The Portland daily press., 1898-11-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA
zEPHRA.

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all talk the box Office sale OF advance
seats testifies. Zephra is amateur only AZ
that it uses local people In its prouuo-
tions, presented as it is with nrty nansins
pieces of scenery painted expressly Ior ~
by such painters as Seayey DanRerneiu
and McAndrews, lighted by eight power
ful calciums in addition to the house eieo-
tries rehearssd and staged by coHpeoone
corps of professional drill masters, musi-
cal directors, stage carpenters ana eieoeri-
oians 1t is task of no mean proportion
IN cosssme a spectacle like Zephra requir-
ing as if does over five hundred costumes
ef mora than one hundred distinct styles
The executive staff are as follows: r W.
Ayerill. manager and director; u. ID
Foster. ccstumer and draperies; ". s. H.
Jones, musical director; a. ]. Booth.
assistant stage director; W. 81. Sullivan,
master mechanic; ]. M. Barker, eleotri
clan; d. F. Perkins, press agent. The
executive committee: William S. Dunn,
chairman, Leroy II. Tobse. secretary.
william Fl. Green, treasurer, Herbert R.
Sargent, Marcus A. Hanna. BENJAMIN A.
Norton, HOLMAN S. Melcher. Edwin q.
Milliken. Arthur NJ. Sawyer. a. q.
Purinton.
This is the cast;
Zephra-Queen of Norseland,
Bertha NJ. Wslch
Neyera, daughter of Decius.
Flora, a friend of Nsyera, Ida McGrath
Nidia. friend of Neyera.
Unis, fairy godmother of Neyera.
Marion L. Brooks
31' ''''' Lena NJ. Trip
Nita, waif, Cush1e snow
Goddess of Sleep, Nina y. Adams
Liberty. MaDel FresGon
1 Harry NJ Niokerson
william W. Evans
Solon Captain of Deoius Guard,
Thoras. a knight, e. G. Steeles
Hendricks. attendant of Deciunl.
Monroe A. Blanchard
~ ~ Joseph Thaxter
Herald, Andrew G. Merrill
A'' '' David f. Perkins
Hnri, French Peasant, George s. Clapp
Alfred AIyinson
Boofoo, King of Nixis,
Master William True
Army, High School Cadets
Navy. Montauk Sailors
There are large choruses of village
maidens, chsyaliers and body guards.
= The rehearsal tonight will be strictly
private, and none but those who possess
the official badge will be admitted to the
stage. The participants arc requested to
be on hand promptly at seven O'Clock. /
THE WHITE HEATHER.
1t will take every available inch of
space on the big stage of the Jefferson
theatre to do justice to ''The White
Heather" which will come to that house
four nights and two matinees, commenc-
ing Wednesday evening, November 2s.
8 The play is by Cecil Raleigh
and Henry Hamilton, with certain
of. the scenes and incidents sug-
aested by the late Sir Augustus Harris.
These gentlemen were also the authors of
1.-The Sporting Duchess, which showed
daring and enterprise that seemed to
have reached the limit.
The first consideration anent this play
is, perhaps, it's enormity as sceuic and
spectacular production. The curtain rises
on beautiful view of the Scottish high
lands. The mist is seen to be rising, and
by and by it.discloses shepherd and his
fisck. 1t is real flock. The sheep are
not painted or of papier mache, and they
enhance the realism OF the scene by wan
dering after their leader over the heather
and to cover. By and by there comes
panic on the stock exchange, London,
ending in tragic scene that has much to
do with the story of the play. Then we
see Battersea park, London, the famous
resort for cyclists, with devotees of the
wheel riding about or taking breakfast,
and anon the curtain rises on the
waters under the earth. y showing a most
realistic deep sea picture, the curtain on
which falls, after a thrilling battle, be-
tween two divers. There are othar big
scenes, all of which find their culmina-
ton in duplicate Of the costume ball
given by the Duchess of Devonshire prior
to the queens jubilee.
PORTLAND THEATRE
Commencing this evening and con-
tinuing every evening during the week
with daily matinees beginning Tuesday,
the Jessie Harcourt Comedy company will
eccupy the stage at the Portlandstheatre,
gsessating on the occasion of their first
performance tho powerful military drama
entitled "Lynwood, or My Kentucky
Home,'' followed by a select repertoire of
comedies and dramas, many of them
never presented in this city before at pop
ular prices. Miss Jessie Harcourt is a
young and talented emotional actress
who has won the most emphatic praise
for her artistic and intelligent conception
and portrayal of long and widely varied
list of characters. She has been pro-
nounced to be one of the most versatile
stars playing at popular prices and has
won Instant recognition from the press
and public by her splendid work, in all