The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE.

The Jessie Harcorrs company opened
their weeks engagement at the Port
land theatre last night before large and
s,iset audience. Miss Hsrcourt was CIV
co an enthusiastic recsrtion as was also
COMPANY.
The opening play was "The Captain's
Mate" ami IL eerved t, INTRODUCES the
full strens ia OF the company to good adj
| vantage and the large arditn-e sppreci-
ated the efforts Of the company.
Miss HaIcourt 10 certainly very clever
and IL entitled to much praise fer her
| splendid character work last night. A
big improvement can bs seen In the work
and the play last night was Irsseptsd
with realistic scsnio effects that vera ~
good rs ever seen here at popular prizes
The comedy work In the play falls up
on the shoulders OF Harry Fielding. q
Per land favorite and rs Miqus Flannl-
gan, he has a splendid opportunity to
amure his audience.
The illustrated songs were pleasing,
the singing of popular songs being finely
Tenant, in the most beautiful pictures
seen in this city. The comic motion
pictures were the hit OF the evening and
must be sen to be appreciated.
This afternoon 1.-THE Captains Mate"
will be repeated and tonight Milton
Nob.ess great success. "Love and Law"
win le seen for the first time ~ popular
prices.
WALES STOCK co.
There Is no more popular repertoire
company VII CHI visits Portland than the
Waite New Stock company. which COM
menced weeks engagement at the
.dsr5on theatre last evening "Out In
the Streets" which was presented last
evening at the opening performance Of
the engagement. proved to be an exceed
ingly clever melodrama- The part Of
Harry Farley, q sailor, afterwArd q bank
er's clerk, was played naturally and efiec-
lively by N. S. Wood, who won instant
favor with his auditors The character
Of Sidney Heaton was splendidly enacted
by II. W. Fenwick. Frank Fabey gave
a clever Interpretation Of Fritz Strouse.
the Dutohman, and furnished an album
dance of laug liter. The ladies In the cast
shared the honors with the gentlemen.
The entire cast was excellent In every
particular and deserving OF the highest
praise.
The speoialties introd uoed between the
acts are pleasing features and much
stronger than those usually Geen with
a dramatic company. Hushey Tlaherty
danced and Frank Fahey and Carrie
Louise introduced q pleasing comedy
sketch. The Ellison Bioscope exhibited
. number of the latest moving pictures.
among which were viaws Of the Dewey
paradss In New York and Be sion and
several comic pictures. The strong feat
ure of the vaudeville programme was the
appearance Of Miss Elvira Franoellia and
Tom Lewis. in vocal selections.
Commencing today a matinee will BIS
given each afternoon. At the matinee
"Adrift In Great City" will be pv ssnt.
cd. This evening the bill will be the
pleasing drama "The Orphans Of New
York."
AN APPROPRIATE ENTERTAIN
MENr.
The management of the Jefferson
theatre have deside1 to inauRurate what
will no doubt rrove most popular Gus
tom. and provide refined, entertaining |
and appropriate musical programmes for
Sunday night concerts. With an orchestra |
of thirty carefully selected men, and a
program me Of appropriate music thers Is |
q treat In store for all those who can |
afford % and 30 cents for . Sunday |
nights entsrtai ment Selections Will be |
re ndersd from the great masters, inter- |
spersed with those OF easier Appreciation,
enchanos the bill.