The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-20
MUSIC AND DRAMH.
MoCULLUM's THEATRE.

Although the Indictment weather yester-
day affected the attendance at McCullum' s
theatre, the audiences that witnessed the
charming comedy of "Niobe,'' were
highly pleased and made up in appreci-
alton what was lacking in numbers.
"Niobe' has proved most emphatic sue
cess, and when this weeks business is
balanced up, Manager McCullum will
find a substantial balance on the right
side of the ledger.
Next week the attraction that Manager
MoCullum offers will be the beautiful
domestic comedy drama, entitled "a
Flag of Truce written by William
Haworth, author of The Ensign and
other notable successes. The scenes are
laid near Providence, R. ]. The char
acters are all simple natural county folk,
whose honesty and loyalty to the Union
cause is the principle theme of the play,
and the fortunes of two brothers, who
90 to the war and the incidents that CO.
cur during their absence furnishes the
substance for the main story. Like all
good and likewise succa ssful comedy
dramas, there is minor love story that
gives a delightful charm to the play and
relieves the seriousness of the plot. MIR.
Pascoe will return to the cast in one of
the best parts he has been seen in this
| season, while MIR. Wright, Miss Leigh.
and Miss Ingram will appear in roles
peculiarly adapted to them and affording
ample opportunity to display those talents
that have made them such favorites.
Reserved seats for the entire engagement,
and those of today as we'll, are now on
sale at Steinert & Sons music store, SIT
Congress street. sas .ss5Es
RIvERTON PARK.
If the weather is at all suitable we con-
fidently expect today to surpass every
other Saturday on record in the size of
the attendance at Riverton Park. The
entertainment that has been given by the
Howard Comique Novelty company has
been highly spoken of, not only by all
the papers in the city, but also by the
people who have attended it during the
week, without single exception. There
are some who wait until they hear the
verdict before they make their plans to
visit an entertainment Of this sort, and
these, or many of them, had decided to
go on Friday or Saturday. Yesterday S
rain upset their calculations, but the
fame, of the company creates desire on
the part of all to see the entertainments,
and SO the Friday crowd and that of
Saturday will have to be merged into
one. The moral is evident to all, that If
it is desired to get !, good seat where the
entertainment can be enjoyed at its full
est. it stands every one in hand to GO
early and get stationed before the crowds
begin to arrive, for there are always those
who fail to pay attention to good advise.
THE GEM.
The final curtain will drop tonight on
the beautiful pastoral version of LAS
You Like It," which has delighted so
many large audiences at the Gem theatre
during the present week.
Doubtless many who have already seen
| the production will wish to SEQ 1t again
and it is suggested to those who have not
attended that they take advantage Of the
opportunities offered today.
Tickets are obtainable at the Office of
the Casco Bay steamboat company S
office, Custom House wharf.