The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-05

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AL RE VEs'S BURLEsQUE COM
PANY.
There was a good deal Of snap and dash
about the two performances given yester-
day by Al eevos 5 burlesque company nj
the Portland theatre and large audiences
were present at matinee and evening en-
tsttatnuents. The coon songs, dams
and acrobatic turns given by the eolorea
contingent made decided hits and the
variety tn ms came in for their share of
liberal arplau.e The closing hurlesque
was lively, bristling with fun, AMI took
well A4I
Today closes the engagement of thi-
company and they will appear both af-
ternoon nd evening.
THK STOWAWAY.
TIE thriling drama, 1.-The Stowaway,"
which tue for an engagement in this
city n 49, Fort and theatre three nights,
commencing thursday, April 6, dali
with a son Ct wealthy parents who has
teen cnt off by his father, and who is
suppo.ei 10 re deaf and IS a out to be
replaced in his inhe.i arce by his caus-
in, the vilain Of the piece His identity
among the frequenters of the ain-niil
is di,coserett by i cousin who schemes
to derrifs him Of his rights This en-
t,ils the hiring nj roughs to RIB him of
his papers, ard al'o the removal of a
vile by some foul cans. which the VII
lanious cousin ha pens 10 possess in or
der that he miaht marry the heiress
Then follow nun erl $ extitiR. eli
MAKES There is Dicbeus-like atmos-
pllers to the play which. in itself, is an
- idence Of un usuaI merit tut "lie
stowaway" has SD many ether things
t. comment It 20 the att Mt ON of the
average rlav, Der tsat its wond Tful
Success IS not surpris ny. IN tie com
Vanr he ide tie ex-burgl RS. Henncssey
aud Mccoy re some very lever PLAYERS
1hs "etowavay" will be given here
complete in ry detail By special ar
rangemeut, pol ular prices will prevail.
a. a inc tri ar and saturday
BROTHER FOR BROTHER
The zig success at the star theatre,
New York city i sensou, al rother
Brother the latest melo-draua by Frank
Harvey, the noled kngl sh rramats st,
will he pres ntet at Pr laod theatre the
first uhleA nj hts next week with matt
nees Tuesday and Wednesday, by capa-
he compan Of PLAYERS under the man
Il enlent OF the well-tnown and sDcoess-
fl theatrical firm OF Davis and keough
car load of specia sc nary and mo-
chnnIca effects ara US d IN this produce
ton. and the cast that VIII preSeu the
play here is the same as appearea in it
during the long run in New 70 X, in.
GLIDING among others, Miss lizabeth
Rathnurn. kathryn Angus, Nellie
Haskell, Mabel Elliott and Messrs VIII
bur II udson, John II. Smiley Joseph b
Zahner VIM. ID Harvey Tom biply
and II C O'Brien Reserved SEATS for
this engagement 90 on sale tomorrow
morning ut regular prizes.
SUIERBA
Hanlon's familiar spectacle Superba,
re.em bellished and refurnished for the
season, should do nice business at the
Jetft rsou where it begins a weeks en-.
gagement on Monday evening, April 10Th.
But few of the old features have been
retained in the piece, and a number of
effective novelties have been introduced
so that the production Of this year will
be even more acceptable to the lovers Of
this charming extravaganza than it has
been in the past The ballets are all new
and we'll conceived, especially that of
tue frigands and the new oriental dance.
Seats go gu eale Friday morning at 10
O'clogk
THE LITTLE HOST.
That dainty, little Coincidence, Della
Fox, this season eschews comic opera and
has had written for her IA musical comedy
which, it is claimed, is superior medi
um. being mora up to the times. for the
exploitation of the charming actress s
abilities. and is fully as pretentious as
any of her former productions Jhs title
of the piece is 1.-The Little Host . and it
affords the largest margin for amusement
and for the introduction of attractive and
tunefui music, Crotesque complications
and beautiful costumes. 1t is to be pre-
scented ON the stage of the Jefferson Fri
day and Saturday evenings and Saturday
matinee. The story is simple, but the OPP