The Portland daily press., 1896-11-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Conroy and Fox.

Inc IonTOy q OK cOmpHy LII
"O'Blarity's Vacation were greeted by
a good sized audience last evening at the
Portland theatre.
The leading role by Mr.. Fox WAS well
carried out and the support of the COM
pany good,
The play is bright and original
throughout and the audience is kept in
good humor by the genuine Irish Wit
and humor.
The grotesque speciality by Harry O.
Hayes was well received.
Miss KITTY Brigham scored hit in the
last act as she rendered the solo My
Mother was a Lady,. The song is illus
trated by pictures thrown upon screen
which is arranged ON the platform.
The performance will doubtless have
n large audience tonight.
Odd Miss Podd.
From all indications of the advanced
sale, Mr.. Neil Burgess will meet with a
rousing reception in this city Monday
night, when he will make his reappear-
ance after an absence of many years. in
Alice E. Ives's new play. s'Odd Miss
Pod" written especially for Mr.. Bur-
CESS. stOdd Miss Pod is a story of New
England life, and the character of Pene-
lope Podd, which is to be played by Mr..
Burgess is said to be one of the best
parts he has ever portrayed. She is a
New England spinster, bustling, warm
hearted, and self-saorificing, with a
strong moral sense of duty. An incident
In the second act is most novel bicycle
race, in which Penelope, who has become
something of new woman, soorohes in
bloomers after a man whom she mistak-
emily supposes had wronged young girl
under her protection. This mech anical
effect is patented and owned by Neil
Burgess, and is one of the most novel
sensations on the American stage today,
and bids fair to be more popular to the
theatre going public than the horse race
scene in the County Fair Mr.. Bartly
MoCullum, so well known in this city.
will support Mr.. Neil Burgess. making
his first appearance here in twelve years.
This will be good news to Mr.. MoCul-
lum's friends, and no doubt they will
give him rousing reception upon his
reappearance here.
Mrs. Ponderbury's Past.
Who does not know Stuart Robson, the
most popular comedian of the American
stage; and who has not heard Of Madame
Jan ausohek, the greatest exponent of
the tragic stage of the present day? Then
who will not exclaim, what manner OF
play is 1t that can bring together these
two artists SO diametrioally opposed in
method and.art and that too under the
name of comedy. Clover indeed must be
such play that can call upon such tai
emit and such opponents of that talent.
Nowhere in the history of the stage has
comedy aud trag edy exponents formed
a partnership like this. The play which
will engage such artists is an adaptation
from q French play and is entitled
"Mrs. Ponderbury's Past. 1t will bt
produced at the Portland theatre or
Thursday and Friday evenings, Novem.
Der 1921 and matinee Thanksgiving day.
"Mr. Gilman's Wedding" a one act
CUludQy l1O4a OAO VI DuCh-
stones clever and humorous creations,
will be the Introductory to the longer
play, which is hardly sufficient In length
to serve as an evenings entertainment
for an American audience.
The sale of tickets begins this morn
ing.
The Bride of Seville.
If you want your children to ENJOY
Thanksgiving Day with a pleasure never
to be forgotten, take them or send then
to the matinee performance of the "Bridt
of Seville. The children who take par
in the opera, act their parts to perfection
and are alone worth the price of admis
sion. 1t goes to show what our children
of the present day are equal to with che
proper training.