The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-09
MUSIC AND DRAMAe
M'CULLUM'S THEA IRE.

SeluDA6u lasb ulRub dI MCCullu1n' S CneaGre
and gave royal greeting to all the favor
| ties in the various parts that the different
members rendered in such @ thoroughly
delightful manner last week, when the
great naval drama, 'sThe Ensign" scored
such positive success that it's engage
ment was of necessity extended another
| week. The attendance was equally as
large as on the opening night week ago,
and the performances bid fair to be even
as well patronized this week as IL was
last. Mr.. Pascoe as the Ensign, ana Mr..
| McCullum as Jack Dudley repeated their
success of last week, and all the mem
| bers Of the company were seen to equally
good advantage as in the previous presen-
tation. 1.-THE Ensign" certainly affords
enough variety to please any theatrical
| taste and this seems to explain why 1T
has made such strong impression on the
minds of local theatre goers. Little Mabel
Tellefarro was presented with beautiful
bouquet at last evenings performance,
and this winsome little lady seems TO
grow more popular with each perform
ance. Owing to misunderstanding she
was not rehearsed for her speciality last
evening, but this afternoon charm Will
be added to the play when this little
favorite will sing "Just Break the News
to Mother and "When Uncle Sam Goes
Marching Into Cuba. This is an &C.
complished little vocalist and her sing
| ing is sure to be feature of the perform
OFT a 1arCn
number of ladies and children to the
matinees. MIR. Granville as Abraham
Lincoln, improved his representation
since Saturday and last night looked
more natural than ever. All who have
not yet seen "The Ensign" should avail
themselves of the first opportunity that
offers as it is one of the best productions
ever given in Portland. Reserved seats
are on sale at Steinart and Sons and can
now be obtained for any performance.
RIvERToN PARK.
The feature of the entertainment that
is being given at Riverton this week is
the three Morello brothers. There can be
no doubt about that. While the other
members of the company are excellent
and are giving a great show there is no
one feature that will sbe so popular as
these acrobatic exhibitions. Their work
on the ladders at the opening of the per-
formance is of little consequence as com.
pared with their grand closing act In
which the wonderful strength of Max
Morello, the eldest of the brothers, is
shown by such acts as taking tie second
brother, Ernest, in one hand, holding
him at arms length in the air and then
lying down and getting up with the
burden still extended. When it is remem-
hered that Ernest is not youngster, but
| is strong man himself, doubtless weigh
| ing 1e0 pounds or so, the wonderful
strength of Max is made evident.
~ But there are other features that are
good and that promise to make this one
of the favorite companies of the season.
John Eand Nellie Healy are In the
troupe. Their names are sufficient to
draw Portland audience any time
Nellie Haaly used to play juvenile roles
in the old Portland stock company, and
| she is we'll remembered by those who
weretheatre- goers OF that time. Since
she has been in vaudeville she has often
| been here, and she always meets most
cordial welcome. John has also often
pleased the public in variety at Portland
theatre, and the two will meet good
many old friends this week
John Price is great character singer,
and his performances will strike popu-
| lar strain surely this week. Blanche
Fernandez sings ballads and coon songs,
and Bert Hale is a capital Irish come
dian. doing soft shoe dancing that draws
cordial applause.
| The concerts by the Fadettes are en-.
joyed as much as ever. Indeed 1t is no
uncommon thing to hear it said among
the audience that they are growing In
| popularity, even now, and that the
oftener they are heard the better they are
liked. If that keeps on, and there is no
reason why 1t should not, they will
achieve the greatest possible popularity
| before the season closes.
| THE GEM.
| The Offering this week at the Gem
theatre, is Sydney Grundy' S three-act
comedy entitled ga rabian Nights, F"
which was presented by Byron Doug
lass company with the following distri-
button of characters:
Mr.. Arthur Huntington,
| Mr.. Byron Douglas
Ralph Ormerod, Mr.. Francis Byrne
| Joshua Gillibrand, Dir. Walter Thomas
| Dobson, Mr.. Robert Lowe
Rose Colombier. Miss Lansing Rowan
Mrs. Huntington, Miss Virginia johnson
Mrs. Gillibrand, Miss Agnes Proctor
Daisy Maitland, Miss Myrtle May
The story is an amusing one and quite
familiar to playgoers and deals with the
husband whose imagination has been
kindled by reading of the Arabian