The Portland daily press., 1897-04-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A Temperance Town.

| "A temperance 1o"--'
A large audience filed Portland thea
IRE last evening, although that at the
matinee wassnot what it Should have
been. In treating OF g A Temperance
Iown, every bodyt laughs at the manner
IN which Hoyt handles his subject even
II they nre not in sympathy with his
ideas. He, by his very pathetic incl
dents, oftens moves his audience to the
very verge of tears, and then cheats
them out Of it by the most unexpected
and funny situation. One example of
this is where the town drunkard, Mink,
| nnds the minister's daughter lying
| cold and exhausted in the snow. 1t is
outside the church and within the minis
ter is saying Rum makes han brute"
just then staggering Mink carries the
forsaken girl off ON his shoulder. Every
one Is just about to cry, but Mink acct
dentally left his treadmill on the church
steps, and the grote sque result as the
| people come out and roll down over 1t
may we'll be imagined. Tho play, as Ia
| we'll known, has been seen here. several
times, but 1t draws just es well as over
Last night AMI at the matinee the cast
| was composed Of the original mem bers.
George Richards and Eugene Garfield
were the principal fun makers. MIR.
Richards's impersonation Of Mink Jones.
! the town drunkard, Is capital. His
makeup Is irresistible. and he well de-
serves the great success be has achieved
| in the part, whilo Eugene Garfield as
Bingo, succeeds at all times In keeping
the audience in merry mood. Arthur
Gregory, Richard Dillon, Il. +. Maggie,
Herman Sheldon. Madison Corey, +. 4.
Lyons, j. A. Holland, and Misses
Gertrude Perry, Marie Urat Sall1e
Stemblow, Laura Ayers and Julia Gil
roy, appear to advantage and give a
highly artistic and satisfactory perform
anoe. The scenery and properties were
new and attractive, and the audience
spplauded heartily. Be sure and see the
last performance tonight.
| Sousa.
Next Tuesday night Sousa's great
band will appear at City hall. The
tickets are on sale at Stockbridge's and
should be secured at once.
| The Ca1ve Concert.
| The tickets are selling with great
rapidity at Stookbidgas' for the Calve
concert. The Brooklyn Standard and
Union speaks in the highest terms of the
Incompatible French woman's great
vivacity. variety and resource as well as
her magnificent singing.
| Sacred Concert.
| Chambers band has not been in finer
condition for years than it is today to
delight thoroughly musical audience.
| Theirs has been % great improvement
since last September and they are now
one Of the best bands in New England.
Their sacred concert at Portland theatre
Sunday night will DOUBTLESS draw great
patronage.
| The Bowdoin Concert.
| Every one will want to so and hear the
Bowdoin Glee and Mandolin clubs when
they make their first appearance in this
city for several years at kotzschmar
hall. tomorrow evening. The clubs
slug and play finely and there will
be vocal solo by Mr.. Hunter of Bath,
and mandolin solo by MIR. Merrill of
Portland. Tickets at Cressey, Jones Il
Aliens.
The Ensign.
Plays that teach a moral or seek to
instruct the public are deserving of the
unanimous support of American theatre
goers 1t Is @ question ii more effeo-
tive lesson can be taught the public at
large than that of patriotism. In the
writing of "The Ensign" the author,
Mr.. William Haworth, has sought to en-
courage the love of country, has founded
| his story on an actual incident of the CIV
| IL war. has entwined about the idea
scenes OF love and pathos relieved by a
deal of comedy and has located its action
almost entirely In scenes of naval life.
| The Ensign will be seen at Portland
u