The Portland daily press., 1898-08-29
MUSIC AND DRAMH-
THE NANCY HANKS COMING.

For the grand opening attraction Sat
urday matinee and night, September 80,
Messrs. Fay Bros g. Hosford announce the
clever attraction known as "The Nancy
Hanks company" which is now on its
third annual tour, but which makes It's
| first appearance in this city, and judging
from the many favorable press comments
| that have come to our notice in the past,
it is not at all unlikely that there will
be crowded house present TO greet this
wsll.known attraction. All the latest
musical numbers will be given by the
artists and a good time is in store for
those who attend. OF late the theatre has
been in the hands of score or more Of
decorators, and 1t is safe to venture it
will look handsomer than ever before.
as the management have been most Law.
ish in identifying this most elegant place
of amusement. Regular matinee prices
prevail at both matinee and night. Seats
on sale Thursday morning at 8 o'clock.
UNDER THE RED ROBE.
Under the Red Robe" fresh from its
New York triumphs of two successive
seasons at the Empire theatre. will be
the welcome attraction at The Jefferson
Theatre, Labor Day, Monday, September
9th, with matinee. The company, under
the direction of Mr.. Julius Calm, is said
to be one of great strength and merit
The scenery, costumes and general stage
effects will be exact counterparts OF those
which were SO much admired during the
phenomenal run of this play in the me-
to its last performance, achieving alto
gether one of the most brilliant successes
ever known in the theatrical history of
New York. This is one of the. fortunate
cities selected by MIR. Calm to witness
this notable production. Mr.. William
Morris Will enact the leading role, that
of Gil de Berault gamester, [duellist
and swashbuckler. This manly young
actor has distinguished. himself in many
roles at the Empire and other leading
New York theatres, but in none has he
appeared to such perfect advantage as in
"Under the Red Robe" Miss Frances
Gaunt, an emotional actress of the first
pany otherwise has been selected with
great care and will do ample credit in
the production of this charming and en-
| trancing play.
To the patrons of The Jefferson will be
presented some of the finest attractions
ever put on the road, namely: Bostonians,
| The Electrician, Under the Red Robe,
Shore Acres, The Geisha, Jack and the
Beanstalk. Crane, Sunshine of Paradise
Alley, written by Denman Thompson,
with other, attractions which will be
announced in a few days.
PARSoN JIM.
This week at the Gem we are to have
another of Mr. Douglass delightful sur
prises that he has in store for his patrons,
what all concerned prophesy will be
the greatest hit of Of the season at the
Gem, ,"Parson Jim" Jim. Fair
child, or as he is called "Parson
Jim," lis a loaf builder. The &C.
ton Of the play commences down on the
coast near Gloucester. The story hinges
on Jim's intense love for his foster sister,
WHO. Wucu tuo pay OPCAS Aotol uIOoAAo
but that she is his real sister. Through
many self denials Jim has been able to
send her to study music at the Conserva-
tory in Boston. While there she has
| fallen into the hands of one Abbott, a
young man of the world employed in a
bank, in fact the nephew of the bank
president. He had passed the previous
summer down by the sea, near Jim S
place, and had become infatuated with
Edna. The very day that the play opens
Jim had set as the one he was to tell
Edna the truth OF her relations to him
self and confess his great love for Der.
He is stopped from doing SO by the arri-
val of the detective, who is endeavoring
to find some trace of a child who years
before had been left with an old sea cap
tain in that country. who proves to be
Edna herself In this hinges the story Of
the play. From the rise of the curtain to
it's fall the action and interest is intense
ly strong.
McCULLUM'S THEATRE
| Commencing tonight and con-
tinuing every evening during the week,
with usual daily matinees beginning
Tuesday, Manager McCullum and his
| talanted compapy will appear in the