The Portland daily press., 1898-10-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A STRANGERaIN NEW YORK.

"a ~ &Ae&A~NSt@1As IL ~ 4NE l. OItAs
Hoyt and McKee's ga Stranger in
New York." was presented at The Jeffer-
son last evening. Despite the many other
attractions in the city, foremost among
them the Musical Festival, the largeEthea-
tire was crowded. and this fact alone tells
better than anything else of the popu-
larity of Mr.. Hoyt's comedies in this city.
ga Stranger in New York. has been
here several times before, but returns
this year with a stronger company than
ever. 1t is a lively, pulse quickening
farce with the snap and go peculiar to
Hoyt's pieces. Many Of thelpeople in the
company this season have long been stars
connected with Mr.. Hoyt's productions,
and "a Stranger in New York. gives
them all an opportunityIto shines[more
brilliantly than ever. There is Harry
Conor, who appears in the title role and
who will be rememb ered as the mirth
maker in "a Trip to Chinatown" where
he appeared as Welland Strong. Mr..
Conor is as mirth provoking as ever and
keeps the fun going from beginning to
end.
Mr.. Harry Gilfoil has apart in this
piece which gives him chance to dis
play his wonderful powers of rnimicry
to the best advantage. Mr.. Gilfoil will
be remembered as the bartender ID "a
Trip to Chinatown who could whistle
SO finely and whose limitations Of the
noises OF birds and beasts were better
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there is Miss Anna Boyd, who keeps the
ball rolling in this production, land who
did so much to make "a Trip to China
town" success
Besides these and other old favorites
there are many new faces, all of whom
have a pleasing speciality of some kind,
with which to delight the audience. The
women are all pretty and attractive, as
Hoyt's women always are, the costumes
and the stage settings are new and beau
tiful, while the catchy music, ludicrous
situations and witty lines make this
piece one Of the best entertainers that
has been seen here this season.
No doubt the performance will bring
out another large house tonight and GER
tainly those who see it will not makes
mistake.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.
In '.What Happened to Jones" the three
aot farce which had an immensely success
full run of four months at the Bijou thea
tire. New York, and which comes to the
jefferson theatre Friday might and Satur-
day afternoon and evening. George d.
Broadhurst has written play which is
said to compare favorably with any Of the
best French models for constructive inge-
nuity. Its scheme is German rather than
Gallo, for it's involved plot at no time
even hints at impropriety. A family is
involved in innumerable complications
through the fact that an old professor has
been induced by his prospective son-in-
law, to witness prize fight that has been
raided by the police. Jones, drummer,
who was also present, finds shelter in the
professors house. To account for his
presence, Jones, who sells hymn books
one day and playing OF rds another, is
passed off as the professors brother, the
blSQOp Vi DdildIaU WIZ huo HSOAA eiCoSAAc
from the country for thirty years. The
laughable situations which grow out of
these premises seem almost inexhaustible,
and follow each other with such novel
fuenoy and such logical sequence that the
audience is not allowed to cease laughing
from start to finish. The company en-
gagged to interpret "What Happened to
Jones'" is described as an Industrious
hard working and clever one. 1t in
cludes such popular players as Bert G.
Thayer, f. Soldene Powell, Bernard Mo.
Donough, Frank Hope, Philip Calvert
Chas. Greene, Cora Williams, Blanche
johnson, Eleanor Broadhay, Helen Har-
court, Kate Weston and Francis Lois
Clarke.
STAR COURSE OPENING.
sThfS fall co AEON sees Conductor T. P