The Portland daily press., 1897-10-28

Monday evening. Such comment as had
preceded the presentation OF Mr.. Louis
Parker's play, 1.-THE Mayfiower, mad leo
one to expect something at best lightly
pretty; at worst fiavorless and dull, but
the play was delight from beginn ing to
end.
| JACK AND MANOLA MASON.
Jack and Marion Manola Mason are IN
Boston once more. They arrived from
New York Monday, where they. have been
rehef rising for week. With the party
is Mrs. Mason's daughter, Adelaide, ana
MI. Harry Askins. who has managed the
Masons in the past, and is to have charge
of their coming campaign. They are to
make New England tour beginning
next Monday at Lawrence. During ms
tour they will play Friend Fritz. ABOUT
the middle of December they are TO re-
turn to Boston, and at one of the leading
theatres present their new play caiied
The Courtship of Miles Standish.
LEWIS MORRISON.
LOW 40 iAofriSou febufHS w wv
this evening, and upon this occasion wiii
present play new to Portland and TO the
stage entitled Frederick the Great.
As it's title implies, Frederick the
Great" is an historical comedy drama,
dealing with scenes and incidents In the
career of that famous monarch. The
scenes are located at the famous royal
palace in Berlin. Mr. Morrison has in
this character one suited to his well
known abilities. New scenery has been
painted for the production and It's pres
cntation at the Jefferson will be thor
oughlyLcomplete and adequate one. All
the principal members of Mr.. Morrison
admirable company will be seen IN the
new play.
MILE. RHEA.
| 1t is a great thing to write clever and
interesting book, noble gift to sing
ones way to the hearts as Patti, but sure
" it is far grander ideal to lift up the
soul as Rhea does. to sway the multi
tudes with the glance of an eye, the IN
| donation of a word, the imagery OF a
spoken thought, and yet while the plau-
dts are loudest, and human hearts are
beating unanimously to the measure
sounded, to be still the woman, modest,
humble in the opinion of SELF gentle and
home loving. A more amiable and con-
tented soul could not be found. 1t is no
wonder that society recognizes her as the
ideal artistic, and she richly deserves the
honor. The supporting company this
season is an unusually clever one :. The
engagement opens Friday evening, with
a perfect production of Camille, = pre-
senting the same play as the bill for the
matinee on Saturday, and closing the en-
gagement with the extremely interesting
''Frou Frou" Saturday night.
GAIETY THEATRE.
| The Gaiety is an amusing place to &c
to and the Glee's company continue to
be the attraction. Miss Glee's phenome'
nal voice is heard to good effect and she
is ably assisted by Mr.. Glee's work on the
ballad horn, euphonium and double-voice6
trombone which is Mr.. Glees own inven
ton. Mile. Alletta is a good drawing
card in her dancing specialties. All the
vocal and instrumental features are well
received. The Flemings at every enter.
tainmentssappear in their serpentine acts
while Cuponti and Mile. Marie bewildered
the crowd by their feats of jugglery.
| There is variety and snap enough te
the performance to m AXE it well worth
the popular prices of admission which
prevail at this resort.
STAR COURSE.
This is what the London Times says OF
one of the artists of the nine representing
the Welsh prize singers, every one Of
whom has received prizes in their own
country: Is
| Madame Miles Beynon' S exquisite voice,
always under the most complete control
and marvelously handled, is quite fanlil-
lar to the pubic, but 1t IS not OFTEN they
get o chance to witness her exceptional
| histrionic abilities. She has had consid
cradle experience on the operatic stage,
and although she has retired from that
| branch for some time and confines her.
self to concert work, yet she has lot lost
her old mastery of the art, and her efforts
ELECTED general and cordial admiration
Sn6 Is unQOuDGeQly biio IceuAhS 5oPiale
of South Wales; her pronunciation
phrasing, time and tone drawing. forth
the highest compliments of CAPABLE crit
| les.
| A few more season tickets will be sold
The box office opens Monday, Nov. list
at City Hall, and the concert will bogir
November 3D..
| NOTES.
Few people know that sousa wrote
nearly all the lyrics of FL Captain. >
The famous Typical Tune of Zanzibar
was written years before, ne wrote the
OPERA is we'll equipped to carry ou
his intention of writing both words ant
music of his new opera. THE Bride
Elect" which will be produced at the
fremont In January.
HERRING CATCH SMALL.
Railroad as we'll as steamboat officials
all report that the catch OF herring
along the Maine and New Brunswick