The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-15
MUSIC AND DRAMR.
@ McCULLUM'S THEATRE.

tendance in the afternoon that it was
necessary to open the doors and admit pa
irons half hour earlier than usual. All
were charmed with the splendid compa-
ny and the finished manner in which all
the fine dramatic scenes were enacted,
elected frequent applause. In the eve
ming the audience was particularly appre-
ciative and demanded several curtain
calls after every act. The beautiful scenery
| is highly praised this week and many
fiattering comments ore heard daily rela-
tive to the appropriateness of the furni-
ture pictures and other properties used,
and the care and completeness that shows
the master hand of Manager MoCullum
in the detail of the production. The snow
storm scene was completed and intro
duced in yesterdays performances. This
is remarkable stage effect and is worth
a trip to Cape Cottage to see. 1t occurs
in the third act and created veritable
sensation at yesterdays performances. 1t
is the most novel effect ever used in any
production given in this city. 1t is more
Interesting than the rain effect in "The
Old Homestead, as it continues all
through the act, and the audience see the
snow as it banks against the glass of the
windows. The bowling of the wind aud
the drifts of snow that blow By the win
dows had most cooling effect on the au-
dience yesterday, but their warm appreci-
alton of the novelty found expression in
enthusiastic and prolonged applause.
Mr.. McCullum as Uncle Bartlett, lis easily
the favorite with the audience this week,
and his portrayal of this quaint, Fold
fashioned character is really delightful.
His scenes with Deborah, unprecedented
by Miss Andrews, j provoke Hthe greatest
merriment, and are most artistically en-
acted. Miss Jessie Mae Hall, as Little
May Blossom, is very attractive to the Ia
dies and children, and with the eight lit
tie Portland girls who appear in this pro-
duction, enacts one of the prettiest and
daintiest scenes in the last act that has
ever been presented on local stage. To-
days advance sale indicates even larger
attendance than yesterday. Patrons will
find it much to their advantage to secure
tickets before going out to the thsatre as
greatthat much dis appointment would be
avoided if the seats were procured earlier.
Reserved seats are on sale for all rer-
formances at Steinert % Sons music
store, SIT Congress street. Patrons should
be careful and get coupon tickets admit
ting to the theatre from the conductor on
the cars. If they are not offered, ask for
them as it saves 10 cents if you wish to
visit the theatre
THE GEM THEATRE.
"For the White Rose" there was the
largest and most enthusiastic audiences
present yesterday that we have seen at
this beautiful theatre for long time.
| The play is one that keeps the audience
spell bound from the time the curtain
rises until the enc. The beautiful stage
setting in the first act charms the be-.
holder with its naturalness.
| Mr.. Eberle is surely master hand at
producing stage pictures. Everything
is perfect; nothing lacking to give it per-
feet effect. The same may be said of the
stage setting in the second act
The play is splendidly played; it is
full of action and should be seen by every
one.
Manager Douglas has many surprises in
store for the public. After this great
play will come "The Butterflies. %
Seats should be engaged for all of these
performances at the Casco Bay Office,
| Custom House wharf.
| RIVERTON DARK
| The members of the Alabama Trouba-
douls are too young to have ever been
slaves themselves, but they know from
the legends that come down to them from
| their fathers and mothers what slavery
was like, and they enter into the spirit
of the patriotic cakewalk as none could
do to whom the Stars and Stripes meant
less than it means to them. They honor
the old flag because their race found relief
from bondage under it's folds, and they
are not likely soon ito forget it. While
the cake walk is diversion gotten up
colored people themselves, and reproduced
to amuse audiences like those that gath
er at Riyerton, this Introduction Of the
flag and the patriotic airs makes it mean
more than ever both to the. performers
and to the people.
Visitors to the park should bear in
| mind that they lose much if they do not
| make their plans to be present during the
| concerts by the Fadettes. These ladies
play for full hour before the Trouba-
dours take the stage, beginning at g. Is
and 7.3O, and lovers of good music should
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear them. They also give concert at
80, after the afternoon performances,
that meets the approval of musical peo-
pie because they produce somewhat
different class of music from that played
in the open air. but it is all first class,
and always enjoyable.
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