The Portland daily press., 1898-03-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE GOVERNORS.

For two nights ana UarSs'iii i1'eoihoo
Saturday. starting with the performance
NEXT FRIDAY. Ward and Vokes and their
.bio farce comedy troupe of thirty-two
neonle will present their new musical
farce comedy, "The Governors" at the
JefTerson. This announcement is in itself
a fuIl guarantee of good time to patrons
nf this house, but the efforts which have
been 1nade to present high class enter
tainment and organization are worthy of
extended notice. These fayorite fun
makers have for the past three years
toured the country with "a Run on the
Bank, )" and each year they have endeav-
ored to surpass the previous one in their
efforts to present high class farce. 1.-The
Governors" their new play, is the COM
bineo efforts of Happy Ward and Fred
S. Gibbs, and satirizes gold mining ana
woman suffrage. 1t employs the services
of thirty two people and is presented with
all special scenery and an lnyestlture OF
wardrobe seldom equalled by anything
less than a comic opera or big extrava
ganza So much for the provisions which
cater to the eye alone, and now Tor the
artistic merits of the show from the
standpoint of an admirer of this partlcu-
lar kind of amusement. A company COM
prisine such artists as Lucy DAILY,
little lady who has been the unquestioned
hit of the New York Casino productions
for the past three years; Margaret Daiy
Vokes, the accomplished wife of Harry
Vokes; Johnny Page, the cleverest aero
batio comedian on the stage; Gus y.
Weinberg, John Keefe, Hal S. Stephens
James Cherry, the troubadour four. can
not but be Of distinct merit. An I'M
usually large programme of Emusical anu
speciality numbers is provided. sale
opened yesterday morning.
1.-THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS. !"
One of the most important attractions
offered here this season is Chas. II. Yale's
ssThe Twelve Temptations" which Is to
claim attention at The Jefferson for one
night, March 10. This. is reputed to be
great spectacle, having cost large sum
of money to put on the stage in its pres
emit state of novelty and sumptuousness.
1t is entirely new, colossal in every re-
spect and an absolute miracle of beaute-
GUS scenic environment, while the hosts
of splendid and dazzling costumes afford
a continuous feast of harmonious color
blending and unique design. The
piece, besides being a fairy spectacle
with stirring adventures at the North
Pole, is literally crowded with fun OF the
most boisterous kind and pantomlmlc
tricks, There are hosts of beautiful ball
cts and some very grotesque and eomlcai
ones calling for the services of the largest
and most efficient ballet troupe in the
United States, led by the great Italian
premieres Signoritas Ferrero and Basse-
aio, The Rosaires in acrobatic flights;
the Brothers Elliott in hot boxing bout;
Sisson and Turner in the "Chansons
Cbaracteristioue," and Rose Kesner as
the .tGiddy Old Maid, present specialties
which will delight everybody. With the
whole stage set representing the Brooklyn
side of the East River, the sFulton Ferry
and moving craft on the stream, the end
less march of odd personages across the
bridge from New York at night, will be
aptly described in great song by Mr..
Yale, called cover the Bridge. "All IN
Row." and Battery Park, are also
quaint and descriptive songs from Mr..
Yales fertile pen, which will go with a
rush. Sadie Stephens, Madge Torrance,
Josie Sisson, Leila Hutton, Charles
Turner, Chas. H. Henry, and other excel
lent people are in the cast. Sale of seats
will open Saturday.
THE GEM.
The burlap having arrived, work was
resumed on the new Peaks Island thea
tire Monday. The burlap is of an agree
able tint OF green, varied with armorial
designs in gold and lighter shades of
green and brown. The name of the
theatre, "The GEN." has been placed in
handsome characters at the front. and
at the harbor end of the space for the
name, which will occupy about the
whole width of the building, has been
prepared.