The Portland daily press., 1896-01-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Katherine Rober.

Katherine Rober.
Last evening at Portland theatre
Katherine Rober presented the hve-act
drama "a Heroine in Rugs" to large
and appreciative audience.
Since the company played here before
it is vastly improved, although in their
pr essen tation of this piece Miss Rober as
Gabrielle, the flower girl, was as clever
as usual, and J. g. Edward as Jean
Lacrosse WAS very good.
In Old Kentucky.
No play produced in Boston last season
created greater furore than I'm Old
Kentucky" which ran for three months
at the Boston theatre to immense audi
ences Night after night it filled the I'M
mense theatre to the doors. The Boston
Herald said of it:
g In Old Kentucky is dramatic
festival full of action. of light, of merri-
ment, of romantic interest, of picrur-
sequences. Its comedy is delightful be-
cause fresh and novel; it's life is of the
fascinating, healthy sort; it's broadly
farcical periods clean cut and robust; its
atmosphere charmingly American; it's
construction admirable; its book we'll
written--in short. one of the very best
produ ctions Boston has ever had the
pleasure Of Witnessing. On no other
be possible. Boston will want to enjoy
In Old Kentucky by thousands
SIN Old Kentucky will be seen at City
Hall. Thursday and Friday evenings.
Tickets at Chandeliers.
The Shakespeare Water Cure.
Last evening the Unity Club Of the
New Jerusalem Society gave the Shakes
peare Water Cure at Kotzschmar hall.
There was a very large audience present,
and almost all the seats were occupied.
The Shakespeare Water Cure has not
been seen in this city for long time 1t
is in three a cts. Staying at water cure
establishment are: Hamlet, for his
health, with his wife. Ophelia; Mac
beth and Lady Macbeth, for economical
reasons, enjoying legal vacation. The
Montagues having been disowned by
both their houses, Mr.. r. NJ has taken
to the stage, and is here with a travell-
ing company and his wife. Shylock,
wishing to possess Portals gold. brides
Lady Macbeth to incite her husband
to murder Bassanio, SO that Shylook
may marry the fair heiress. All of which
is accom- plished and wedding dinner,
under the superintendent of Othello, is
given by the patients to. the. happy bride
and bridegroom.
This is but bare sketch of the argu-
ment. The piece is extremely bright.
The comic juxtapositions of the Shakes
perian characters, the perversion OF we'll
known speeches and scenes from the diff
trent Shakesperian plays, and the songs
that are sung, all go to create much
laugh ter, and applause. This was the
cast:
Lady Macbeth, Miss Livermore
Ophelia, MISS haDdall
Juliet, Miss Thompson
Portia, Miss Leavitt
Macbeth, MT. Cram
Romeo, Mr.. Douglass
Shylock, DR.. Niokerson
Othello, Mr.. Prince
Hamlet, Mr.. Paine
Miss Philbrook ably fitted the position
of accompanist. All the characters in
the play were we'll taken. Mr.. Edgar
Paine was particularly good as Hamlet
and Miss Randall as Ophelia. The au-
dience tried to encore several songs. and
called the curtain at the close of the
second act. The programme was very
neat and tasteful souvenir of the oc-
-casion.
oddard Lecture Sale.
The event of this month at City Hall
will be the return Of John L. Stoddard
to give his delightful souvenirs of foreign
lands. They have become all but indis-
pensible to our residents. and Judging
by the prospectus they should be more
attractive than ever this year. The sal Q
of course tickets opened we'll Monday
morning at Stockbrldge's and no one
should forget to apply.
Pistol.
Tonight "Pistol,' Mr.. Nights charm
ing little operetta will be repeated at
Kotzschmar hall with all the features
that made it such success when present
ed there last week. The tickets are on
salslat Cressy, Jones & Aliens, where
preliminary tickets, sold last week, can
be exchanged for reserved seats.
Kellar,
The next Stockpridge will be given by
the great magioians, Mr.. and FMrs. Kel-
lar They will present all of their latest
inventions. Seats are now on sale at
stookbridge's Call early as there will
be rush for seats.
Notes.
A complimentary benefit is to be ten.
dered the able and popular stage man
ager of the Lewiston Parlor theatre,
Harry Knight, on Monday evening, Jann
AIRY 8, at the theatre.
Have you tried Meadow Sweet Cheese.