The Portland daily press., 1898-08-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE GEM.

buS DntuS IOf uu6 pGOplo WIN WisAOu W
escape the heat and dust of the city to
take sail to the island on the good
steamer Pilgrim and see the performance
at the Gem. The air there is cooled with
fans run by electricity, every thing is done
by the management for the comfort of
their patrons.
The Arabian Nights is one of the most
pleasing comedies ever seen here and the
audience are kept in roar of laughter
all through the performance.
The stage setting is very beautiful
and the dresses worn by the ladies surely
magnificent. See this play by all means.
Miss Agnes Proctor, who plays the part
of the mother-in-law in the Arabian
Nights, ia one of the best known women
on the stage. For two years she was the
leading woman for John L. Raymond,
she also occupied the same position for
played in many of the best stock eompa-
MES In the country. When Mr.. Douglas
succeeded in getting her he was very
lucky. She is great favorite with the
theatre-going Portland people as great
actress, magnificent dresser and gentle
lady off as we'll as on the stage.
MIR. Douglas is making great prepara-
lions for the play of AS You Like 1t that
is to be brought out at the Gem next
week.
RIvERTON PARK.
Gorman's Speciality Alliance played be.
fore large audiences in both their appear
ances yesterday.
The company that is furnishing the va
riety ENTERTAINMENT this week is q very
strong one. The Morello Brothers de-
light their audiences in every appearance
While their acrobatic feats are the equal
of anything of a similar character that
has been here. Mr.. John Price creates
no end of laughter in his character songs
His song, "And Riley he let co." is such
a clever arrangements of idens set to en-
tertaining music and rendered with such
dramatic skill so that it takes with every
audience that hears it. Miss Blanche
Fernandez is destined to be very popular
before the week Is out She is a handsome
and we'll appearing young woman with
q we'll cultivated musical gift, and her
rendition of the coon songs is certainly
very fetching.
M'CULLUM'S THEATRE.
Large audiences continue to crowd Nc
Cullum's theatre at each performance of
the successful naval drama "The Ensign"
that second such an emphatic success last
week. Judging by the applause and en-
thusiasm the audiences seem to be even
more pleased with the production this
week than they were last. A noticeable
fact and one that is also very gratifying
to Manager McCullun is the large num-
Der of patrons who are attending this
weeks performance for a second visit.
The elaborate production that Manager
McCullum has given the Ensign is
great surprise to the summer visitors
from the larger cities, who publicly
acknowledge that it surpasses anything
they ever conceived in the nature of sum-
mer amusements, being equally as elabo-
rate and complete as any seen in the
metropolitan cities at high prices during
the winter season. Little Mabel Tallefarro
is a great fayorite with the ladies and
children, and this portion of Portlands
amusements are crowding the theatre in
the afternoon and greatly enjoying her
delightfully."- winsome and artistic per-
Torrance. Yesterday the dainty actress
introduced a singing speciality in the first
act. Her rendering of tile latest popular
ballad "Just Break the News to Mother,
was excellently and effectively DONE This
song will be sung at every matinee per-
Torrance during the week, and is an
especially attra ,tive feature for the chill
dren. Mr.. Granville's impersonation of
Abraham Lincoln is also most interesting
to scholars aud is also greatly enjoyed by
the older patrons. There is a large ad-
vance sale for all the remaining perform
ances this week, and indications point to
crowded house tonight. Patrons
desiring choice seats should take the time
to secure them at once. Tickets can be
obtained at Steinert and Sons, where
they are on sale for the entire engage
msnt.