The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
MUSIC AND DRAMR-
PORTLAND THEA IRE.


OVERLOOKING, and the greeting aocoroeu
Katherine Rober was quite as warm as
that of the initial erformance VI 'no
week. The play was very handsomely
and appropriately staged ana ho'apie
festura was the new Empire set OF rur-
niture which was used for the first tine.
The costumes were rich and dazzling z1Y
their brilliancy, and suited to the aQnos-
phere of the play. Miss Rober was mag
niticently gowned in brocaded satin Win
diamond ornaments, and the richness
with which she dressed the character OF
pauline enhanced the beauty of the
sce,,es She showed her versatility in
successfully assuming role requiring
talent quite distinct from that ordinarily
belonging to soubrettes and as for the
oo1nuany in general they did very good
work.
The play will be repeated at today s
matinee, Three Twins being tonight's
bill. N.
sCALCHI OPERA CO.
On Monday night Nine. Schalchi, the
great dramatic contralto. who,2 for the
first fifteen years has been associated with
the Grand Italian Opera Co., and sue
ceeded Annie Louise Cary after her re
tirement from the stage, and who, TWO
or three years ago in the grand concert
given at Portland Theatre. with Nordlca
fairly shared the honors..with the Maine
prima donna, if she did not surpass her,
will give a concert ut The Jefferson.
Scenes from II Trovatore, Martha, ana
Semiramide will be given in cos
tune and Mme Scalchl VIII
be assisted by Mile. Helen Noldi, So
prano; Signor Codurri Canzio, tenor;
Siguor Achilles Alberti, baritone; and
Mr.. Walter A Pick, musical director.
A complete programme will be given in a
few days.
HEART OF MARYLAND.
The Heart of Maryland will be seen at
The jefferson tonight and tomorrow.
During its first presentation here last sea :
son its marvelously effective scenic set
tings, It's rapid succession OF dramatic
surprises, the chief one among them the
startling and vividly realistic belfry
scene, and the daring courage of Mary
land Calvert in her heroic and finally
triump plant efforts to save her lovers life,
were features which will long live in the
memory of the play going public. seats
went on sale Wednesday morning, aud
Judging from the already iarae sale there
Int ctan6in0 left
at each performa nee.
JOSEPH GREENE.
Joseph Greene and his company open
weeks eus cement at Portland Theatre
next Monoay night in the great war
drama, Held by the Enemy. The role OF
Col. Prescott is one that will try Mr..
Greene's dramatic powers as few are tried
in these days. Many novelties are
promised for the engagement here, both
in the way of plays and also in the vaude-
vile features. Reserved seats go on sale
this morning at nine O'Clock for the en-
tire engagement.
JOSEPH GREENE COMPANY.
There is more than the average interes
in the engagement of Joseph Greene who
commences weeks engagement at the
Portland theatre next Monday evening
supported by his own company. The
opening play has much to do with 1t,
though that is merged into the public
liking for Mr.. Greene, both as man and
an actor until it becomes hard to distiu-
guish between them. That we are TO
have the opportunity of seeing MIR. Greene
in the rols of Col. Prescott in VIM. Gill
lett's great play "Held by the Enemy
is q matter of congratulatinn, for it is one
of the most trying parts in the whole
range of modern war drama. The support
ing company is said to be much stronger
than the average and adj to that the
fact that every performance will be under
the personal supervision of Mr. Greene.
who appears in all the plays, one may be
quite safe in saying that Mr.. Greene's
engagement will be a most interesting
one. Reserved seats are now on sale for
the entire engagement.
FRANK DANIELS.
Frank Daniels, the light opera oomedi
an, will play his frequently mentioned
engagement in Portland nsxt week, at
the Jefferson theatre. He will be seen
here supported by the same complete cast
of principals and by the large chorus and
sumptuous scenery seen during his pro-
duotions in New York, Boston and Phil
adelphia. He will produce both of his
comic opera successes, "The Wizard OF
the NiIe' and the ''The IDOLS Eye" be.
ginning and closing with the latter or
Thursday and Saturday nights and devot
ing Friday night and Saturday matine'
to the "Wizard of the Nile" 1t is diff
cult to say which of the operas is the bet
ter. AS Daniels says when asked in tn
Wizard of the Nile" which way he woul'
prefer to die, "to be- stung to death b.
wasps, or boiled to deathsin vitrlol, Bot
are good" Mr.. Daniels is just complet
ing his annual engagement In Boston
He has received the unstinted praise
the press of that city for his most Iaugf
able transformations and also Tor I'd
ia. H. hos attanda