The Portland daily press., 1896-04-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


at Portland theatre last evening The
play contains well-detined and interest
ing plot which admits of elaborate and
expensive scenery and accessories which
have been amply provided, and the piece
is mounted in good style. The scene in
the foundry office showing the men from
the works and the engine hands all be-
grimmed with evidence of their hard
labors, true to life in every detail and
calls forth unstinted applause, while
the scene showing the machinery in full
motion causes great excitement The
company interpreted the Lost Paradise
In an exceptionally strong manner, and
is beaded by Mr.. James Horne who mas
been identified with many productions.
The audience last evening was small
and the house was cold, but the WORK u
applauding helped keep the audience
warm. The performance will be repeated
ut the matinee today and in the evening.
ga Bunch of Keys"
For years "a Bunch OF Keys" has
iingled to an accompaniment of laughter
in nearly every city of the Union, and
is still an incentive to merriment. Last
evening it was enacted by a new compa-
nv at the Grand Opera House. and the
familiar characters and their equally
familiar antics were as conducive to
pleasure as ever they were. Ada Bothner
was whether Intentionally or not rem
iniscent of Lena Melville. as Teddy"
but Miss MeTvills was excellent in
the part, the similarity was rather pleas
ing than otherwise. Miss Bothner sang
and danced cleverly and acquitted herself
creditably throughout, Eric Pollock
made good "Snaggs," Ben Dillon was
excellent as "Grimes." The company
In it entirety is good one. The Trilby
burlesque was clever and well rendered.
1t will be seen at Portland theatre Fast
day afternoon and evening.
The New South.
The ever popular play "Tha New
South" written by Clay McGreene and
Joseph Grismer, will be the attraction at
Portland theatre next Wednesday, April
22d. The story deals in the main with
An act passed in 1874. in the State of
Georgia, which gives the Governor of the
State authority to lease convicts In the
play one OF these characters is leased out
and he becomes the central figure of the
events that follow. The hero is Capt.
Ford of the United States army. 1t is
said TO be replete with incident, adven-
tuse and romance, and the story will
be we'll told by select company of play
ers under the management of VIM. A.
Brady. Tickets on sale.
10th stockbridge.
Alexander Blacks popular invention
has been called''A play on white sheet
IAN illustrated monologue," ga love
story in pictures, +" etc. The inventor has
called ii picture Play' or "Picture
Story" Whatever it may be called,
Miss Jerry"h as proved an invincible
combination-story and pictures. The
story is fiction; the pictures are from
real people, and the scenes are real. "Miss
Jerry" has made the greatest popular
hit in tho recent history of the lyceum.
In drawing rooms and in churches, in
leading public courses and before private
oaabS fsA4N oOSiOoACSs ~ ID 1hCSuliiS WILL AL
almost unexampled success. 1t is that
much sought element-a new thing under
the sun. 1t will be seen in the Stock
bridge course next week on Fast Night.
Tickets should be secured at once.
Sousa Is Coming,
The mere announcement that Sousa Is
coming will be sufficient to create a
furore. Who can resist the swing and
motion of rhythm of the delightful music
military and otherwise, of Sousa and hi 8
men? They are admired by the lovers of
the classic as we'll for their playing of the
music of the great masters, as for til 9
lighter style, which pleases the popula p
taste. All the getting out of one's self in
listening to the Tilt and swing and cad
enoe of Sousas music and the magnetism
Of his own marches. SouEa has a mis-
sion and fills his niche in life most bea u.
tifully. He is appreciated wherever he
chooses to go. He will appear soon in
the Stockbridge course