The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-27
quartette deserve favorable mention.

Inc play MssSNs wei ltCelNtu al Dotu
matinee and evening performances ard
will be on the boards at the Portland
theatre today and tomorrow.
Among the notable orchestral numbers
was ga Hunt in the Black Forest a
descriptive piece introducing the singing
of birds, barking of hounds, the black
smith at work and other features which
evoked well merited rounds Of applause.
GEO. W. MONROE.
George W. Monroe, the fayorite come
dian, with the largest company he has
ever had, will amuse the public with his
new musical satire s'Her Majesty the
Cook" at the jefferson theatre, three
nights and mstinee S aturday, commence
ing next Thursday. The piece has a
well defined plot and depends for its sue
cess upon the funny situations, dialogue
and the acting of the people of the cast.
who are chosen from the ranks OF the
leading artists of this country, and many
of them will be seen in most novel and
attractive specialties, aided by large
and capable chorus. The sale Of seats
for this engagement vent on sale this
morning at the box Office.
AMATEUR VAUDEVILLE
Yes, this is the morning for the adj
vanced sale of reserved seats for the anna
teur vaudeville performance. Sale opens
at Cressey, Jones Il Aliens at o'clock.
Reserved seats, 70 cents each; whole house
reserved. Remember the entertainment
is for the two nights only, Thursday and
Friday, December 29 and 80. at Kotzsch-
mar hall, and the hall seats only 49S
people. So come early or send boy
and get good place in the line All the
corresponding entertainments at Kotz-
schmar hall for the last three years have
filled the hall for three nights, but this
time the three are to be crowded into
two, SO some one is sure to get left.
See that you are not the, one. The bill
is now definitely announced and In.
cludes: An opening number by Lieut.
Clifford's guitar and mandolin club;
Keith specially turn by the Barrows
Brothers, otherwise known in thespian
circles as s'Baroni Freres;" short
musical melodrama entitled "a Modern
Sir Launfal, written by Mrs. Whitehouse
expressly for the occasion; unique song
number by the Lost Harmony quartstte;
clever sketch entitled "a Modern
Proposal" done by Miss Carpenter and
Mr.. Dutton; an up-to date Goth century
song and dance by Misses Noyes and
knights; an illustrated descriptive song,
put on in new and original way. and
the short comic opera burlesqne "Cyrano
de Golfiac.'' Enough said. Remember
the sale and the object.
THATCHER POST G. A. r. BENEFIT
The night after Picke5ts' famous charge
at Bloody Angie Is made one of the
strong scenes in war drama from the
pen of Frank g. Campbell, which Is the
attraction at the Holiday Street theater
this week, under the title of "Gettys-
burg" All the other scenes of the play
are laid in Virginia, and deal with many
incidents during the war of 81 and 80.
The play, however, is not all war, as 1t
tells of the love story of Northern man
and Southern girl, and Confederate
sold Ter and Northern girl. who have
been thrown together by the accidents of
war. This attraction will be presented at
Portland theatre next Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings and daily NATL
nees under th g auspices of Tha tcher post,
G. A. R.. for the benefit of their monu-
ment fund. Reserved seats will be on
sale Friday morning.
THE REAL WIDOW BROWN.
In mos5 of the latter day farce comedies
the complications while humorous are Of
the same nature, and the fckle husband
and the over confident wife, have been
made to bring about situations which are
often strained and unnatural. Not SO in
the case of tsThe Real Widow Brown. !"
An audaoious and frolicsome youth i'm
personates the real widow, another youth
impersonates an old deac on who has been
in correspondence with the widow With
view to matrimony through the Matri-
moniai Times and the consequent compli.
cations brought about by the double
identities give rise to an unbounded OPP
portunity for fun and merryment
"The Real Widow Brown" will be the
attraction at Portland theatre the last
three DAYS of this week and Saturday
matinee Reserved seats go on sale this
forenoon at O'Clock.