The Portland daily press., 1899-07-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE GEM.

Had James o. Barrows engaged a com.
pany especially for comic opera or for
refined vaudeville spscialties 10 is doubt
ful IL they would have been any more
successful than the.regular stock organi-
zation at the Gem theatre. which IL now
SO successfully producing the musical
comedy browns In Town." and giving
wealth of specialtiss. Browns In
Town" Is at once unlike anything ever
seen on the stage at the Gem, but there
is no doubt, whatever, about the polite
ing the play and the company appearing
In 1t. On the opening night there was
typical first night audience which near
iy filed the theatre and last night 1t was
crowded 10 the doors, even the seats In
the gallery, up TO the last row., being
filled. In great many plays, and won-i
derfui number OF parts Mr.. Barrows has
won his spurs and he Is a character artist
par excslience. 1t Is the style .of part he
has In Browns In Town." In (which he
has always dono his best work--oid men.
laundering old men, foolish, easily
eajoled AMI wealthy old men, old men
with spendthrift sons, wild reckless sons
who are continually get ting themselves
and fathers into hot water. This would
be q pretty fair description of Abel Pres
ton, Barrows' character In Mr.. Swans
comedy. Tonight Miss Stone is TO add
new song to her repertory of ''Coon"
melodies, and there will be snother quar-
tette sung behind the scenes at the open
ing Of the third act.
M'CULLUM'S THEATRE.
Tonight will be "Hotel Night" at Nc
CuIlum's theatre. All the hotel proprie-
tors of the city win witness the perform
ancs of 1.-THE Kings Musketeers'' now
playing the sacond week or its engage
ment, and Ii is expected that q large per-
centage of all the commercial travellers
and summer tourists stopping at the
hotels will enjoy this splendid production
tonight. The atten dance yesterday en-
ceedsd the same day last week and it is
now assured that the week will be anoth-
or record breaker for Manager McCuiium.
Thursday night Is Deering night when
the piay-goers OF that district will have
especial advantages provided by the rail-
road management for going and return
ing from the theatre and the same ac-
Communications win be extended to the
public OF Westbrook Friday evening. The
| ssie of seats already assures a large dele
cation from 10th places on these eve-
| nipgs. Friday afternoon an excursion
will run from Harpswen and the islands
to giyo people there q chance to see this
play and another large house is assured.
| Next week win be obser we'd as anniver-
sary week. Manager McCullum started
as q manager at Peaks island twelve
years ago next Tuesday night, and the
week Is 10 be made gala one. The play
win b. "In Missouri" written by Angus
tus Thomas for Nat Goodwin, whose
success in IL the past two years is well
known. Mr. McCniium win play Good.
wins part and the cast viii also include
Helen Robertson, who makes her reap
pearance with the company in good
part.
RIVERTON PARK.
The rapidity with which the intelli-
gence is circulated when there is a first
class entertainments at any of the sum.
mer amusement resorts was demonstrated
yesterday by the large attendance at Riv-
erton park, where the show this week IL
considered TO be very good in every re-
spect. The size of the audiences indicates
the amount of enjoyment the programme
affords that is destined to become large
daily. The ever popular Fadettes are
simply great this week and the praise Of
this brilliant eoterfe Of musicians that
can be heard expressed through the audi
ence, dsnotes to the casual visitor the es
TEEN In which they. one and oil, are held