The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-20
knocksbout comedians

knocksbout comedians Brandon and
Finley. eccentric acrobatic and monologue
comedians, John Chisholm, fancy foot
cyelist. John Blackstone the champion
buck and wing dancer, and thirty other
dazzling Creole beauties and dusky come
disns. Reserved seats go on sale Tuesday
morning for the entire engagement regu.
lar prices prevailing.
TACTICS.
The four act military extravaganza Of
"Iactics' will be seen at Portland thea
tire next week. on February 27th and
2sth. II Is founded upon events in the
late Civil War, and is interspersed with
good speoialties. 1t is said to have a
we'll defined plot and to be full of thrill.
ing comedy sceneA The play will be pro-
duced under the auspices of the Sons of
Veterans.
A STORY ABOUT MANS FIELD.
There is good story atloat about the
strange adventures of ticket TO see
Richard Mansfield in Indianapolis. 1t
appears that three youths, clerks in re-
tail clothing store, had = bad case of. the
Mansfield fever, and were determined to
see him. Their combined assets footed
only %. 20, and the price of seats was g.
each. Then IN the darkness of their
despair there flashed a light, an idea, an
inspiration. They dubbed together and
bought one ticket.
John went in to see the first act
There was more in that first act than he
had heretofore seen in whole plays, He
came out in rhapsodio temper and
went in. to see the second act James
was just as we'll pleased. He came from
the crowded theatre smiling and ecstatic.
Henry took his turn ON the third act.
Then came the conundrum. There were
two more acts. How were they to divide
those two acts among the three, They
retired to the adjacent bar and oonsid-
cred 1t in their cups. 1t is immaterial
whose suggestion IL. was. sufficient 1t is
that 1t was accepted and acted upon. to
wit: They shook dice to ses who should
Use the ticket for the fourth act james
won. He went in. The 9th ers waited.
As the ourta in came down on the great
battle scene the cheers. of the audience
reached the lobby, where there CHANGED
to be gentleman of bucolie disposition.
Like Cincinnatus, he had left the pillow
in the furrow, but his mission was to
see Mansfield. Alas, he had not been
able to get ticket 1t troubled him to
hear the enthusiasm, and tjust as James
came out the rustic must have spoken his
ticket for t. 80. With this capital he paid
himself back the price of the drinks and
refunded to his companions the amount
of their investment In tbe ticket. How
much was Richard Mansfield outS
BOWDOIN COLLEGE GLEE CLUB.
The Glee and Mandolin Guitar clubs
OF Bowdoin, fresh from their successful
tour of Massachusetts. will appear In
February %. Speaking of the concert
given in Steinert hall, Boston, the Bos-
ton Courier has the following, written by
the well-known critic Howard Malcolm
Ticknor; ION Friday evening the Bow
dom College Glee and Mandolin club gave
"a lively concert at Steinert hall The
music was all such as'youth delights
in and not such as purs ability TO any
trying test, but the organizations ara
well balanced. each body moves freely
and with mutual understanding, and
the chorus was excellent in quality. in
tonation and phrasing."