The Portland daily press., 1899-05-29
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Prof. Frank l.. Callahan is now In
New York securing new music that his
splendid orchestra will perform at the
Gem this summer.
IL will need no urging on our part to
induce our theatre loving people to make
up their theatre parties and ENJOY Them
selves at the Gem the coming summer.
M'CULLUM'S THEATRE.
Although the improvements being
made to MoCullum's theatre at Cape
Cottage park are numerous and extern
sive thesarchitect is now certain That all
will be com pleted ON time, and every
thing be in readiness for the Inaugural
ton of Manager MoCullum's twelfth
summer season in this city Saturday
evening, June 10, the date originally de-
cided upon Along the railroad line the
changes and improvements will be no less
important than those being made at the
theatre and patrons will be carried on
the opening night to the park over the
new line now being finished over Meet
lag House hill. BY this route all the
curves on the ot3 Yer side Of the bridge VIII
be avoided with one exception, that at
Knightviile, and the running time of the
cara will be about twenty-five minutes
going out and about twenty minutes
coming home after the play, as at this
time there will be clear track. The
railroad company now contemplates run
ming through cars from Deering ana
Westbrook direct to the theatre without
change on certain evenings of the week,
and it is expected that this will be an
innovation conducive to the business OF
the resort, as it is of such advantage TO
the psople residing in those places who
would like to atten d the theatre regular
~, but don't care to suffer the inconve-
nience of changing cars in the city. The
opening play will be the splendid society
drama 1.-THE Charity Ball, and 1t will
he given most complete produc ton.
The scenery is now in the course OF con-
struction and Artist Brooker will COM
mence tine painting of it tomorrow. The
display of costumes that will be made by
the ladies of the company VIII prove sur
prisingly beautiful. and the furniture
and bric-a-bric will be costly and appro-
pirate. The sale of reserved seats for the
opening week will commence next Satur-
day morning at nine O. o'clock, six tickets
being allowed to one person for the open
ing night. Other than that one perform
ance there will be no restriction as to the
number that any one may purchase. The
sale of seats this season will be at saw
yer's confectionery store IN Monument
square. The proximity of this store to
the starting point of the Cape cars makes
it a most desirable place for the sale OF
seats, fact that sh ould prove of great
benefit to the theatre as we'll as being OF
convenience to the patrons.
PORTLAND FESTIVAL CHORUS.
The concert by the Portland Festival
chorus, which, owing to the illness of
Mr.. Arthur Hyde, was postponed from
last week. will be given on next Wednes-
day evening. the Slst, inst, atty. NJ. G.
A. hail. A previous engagement for
that evening will prevent Miss Ethel
Hyde from taking part in the concert,
but the committee have been very fortu-
nate to secure the services of Miss Ruth
C. Long of Boston as soloist. Miss Long
has a most beautiful contralto voice and
was formerly one of the leading singers
of this city. The following attractive
programme has been arranged and the
tickets are on sale at Cressey, Jones Il
Aliens:
Chorus-Lift Up Your Heads, (The
Messiah)
EMBELLISHMENTS, Chapman
Dir. Niokerson, , Mr.. Merrill. MIR. Barnard
and Mr.. Pierce.
Chorus-For Us the Christ Is Made
Victim. (The Redemption),
Gouno
Songs, Selected
Miss Long.
Chorns-His Yoke Is Easy, CHE