The Portland daily press., 1897-11-05
MuSIC AND DRAMA
FAY FOSTER COMPANY.


The Fay Foster extravaganza company
appeared at Portland theatre last night.
There was a good-sized audience present
and they laughed and applauded and
evidently were very much pleased. There
was good reason for this for there are
number of very good vaudeville artists
in the organization, the costumes are
rich and striking, the light effects novel
and pleasing, and the two burlesques with
one of which the performance opens. and
with the other, closes, are full of attrac-
tive features. In the first Fun on
Yacht" Harry Buckley and Alice War
rem sing Beauty Row. effectively.
John West, John Williams and Dave Eos
ter make great fun in the Original
Fire Starters The Misses Miller, Mack
Grant and Mackey give the whtrlwlnd
dance in good shape. and Fannie Lewis
sings several selected songs with much
taste and expression. There is very
taking Amazonian march, georgously
costumed.
In the attractive olio Miss Carrie Ezier
does some capital dancing, introducing
novel features, and gives several songs
as encores that have the real snap and
Jingle. Fannie Lewis and Dave Foster
are very amusing in their comedy sketch
Alice Warren and Rose Mack in their
song and dance are pleasing and the re-
frain given by the young lads stationed
in the balcony, creates marked applause.
George Snyder and Harry Buckley's
musical act is capital. 1t is one of the
very best turns on the programme. John
West and John B. Williams creates much
laughter by their talks, their rendering
of GA Hot Time in the Old Town.
and parody of ''Sweet Rosy O'Grady."
In the closing burlesque, Two of q
Kind" the gavotte with its gorgeous cos
TUNES and elaborate effects and amusing
tricks of the elephant Bolivar, were ex-
ceedingly well received.
There will be performances tonight,
Saturday matinee and Saturday night,
and those who enjoy good vaudeville
turn should go.
B The old friends of Mr.. Carl Alberto, the
manager, SO long connected with Bennett
& Moulton, regretted that the Illness of
his wife, prevented his coming here with
the company.
fANN I RICE.
Fanny Rice, in herInew operatic come
dy"Nancy at the French Ball." issbright,
jolly and pretty, sbesides being most
careful little actress, and has surrounded
herself this season with a cast to support
her nearly as clever as herself, and the
piece goes with roars of laughter and ap-
plause from beginning to end. Her
drunken scene in the third act is very
funny. Fanny Rice will come to the
jefferson Friday and Saturday, Novem.
Der ~ and Is.
JOSEPH MURPHY.
The fact that Joseph Murphy's song,
"a Handful of Earth" has reached the
enormous sale of over quarter of million
copies, and is still in great demand, is
not strange. This song has been sung by
its author, in his great play of "Shaun
Rhue" many thousands of times, and be-
fire total, probably, of over two million
people. Heard in the second act of
''Shaun Rhue," when Larry Donovan
(Joseph Murphy takes his broken heart
to the grave of his mother-a farewell
visit previous to leaving the home of his
birth-it is morally certain that it will
bring tears to the eyes of majority of
Shaun Rhue" at The jefferson Satur-
day evening. This evening and Saturday
matinee the great success 1.-The Kerry
Cow" will be produced.
ENNETT-MOULTON COMEDY CO.
Theatre goers will have no cause for
complaint for amusements next week.
The famous Rennett-Moulton Comedy
Company will present programme intro
ducing good acting company, number
of new specialties and their own orches-
ira. This company have appeared in
this city number of times during their
past eighteen seasons and always given
the best OF satisfaction to the crowded
audiences. Their coming engagement
will prove no exception to the rule. 1t is
one of the best all-round popular priced
companies in America, and early selection
OF seats will be in order. They are now
on sale at Portland theatre. Commmenc-
ing Tuesday the popular matinees will
be given daily.
MISS BROWN ACCEPTS.
In response to the request of many
Pennington toHnspeople, printed in last
weeks Chronicle, Miss Lizzie NJ. Brown
has consented to give concert Friday
evening in that town, Nov. i9th-as the
following indicates:
P' rtland, Nov. /, 1897.
l desire to extenG my sincere thanks
IL mv friends. and ] accept their invita-
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