The Portland daily press., 1898-07-26
MUSIC AND DRAMRe
MCULLUM'S THEATRE.

most representative audiences of the sea-
son set the stamp of their emphatic ap-
pIoval on Manager McCullum's beautiful
production of Camille, and unanimously
pronounced Miss Lisle Leigh's creation
of this great emotional role the most ar
tistic and finished ever witnessed in this
city, while the Armand Duval of Mr..
Pascoe was wholly satisfactory. The
flattering comments bestowed upon his
performance, especially in the fourth
act, makes it certain that his popularity
will increase this week with local theatre
goers. Miss Leighs work in the past
has been all that could be desired and no
idea of her talent can be gained unless
one sees her brilliant and original crea-
ton of this complex character. The
other members of the company are also
a great surprise even to their friends and
many were heard to remark yesterday
that they could not conceive how bet
one could be organized.
Camille is the theatrical event of the
season and the large lumber of theatre
parties that have been formed to attend
these performances prove that Portland
theatre goers are quick to recognize the
merits of this splendid production and
that Manager McCullum will have no
ground for complaint on account of lack
of patronage. This afternoon party of
sixty composed of the Aged Brother
hood Association have engaged seats and
tonight two large parties aggregating
ninety-five people will attend, going out
in special cars. Parties from this city,
Deering and Westbrook, numbering one
hundred and fifty, have had tickets re-
served for Thursday evening, and it
would be advisable for all who want
once. Tickets are on sale at Steinert &
Sons, SIT Congress street and can be OBJ
tanned for any performance.
RIvERTON PARK.
Winstanley, the blind clog dancer, who
is attracting SO much attention at River
ton park this week, wears q belt which
was awarded to him os the champion clog
dancer of the world after contest with
John Williams in Philadelphia on March
%, 1884. On May 10 Of the game year he
defeated Murphy's unknown, better
known as Henry Carline, in Baltimore
for $500 side. He has been famous on
both sides of the ocean for Lancashire
clog dancing. His performance in this
city will be witnessed by many thousands
who have not seen SO famous an artist in
that line for long time. His partner,
Sullivan, has been in this country but
very short time. He defeated buddy. a
famous Irish dancer in Belfast, in
William Ashcroft's Royal Alhambra
theatre in 1894, in Lancashire and soft
shoe dancing
The other attractions at the entertain
ment which the Columbia Vaudeville
company is giving, are worthy of men,
ton, for all are good. Nazoma and
Coralla are particularly good in their
trapeze performances. They do some of
the most daring things that have been
seen in the kind of work for long time,
walking in an inverted position on a
ladder hung high in the air. maintaining
their position by hanging on by their toes
and going through with many such feats
which require no end Of skill and nerve.
Those who like to laugh at comedy
teams will have plenty of opportunity by
The sketch that O'ConneIl and Mack
present, and they will be amused by the
ludicrous turn done by MIR. Richard Ward
the ''hobo' cyclist, who in spite of the
righteousness of make up proves to be
an expert on the wheel.
THE GEM.
There is nothing in the plays at the
Gem this week to tax the brain OF to
keep the nerves tense, for they were built
to please, and Judging from the applause
last night. fulfil their mission. A large
audience was present and greeted Byron
Douglass curtain raiser my Husbands
Model, with marks of great favor.
The different characterizations in
''Nita's Delight" were good and the en-
tire cast made the most possible out of
the play.
Great praise is due Mr.. Callahan for
the superb music furnished by his ex-
cellent orchestra The cornet solo by Mr..
Currier was beautifully rendered.
NOTES.
Paderewski's next American tour will
begin in San Francisco in '99.
Anna Held, wearing an American flag
OIL alamoncs, sapphires and rubies, drives |
a four-in-hand of American horses in
Paris, and declares that the sentiment of |
the great French masses is distinctly cor
alal and friendly toward this country.
This settles it.
Henry Guy Carleton has changed the
name OF his new comedy from IA Wise |
cuckoo clock plays an important role in |
she piece.
People think of Adelaide Ristori as
dead. Yet here comes the news of her
reappearence at q Turin theater in |
famous character she used to portray. |
She is rs years old.