The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-27
rHE BRIDE KI.EcT.

Tomorrow evening. sousa's comic
opera, 1.-The Bride Elect comes
to the jefferson Theatre for an
engagement of two nights and wednes-
day matinee
Messrs. klaw and Erlanger and b ID.
Stevens have provided a superb cast, a
great chorus Of sixty voices, aud teries
Of handsome ballots. so that more than
one hundred persons will be required 10
the great scenes OF the opera
1.-THE Bride Eiect" was not written
under contract, but at odd moments dur
ing long period of time Mr. sousa de-
| olares, and those who have heard 1t coin
eide with him In the assertion that II Is
the very best thing which has ever come
from his pen. The music is OF higher
order than that of "El CAPTAIN" but the
composers quaint and stirring melodies
are even more strongly Impressed on 1t
than upon his previous work.
The triumph Of the opera Is said to be
the N arch which CLOSES the second act.
Ire scene Is laid In a ruined palace. the
home of band Of brlsands The march
It ais through the scene apparently from
great distance. then stops suddenly,
when an order Is piven-"open, In the
name Of the Queen" A moment Of
silence followed by an exlosicn when the
walls tottsr and fall, the great pillars
tumble to the ground and over the ruins
lhe soldiers c limb to take possession. As
so,,bI,r,u,, ,ba a,t-sme rsar of the
-, ~ so,a,a,s ch,r,s and c,st come
80, ,,o.,i,,,,t ;, t,e mus,c NJ what is
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.,so ,,,o o,har march move-
..w,.h u.nt,ro sword and
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The four act military extravaganza
Tactics Is to be the attraction az the
Portland theatre tonight and Tuesday
evenings and Tuesday matinee. The play
is to be presented nnuor the auspices vi
Shepley camp, Sons OF veterans, ny
strong cast of amateur local talent, under
.ha d,roc,;o, =, tho apthor Mr.. Frank
.he uiieoon '
II. Chase OF Lynn, Mass.
The play has ID DO Win story Oh love
and war. the hero ding to the front from
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MS nome III Ai"ihe' An eAoi''ne e'eapo
from prison by the hero and many other
thrilling and interesting scenes go to
make nm the play. There are no dull
''""e w wy =
moments IN tine eh'lre periorihanoe rs
every charater is all the time engaged in
matters of busines. that 90 to maks up
r. - -, ,,o in,r,,,a.
the pay Ane iafiner e'o"'' '"' i"''n''''
bic Dutchman, and the oooh' are Al
ways doing something to keep the audi
enoe In good humor. Inc drii anu march
by the Yankee 2ouaves, composed oil
members oil the local military companies
and from soepiey camp Is wen worm
seeinR' De'"o"" "N'9 -
a.i,, 10. .ho o.cas,o, NV tho
- "a ,ha ,,av ,xh,Ia otbers NJ the
~ -, g., a,,,ao. ana charac.
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James Edward Paige
Claude Whistler, captain and colonel,
U. : A., hugn A. sweeney
'"ooo Eranr I Mitcbe,l
Plutah. a gentleman of color, sab,
William n. Bradish
ri'A mug" 500 Eainb q Pnrlnton
Private Huskins' MAJOR morgan
oruer's ,, Major Moraar,S