The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Watson Sisters.

There was another good house at E ort-
land theatre last night and see the Wat
son Sisters and their company. The Wat
son Sisters and Mr.. Zamora were good in
their very pretty act, the electrical tr1-
angle. Miss We're Dore sang with much
more voice and skill than is usually seen
on the vaudeville stage. Foy and Clark
were funny in their eceentricities and
Heath and Silbor did some clever work
with the guns. The last performance
will be given tonight.
The Tornado.
The claim is made for Lincoln j. Car
ter's new scenic play, "The Tornado,
that it's realisms are of such an imposing
nature that even the pictorial matter
used in advertising the play does not do
the piece justice. that the scenes depicted
by nhe posters are actually SO much more
impressive when seen, as Mr.. Carter
presents them in his play, that one must
acknowledge that for once the printers
INK has not overdone things. This of
course, is novelty in theatrical adver
Using. But we were promised that there
should be nothing but novelties in the
Tornado" and Mr.. Garter has shown
In the past that he knows how to tuild
astonishing things for the stage, SO we
will wait and see his new play at the
Portland theatre. Friday and Saturday
and Saturday matinee, December IL and
IL, before We comment further.
Ladies Aid Course.
The second entertainment in aid of the
st. Lawrence street church fund will
be given on December 18th at City hall.
by the Jessie Couthoui Company. The
Boston Globe says: Miss Couthoui is no
stranger To a Boston audience, although
she has not been heard here very fire.
quently of late. Her selections were well
calculated to show her ability and versa
tility. Her first selection, sGoing Home
for Xmas is dramatic bit, and was
relieved by a clever skit on Dunraven' "a
attitude, and parody on Poe's Raven. "
How the Church was Built at Kehoa's'
brought tears to all eyes by quiet, strong
pathos. For an encore she read Eugene
Fields "Just before Christmas. The
Collect Street, WAS the last selection.
Crawford.
Two scenes will be given from "Cran-
ford" at the First Parish house on Fri
day afternoon at three o'clock and Fri
day evening at eight O'Clock. Tickets
should be secured at once from W. H.
Stevens & Co., Loring, Short & Harmon,
or Lords under the ColuIn bia. The
first scene will be Miss Matty's parlor,
and the second with Betty Barker.
This is the cast:
Miss Matty, Miss Longfellow
Miss Betty Barker, Miss Daveis
Mrs. Jameson, Mrs. BELOW 8
Mrs. FORESTER, Mrs. Woodman
Miss Pole, Miss Francis
Miss Mary (from Drumble),
Mrs. Perkins
Peggy, Mrs. Talbot
Tickets for o'clock and o. clock are
not interchangeable on acco unit Of a car
tain number of seats only being available
for either afternoon or evening; so that
a O'Clock ticket will not admit the
bearer in the evening, nor an 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon. Prices are the same
for EACH
Will any person having unsold tickets
please return to Stevens's, LorinR. Short
& Harmon's, or Lord s. under the Column
bia, not later than Thursday afternoon.
request has also been made. as the
First Parish house seats are all on a
level, that ladies will kindly remove
their hats during the little play in order
that all may see it's presentation.
Messmates.
At Quinby hall, Stroudwater, last eve
ming, very pretty comedy drama en-
titled "Messmstes, was given by a
number of young people in excellent
style to large and well pleased audience.
Tie comedy is in three acts, the first
entitled "Outward Bound,'' the second
"In Mid-ocean," the third sin Part.
The various characters were all well
assumed. This was the cast:
Alvah Morgan, Speculator
Fred h Libby
Richard Carter, Owner of the Seabright
VIM. ". Evans
Nat Taylor, Captain OF Seahright
Eugene B. Skillin
Teddy Morgan,a Runaway,
Edw. Havener
Wolf, a Stowaway, Fred Prince
Clumbs, Black and Tan Steward,
j. Cunningham
Grace Morgan, Alvah' Is Daughter,
Gertrude S. Leayitt
Polly Taylor, the Captains Daughter,
Della Libby
Arabella Caraway, Alva h. s, il ;9; -
PbiI1is Graoe's Maid Slightly Tanned