The Portland daily press., 1898-02-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA
NORTHERN LIGHTS.

The Immensely popular military dra-
ma. Northern Lights Will De seen at
the Jefferson Theatre next FRIDAY ana
Saturday nights and at the saturday
natine The great success, at home and
.hrood of .tSecret Service" has stimu-
latedsa desire on the part OF the public
IN sea military plays of the better class.
..Nortbern Lights is claimed to te one
Of the hest of these, and it's great success
in Boston last week augers we'll for its
apoaeement here. In consideration of
N nresept depressed condition of bust
ness and the scarcity of money, the man
agement have decided to play this big
attraction at popular prices. The best
reserved seats in the orchestra will be
placed on sale at fifty cents; the sothers
at thirty five, twenty-five and fifteen. At
the Saturday matinee the highest price
for reserved seats will be twenty five
cents. The sale of seats opens today. L.
MY FRIEND FROM INDIA.
At the jefferson Theatre tonight and
Thursday evenings the charming comedy
bv n. A. Du Souchet, my Friend from
India" will hold the boards. Even The
osophists must laugh. at the fun gotten
out of the curious application OF their
doctrine in pushing the social aspirations
of a wealthy pork packers family in New
York. The situation is not forced TOO
much in the practical kidnapping OF
barber and booming him as My Friend
from India who has brought his yellow
robe along in the shape OF a SILK oea
spread, which was to conceal his identity
for ultimate escape. The young lovers
who profit by the situation will certainly
have the sympathy of the ladies' line
Order of the Yellow Robe is one Oh
great theosophio renown in India, and
the pork packer takes advantage OF This
to foist the barber on society as popular
fad. There is plenty of fun and meat Tor
laughter all the way through. Inc piece
is here for the first time. and the rep"ta-
tion of the gentlemen and ladies' who are
numbered among the Smyth & Pice Com
adians imply that it will be creditably, II
not royalty, presented.
SOWING THE WIND.
This city is to be favored with an op-
uortunity to witness a dne production OF
Sidney Grundy's great play, Sowing
the Wind" which created such a tremen-
dous sensation in theslarge cities in this
country last year. The piece will be
produced at the Jefferson Theatre, March
40, by an excellent company, on gor-
geous scale. The play is one OF the most
intensely thrilling dramatic compositions
that has been put forth during the pres
ent 7aneration. It's theme, ssex against
sex, indicates conflict of interest and
autagonism of purposes between beau
tiful and spirited girl born under the
cruslest fate, and the man who was re-
sponsible for her being. Through the
chance of fate, this man is the adopted
father of the girls lover, and seeking to
defeat the suit because shs is unable to
account for her parentage. The final YER
bal duel between these two is a magnifi-
cent battle and always carries the house
by storm. Herbert E. Sears will be
seen in the character of "Brabazon"
again this season.
NEVER AGAIN.
On Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
March l and 2, Charles Frohman's ablest
organization of comedians and come
diennes, the No. company, associated
with the superb popularity which it has
attained all over the country, will
appear at The jefferson theatre for two
nights only. Everyone who pays any at
tention to theatrical matters must be wei
aware that no play. nor any association
of players has ever won more complett
success than has "Never Again an6
this company. The play has already beer
laughed at by over one million theatre
patrons in this country and in Paris ant
London its success has been wholly &
counterpart of the prosperity it has
enjoyed in this country. This play was
chosen from hundreds for the holiday
performances at the Boston theatre and
the same cast appears in Portland thai
did in Boston. Seats on sale Saturday
morning.
TESS OF THE D'U UBERVILLES.
In view Of the very unfavorable condit
ion of the weather and the walks, the
audience at the Jefferson was surpris
ingly large last evening, and Mrs. Fiskt
with her excellent company gave an
other presentation of "Tess of the
D'Urbervilles equal, of course, in ar
tistic merit, to that of the previous night
NOTES.
Alexandra Siloti, the great Russian
pianist, will give recital in this city il
the early spring.
Y. M. C. A. RECEPTION.
A reception and clam supper will b