The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-30
MUSIC AND DRAMR.
Shore Acres.

Shore Acres.
elist, has always taken a deep interest in
James A. Hernes stage work and long
before tShore AGREES was produced, he
predicted Its great success and wrote q
| lengthy article about the author actors
work for Harper's Magazine. "Shore
Acres" has certainly achieved remark
| able success and its sixth consecutive sea-
son finds public interest in this play and
| its players unabated. A fine scenic pro-
duction of this famous comedy drama
will be given at The Jefferson, tonight.
Way Down East.
Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies,
who gave SO much pleasure to Portland
theatre goers when they brought out their
play entitled NEW S .uth' in this city,
will appear at The Jefferson tomorrow
and Saturday in their new play Away
Down East" that has received favorable
comment wherever 1t has been given thus
far. The play begins at Squire Virgins
homestead, the exterior of which, with
the surrounding farm, is shown with re-
alistio scenery. Then come the ''sittin"
room Of the homestead, the "kitchin"
and in the last act the woods on tho farm
in winter-a handsome set. A love story
is naturally the pivot upon which the
be strongly told. The climaxes arouse
much enthusiasm and curtain calls
are numerous. Tickets should be secured
now
Maine Musical Festival.
| There was an excellent sale of festival
day. There are 1880 seats and already
about one thousand have been subscribed
for and taken. 1t behooves our own peo-
pie to ''get move on for tickets at once
If they do notsswant to be left Remem-
Der that this is a very large advance sale
for almost month before the festival
will occur.
There will be rehearsal of the Maine
Festival chorus at Kotzschmar hall, this
Thursday evening at 7.30 sharp. Also a
| meeting of the entertainment committee
att O'Clock. 1t is earnestly requested
that all the members be present at the
time specified.
i Pudd'nhead Wilson.
The second performance Of Pudd' nhead
Wilson at The jefferson, gave the audi
ence the same delight that marked Tues
days representation. Mr.. Mayo received
the same enthusiastic appreciation,
especially in the trial scene. while Miss
Dwyer as Roxy, Mr.. Campeau as Tom
Driscoll, a nd those twins-so remarkable
in makeup and movement-each and all
received their share of appreciation. The
curtain calls were as yehemently insisted
upon as on Tuesday.
Portland Theatre.
Howard p Taylor's drama in four acts
entitled Infatuation, was acceptably
given at the Portland theatre before a
good sized audience last night.
The play is essentially a society one, and
the story deals with husband who is
ov rcomo by an infatuation for a French
girl at Bal Masque, who turns out to
be his wife. He attempts deceit and is
brought to bay in the third act where q
| scene occurs, full of pathos and involving
separation. In tins act the husband and
wife, the central characters personated
respectively by Mr.. Terriss and Jessie
Sawtelle, DO an effective piece of work.
Miss Hurlbert acted with ease and grace
and with we'll modulated voice. Mi. Nc
1 Kee was quaint, Miss Kendrick prima rs
usual. The funny role went to MIR. Fish
er, and suited him well.
| The action Of all the members Of this
repre- oire company was quite up to the
high standard set in the earlier engage
meuts of the week, while the vaudeville
stars lent efficient aid to the general sue
cess of the entertainment.
For today's matinee maine and
Georgia. is billed, with Around the
World in 50 Eays' for tonight's perform
anoe.
Robert @. Ingersoll.
Next Tuesday evening, October 9th,
Col. Robert q. Ingersou, the brilliant ora
tor and aggressive thinker. will deliver his
| lateet lecture entitled shakespeare at
The Jefferson. This lecture is accepted
on all hands TO be the best that Mr.. In
gersoll has yet given to the public, and
the subject is in an entirely different field
from any of his previous views.
Col, Ingersoll delivered this lecture in
the Chicago Auditorium on the 18th
| inst, and the receipts amounted to near
| ly $4,000. The Chicago Tribune said :
1.-THE crowd that heard his lecture on
Shakespeare last night at the Auditori-
um was by far the biggest and most en-
thusiastic that he ever spoke before In q
public hall. 1t was as big as the audi
enoe to which Nine Patti sang her fare.
well year and half ago, which is the
standard by which I'll lnmense audiences
at the Auditorium are judged. It was
bigger than the crowd which the colonel
had the honor to address in June, 1883, in
the same hall when Harrison was nomi-
mated"
The sale of reserved seats will open at
the box office Saturday morning at 8
O'Clock. Regular prices will prevail.
| Notes.
Cleo de Merode at last dances In New
York, and of her the New York Times
says: In word, Mile. Cleo de Merode
is beautiful and muscular creature
who has learned her first ballet lessons
WE'LL perhaps she lacked the talent to