The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-09
SOUTH PORTLAND.
BARLEY McCallum's New Drop Curtain
Highly Artistic.

Notes-PersonaI Items, Etc.
The work Of painting the special sets Of
scenic machinery required for the produc-
tion of the "Dawn of Freedom" was 60
ing on yesterday at BARLEY McCallum's
theatre under the direction Of the scenic
artist. Mr.. Charles BROKER. War scenes,
Notifications, troops in attack and on
the defensive, various kinds of heavy
guns as well as small arms, find appro-
pirate places and altogether the setting
will be quite realistic.
The drop curtain is from the studio of
A. Logan Reid, OF the Manhattan theatre
in New York and Is really bit of genu-
inc art The subject is the worlds great
poetess Sappho, and tie scene seems to be
laid on one of the Sicilian islands. In
the foreground are five oomely, classical
female figures seated ON marble terrace
with tesselated floor at the base of high
pillars entwined with flowers. Around
what might be called these five muses.,
are seen tropical plants, ferns an6 flowers
with urns, oandelabra and other accesso-
ries, all painted in sombre tints.
Against this Is luminous background
of high rock-perhaps the romantic Leu
cadian rock itself-against which stands
villas and palaces with bright sky in
the distance. The curtain is framed
with salm on colored drapery with bor-
der of like tint
CAPE ELECTRICS.
A gang of men under the direction of
Mr.. Cockson, former employe of the
Grand Trunk, are doing work in unearth-
ing the double track along Broadway and
Pickett streets for use of the theatre cars
and the track will be used for tho OPEN
ing day of McCallun1's theatre
Opera chairs for section of the bal
cony, which are furnished by the Walter
Corey company, arrived yesterday and
were transported to Cape Cottage on
trailers.
Mr.. II. A. Maokie, recently of the
Clavier school, has taken q position for
the summer as conductor on the electrics.
UNIvERSALIST CHURCH.
An important business meeting Of the
Universalist parish was held Tuesday
evening and committee was appointed,
made up of Edward Paige and ". E.
johnson, to wait upon Rev. Mr.. Kim
NELL and invite him to continue his pas
torate for another year. The committee
will report at an adjourned meeting to
be held in fortnight. 1t is understood
that Rev. Mr.. Kimmell will consent to
remain.
WORK ON THE ROADS.
The road machine has been used to
good advantage on Stanford street, in
rounding up, grading, etc., and in turn,
Kincaid and other streets will receive at
to ntion at the hands Of the road commits
sioner, Mr.. j. P. Chaplin. The travel
to the Town house has just been improved
by a stretch of new sidewalk at Brewery
corner.
CAMP BOURDETT STRAWS.
There are few slight colds among the
men, otherwise everything at Camp
Bourdett is in good condition. A mock
court martial is on the tapis and Satur.
day next will be "Field Day" devoted
to athletic sports Of all kinds. The COM
mand is organizing base ball team and
are anxious to try conclusions with any
nine In the vicinity, preferably SO, Fort
Preble and South Portland mines. As
these mines have been itching for games,
it is likely now they can be readily &C.
commodated. So the soldier boys say.
Rev. L. 81. Bean, formerly of the vii
| lage, has been recent visitor from Rem.
nebunkport.
MIR. Geo. Studley, of the LIST Maine
Volunteers, writes hoyue from Chick
amauga, that the regiment expect to be
ordered to Porto Rico.
Friday night the Emerson Octette will
visit the home of Mr.. W. o. Lewis, Clark
street, to furnish selections for graphic
phone.
The High school was visited yesterday
by the experimenting school committee.
Everything went off smoothly and things
were found to be in the best of condition.
J. Elliott Bowles, private secretary Of
Mr.. Krutz, vice president and general
manager of the Cape electrics, was re.
cent visitor at Cape Cottage.
A flag has been raised over Trefethen'
bowling alley.
PLEA
Messrs. Louis and Linneus G. Worth,
of Elm street, are passing the week with
relatives at Waldoboro, their former
home.
Mrs. J. Fl. Roberts, who has been
seriously i'll, is now thought to be i'm.
proving.
Mrs. Frank E. Plummer has gone tc
Sprin gvale to be the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dow, for few
weeks.
Mr.. Russell Hamblin has returned to
! Bridgton.
Millions Given Away.
1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
| are not afraid to be aenerous to the needy