The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
o'Dowd's Neighbors.

la1Q bDeaGF6 bulS evening luz Y oho H-e-e
engagement in "O'Dowd's Neighnors.
Mr.. Murphy is the well known memper
of the firm of Murray and Murphy and
he is said to be the star in the Dest OF all
comedies in which he has been feature
during his long and successful career.
In speakipg of the show an exchange
says:
ssThis musical operatic comedy can
mora completely no descfloed as IS0
laughs in as many minutes and has for
its Hotipe people some of the best vocal
isis singers ana dancers known to the
profession. O'Dowd's Neighbors can
with propriety be described as an operatic
comedy and consists of all the latest
songs, dances, comical sayings and
funDyisms known to the American
stage.
Tufts College Glee Club.
Those who are fond of college glee
club music will bsgglad of an opportunity
to again hear the Tufts College Club
which made such favorable impression
last year. The Boston Herald says,
"Tufts always has one of the best glee
clubs in New England" The Danyers
Mirror, sit was tho best entertainment
Of the kind ever given here" There Fare
still good reserved seats at Cressey,
Jones & Aliens. The con cert will be
given Wednesday evening.
Slaves of Gold.
Arnold Reeves young actor of merit.
has surrounded himself with selected
company of well known players, and pre-
seuts "The Slayea of Gold'i said to be an
excellent scenic production. The play
tells story of fathers love and devo-
zion. who to save his child from starva-
ton, gives her to an old banker. to take
the place of his child who hns just died.
The child glows to womanhood, and
does not recognize in the white haired
IMAM her father whose heart is bursting
to clasp and reclaim her as his own. The
day arrives when her adopted father,
trusting to appearances, turns her from
his door. denouncins her as his child no
more. Overcome with anguish she falls
fainting, only to be olRsped to the bosom
of her real father, whose lips have been
sealed, but now that the compact is
broken in ringing tones of indignationsh e
brands the banker as "liar and hypocrite
she never was your daughter, she is
minei:' The brave daughter overhears a
plot to blow up the mine and kill her
father, but Is discovered by the plotting
villains, and in order to eluds them she
bursts through solid glass bay window,
leap to the branch of friendly tree,
swings 80 feet through space to the
ground. Then follows the mias scene,
where father and child have been en-
rombed for three days. The bursting Of
the great water tank by the villain, food
ing the mine; the battle for life in the
food between the hero and villain, the
explosion, letting in the rescueTs, ETC.
One of the prsttiest effect ever placed
on stage is the apple rchard scene,
with the apple blossoms in full bloom.
The supporting company will consist of
some Of the best players on the stage.
whose abilities have been most extern
sively commented on by the entire press
in every town where they have appeared.
Slaves of Gold will be seen at Portland
Theatrs Friday and Saturday evenings
and Saturday matinee, April 2 and 8.
Ye Old Folks Concert.
Fifty of ye best singers and We grand
band from Chestnut street church, under
ye direction of Uncle Mellen L. Doten.
will give show. Or concert. at We Clark
Memorial church, Woodfords, on Thursday
evening, April /. for to help out that
church. Uncle Henry Cobb's wife will
play on ya spinnet, and lively musical
programme will be given. 1t is hoped
that everybody will turn out with his
wife and family and that ye church will
be full Uncle "Jedediah Doe'' he's al-
ready been heard from and will be pres
emit in person or by proxy.
Tufts College Glee Club.
Tomorrow night at Kotzschmar hall
occurs the concert by the Tufts College
glee club, under the auspices of the Y.
p. q. e. of the Church of the Messiah.
II hat it will fully come up to all expec-
tations goes without saying. The Lynn
Daily Item says: Enough praise can
not be given to the mem bers of the Tufts
College glee, mandolin, and guitar
clubs, who played and sang in such a
manner as to captivate an assemblage
of refined musical tastes, and who know
how to reward merit. The club received
SO many encores that it was difficult for
them to respond to all of ITEM"
There are still good reserved seats at
Cressey, Jones & Aliens.
Notes.
Mr.. Joseph W. Frankel, manager of
"slaves OF Gold Company, was il town
last evening.
The Yellow Kid Company is resting at
Swett's hotel.
Portland Lodge of Elks has completed
arrangements and closed contracts for
the production of the immense New York
success, "My Friend from India" for
Is weeks performance over the Maine cir
cult. This piece is one of the metropoli-
tan hits Of the season and is still doing
big business in New York.