The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Special Delivery.

1t is Lot the poor actor and not the
poor Indian now. A conspicuous charac-
ter on the streets of the various cities
the Special Delivery" company visited
the latter part of last season, was a MEM
Ter OF that organization. His history
would bring tears to the eyes Of a Pull
man porter. AS he walked from his hotel
TO tile theatre no wore the look of one
upon whose stomach the joys of life had
soured, and it was painfully evident that
he HAD a secret sorrow. Poor fellow he
was the victim, the saorifoial lamb, as
it were, of the latest piece OF stage real
ism. In Especial Delivery" in which
he appeared it was his duty to eat two
fried eggs which were cooked upon the
stage on gas stove in full view of the
audience. He ate on an average Is eggs
a week, and the sight of one at hotel
dinner was sufficient to nypnotize him
into q Trilby trance. A diet OF quail
for 30 days would seem heavenly to him
by force of comparison, and it was only
she tlissful realization that the season
would soon be over that enabled him to
bear up under the baleful realistic egg
diet. especial Delivery" will be seen
at Portland Theatre tonight.
Humanity at Portland Theatre.
Melodramas, which were the most popu-
lar theatrical attractions a quarter of
century ago, are again assuming popular
sway. People demand. however. that
they shall not be incongruous,n nor CRATE
harshly upon the sight or hearing. SUIT
ton Vane, the English playwright, has
been very fortunate in catering to the
popular idea, and his plays while thrill
ing i'll the extreme, contain an element
of clever comedy and directness of
dialogue, which is said holds and
pleases the listener. His successful play,
Humanity" is to be produced at Port
land theatre tomorrow and Wednesday
evenings, by Manager VIM. A. Brady,
with superb cast, including Joseph
Grismer and Miss Phoebe Davies, and
wealth of new and novel scenery. In
the war tableau over 60 people are seen
upon the stage. and the scenic effects are
said to surpass anything ever before
presente on The stage.
Faust.
Joseph Callahan will produce Faust
at Portland theatre next Th ursday and
Friday. The playa will be presented
with novel and thrilling electrical effects
especially the scenes in the heart of The
Broken. The play will be we'll cast,
and tickets should be applied for at
once.
Grand Opera.
The sale of seats for single performan-
ces to be given by the Abby, Schosffel
q Grau Grand Opera Company, at the
Mechanics building auditorium, Boston,
will begin today. ORDERS by mail direct
ed to Abby, Sohoeffel g. Grau, fremont
theatre, Boston, meet with prompt at
tention.
Tonight, KEENAN,, the great traveller,
will speak on "The Mountaineers and
Mountains Of the Caucasus" in the
Stockbridge course at City hall. The
Philadelphia Bulletin says: Doubtless
many of the large audience which as
sembled at Association hall last evening
went away grateful that Mr.. KEENAN,
had hot attempted any Evolutionary
effects in narrating his experience
among the political convicts in Siberia.
The tale itself was as much as human
sympathy could bear. In the simplest
and most pathetic language, he described
horrors OF which every person in the au-
dienoe had read before; but there was
the man who had seen these patriots,