The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-04
MUSIC AND DRAMA
AL REEvEs'S BURLEsQUE COM
PANY.

PANY.
A hacked house with the male contin-
gent decidedly in tho majority greeted the
AL Reevss's burlesque company In their
performance at the Portland theatre last
night. This aggregation OF entertainers
are not lacking in snap and In bur-
lesqus, minstrelsy, vaudeville and farce
comedy they introduced features which
only top-notchers of their peculiar kind
are capable Of doing,
The curtain went up on "Mr. Stubb's
Anniversary" which for the most part
was made up of negro turns and speci-
alties in which the stellar characters were
Billy Wil-on, Miss Coates, unique
quartette. and one of the best acrobatio
teams which has appeared on a Portland
stage, we refer of course to Eurber and
Davis. The setting of the first part IL
deserving Of favorable mention and the
costumes of the company are neat and
pleasing.
Among the vaudeville artists are Nellie
Berwick in songs; Mitchell and Jess,
who do "a comedy act; Brandon and Glare
in a novel sister turn; Barton and Ash
ley, introducing their original cake walk
and AL Reeves, the worlds greatest ban
joist. There was much merit and fun
in these different acts, which were not
enhanced by the tendency in many in
stances to drag in broad and coarse re-
marks which II eliminated would detract
in no way from the excellence of the
work.
The performance concluded with an up
to-date burlesq ue entitled American
HawaiiP' which included in its cast
President Dole, who was persouateu by
Alice Thompson, p. T.. Barnum's &c.,
600 beauty, a lady Weighing 4l5 pounds,
who was Respondent in tights Of the
most brilliant color. Ten comedy girls in
white, represented the American visitors,
aud the colored portion of the company
icads fit impersonators of the natives Of
the islands. Various speoialties were
introduced, American aud Hawaiian
airs were sung, the Rough Riders desport-
ed most grotesquely, there weresrag time
boys and the curtain falls on a finale by
the full company, 'You get the Es5tle
Yet"
Matinee and evening performances will
lie given today and tomorrow when the
present. engagement closes.
SHENANDOAH.
The greatest military production the
stage has seen in recent years is that of
Shenandoah" which will be presented
at tina jefferson theatre tomorrow and
nj hDn nd "a n ig mn
der the management of Jacob Lift, and
this manager has spared neither pains nor
expense to make 1t Us perfect production
rs possible. The story of Bronson
Towards great war play Is more or less
familiar to the patrons of the theatre. for
IL has been in active service for mum Der
of years. The scenes which the play de-
American history. AT the end of the
third act, the acme of stage realism is
reached. The battle of Cedar Greek, with
Sheridan at Winchester twenty miles
away, is refought upon the stage with all
of the accessories, the carnage and the
grim horrors attendant upon the battle IT.
feh Over two hundred people are made
use OF, and the scene Is more than thrill.
ing in its realty. When the fourth act
belins war Is over The troops are
coming home. and Us the curtain goes up,
there is grand review, supposed to take
place at Washington, when the general
commanding watches the battle SCARED
vftorans pass in font of him. The COM
pany Is headed by Maurice Barrymore
end Mary Hampton with the minor parts
lied with as good players as can be
found. Seats are now on sale at the box
Office.
THE LITTLE HOST.
Della Fox's new and successful musical