The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-30
MUSIC AND DRAMs.
AN IRISH GENTLEMAN.

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The plot of the play in brief is that
Jack Sbannon-whose real name is Mer-
row-has, while young man, an lniatu'
ration with treacherous companion
Stephen Tyrrell, confessed to the crime
of forging, really perpetrated by Iyrrell,
and signed the confession. Later he falls
IN love with Maura Sherlock, the daugh
ter af Clifford Sherlock, a country gentle
man. and his love is reciprocated. He is
AFT the time the steward of Sherlock S
estate. Here came Tyrrel and Mrs. Fair
leigh, wealthy widow, who is in love
with shannon, while Tyrren wishes to
gain Maura's love. These two join forces
to see If they can succeed in securing
Shannon and Maura for each other.
Sherlock's son, Lacy has fallen into bad
ways, and when his father, to pay mort
gage to Mrs. Fairleigh, obtains thou
sand pound note from his sister and puts
it in his safe. Lacy seals it, although
on'y his father and Shannon are sup
posed to know the combination. Inc
father has the number of the note. When
Shannon finds that, as he supposes, the
father of his sweetheart is to be turned
out Of his property because he can't pay
the mortgage. he encloses thousand
pound note in an envelope and leaves IL
on the table by accident. There Lacy
finds the note and exchanges them as he
knows his father has the number OF the
one he stole. Shannon returns and finds
the note as he thinks where he lett 1t
and gives it to servant to leave where
Mr.. Sherlock will find it. He does this
to save the property OF the man whose
daughter he loves. The old man misses
the money from the safe and Tyrrell and
Mrs. Faifleigh, who have overheard the
conversation between Shannon and the
servant, declare that Shannon took the
note. In the end Lacy confesses to Shan
non his theft and is overheard by MIR.
Sherlock, Shannon clears up his charac-
ter, marries Maura, and the scoundrel
Tyrrell comes to grief.
Mr.. Mack has an engaging personality;
he is easy and graceful on the stage. and
he is very strong III the serious situations.
There is much to charm in the piece In
it's setting and it's sentimentalism, and
Mr.. Mack makes good use of these features
to his own advantage. His Jack Shan
non is most likeable fellow; he is in
accord with his audience at once. In
the love scenes he has much wit and
humor, and in the dramatic ones, such
as the close of the second act, where he
declares his innocence and fells Tyrrell
to the earth, and in his scene with Lacy
Sherlock in the third where all the noble
ness of his character is made manifest,
scene that causes lump to rise in the
throat of even strong men, he rises to
an unusual height for drama of this
character. His songss.were very effective
and one of the prettiest stage pictures
was that where he is seated at the piano
with little Peggy listening with child
like eagerness. Mr.. Mack was called BE-
fore the curtain at the end of each act.
Miss White as Maura, was pretty and
natural. Mr.. Jackson's Tyrrell was a
gsod villain. Miss Marie Bates was a
capital Irish housekeeper. Little Miss
Georgia dip was fascinating Peggy.
bit of acting. Don't forget the matinee
and evening performances today.
l. KATHARINE ROBBR..
+ The theatre going public will have blt
two more opportunities to see Miss Kath
.arine Rober during the present engage
iment at Portland Theatre. These Will bt
the mat inee and evening performances
today. The Hand Of Fate" will b.
given at the matinee, and kathleen Ma
vourneen" tonight. Yesterday ga Nobl'
Falsehood'' and 1.-THE Girl from tn,
Circus were the bills at the matinee ant
evening entertainment. Miss Rober wa
warmly received and applauded. Mis-
Dora Wiley sang with great effect, ant
the Clifford children specialties were al
taking as ever.
JOSEPH HAWORTH.
Joseph IIaworth has many friends in
Portland, where he has always proved
himself o great fayorite. He is now essay.
ing Shaksper1an roles with the greatest
success, his Romeo and Macbeth being
highly praised by the press wherever he
has appeared. He is supported by Miss
Bertha Gallard and strong company,
and the plays are well staged and COS.
4 TUNED. Mr.. Haworth and his fine COM
pany will be seen at The jefferson Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday of next weel,
in repertoire. tai --.al-s
HILL-CABOT CONCERT.
In MIR. Hills concert at the Advent
church this afternoon he will be assisted
by Mr. L. Handasyd Cabot, the violon-
oeinst, and Miss Anna Miller Wood. Miss
Wood is said to be very popular in Bos-
ton, where she has sung in oratorio. and
in concerts with the Boston symphony
orchestra and the Knesel Quartette. This
concert will surely be appreciated Inv
lovers of best music
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