The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11

and a. the King, he wac strong and
effective. Mr. Horne made an
excellent Duke Of Buckingham. Mr..
Montssrrar was good as Captain Of the
Musketesra Mr.. Armstrong contributed
70 the entertainment Of the evening by
his rotund make up and droll acting.
Surely a good share Of the honors be-
long to Lolita Linthicum for her pro-
trayal of the queen. Her stage presence
was stately, and her action at all times
pleasing. Lisle Leieh's Miladi was I'M
pstuous and forceful in the extreme with
considerable light aud shade. Beatrice
Ingram was painstaking and did good
work a. Constance.
The audience was enthusiastic and
showed their appreciation by frequent
curtain calls. Mr.. McCullum has
achieved the most signal success OF the
season in his production Of this play and
deserves the most liberal support.
There will be matinee and evening
performances during the week and the
curtain will rise promptly at eight
o'clock in the evening.
The GEM.
N play, which the Barrows Stock COM
pany have yet presented at the Gem thea
tire, has afforded the organization such
excellent scope for Its fine ability as "Men
aud Women" the four act drama of
society, produced for the first time at the
Gem last night MEN and Women" has
been done In Portland before, both by
combinations, or travelling companies
and BY resident stock companies. But
never hiss IL been so well presented, both
as regards to wealth Of scenic display,
elaborate dressing or excellence Of cast as
by the Barrows company, every member
of which Is an artist. The drama was
written BY Henry C. De Mile. and David
Bslasco, author of "The Wife, !" "The
Charity Ball" and other metropolitan
successes. Kelasco is even better known
as the playwright, whose "Heart of Mary.
land" and ''zazs'' have delighted large
audiences. First produced ct the old
23rd ST Theatre (now Proctor's), New
York. with q superb cost made up Of
Frederick Delleville, Henry Miller,
Cyril Scott, James o. Barrows Sydney
Armstrong. Odette Tyler. and Maude
Adams. "Men and Women" ran the sea-
son out, and was the first real success
Charles Frohman enjoyed. The play has
since been given all over the country. and
is particularly favorite with stock .com-
paniss, because 10 contains so many fine
parts. As to the story, IL is st once
clearly told, brilliant in the telling. the
situations unusually strong for modern
play, and the olimaxes we'll thought out.
The story of the play has already been
given in the PRESS.
Mr.. Barrovs appeared In his original
character, Col. Zachary 4. Kip, ex-mem-
her of Congress and present bank exam
liner, and was decidedly the hit of the
performance This Is the sort of part in
which MIR. Barrows fairly revels. al
though he Is so finished an artist, that he
could not be bad in anything. Much of
the comedy of the play falls to the whole
souled, rollickiug Kip, and Mr.. Barrows
made the most of every scene in.which he
Appeared. John Craig, as William
Prescott had the leading part, which he
played in earnest. manly fashion, and
was particularly good In his love scenes
with Agnes. George F. Farran made his
accustomed hit as the assistant cashier.
and of the men, Lawrence Eddinger,
John Lancaster and Alden Bass.as Israel
Cohen the bank president, Sam Delafield,
tins volatile step-son OF Mrs. DeIsfield.
and Mr.. Pendleton, the director who
saves the bank, were heartily applaudsd
and gave splendid performances. Miss
Stone was the Agnes Rodman, part
which is we'll suited to her. Maud Win
ter played Dora Prescott, Ann Warning
ton Mrs. Kats Delafeld, and one of the
brightest delineations was that of Mary
Young, who portrayed the Chicago girl,
Margery Knox. ''Msn and Women"
will run all this week with the custom
airy daily matiness, and those who enjoy
strong, exquisitely written, modern
drama Astounding In olsan-out comedy
can not do better than to pay visit to
the Gem.
Parsn is should take their children to
the matinees at the Gem. The first num-
Der of the Palmer Cox Brownie books
will be given tree to each girl or boy be-
tween the ages of five and twelve that
goes to the performance this afternoon.
There are twelve numbers of these books
and they please the little folks immense
ly. Number one will be given out today