The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26

IN6W I Ofh lhIClCdA EuSbVSS3 esH~
A. @. Scammon presents it on the road
with carefully elected company OF fun
makers 1t has a carefully planned ana
well sustained plot, full of absurd situa-
tions, delightfully."- amusing and thorough
ly enjoyable.
The piece serves as the vehicle for the
introduction of the newest songs, pleas1ng
dances and first-class spscialties, and con-
tains everything to please the senses
melody, mirth and movement. Attrac-
tive organization, charming ensemble.
comely girls and exquisite costumes make
this an ideal attraction of it's kind, and II
you visit "The Real Widow Brown at
the Portland theatre the last three nights
this week, yon will have the joliest time
in many a month. Reserved seats on sale
Friday morning
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.
A. Stover's Uncle Toms Cabin COM
pany is to give two grand benefit per-
formances in City hall on the afternoon
and evening Of December 81. All OF the
receipts over the actual expenses will re
turned over to the relief committee OF the
lost steamer Portland.
This company does not carry brass
band or have circus street parade, but
does give the only first class production
of Uncle Toms Cabin to be witnessed son
the stage toda.. Two of the leading
feature, are the colored quartette and q
grand cake walk, headed by the two
Youngest colored artists before the pub
lie. secure your tickets early and help
swell the fund rs there are many people
in this city today dependent on that
fund.- Tickets at Chandler's music store,
431 Congress- street, Tuesday next at 9
u. IN.
AMATEUR VAUDEVILLE.
Christmas is here. All the anxious
thought and wearisome work. all the
humping againAt the busy bustling
streams of bargain seeking humanity is
ended and now for the merry enjoyment.
A whole holiday week of it and one
night of least of continuous pleasure is to
be found at the amateur vaudeville enter
tainment at Kotzschmar hall, Thursday
and Friday. December goth and Both.
There will be turns to suit all tastes,
young or old, serious and sentimental,
critical or kindly. The soft, dreamy mu-
sic of the guitar and mandolin, quips and
cranks of wit and fun, college songs, coon
songs, goth century song and dance a
modern proposal, musical melodrama,
Illustrated descriptive song and comic
opera burlesque-what more can human
fancy require in one programme OF two
hours and a half And then underneath
it all is the lasting satisfaction OF feeling
that each has contributed his mite to
the relief of those families who are suf-
ferers by the wreck of the steamer Port
land. Don't forget the advance sale OF
reserved seats tomorrow morning at
O'Clock at Cressey, Jones & Aliens.
NOTES.
Next Saturday afternoon and evening,
at City Hall, Mr.. A. r. Stover's Uncle
Toms Cabin Co. will give performances
for the benefit of the Portland Relief
Fund. Tickets will be for sale at Chand-
ler's music store on and after tomorrow.
The special programme of the Rosslnl
club postponed from last Thursday morn
ing, will be given on Wednesday after
noon of this week. at 4 o'clock. The spec.
ial feature of this programme will be the
first appearance of the Rossini club
chorus, under the direction OF MIR. Ar
thur Hyde.