The Portland daily press., 1899-09-04

YER presented by q minstrel company IN
America.
TIE SCHUBERT STOCK AT THE
JEFFERSON.
1t Is pleasant to announce the appear
ance Of an organization OF such high
grade az the Shubert Stock company, and
It is hoped that Portland theatre goers
may ind their various productions as
satisfactory as they were In Buffalo. Syr-
acuse and Rochester 1t does not require
acute discernment to discover that the
beautiful Jefferson theatre should not have
anything ON Its stage that falls below the
strictly gilt edged attraction. and II tbs
shubert Stock Company finds favor In
Portland, there will never be reasons for
dabbling In less worthy goods. The
management OF theatre Is the public's
servant, and to provide what the people
crave lie the aim. The Jefferson will be
handsomely decorated for the opening to-
morrow. Each lady present will be pre-
ssnted with fan, and attention to de
tail will evidence the desire on the part
of the Messrs. Fay Bros s. Horsford to
make visit to the jefferson most enjoy.
able. The introductory bill Of the Shu-
bert Stock Company will be Lady Win
demere's Fan, for which an entirely new
scenic investitive has been prepared.
The story deals with social intrigue and
pictures some of the things that trans
pire In the best Of society. The atmos.
phere is aristocratic in all its phases
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A young wife's reputation. jsopardized
by her follies, Is saved by the clevsrness of
her older friend In unique and intense
ly interesting manner. The cast OF char
acters win be as follows:
Lord Windemere. Mr.. Guy Bates Post
Lord Darlington, Mr.. nj. Il, Alison
Lord Augustus Lorton,
Mr.. VIM. Charles Mason
Mr. Chas. DUMMY, Mr.. Raymond Capp
MIR. Cecil Graham,
Mr.. Geo S. probert
Mr.. Hopper MIR. win j. Dean
Parker. Mr.. Frank Parry
Lady Windemere. Miss Fanny Mcintyre
Duchess of Berwick,
Miss Caroline Cook
Lady Plymdale, Mrs. j. p. West
Lady Ledburg. Miss Clara May Mason
Lady Agatha Carlisle,
Miss Glars Hathaway
Mrs. Erlynne, Miss Emelle Melville.
THE MAINE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The great Maine Music Festival which
will be- given this year in Portland octo-
Der I'd, Sd and 4th, and In Bangor Octo-
Der 9Th, 9th and 9TH, promises to give the
people Of Maine musical treat which
can never be surpassed. Foremost among
the many attractions of the festival win
be the opportunity to hear Mime. Sem
brich, who is acknowledged togbe the
greatest soprano soloist of ssthe present
time. 1t is not often that Nine Sem
brich is heard as concert soloist as her
duties with the opera tako most of her
time and her services are 30 expensive
that few managers attempt to procure
her. Dirsctor Chapman is determined
that Maine shall have the best music that
can be obtained: and has arranged the
prices for the festival so that Mime Sem
brich can be heard at mu3h lower price
than In Boston or New York. The regu-
lar patron or subscribers ticket which is
transferable. and can be procured for the
low price Of i've dollars, win secure a re-
served seat for all five of these great con-
erts, including the Sembrich night,
which alone is worth the amount paid for
the entire course. At the festival Nine
Sembrioh win be heard in two of her best
solos, the "Fruhlingstimmen Waltz"
which was written especially for her by
the late Johann Strauss, and in the won
derfuI aria from "La Traviata" which
Verdi has arranged and embellished for
er exclusive use.