The Portland daily press., 1897-12-16
MUSIC AND DRAMAs
MILES STOCK COMPANY.


The Miles stock company gave very
pleasing presentation of the military
drama, "a Fair Rebel, " at Portland
theatre last night. The house was crowd
ed ana very enthusiastic over the pro-
duction John e. Miles made pleasing
Col Ezra Mason and intensified the al
ready favorable impression he has made
in our city. He was well supported
throughout. Eva Williams as Joan, Jack
Tucker as old Nelse, the faithful SER
want, Miss Perle Essington as Aunt
Margie, furnished the comedy in good
style. The escape from Libby prison
through the aid of Miss Swift, the Fair
Rebel, was very effective. The company
carry special scenery for this set which
adds greatly to ths Interpretation.
This afternoon the company will pro-
duce 1.-THE U. S. Life Guard, piece
which theys have the exclusive rights OF
and it is said to be one of the best, In
the evening New Mexico" strong SEN
rational Mexican drama will be given.
THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY.
1.-The Great Diamond Robbery" begins
an engagement of two nights at The
Jefferson on Friday evening, and Will
presented by d large and 1neritorious
company of dramatic players, especially
engaged for the various roles assigned
them. 1t is well known that this play is
one of much magnitude from "a scenic
standpoint and we are promised every
ward of scenery, every effect and ALI calcl-
nm innovations that characterized the
first presentation in New York city. The
play is from the pens of Messrs. Alfriend
and Wheener, and was originally pro-
duced by A. M. Palmer and Edwin
Knowles, at the American theater, New
York city. where it enjoyed an uninter-
rupted 1un Of three months The seats
ure on sale at regular prices.
FANNY DAVENPORT.
Fanny Davenport will be seen at The
Jefferson on next Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 1926, In Victorien Sardou's dramat-
ic sensations, Fedora and La los
ca which are just now attracting more
attention than any plays of modern times
Thus far Miss Davenport has hardly
found theatre large enough to accomo-
date the audiences desiring to see the
greatest dramatic achievements of her
whole career. 1t almost goes without say
ing that the sensation which Miss Daven-
ort and these plays have created every
where will be fully. duplicated here. Her
supporting company includes Melbourne
MacDowell. 1t has been decided to open
the sale on Monday next at Q o'clock.
THE GAIETY.
fThe-company at the Gaiety Theatre this
week has been voted all right by the pat
rons. and as the show grows better with
each performance the attendance should
be large both afternoons and evenings.
The fun is furnished by Eddie Koran,
acrobatic dancer and character artist ;
Lew Wells, the intrumental tramp; How
ley and Leslie, a capital song and dance
team; Murphy and Murphy, the black
face team known as the two commercial
drumnlers; James w. Bingham, the ven
triloauist, and Julia Kelly, the lady bone
soloist. The show is opened and closed
with comedy skit in which all members
of the troupe are seen.
THE HOUSE PARTY.
This is play as Shakespeare says:
ssTo make the laughter weep, the weep
were laugh.n The three muses. of tragedy,
comedy and music are all represented.
The Boston Sunday Herald says OF a
former production of the House Party
s'The play teemed with situations for
speciality work, which were cleyerly taken
advantage of by the writers, making the
whole play most natural scene. With
three men and three girls, tender love
scenes and clever dialogues are bound to
occur. One of the best scenes was that
between John Raymond and his son
Jack, a scene thatlwas sermon in itself
and played with quietncss and repose
that was extremely telling.