The Portland daily press., 1897-11-01
MUsIC AND DRAMA.
MILE. RHEA.

Mile. Rhea repeated her PRESERVATION of
Camille" on Saturday afternoon to a
delighted audience at The jefferson, and
'tFrou-Frou" to large assemblage.
Mile. Rhea is especially charming as Gil
berte. Her natural ability and training,
particularly fit her to interpret the light
frivolous gaiety of the character in the
earlier acts, while her great strength as
an emotional actress make her very forci-
BILE in the more dramatic scenes. Her
scene with Louise in which she upraids
the latter with stealing the love of her
husband and son was admirably present.
ed for in all the varying shades of pas
sion she never lost command OF herself.
but remained thoroughly natural, and
her pathos in the closing selections moved
many to tears. Mr.. William Harris was
a very strong and effective Henri Sar-
torys, and Mr.. Wolfe was most effective
Valbreas. The curtain was called at the
end of each act.
FAY FOSTER
Fay Foster will be eight years old next
week, Electrically speaking, and is com
ing here with her cousins, her uncles and
her aunts to see the town and has been
induced to let the members of the town
see her at the POI tland theatre. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and Saturday matt
nee, November 4, 5 and 6.
Fay's relatives are all well groomed on
the stage and just as attractive off of it.
oil 10 10 fol
ers, she will bring two new burlesques,
new music, scenery and costumes, to give
pleasure to those who will call on her.
This company appears only IN large cities,
such being necessity, as the two bur-
lesques, one HFun on Yacht" the other
''Travesty on the Wedding Day." require
plenty of stage room and intelligent and
appreciative audiences. Among the rela-
tives are Carrie Ezier. Fay Fosters first
cousin and soubrette of acknowledged
ability; Foster and Lewis; West and
Williams; Snyder and Buckley; The War
rem Sisters and Graham and Mills. Be-
sides all these there are the lesser relatives
who go to make up the general ''happy
family" party, numbering some thirty
people.
MAELGWYN'S CRITIQUE.
In four column article in the Merthyr
Times. Friday, March 26, 1897, Maelgwyn
the foremost musical critic of Wales, gave
a review of the concert given by "The
Welsh Prize Singers in that city He
speaks extendedly of the musical ability
of each one of the artists comprising the
company and refers to their coming de-
parture for tour of America, and says
he knows they will reflect great credit
upon their native land of song Among
other things he says: Excellent is
the only term than can be applied to
| every detail of the splendid concert given
in Merthyr on Thursday evening by the
''Welsh Prize Singers" and refers to the
concert as a whole as Zone of the most
enjoyable concerts he had ever attended. .
The prize singers will appear here in the
Star Course.
"THE GEISHA."
The company comprising THE Geisha''
is capital one in all respects. Mark
Smith bears an historic name, and is
worthy son of worthy sire. He plays
the pompous japanese Governor. His
dice is pure tenor. Mr.. John Park is
the Chief Naval Officer, Sir Reginald
Fairfax and his rich baritone voice cap
lures every body. Miss Laura Willard
makes audiences forget her predecessors
in the part of o. Mimosa San, before she
is five minutes on the stage. The present
company might rightly be called an "all
STAR cast, as it is far superior to many
of the so-called "star casts inflicted
upon the long suffering public. "The
Gesha" rhymes with Asia, if anybody
should ask you, and it is q thing to
dream over weeks after the curtain falls
on the last act. 1t will haunt the men,
DRY as long as sPinafore or Patience. y
The Geisha" will be produced at The
Jefferson, Monday and Tuesday evenings,
and an evening of rare entertainment is
assured all who attend.
CHE KERRY Cow" AND "SHAUN
RHUE."
Stories of Irish land troubles, filed
with intrigue on the part of agents and
outrages upon tenants, have been told
time and again upon the stage, but no
one OF these many narratives is superior
to the The Kerry Cow and "Shaun
Rhue,'' by Joseph Murphy. These plays
are natural. consistent and thrilling,
without the struggle for effect (simpJv