The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA
HEART OF MARYLAND.


Although Mrs. Leslie Carter create
the part of Maryland Calvert in Davi.
Belasco's great war drama 1.-The Heart
Maryland and did much to make TIL
powerful play an international success
the drama is almost as good without HI
as 1t was with her. This is paying mig
compliment to the young actress VINO a.
sumes this difficult role this season, fo
Mrs. Carter is acknowledged to be
wonderfully clever actress.
Miss Alma Kruger is playing the pa
of Maryland Calvert this season and la
night shs delighted fair sized audien
at the Jeffer son theatre with her wor
In fact those who have seen Mrs. Carte
in the Heart Of Maryland went to tt
jefferson last evening prepared to be dis
amounted in Miss Kruger. They WEI
agreeably surprised in her, and can
away impressed with her ability to ia
Mrs. Carter's place.
The Heart of Maryland has been seel
here before and it is to be hoped that ii
will be seen here macy times in the fu
ture 1t is, as everyone knows, bloo,
stirring, heart euiokening play with s.
many realistic situations and SO man
exciting incidents that the audience
forgets itself and liyesthrough the horror
of war and the days of carnage.
would be idle to repeat the story of thl
drama of which so much has been writ
ten. To appreciate it's strength 1t mus
Iac nd 10 how If Won Id Df
to acknowledge that you have missed
seeing one of the grsatest war dramas
ever written. From the first to the last
there is not moment when the attention
or interest is allowed to flag The exciting
scenes commence in the very beginning
of the first act and from that time on
they follow one another in rapid success
sion. In several places this play il
almost too realistic and as the plot Of the
piece unfolds itself the audience j.
worked up to such pitch of sympathy
and excitement that the suspense is al
most painful.
The company which is producing the
Heart of Maryland this season is perhaps
not as strong as the one which supporter
Mrs. Carter but it is we'll balanced ind
contains many very fine artists. Miss
Anna Vislaire who portrays Nancy Nc
Nair the little Yankee girl in the house
hold of Confederate women, hasn't a
very prominent part to play in the story
but what she has to do is very finely
done and stamps her as an actress 81
mere than the ordinary ability. MIR
Lionel Adams is painstaking and very
acceptable Alan Kendrick, the Federal
officer who is the hero of the piece. Her
bert Bosrwiok as Col Tnorp. the villain,
is very good and ths other parts are well
taken.
The scenic effects are especially worthy
of mention while the beifry scene in
which Maryland Calvert grasps the
tongue of the big bell and prevents the
alarm being given on the escape OF her
lover from the hands of the rebels is one
Of the most exciting moments in this
great drama The Heart of Maryland will
be given again tonight, with matinee
performance.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
The Katherine Rober company opened
fire last evening at the Portland theatre,
from their batteries of fun and kept I'D a
constant fusilade from the start to the
final curtain. A large audience could
return nothing but roars of laughter al
the side splitting situations with which
The Three Twins, the play Of the even
ing, was replete.
The where honors should 60 is ques
ton Kennedy facial expressions, Cur
it's make up as the deacon and Belle
Gaffney's grotesque Miss Camson, pro-
voked much mirth, while Miss Rober as
Sally captivated every one by her spright
ly characterization. Ritchie was good
and Mamie Barrett in her speciality turns
comes in for great praise In these she
was accompanied by Kennedy and won
several enoores.
The attendance at the Portland theatre
this week has been phenomenally large
and there is no likelihood of any falling