The Portland daily press., 1898-11-18
Music AND DRaHs
zEPHRA.

launched and the audiences increase IN
size nightly We can add nothing to
what we have already said in favor Oh
the play. To attempt to describe IL ID
detail would take columns of the paper,
for there are so many changes oil scene'
so many dances, and songs and norusSs.
We would advise our readers VINO nave
not seen Zephra to be- sure and geO seso'
for either tonight. Saturday mablhae u
Saturday night, while there is stii' 'iin0,
There was a fine audience iaso nien'
and they encored all the prlnolpai io"V-
ures and called the curtain after every
act.
The voting contest for the mosS popoia-
individual or class is warmihg up
the vote last night will show. Inc loi-
1owing ia the standing to date: Medley,
*. Male Chorus, IS; Royal Guards, iSs;
Tannis f4a: Grscces, %; Nairds, IA
Merrv-ro- Rounds, IS; La Cigale, Is; New
Women, Is; Blackbirds, 20; BROWNIES %;
Nswsboys IS; Zephra, los; Decius, q
Cushis Snow, a;.Juno, B..
The matinee Saturday viii probably
tax the capacity of the house. Aaphra
matinees are always popular as the per-
,oruance is ele which with it's beauti-
ful scenery and music is especially attTac-
tive to children. The matinee prices are
less than those for the week day perform
ances.
ROBERT B. MANTELL,
TIE success of Robert B. ManteH
in his new play "The Secret WafranC
is one of the conspicuous events OIL ing
dramatic year. MIR. Mantell will appear
at the jefferson Monday, in "A secret
Warrant,'' and Tuesday in Monoars
under the management OF Mart W. ran
Law who has directed the tour of this star
Uifb.ur ,uiyocal success for the past two
seasons. The events with which secret
Warming" is concerned are romantic IN
the highest degree, and they are given
the setting of France in 1870, place ana
fiu,e.having the picturesque character cal
oulased to touch the imagination ana SUI
the blood. The leading character Louis
De Beaumont, as played by MIR. Manteii'
is said to be the noblest artistic achieve
meut of this sterling actors career. He
figures in a thrilling ENHANCEMENT OF
events. and all through the play the IN
terest is sustained by the intrfnsicaHy fas-
oinating personality and art OF Manteu.
The company which Manager Hanley has
engaged to support his star is SAID 10 Do
the strongest with which he has ever teen
surrounded. The play will be superpiy
nroduced with handsome and novel set
rings. Seats on sale Friday morning at
10 O'Clock.
THE WHITE HEATHER.
Ii win be strange, perhaps, to ind MISS
Rose Coghlan dividing interest with the
ersat spectacular scenes in 1.-The white
Heather Charles Frohman's big pro-
ctiou. That is what she will do, how
tv,r. She did it all last season during
the run of this great play at the Academy
OF Music, New York, and like every
thing in her brilliant career, she did It
well. This popular comedienne, VINO has
created many parts in her time, and who
was for years a profitable star, has light
comedy role in this stirring and daring
play. 1t pervades and dominates the
piece. The part is that of Lady Janet
Maclintock, an up-to-date, sem -new.
won.anish one, patterned after the famous
Duchess of Devonshire. who gave the ex-
traordinary costume ball in London just
prior to the Queens jubilee, and in hon
or of that event. Lady Janet Maclintock
is a lively woman, who shoots, drives,
rides bicycle, owns yacht and all THAT,
and ia mistress of a conversational power
as brilliant as her purse is long. 1t is
declared to be well written part, to be
entirely worthy of thissaccomplished &C.
tress, and to. be as well played as any
thing Miss Coghlan has essayed during
her entire career.
This company will open an engagement
of four nights, commencing Wednesday,
Nov. 30 with matinee on Thursday and
saturday. Seats on sale Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
There is an increasing attendance at the
Portland theatre as the week advances
ard the offerings at both matinee and
evening performances yesterday were we'll
received.
The company scored hit last evening
by their very creditable presentation of
Little Miss Military and the specialties
are proving good drawing cards.
Little Miss Military win be repeated at
today's matinee with the Birth of Free
dom for the evening bill.
The management of this popular play
house offers their patrons an attractive
programme for Thanksgiving week.
Commencing Monday evening the clever
character actor, Mr.. Charles Manley,
will open three nights engagement
with a matinee Wednesday presenting tht
nsw rural drama descriptive of New Eng
land country life entitled Down on tn
Farm that is pronounced to be one o
the hest dramas of its kind ever produced
The company contains number Of clese
artists well known to local theatre goer
! and all the special scenery necessary t
a first GLASS production OF the play ~ car
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