The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-30

"rte Great Brooklyn Handicap"
"Mung's Landing" Light on the
Poin'," "Strsnge Adventures Of Miss
brown" ''Strnck Gas" "Boh," "Ranoh
Eing," produced with all special scenery
and electrical effects carried by the COM
pany. Descriptive overtures by their own
orchestra, ana a strong line OF the very
best specialties. waragrapb. illustrated
songs, and frankie herself. are among
tbs attractiors. The company Is a vsry
capable one, headed by that prince of
singing and dancing comedian, Jere
Grady, and includes Dan Burke, edwin
ruroe, Charles +. Ward, Harry Brooks.
James ,idy, Lillian Seymour, Maude
Rogers. Marion Frances. Taking all in
all 1t Is one Of the best entertainments
ever offered at 10, 20 and 80 cents.
THE WEEKS EVENT.
The concert at City hall next wednes-
day evening Is an event that must inter
est our citizens, not only on account of
u splendid list Of talent In every line
OF music, but the supreme novelty OF
boy soprano Of II years who In the do
main Of art has become familiar to thous-
ands Of households, In many instances,
the owners of pictures OF his beautiful
face, not knowing that such a boy exist.
His likeness and his swest and pepetrat-
| ing voice have oaptivated thousands and
the desire to see and hear him lie univsr-
sal or MIR. Bancock. Mise King and
Miss Edwards, 1t need only be said that
Mrs. Fellows has selected the best New
England att Irds; and Of Mr.. Callahan,
with his well disciplined men, ana other
| Portland artists, out citi2sns may have
no fear of their part of the programme.
DE PACHMANN.
NJ. Vladimir de Pachmann plays with
| the same delicious naive air Of taking his
| auditors by surprise with something they
| have never heard before. Best Of all,
though, he has not lost the wonderful
Pachmann touoh.-Sunday Times, Lon
don.
The De Pachmann recital Is at kotzsoh-
mar hall. this evening. Seats at
Stock bridges piano rooma Special rates
on the railroads.
| JESSIE HARCO UKT.
| Jessie Harcourt and her own company
| will open their annual engagement at
Portland theatre Monday evening. No
vember 9th In q new repertoire OF high
class plays. Miss Haroourt Is a strong
local favorits and as hsr com pAny Is larg
or and much stronger than last season
she should bs given a big reception In
this city.
| THE SPAN OF LIFE.
To have slight idea Of the danger
and the extreme caution which must DO
used in preparing ior the human bridge
in "The Span of Life" which comes to
Portland theatre two nights and one
matinee, next Friday and Saturday, the
representative of the company read an
OK tract from letter he had received from
Louis Donazstta, the undsratander OF the
Donazsttas; Tuesday evening, through
the carelsssness Of some Of the arpentsrs.
the rostrums upon which the span 10
formed were placed over foot too near
to each other. This was only noticed just
before the curtain was to be run up, and
II it had not been o terrible accident
i would surely have hsppsned. When the
three men throw themselves across the
chasm, there Is only one thing that can
stop them and that Is the hands Of the
| top man catching the iron bar on thu 9TH
or side. In this instance, bis hands were
over the bar and had the mistake not
bean discovered, he would have struck
thai ira7 rod squarsly with his forehead.
| an accident which would have tsrmtnAe-
ed in . sad calamity" Seats will be on
sale "Wednesday.