The Portland daily press., 1897-01-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Bennett s. Moulton.

Bennett s. Moulton.
The performance by the Bennett q
Moulton company at the matinee ana III
the evening, yesterday, drew very gooa
audience in the afternoon and large one
in the evening.
At the matinee yesterday, "The Two
Orphans'' received first rate representa-
ton. Mr.. Joseph Harris was an elegant
Chevalier de Vaudrey, Edgar Benn was
a strong Marquis, George G. Denton was
forciful Count Justin, Adams showeo
his versatility rs Picard the dashing
valet, Orson Dunn was q cruel, stalWart
jacques Frouchard, while frederic Murray
was good contrast as the cripple Pierre.
Matte Keene as the blind girl Louise,
and Margaret Willard as denriette, the
''two orphans, appealed str angly to the
sympathies of the audience, Miss Els
worth made good Countess and the
other characters were well taken. The
piece was we'll staged. Between the acts
the specialties we've exceedingly well re-
ceived.
In the evening that awfully funny Irish
play "McKenna's Flirtation"-thatB Billy
Barry made famous-was produced and
the audience was bubbling over with
laughter all the time. Mr.. Justin Adams
was very funny as McKenna, and the
ether characters were well taken. At the
matinee today "The Chimney Corner"
will be given, and in the evening "The
Struggle for Life"
Leland Powers.
An audience of about five hundred
people gathered in City hall last evening
to witness Mr.. Leland Powers's represen-
tation of ten characters in the three aot
comedy of s'Lord Chumley.
Mr., Powers is no stranger to Portland.
He has been for many seasons on the
stage and the experience he has acquired
taken in connection with his great
natural abilities enables him TO perform
Just such q feat as that he accomplished
last evening. Just think for one m oment
of a gentleman in evening dress and de-
pfiyed on this occasion OF that important
adjunct, the footlights, who by changes
of the dressing of his hair, the modula-
lions of his voice, and the expression of
his features, assumes the characters OF a
retired produce merchant, his son. his
daughter, his daughters lady friend, her
aunt, a French adventurer, a convict,
the family butler, n maid of all work,
and friend of the produce merchants
son-Lord George Chumley 'tnot such g
fool as he looks Now these characters,
as in any other play, are clearly inter
lined, the plot of the comedy has to be
carried out, all the little side issues have
to be skifully introduced, aud yet Mr..
Powers never forgot himself, never makes
a slip of voice, expression or gesture, and
makes the presentation of the comedy a
most harmonious and properly colored
performance. Mr. Powers was frequently
warmly applauded.
The last entertainment in the course
will be given by the Fisk jubilee
Singers, February 9th.
Dutch Treat Club.
The Clutch Treat" club is growing in
great favor in New YORK. Members pay
their own way and nothing else, and it
is said the novelty of accompanying a
young lady who pays her own way to
the theater, and afterwards pays her
share for the supper, is very attractive
to inpecunious youths and to others
who are no longer youths. at is de-
| liehtfui sensation, said young man
who has just Joined Dutch Treat club,
ssto subscribe for such club. We pro.
pose to have six theater parties together,
and each man is assessed simply the price
of his theater ticket and supper. Now,
could anything be arranged with More
skill? Of course they had no difficulty in
getting enough men. Membership in
such q club is a means of saving money,
aside from the other attractions that 1t
offers. When you count In chaperone
and a car riage and little supper later,
| to say nothing of few flowers. you will
| End that it costs the average man more
| to take q young lady to the theater once
| than to subscribe to all six OF the enter
tainments of this Dutch Treat club. -
TheEe is reason to believe that this form
of club will not be confined to New York
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clone.
Nine. Melba's Serious Condition.
There ia a fear lest Nine. Molba will
never sing again. Only one statement il
uthoritative-whieh is that Mr.. Grau
will not announce again the appearance
of Mime. Melba until she is entirely re-
stored to health. The diya's illness pro-
oeeded from two cnuses. She was deeply
disappointed by her failure to win sue
cess in "Siegfried." And her anxiety
over the lyric disaster OF brunnhilot
weakened her naturally robust constltu
ton until she fell an easy victim to the
Indictment atmosphere of our sister city.
Distressed and nervous over her Wag
merriam experience, she went to BFooklyf
to sing Juliotte in Gounod's opera. IL
the last act, while lying in the tomb O.
the Capulets, the raw gusts swept oVel
the stage and rudely gripped the throa