The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA
George Richards and Eugene Garfield in
MY Boys

| Richards and Garfield are we'll liked
by theatre goers OF this city and the an
nouncement that these popular comedians
will appear at The jefferson in William
ellis musical comedy "My Boys is al
event looked forward to with great deal
OF pleasure. The principal characters IN
| my Boys" have been especially written
for Richards and Garfield. who will be
| pleasantly remembered for their artistic
creations Of the characters of Mink Jones
and Bingo in Hoyt's "a Temperance
Town" There will be two Performance
| es, Saturday afternoon and evening.
| Seats are now on sale.
James O'Neill.
Mr.. James O'Neill, the great romantic
actor, will be seen at The Jefferson Mon
day night in Monte Christie" in which
he always draws crowded audiences In
Portland. On Tuesday he will appear in
The Dead Heart" Owing to the de-
inand for romantic plays, Mr.. Neill
made it famous five years ago by giving
sumptous production of the play in
Chicago INN ediately after. Sir Henry lrv-
ing's presentation in London. The action
is laid during the stormy period Known
as the French revolution, which lends
itself better to presentation on the stage
than any other epoch in history. During
the progress of 'sThe Dead Heart" will
be seen the noted cafe Jocrissa, one Of
the most famous of restaurants in Paris
one hundred years ago. An exact repro
duction is given of the Conciergerie prison
In which SO many unfortunates languish-
ed in deep despair. The most notable
stage view will be that of the Bastile,
which with the Tower of London has
gone down into history as one of the two
most famous prisons in the world. The
seats will be ready at the box office Sat.
urday morning.
The Cotton King.
The Cotton King is one of the best
melodramas ever presented to the Ameri.
can people. The cast is entirely new this
season. having been specially selected
for this play. The piece is mounted as in
former years with great elaboration. The
piece should draw large audiences during
its stay. The Cotton King will be pre-
sented at the Portland theatre next Satur-
day matinee and evening. Among the
other attractions will be views of the
Klondike. You leave New York and by
easy stages are taken for trip to Alaska
and the Klondike gold regions, showing
all places of interest en-route and ending
in the gold mines. During the evening
you will see the mines at work, a
Skaguay wagon earning 5000 day. and
the vast droves of seals at ST. Paul Is
land. The views are too numerous to
enumerate, but over two hundred OF then.
will be exhibited in conjunction with the
famous Cotton King, all one price.
Maine Musical Festival.
Munsey's for October gives a very in
teresting little sketch of Miss Lillian
Blauvelt. an American girl who has made
a great name for herself in the musical
world of America and who is going to
Europe to study for grand opera. Miss
Blauvelt will be heard at the great Maine
Musical Festival in Portland on the 18th,
10th, and goth inst. There will also be
heard the peerless Nine. Nordica, Names
queen of song, Evan Williams, Carl E.
Duff and others. Remember that the
seats are now on sale at Cressey. Jones &
Aliens and early application is necessary
to get good ones.
Portland Star Course
The sixth evening of the course will be
one of scenic splendor 1t will be a
superbly illustrated lecture by Mr..
Robert Harper of London. Treated with
scholarly ability. the material gathered
by Mr.. Harper during years of extensive
travel is woven into a lecture or rather
familiar talk, exceedingly entertaining
and instructive. At the same time the
subject is illustrated by pictures of sur.
passing beauty placed upon the canvas
by methods peculiar and unique. Mr..
Harper is veteran traveller, man of
The Ryan Testimonial Concert.
On Monday evening, October 18th, Mr..
William j. Ryan will hold his annual
benefit concert in City hall, for the pur-
pose of raising funds with which to COM
plete This musical education. His con-
certs have always been first class enter
tainments, but he has been DESTROYS this
season of presenting to the public
something of more than ordinary merit
With this end in Eview, he has engaged
the Boston Ideal Banjo. Mandolin and
Guitar Club. and the Imperial Mixed
Quartette. Both of these companies are
well known to Portland.people-the Ideal
club especially, it having a national
reputation.
Mr.. Ryan is a familiar figure in Port
land, and comments MS to his worthiness
are unnecessary. He offers to the people
of Portland an entertainment fully worth
the price of admission and he = ought in
consequence to have q crowded house.
Notes.
The Girl Left Behind Me-" one of
New York's greatest successes last season,
will be seen at The Jefferson on October