The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-22
the scenery, properties and other effects
used in the metropolitan production will
be employed on this occasion.
Way Down East.

used in the metropolitan production will
be employed on this occasion.
Way Down East.
On Friday evening of next week at The
Jefferson, will be presented for the first
time in this city, the latest play of New
England rural life, entitled ''Way Down
East story about plain people. AS
| indicated by the title, the play deals
with the simple home life of Eits charac-
ters;; the scene selected gives
ample scope for amusing incident
as well as pathetic touches. That charm
ing artistic Miss Phoebe Davies enacts the
heroine, and is ably seconded by fine
company, including Joseph R. Grismer,
| Forrest Robinson, James A. Wilkes and
Sadie Stringham. There will be mat
| inee Saturday and the engagement will
end Saturday night.
Mark Twain,s Pudd'nhead Wilson.
| The coming engagement at The Jetfer.
son on September 20 and 80 of Mark
| Twain's famous "Pudd'n head Wilson, y
with its big company of high class play
ers, will no doubt bring out two of the
most cultured audiences of the season.
this beautiful play, which takes us back
20 the period of 1886 and brings to view
| two score or more of those lovable old
fashioned characters of whom but few of
the present generation can remember.
1t recalls the days when the big steam
l n1nyUpd tho MIGHTY MiEGiSciflI,i
When st. Looy" was the Mecca of every
Missourian, and the black man, often as
true as steel when his white play mate
was sneak and traitor, was an article of
commerce. 1t is a natural play with a
beautiful love story and in which comedy
and pathos go hand in hand, while its
theme is founded upon subject which of
late has been furnishing food for the
scientists-the theory of thumb marks
which is now being used as means of
personal Identification in bringing crimi-
mails to Justice
SewtelIe Dramatic Co.
| The Sawtelle Dramatic company will
appear at the Portland theatre Monday
evening next in q repertoire of popular
dramas. The Captains Mate, nautical
number of frst-class speciality artists,
will be given. The Sawtelles are old fay.
orites her. Jessie Sawtelle has an attrac-
tive stage presence and an individuality
which is sufficiently marked to make her
very interesting. Other plays produced
during the week will be Maine and Geor.
gia, Around the World in so Days, Infat-
uation, True as Steel, and The Midnight
Call. This company carry their own
concert orchestra, unier the direction of
Miss Gertrude Haynes. Among the spec
ialties introduced by the company will be
HI. K. Mckee in sketches and limitations
Geo. Denton, in descriptive songs; Prof.
Sherman with his family of trained
goats; Lizzie Wilson in dialect songs and
dances; Gertrude Haynes, who will play
a grand orchestral organ; Geo. Fisher,
songs and dances, and the great and only
Ernani, the rival of ole Fuller, in
dances. The seats are now on sale at the
box Office for the en- tire engagement.
The Ryan Concert.
w. J. Ryan has secured for his concert
this year two very notable attractions in
the Boston Ideal, Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club, and the Imperial Mixed
Quartette. These two musical clubs have
a world wide reputation and have been
received enthusiastically wherever they
have appeared. The personnel of the club
| include none but artists of recognized
merit, and.they play with finish and true
musical feeling. There is an irresistible
charm in their playing that appeals botf