The Portland daily press., 1899-03-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA
Observation-Disclosures COMPANY

The BroSDahan Jack son Company maze
its second appearance at the Portland
sizei audiences. In the afternoon Tine
Daughter of the 2Ist" was performed
and in the evening IA Child of Destiny"
This organization has made a very favor.
aele impression and the success of the
engagement is assured. Last ni9ht
souvenir spoons were given to ladies
purchasing reserved seats AT today $
matinee "a Child of Destiny" win be
rereated and tonight Forgiven" will
be produced, The orchestral selections
ere very pleasing festure of the eve
nings entertainment and besides the
tanable dramatic contingent, speciality
artists do good turns between the acts
TONIGHT Al JEFFERSON.
Tonight will be souvenir night at the
Jeffersol, each person WHO attsuds will
be prese ted with handsome com bina-
ton picture of the Jefferson, Miss Reed
and MIR. Corse Payton.
This is the last week of Mr.. Payto 5
engagen eat in Portland this season, those
who have not seen him and his company
have only few more chances to attend
one of his splendid performances.
THE SHENANDOAH.
II is not Likely that the Boston theatre
widely famed for its grand theatrical pro-
gigantic proportions as Shenandoah.
recently presented there for two weeks to
The largest crowds er assembled within
its spacious auditorium. This remark
able organization is to be toured through
the larger cities of New acknowledgements
ateIy and there will be no detail of the
original production overlooked during
this trip. The company, numbering two
hundred, is headed by such famous
thesf ians as Maurice Barrymore and
Mar hampton and includes dstachments
of infantry cavalry, artillery and rough
rid-rs from The regular army. This com.
Ians is ons of the early attractions at the
jefferson.
A MILK WHITE FLAG.
"A Milk White Flag" is undoubtedly
the best of Hovt's plays and far and away
the II ost tint rtaining. 1t is one of the
livei, 81 aft irs uefore the public In the
Ian 1uage of day it is ''swift" and
sometimes it is so swift you simply can t
keep pare witH it, The first act with its
lril isnt!y uniformed and peacefully
inclined military officers, its dfsling
vivendierres its geily apparalled brass
band and its attractive feminine messen-
ger ''to's is 81 nply astonishing and be
wi derinR. New music, and the crisp
Ho, humor, sOoken by persoDages who
an reciate and Hccentuate every point,
gives t1e opeuing net a vim and life that
Nv u HoYt CoNtu} cen possess. a the
rit ce rroceeds the action tecome s simply
hill rious, ard e fnu CONTAGIOUS. There
are too man GOOD t7inPs in "A Milk
White Flag to stop to enuIuerate them.
their d to at the jefferson is next Tues
d " night. Sets on sale Saturday mora
ing at ten o'clock.
FESTIVAL CHORUS REHEARSAL.
Nj Chapman will he present at the re-
hearsal Wednesday evening at the Y NJ
q A rooms he will present matters of
the preatest importance in regard to the
coming fe tival of ~, and wishes every
Iuemter of the chorus would meet bin
there at s o'clock promptly. Deering and
Yarmouth choruses ara especially inyit-
ed Nj Hyde will conduct the chorus
as usual
NOTES
Edward Lord, of Bucksport, youth of
IS, has beautiful tenor voice which is
attracting attention in Bangor.
Prof. W. h. Chapman conducted the
rehearsal of the Augusta chorus Tudes-
day evening.
This evening Prof Chapman will meet
the members of the executive commit
tea OF the Maine Musical festival