The Portland daily press., 1898-06-16

Each week will be perfect theatrioa
gem. 1t would be a wise move to secure
seats for one or more nights each week
then one will lie sure of setting in the
same seat every night for the season.
Boxes have six chairs in each, and can be
engaged at the ticket Office of the Casco
Bay company. There are 300 seats that
are not reserved. Those who buy tickets
over the Casco Bay line are entitled to
their seats without extra charge.
This afternoon the guests of the Maine
Steamship company will attend the matt
nee at the Gem.
RIVERTON PARK.
Those who have been to Riverton this
week have marvelled much over the won
derful feats of Vanola. Lying on his
back. with his feet elevated, he balances
first a barrel, then a globe and does
some very clever dancing upon them,
then calling for one of the globes he bal
ances the barrel upon the globe, the latter
being held by his feet, and then turning
them in opposite directions performs q
as was never seen in these parts before
1t happened, some years ago, Vanola has
been in the business for about IA years,
that he made an engagement with big
circus. He had tried Intellectually to do
this globe and Earrel trick. Some one
knew that he had practiced upon 1t, and
when he arrived at the Office of the gem
eral agent Of bhe circus In New York, he
found much to his surprise that he had
been Autographed all ever the country as
doing a combination barrel and globe
dancing act. He looked over a sample of
lithographing in surprise and the agent
said to him, "Of course you do that
triok?" Vanola hardly knew what to
sar, SO he made an of hand reply, as
much as to say that perhaps he might
try it. He had made up his mind to try.
and that in the presence of a vast audi
enoe to whom he had been advertised as
the only man who could perform this
wonderful thing. Thoroughly disheart-
ened he started iu on the programme for
the feat of the evening. Taking his po-
sition he called for the barrel and globe,
lifted them to position and to his won
derment, no less than to that of his wife,
who was in the secret, and who was anx-
iously watching from behind the Escenos,
the barrel went into place as IL it had
been made to go there. and the act was
successfully accomplished.
Since that time the trick has been as
easy rs it was then. Associated with
Vanola in the entertainment at Riverton
are some of the leading artists in the
vaudeville line to be found in this coun.
try.
NOTES.
The Bostonians last week, at the close
for the year. 1t Is unlikely that Nat
Goodwin, Frank Daniels, Richard Mans.
field, e. d. Sothern, and Sol Smith
Russell have earned less than $50 900 each
in the season. Mrs. Minnie Madden
Fiske, May Irwin, and Julia Marlowe,
among feminine stars, have been pros
perons.
Mrs. Leslie Carter will spend her sum-
mer vacation at the CLOSE of her London
season in ''Ihe Heart of Maryland at
Interlaken and Lucerne Switzerland
Her health is not good, having been taxed
severely by her long. arduous season in
the war play. She hopes to recuperate
thoroughly bsfore returning to America
to open her autumn season in David Be-
lasco's new play.
Miss Maud Adams's success for young
star in "The Little Minister" has been
an unprecedented one. playing in one
city the entire season and drawing $780,
600 in the 300 performances, record that
has not before been made anywhere.