The Portland daily press., 1897-10-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The Cotton King.

the gold seekers. Inc famous Cotton
King company management have after
weeks of hard labor secured some two
hundred beautiful views of the Klondike
gold region and Alaska, and will show
them in conjunction with the piece.
These views include the Chilcoot Pass,
Dawson City Lake, Lindeman, miners
packing their outfits over the trail, and
Skaguay wagon earning $500 day.
They are so numerous and interesting 1t
is impossible to give list of them. They
are simply beautiful. Also included in
the views is the one of two thousand
sheep shipped at Seattle for the Klondike.
The lecturer with the company will ex
plain all points of interest, taking the
audience on trip starting at New York
and ending in miners camp. They
will be seen at the perfor nance of the
Cotton King at Portland theatre Satur-
day.
George Richards and Eugene Garfield in
"My Boy"
An event of more than ordinary inter
est to the theatre going public of this
city, will b, the engagement for two per-
formances Saturday matinee and night,
at The Jefferson October 9th, of George
Richards and Eugene Garfield, who will
present their new comedy. my Boys"
by Will lam Gill. They will be supported
by an excel mt company, and will doubt
less be welcomed by large audience.
Both George Richards and Eugene Can
field are both SO we'll known that they
need no Introduction. Their long asso-
citation with Charles Hoyt, and their ad-
mirable performance in A Temperate e
Town, - ga Midnight Bell,' and other
OF the Hoyt plays, have made their
names familiar to almost everyone who
enjoys "a laugh. In "My Boys" which
may be termed musical comedy, they
both have parts which afford them ample
opportunities fog the display of their tai
ents, which they undoubtedly possess to
marked degree. 'tMy Boys is clean,
wholesome comedy, inters persed with
bright music and refined specialties, and
interpreted by a company of capable and
well known Players. Reserved seats on
sale Thursday morning at regular prices.
Maine Musical Festival.
Mr.. Chapman has gone TO New York
for the purpose of completing the arrange
ments for the great Maine Mu steal Festi-
val, the time for which is fast drawing
near, only about fortnight intervening.
The sale of seats is steady at Cressy,
Jones & Aliens, and thers is no doubt
that every place Of vantage will be occu-
pied when the festival opens here, at the
Auditorium, on October 18th.
Speaking of the festival at Bangor the
Commercial says: "The managers of the
Maine Music Festival have decided to
give childrens concert on Saturday
morning of festival week, and a pro-
gramme with a particular arrangement
to suit the occasion. 1t is thought that
Mme Nordica will sing to the children
The Chicago Tribune has sent word to
the managers Of the festival that it has
detailed its music critic, Mr.. Armstrong,
to be present at the festival in Bangor,
Oct. a.
MIR. Philip Hale, the critic of the Bos-
ton Journal, will be present.
Mrs. Annie Norton Baldwin, of Dor
chester. sister of Nordica, writes to the
festival managers that she will go to the
Bangor festival.
Joseph Jefferson.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Joseph jefferson.
and his selected company, will appear at
1.-THE jefferson" in his world famous
character of rip Van Wrinkle" 1t is
many years since Mr. jefferson was seen
here in his great iinpersonation at old
Portland theatre, although it lie not SO
long ago that he appeared at the same
house in 1.-THE Rivals with the late
Mrs. John Drew. Mr.. William Florence,
Mr.. Edward Vary aud other leading
lights of the stage in the cast. That
there is a great desire to see Mr.. jefferson
is evidenced by the great rush made for
seats yesterday. At I a. m. there were
one hundred and forty people in line in
front of the box office, the queue stretching
down Oak street to gallery entrance.
Every seat in the house is sold.
The Ryan Testimonial oncert.
Judging from the advance sale of seats
there will be a large audience at City
hall next Monday night, when the annual
testimonial concert to W. j. Ryan takes
place. Among the various attractions
that will appear are the Boston Ideal club
and the Imperial Mixed Quartette. Ryan
has been very fortunate in securing these
two musical clubs, and the people of Port
land are to be congratulated in having
the opportunity to listen to the phenome.
nal playing and singing of these two
musical aggregations Whenever they have
they have been received with
great enthusiasm. The music is bright
and sparkling and up to date. 1t will
undoubtedly be one of the most enjoyable
concerts ever given in Portland.
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