The Portland daily press., 1897-05-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Trilby.

the direction of MIR. w. A. Brady, pro-
duced the tiramatization of DuMaurier's
great novel by Mr.. Paul ii. Potter. at
Portland theatre, yesterday matinee and
evening, to two large audiences. The
play deyiates slightly in places from
the novel. as was inevitable, but taking
it as whole, Mr.. Potter has admirably
retained tho spirit Of the orr ginal. The
charm of bohemian life in the Latin
Quarter infused in the first two acts
never fails to catch the audience. The
other two acts hold their attention, the
third with its dramatic and tragic power.
the fourth with pathos deepened with
an artistic reserve. The part of Trilby
was very well taken by Elizabeth Hol-
loway and Lizzie Annandale was
good Nine Wizard. Clarence Benefits
Svengali was very realistic and he held
the audience breathless especially in the
horrors of his death scene. The other
characters Taffy by Theodore DeVere
the Laird by W. Frank Rollestone Little
Billie by Edwin Brewster Gecko by VIM
Bowers Zou-Zou by Willis Morton as
taken.
The Old Homestead.
A we'll known play that Is always new
will be seen next Friday and Saturday
May and s and at special matinee on
Saturday. It is The Old Homestead; the
famous pastoral of Denman Thomson's
that has been enjoyed By all Glasses of
people for the past ten years. 1t is not
necessary to set forth rhe catchy features
of the play. they are known to everybody.
The quaint old fashioned types, Uncle
Josh. Cy Prime. Seth Perkins and Aunt
Tidy will be found as pleasant to spend
the evening with as they ever were. The
same people will be seen in the characters
as at the last visit. Archie Boyd in the
part of Joshua Whitcomb. W. H. Max
well as Eb Ganzy, Jere Lamb as Pat
CLANCY, Blanche Dayne as Rickety Ann,
Marie kimball as Aunt Matilda, Lillian
Stone as Annie Hopkins aud Fred Glare
as Happy Jack the tramp. The double
quartette of farm hands will consist of
the same rare voices for the old fashioned
songs and melodies they sing.
A Black Sheep.
A rare treat is in store for theatre gaers
of this CITY. Hoyt's A Black Sleep, the
most laughable and entertaining comedy
this clever plawyright has ever turned
out. will be presented at the Portland
theatre next Friday and Saturday even
ings and Saturday matinee. The burden
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Mr.. Otis Harlan, who.is wonder in his
way. He is funny all the time without
effort. The story of the piece is SO con-
structed as to admit of specialties, and
this season it is claimed that the new
specialties Mr.. Hoyt has added are abso-
lutely new and of a startling character.
Jeanette st. Henry plays the rart OF. the
Queen of Burlesque. Miss st. Henry is
a handsome woman, both in face and
figure. and possesses besides a sweet
voice and dramatic power. Mr.. Hoyt
selected her as the best fitted to portray
the character as he intended it to be
given, and all indications go to prove
that he has not been mistaken in his
choice. The sale of seats now going on
indicates royal welcome for Hot Stuff
Harlan and A Black Sheep. 1t comes
here direct from its highly successful run
of $50 nights at Hoyt's theatre with the
Same cast and scenery.
The Watkins-Mills Recital.
or all the BASES and baritones that l
ever heard, said an eminent critic, there
was never one that, in my opinion, pos
sessed finer voice than that of which
Watkin Mills is the fortunate possesser
Suck was the opinion of one swell iquali-
fed to judge, and a short sketch Of the
life Of this distinguished artist will be
of great interest to the public in general,
and especially to those who have already
heard him, and know both his artistic
abilities, and the genial, warm hearted
neas of the man himself, which endear
him to all his numerous and attached
friends and admirers. He will be heard
at Kotzschmar hall Friday night assisted
by Harvey Murray.
New Play in Portland.
The interesting and clever play. writ
ten recently written by Portland young
man who has figured somewhat in anna
teur theatricals. will be given at Port
land theatre within two weeks. Consid-
cradle curiosity as to the nature of the
story has been aroused among the pa
irons of amateur efforts by local
thespians, and in his instance delight
full disappointment may be safely pre-
dicted. The fact that the amateurs are
to be assisted by Mr.. VIM. H. Pascoe.
widely and fayorably known to the pro-
fessional and theatrical world, will
arouse increased interest. Tickets for
the play will soon be on sale at the box
office at Portland theatre.
Notes.
A London optician claims to have got
the better of the theatre hat by an ipyen
tion which he calls a stereotelescope 1t
enables person to see performance on
the stage, no matter If the woman in
front has the most obstructive of head-
gear. The instrument is a form of
biuocular, by means of which a aorrect