The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-01

Al HuE tuA&| ~ KANNMAEA A&U E&MIM&I|N ann
gorgeous home OF the ex-Carollnians In
the Partisan capital. Here IL introduced
n Frennhmau Of noble birth hut scoun-
drslly character who seeks Esrneraid n .
hand because Of her wealth. This act al
10 witnesses the furious "ca1llng down.
which the frog-easing gsntleaan receives
from Esmsralc q, and her fsslnrntlon that
she win never o. his wife. The fourth
and last act is again in Dssmonh's studio
where the affairs of tbe tried ana true
lovers are finally settled TO the satisfac-
tion of all concerned. To Maude Winter
falls the principal Iols--that OF Esmeral-
ua. This Ii Hnuch tbs most important
TART with which MINIS Winter has been
entrusted and she acuitted herself credit
ally. any actress PLAYING, this part must
naturally stand conpa risnn with Annie
russell, its originator. This seems
hardly fair for 10 IS given to few OF ur, in
this mat.er-of-fact world, % be great
MIR. Barrows played the part of which he
played when "Esmaralda'' was new to
the stage-Elbsrt Rogers, North Caro-
lima farmer and father OF the heroine 1t
Is one of the best of the mais roles and
MIR. Barrows gave splendid portrayal of
1t, being particularly excellent In the
scenes where Rogers expresses dissatisfac-
tion with his new life in Paris and q
longing for has old American home. John
Craig played Mr.. Essabrook, the man of
leisure from the North, who discovers the
ere. In light comedy MIR. Craig Is always
delightful and in Estabrook he has part
In which he IL, by reason OF face and fg-
| ure and temperament, wall fitted. He
walked around with the easy grace for
which. Gillette Is noted, and nothing
seemed to .disconcert him George #.
Farren was Esmeralda's lover Dave Har-
dy. Mr.. Farren has displayed almost ev-
cry Dialect known 10 the stage, in MS va
rious parts this season, and last night
he achieved a success with tho peculiar
drawl of those born and bred IN the
South. Mr.. Lancaster played the Amer
lean nrtist Desmon1 we'll Mrs. Charles
Craig, the latest addition to the company,
appeared as Esmeralda's mother. She
gayo a clever portrayal of the woman
whose mind is unsettled by suddenly 40
quired wealth. Ann Warrington, as Nora
desmond, proved that she Is most pleas
Ing as a coincidence.
RIvERTON PARK.
The general favorites, Germans Ala
bama Troubadours. are at Rlverton Park
this week. having commenced their en-
gagement bsfore-the largest Monday
audiences Of the season, yesterday. The
entertainment given this season is better
than ever II that were possible, and ex-
cited. the tuiienoes yesterday 10 the most
applause of the summer. The Fadettes
wers trst heard in a snperh concert that
won the usual number OF enoores, and
| the general praise of all present, and the
appearance of the Troubndours carrying
baskets OF cotton and all participating
in grand opening chorus, was the
signal for tumultous outburst of applause
and expression of the favor In which
this Organization is held. There were
| numerous features and specialties Intro
duced during the performance, all worthy
of special mention but 1t would occupy at
least column of space to enumerate
| them all. Among the most enjoyable
numbers were the ssngs Killed Babe,
by Niles Tarley; Telegraph My Body.
Liniere, My Ole Kentucky Home. MIR.
Eilston, Miss Henrie and chorus; All
I want Is my black baby back. Mrs. Tur.
! mar; Lullaby chorus; The Moth and the
| flame, Mr. Eiiston; 1 Wnnt My Lulu,
Master Phil White; the Rough Riders
drill, the great cake walk, and Rosie
johnson. in one of the best. singing,
dancing and whistling speeialties ever
seen In this city. There Is constant dow
Of comedy that creates no end Of laughter
during the entire performance and the
show In Its entirety is certainly worthy
OF svery body's patronage. Two perform
ances will be given daily and a record
Lreaking week Will be the result of this
engagement with fair weather.