one
| Friday night that Mr.. o. E. Dyer, the
city hall manager, who engaged Thorn,
| took the receipts, paid the rcnt of the
hall and disappeared. Mr.. Hogarty,
manager for Mr.. Lift. received II note
for Mrs. Dyer Saturday saying that Mr..
Dyer requested that the Saturday night
performance be cancelled. The money
paid for tickets for Saturday night was
refunded.
Notes,
WlCCUlOA IeuuEAS WILL w Icd0 1IOit uuc
stage at Portland theatre as fast as re-
ceived tonight during the perform
ance of ga Night in New York
| The Boston Beacon says: Miss Kathe-
rine Kicker of the Poland Spring house
is promising young singer. She has q
very rich and full contrnlto voice, which
she has under perfect control. Her must :
cal ability is we'll developed, and she Is
1odv Of prO mi
Miss Caroline Gardiner Clark of La
mark road, Brookline. who is known as
one of Boston's leading soprano singers.
has been for brief visit at Swampsoott,
where her parents. Mr., and Mrs Clark
are spending few weeks. Miss Clark
is to be busy the coming musical season
with engagements at festi walls and con-
certs all about the country as a soloisi
with the Boston Symphony orchestra.