The Portland daily press., 1897-09-17

| 'The Old Fashioned Mother and Clay 6
"Songs of Araby," were great hits. He
was called before the curtain at the close
of each act, and had the good taste to
bring Prince with him, who thanked his
audience by wagging his tail.
The company that supports Mr.. Olcott
is very good. The Quinn twins are a
marked feature. These two little girls
acted with a naturalness and smoothness
that was hardly to have been expected
for ones SO young. Miss cambridge
hasn't very strong part as Kate. She
told the story of tho trysting rock simp-
ly and prettily. The other members of
the company are satisfactory in what they
have to do. The costumes are all appro-
pirate to the times with which the play
deals.
The Callahan orchestra played popular
music and some selection of greater i'm
port, with spirit and taste.
The public should not miss "Sweet In
niscarra " There will be entertainments
of more pretension during the season we
will venture to say, not half SO enjoy
able. There will be performance to-
night, Saturday and Saturday matinee.
A Breezy Time.
Fitz and Webster in IA Breezy Time"
will appear at the Portland theatre on
Monday evening next. If you want to go
to the theatre to be wrought up and to
have your nerves set on end by narrowing
and producing situations, you are
eau toned to avoid "a Breezy Time"
1t is announced by the management of
this piece that it contains absolutely no
moral lesson, social satire, or story of
contemporaneous human interest. 1t
was not put together for the purpose of
elevating the American drama, and it
was not calculated to make dramatic
critics get out their best set of ethics and
rules of construction. The purpose of the
pi ece is to amuse by means of series of
clever speciality performances, devoid of
suggestion" and executed by performers
with the very best ability. The piece is
in point of fact an olio. In it there are
lots of pretty girls, catchy music, unctu-
Gus comedians and graceful dancers,
There is slight story, but it is SO unim-
portant that 1t is not worth mentioning.
Z. B. Fitz and Kathryn Webster are the
principal members of the company. OF
the former, it is sufficient to say that he
has ponderous physique that is not at
all in keeping with his light comedy
work, and that forces many a laugh be-
cause OF this fact. Miss Webster is ono of
the best known and best liked soubrettes
now on the road. She will wear, during
the course of the performance, number
of handsome gowns that were specially
imported for her from the establishment
of Worth in Paris
The seats are now on sale at the box
Office.
The Jefferson.
Rich and Harris's comedy company pre-
senting John J. McNally's farcical success
"Courted into Court" is announced for
presentation here at The jefferson theatre,
on Monday, September Goth. New York
theatre goers stamped "Courted into
Court" as a success of huge dimensions
last season, where, at the Bijou theatre
it's engagement was protracted for q
period of five months 'Courted into
Court. is said to abound in cleverly de-
vised situations, melodious musical in
terruptions and convincing spcialties of
an order above the average, and in the
hands of such clever players as Marie
Dressler, John 9. Rice, Jacques Kruger,
Damon Lyon, Maude Huth, Billy
Clifford, Sally Cohen, Agnes Milton,
Fannie Briscoe, Blanche Wand, Blanche
Verona. Oscar L. Figman and j. c..
Sorg, invariably forms an evenings enter
tainment that calls for much acclaim
from their audience. Miss Dressler first
sprang into prominence in the mimic
world in the opera "Robber of @the
Rhine" burlesque that enjoyed grea t
popularity some few years ago. Since
that time, she has appeared in several of
Lillian Russelrs productions, notably
Prince Pro Tenn, again in r. e. Rice's
extravaganza "l492," also in 1.-THE Magic
d Arville toured this country as a stellar
attraction.
Eel Captain.
4 DeWof Hopper's new opera, EEL Capt.
TAM, is most pronounced success, and
one of huge proportions. The sparkling
music, the excellently written libretto,
and the brilliant scenic production of the
opera, have been highly praised on every
hand, while Mr. Hopper's personal sue
cess in the screamingly funny role of Ell
| Captain, is as pronounced, If not greater
than in any he has ever played. Edna
Wallace Hopper, the charming little wife
of the star, has distinguished herself as
Estrelda. hero -worshiping coquette,
and by her admirable method, she has
attained degree of prominent favor,
| which places her in the front rank of
comic opera actresses. Miss Nella Bergen,
the new prima donna soprano of the COM
pany, sings delightfully."-, looks and acts
diyine.y, and, together with Edmund
Stanley, the popular tenor, Alice Hos
mer, the contralto, always excellent, and
Thomas s. Guise, an admirable bari
tono, make quartette of singers un-
equalled in the ranks of light comic
opera, in fact the work of the entire cast
| is ia thorough accord and harmony with
| haf of Ctar In OF