The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-23
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in the various situations he is !orcefu'
and graceful.
Miss RUSSELL who was to have played
the part of Diane, was taken suddenly
i'll and the part had to be read from the
stage.
The other members of the support were
satisfactory. The play was well staged and
handsomely costumed.
Mr.. Mantell was fortunate in having
for his manager that veteran and popu-
lar director Mr.. Mart w. Hanley who has
in years past, arranged the tours and
managed the business of all the great
stars of the American stage. Mrs han ,
ley, who will be remembered by olu
theatro-goers under her maiden name Oh
Marietta Ravel, was one of the most grace
full aud popular dancers OF her Gay. Al
the PLAYS Mime, Celeste made famous
"a French Suy. - and Others of like char
acter-she was most charm ing. Mrs.
IIanley was in Portland with her nus
band.
THE WHITE HEATHER.
Charles Frohman's greatest example of
gigantic stage enterprise, lhe White
Heather" will begin ali engagement at
the Jefferson theatre this evening. 1t
ran all last season at the Academy of
Music New York, and comes direct from
the Boston Theatre with the same
famous cast, headed by Miss Rose Cogh-
Ian, and including Olive May, Grace
Thorne, John I. Sullivan, Wallace Camp
bell. and over two hundred other people
en- gagged in the production.
The story of this play. which is by
Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, ali-
thors of The Sporting Duchess, = is said
to be one of the most intense and inter-
esting ever woven around a drama of the
kind. and incidental to the telling of 1t
there are the most stapendous examples
of stage craft ever seen. These take the
form of stage pictures that astonished
New York. and that will be likely to
have the same effect here Many of them
are thrilling in the extreme, and all are
SO perfect in their detail and immensity
that they will evoke much surprise. seats
can be secured for the Thanksgiving
matinee The sale of seats for all the
performances has been large.
WEEKS's AMERICAN MINSTRELS.
The Thanksgiving Day attraction at
the Portland Theatre will be Weeks's
American Minstrels who will give two
performances, matinee and evening. Last
week the company appeared in Fall River
and the News of that city says: ''Ihis
is one of the very best minstrel shows on
the road. Great features are the musle?l
monarch Leopold. who introduces MS
latest craze, tie Crazy Musician;
Delmo, sensational juggier and slack wire
performer; Higgins Brothers, black lace
comedy, and the st. Glars, triple horizon
tai bar performers. The first part Is es'
peoially bright and sparkling with WIZ
interspersed with good singing and dan G
ing. Reserved seats went on sale yester.
day morning at the box office.
A TURKISH BATH.
The attraction at the Portland theatre
Friday and Saturday evening and Satur-
day matinee will be the musical comedy,
"a Turkish Bath The st. Louis Post
Despatch says: Gone of the largest audi
en- ces that ever greeted performance at
the Grand was present last evening. Miss
Heath won a place in the esteem OF the
local theatre goers that will insure her
full houses whenever she may return. The
work of the oomesians Jack BURKE ana
James Taggart, divide the honors With
the brilliant star-Marie Heath. Inc
artistic work of Ada Vevden, the serpen-
tine dancer, was highly appreciated.
The balance of the company was way
above the average. Reserved seats Tor
this attraction go on sale this morning.
.sss. THE FRENCH MAID.
! Next Monday and Tuesday evenings,
Edward f. Rice's latest and best concep-
I tion. "The French Maid" will proceed to
| frolic and contribute to the pleasure OF
| tbeatre-goers at the Jefferson theatre.
Gaiety, liqhtness, merriment and beauty
are the keynotes dominant in every scene
| of this spirited compilation, AID along
with the excellent matter for amusement
furnished in the libretto and SCORE. there
| is an unsurpassed corps OF stage opponents
| in Charles A. Bigelow, Hallen Mostyp,
Matt Woodman, Edourd Jose, George
| Honey. William Armstrong, Augustus
Schlke, Olive Redpath, Eva Davenport,
| Gerry Ames, Yolande Wallace and Mamie
Forbes. Miss Wallace is a Portland girl.
Sale of seats commences Friday morning.
DOWN ON THE FARM.
| At the Portland theatre last evening
Down on the Farm was repeated to
a fair sized audience, and its medley OF
| characters introducing the simple old
| farmer Chinaman, Irishman, Jew
trader. etc., seemed to please the specta-
| tors, as they capered about the stage in
a boisterous andEat times amusing man
ner.
1t was little unfortunate that the
orchestra was not provided with score
of the different speoialties as it would
have lightened their lahors and made the
Iaccompaniments more effective.
The play will be repeated at today
matinee and in the evening.
NO les.
Cornelius Murphy, for 80 years stage
| doorkeeper at the Boston Theatre, died
at his home in that city Saturday. he
enjoyed the friendship of Booth. Barrett,
Charlotte Cushman Sir Henry Irving
and other celebrities of the stage. He
was the father of Irene Murphy who. as a
comic opera prima donna. was well
known here in Portland. Mr.. Murphy
brought his family up to enjoy the ad
vantages of a good home, a good educa-