The Portland daily press., 1899-03-07

BELLE OF NEW YORK.

BELLE OF NEW YORK.
Last night at the Jefferson was pro
duced for the first time in Portland Nor
ton g. Kirner's extravaganza entitled the
"Bslls of New York." an attraction that
ran fora long time at the New YORK "a
sino, and has lately concluded long anu
prosperous run at the Boston Museum.
There was a fine audience In attendance
and the enthusiasm with which the vari-
Gus numbers were received was markell
The "Belle of New York" is prstty
rapid production but IL Is full oil spark
ling music. il embraces in its cast many
excellent actors IN their respective lines
of work: IL is beautifully staged. the
scenes representing the Chinese restaurant
and Pell street on Nav Years eve, the
interior of the Grand Central station,
New York. and the lawn Of the Casino at
Narragansett Pier, being especially beau'
tiful. The plot of the piece, like most OF
Its kind is of very little consequence.
1t relates to the escapades Of the son of
the Young Mems Rescue Club of Coboes.
n. Y, his falling in love with a Saliva
ton Army lass. with whom his father is
afterwards smitten and presents u num-
Der of amusing situations and incidents
in which the other members of the cast
participate, and the amount of hearty
fun they create keeps people continually
on the laugh.
OF course the chief fun maker is Dan
DAILY, the leader of the Rescue band.
MIR. DAILY was suffering severely from a
bad cold and hoarseness, but he didn t
allow that to interfere with his drollery.
He kept things humming while ON the
stage, and his daIce with the comic opera
queen, Miss Linyard was capital and drew
q tremendous encore. He was received
when he first came on the stage with
round of applause.
Miss HELEN Lord as the Salvation
lassie was very winning. she sang Win
great purity of tone and her sweet lace
looking out from the coal scuttle bonnet
was very taking. Her song "Follow Me,
received double encore. Queenie Nassar
was perfect little Parisienne, and
Catharine Linyard was excellent as a
comic opera singer. William Cameron
was SEedb as tne toukhs NAiioh1 ~'ShAAs
was funny as the German. Frank Turner
was good as young Bronson. Nellie Webb
was lively music hall dancer, and
Messrs Bently and kans brought forth
many laugh as the two Portuguese noble-
men.
The orchestra was u delightful feature
of the performance and the chorus was
ST. f.,r, rft.l- nd hAx
sang with admirable effect Everybody
should 60 to the last performance tonight.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
Edwin Maynard and Sarah Mcdonald
and their supporting company of dra-
matio artists ipaugurated their initial
engagement in this city at Portland
III eatre last night before u large audi
ence. 1.-The Two Orphans" was the play
selected to Introduce this company to
local playgoers, and If last nights per
forIuance is a criterion by whichito judge
the merits of the plays to follow during
the week the engagement should prove
one of the most successful of the season.
and amusement lovers are assured of see.
ing seine interesting and meritorious pro-
ductl0nS. lnere nave Deen lew perform
ancss by popular priced companies given
IN this city where SO. much real merit was
seen as In the performance Of this great
play last evening, and every member of
the companyi is entitled to special men
tion for their artistic, conscientious and
at all times intelligent oharacterizations
The 1.-Two Orphans" is we'll known to be
one of the most dramatic plays of the
times. The honors OF the evening be-
long to Sara Macdonald, whose imper
s1pation of Pierre the cripple, won the ad.
:. iration and sympathy of every auditor.
In the scenes with Louise, Jacques and
Mother Frouchard, Miss Macdonald met
every requirement of the role and gave a
performance wherein excellence prevailed
ut all times. Mr.. Maynard as Jacques
r .ouohard was not less artistic than M ISIS
Macdonald. He impaired n force ana
effectiveness to the character that was
marked by discretion in the most rspul-
sive scenes and won several rounds of APP
plause. Miss Deane and Miss Cline as
Hem iette and Louise respectively, the
two orphans, gave conscientious and con-
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