The Portland daily press., 1899-08-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE GEM.

When Dion Bouoicault died our stage
lost one of Its shining lights. A rich leg.
acy was left the drama, however, by the
master playwright and adapter, In the
shape of numerous plays which as the
years pass along, show no dwindIing in
their popularity and drawing powers.
One of the best of them Is "Ihe Jilt.''
a five act comedy of society. 1t will be
this weeks bill at the Gem Theatre.
Though not new to Portland. IL has al
ways been fayorite with summer au-
diences and is well adapted for stock pur.
poses The scenes are laid in England.
Some idea of the plot may be gained
when it is told that three OF the late big
New York successes. 'The Sporting
Duchess, - ''Sporting Life" and "The
White Heather. were founded on the
story of Bouoicault's comedy. The jilt
is Millicent. a beautiful young woman of
perhaps 23 years, who before the play
opens has been engaged to man sinos
deceased. In common with most thought
less girls she has written him number
of ardont love letters. and now that she is
the wife of Sir Budleigh Woodstock, she
regrets the existence of the letters and
designs to regain possession of them.
They are in the hands Of o bold, bad
man, Sir Marcus Wylie, who is heavily
in debt. and who purposes to extort black
mall, by means of these tender billet
doux. One of Wyiis's pet enterprises is
to win the heart and hand of Kittie
Woodstock as means of controlling her
large fortune. He offers to surrender the
letters If Millioent will use her influence
to further his suit. On her part, Kittie
Is in love with Myles o. Hara. handsome
and athletic gameater and referee of
sports. He is the hero of the country
round, which rings with stories Of his,
prowess and hariihood. Myles Is soma.
thing of spendthrift but withal man
with consoiencs. The pride of his life
is his horse, BaIlanahinoh, in which Sir
Marcus owns half interest. This horse
among others Is to start in race, and
Wylie uses his influence to have tbs ami
NAL drugged, hoping to win large sums
of money on the next best horse, which
in the circumstances will te reasonably
certain to win. His ignoble scheme is
frustrated. however, by Kittie. who buys
Ballanahinch just before the raos and
gets Myles 20 ride him. The latter learns
of many fraudulent dealings Marcus has
had with bookmakers and by threatening
to expose him RECEIVERS the letters. After
this the love affair of O'Hara and Kittis
is under no handicap. and thus the play
ends.
The cast:
Millicent Miss Lolita Linthicum
kittie Woodstock, Miss Ann Warrington
Mrs. Welter, Miss Flora Stamford
Phyllis Welter, Miss Maud Winter
Pincott a maid, Miss Lorle Eddinger
Colonel Tudor, Mr.. Lawrence Eddinger
Geoffrey Tudor, Mr.. John Lancaster
Miles O'Hara, Referee, Mr.. John Craig
Sir Marcus Mylie, MIR. George II. Farren
Sir Budieigh Woodstock,
Mr.. james W. Bankson
Rev. MIR. Spooner, Mr. Morrison
James Daisey, Mr.. James o. Barrows
Wilcox. Mr. George Leonard
THE STOCKBROKER.
A model of dramatic construction In
this era of loosely written plays is "The
Stockbroker," the famous comedy drama
from the pen of Edward Rose. that Man.
ager McCullum will produce at his thea
tire, commencing a tonight and Econ
tinuing every afternoon and evening dur
ing the week. The company has been