The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
M,CuLLuM.s THEATRE.

Although yesterday was cne of the most
lisaRreeahle days for summer amuse-
rents this season there were large au d.
ences at both the afternoon ard evening
performances at McCullum's theatre
where the beautiful play Human
Hearts Is the attrastion this week.
Next week Manager McCullum win
produce the successful comedy drama
froIs tho pen of L. K. Rcse entitled 1.-THE
Ssockbraker." All the favorites have
good parts, especially Mr. MCCuliun,,
who win impersonate an old fashioned
New Hampshire deacon. Seats are now
on sale at Sawyer's store, Monument
square.
RIVRRToN PARK.
There are number of features abont
the entertainment at RivertoD park this
W, ok which are of character to justify
the assertion OF the man who has sssn all
the companies which have appeared there
this season ami declares that this is the
best of the lot SO far, Tho entertainment
begins W tn the appearance of young
man who has the form of Greek athlete
AMI he does a number of wonderful
things such as twisting his body round
end round willis he holds it suspended
With one hand, lifting himself by his
hnsess and in other ways showing
muscular development and skill as an
athlete which are calculated to make all
the small boys in the theatre green with
envy. Then there is the Herald Square
quar,ette, a name which suggest a com
bination of church singers but this quar-
tette is composed Of a very long bass
singer who looks like an eminent TRACE
dian in hard luck, short man whose
speech marks him as son of the Father
land, a man whom 1t is hard to place and
one of the stage Hiberniana who talks
as If his mouth was filled with flannel.
The quartette sing some songs and they
crack good many jokes which are re-
ceived with such loud and long contin-
ued applause that it is evident that the
quartette is sharing in the general success
of the entertainment. 1t is after this
medley of songs and JOKES that the Prem
tic trio appears and the Prentice trio is
different from many similar2 sketch and
acrobatic teams because one of its-mem-
bers and perhaps the most accomplished
is little girl of six years. In the stage
performance she appears as a small boy
and she does many tricks such as the
turning Of somersaults and similar feats
of strength and agility which the small
boy would be glad to be able to do as
well. The little girl is general favorite
in the park. Ask tie motormen and con-
duotors with whom she rides back and
forth and they speak of her as IL they
had known the little lady all summer.
When she is on the stage among the most
enthusiastic in the audience are the me
connected with the park management
and the railroad who gather at this rear
Of the theatre and watch the performance
with the keenest interest. The youngest
member of the Prentic trio has flund a
warm place In their hearts. There are
otter features OF the show all of excel
lence and 1t is nesdless TO say that the
Fadettes have lost mono of their old time
popularity with the Riverton audiences.
THE GEM.
Any one who knows much about
Cinnamon lin general and who has seen
''The Senator" at the Gem Theatre, must
be willing to commend Lawrence Eddin-
ger for his excellent makeup and acting
in the part of Ling Ching, secretary of
the Chinese legation. The pert its what
actors call "bit--that is, not one Of the
principal parts, hut by his fine appreoi-
alton Of its possibilities Mr.. Eddinger
has made it stand out as prominently. as
any in the play, barring the title role.
In the original production Ling Ching
was played by Harry Brahsm. People
who have seen hoth men declare in favor
of Eddinger.S He makes OF Ling Ching a
Chinaman such as We sec in real life,
round of face, fat. good-natprsd and at
all times a littla Inyssiesd by the, to
hial, peculiar euslui1s of L strange coun-
try. This actos lFiugs out the eeli-
known imitatisa caaEaeteristics Of the
Chinese In supssa faaa.en. Mr. Eddllssr
ha pTogtd ! is ssfuInsss 10 taa Gem
ssss eomlEng M4ay splss this season,
AA.sng played almost every line Of part,