The Portland daily press., 1899-10-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE

The Morrison Comedy company has GER.
tainly BECOME very popular In this city IL
the large houses that are attending Port
land theatre eau be considered judg-
Inent of popularity. Yesterday afternoon
large audience witnessed splendid
production of Danger Signal and It
gave much pleasure Last night big
house was PLEASED with dangers of q
Great City" and Miss Gerald who has
become prims fsvorite was enth nsiasti-
cally received and while she Is certainly
worthy of the splendid reception accorded
her size must feel hatterei after last even.
ing's performance. Miss Gerald IL not
cniy clever and versatile but she has
much originality that is pleasing aud
adds much TO her work. The entire COM
pany is strong and is giving satisfaoiion
to the large audiences and that is all that
is required.
The specialties last night went with
that snap and vim that Is pleasing ana
they were all well received.
This afternoon there will surely be u
packed house at Portland theatre to wit
ness a splendid scenic poduction of that
famous Temperance drama, "Ien Nights
in Rarroom'' which will be presen ted
by request. This play has lost none of
Its popularity and all who are DESTROYS of
obtaining good seats should secure them
early. Tonight at the clio ing perform
snce of the engagements that Interesting
comedy drama "a Kentucky Grip will
be presented with all the original scenery
and effects.
REAL WIDOW BROWN.
Mistaken identity has from time i'm
memorial furnished basis for amusing
complications. In Mr.. A. @ Scsmmon's
latest musical comedy, 'sThe Real Widow
Brown" young man by clever dis
guise for time impersonates the real
widow, thereby furnishing the. incentive
for the fan, and the events following are
screamingly funny. Fetching costumes,
graceful dancing and taking music en-
hsnee the attractiyensss of the perform-
ance.
DAUGHTERS OF THE POOR.
What is alleged to be the biggest
scenic spectacle Of the season is William
I. Keogh's nav play, Daughters of the
Poor" which Makes Its appearance In
this city for the first time at Portland
theatre the hrst three nights uf next
week. This simple love story of life in the
big tenement district of the east Side,
New York city, is set In a scenic frame
work that is said to rival anything of it's
kind put on the boards this year. The
artist, John II. Young of New York, has
welded his brush to good effect, and has
given the stage display of picturesque
beauty that, it is said. is simply splendid
In its conception.
Mr.. Young has paintsd his scenes from
photographs taken of the unique places
in the big city wher, the action of the
play is laid. The immense stage pictures
represent the exterior and interior OF q
typical New York tenement.
WE UNS OF TENNESSEE
On Monday night next at the Jeifer-
son, "We Uns of Tennessee" will begin "a
three nights and one matinee engage
ment. The piece enjoyed an era of great
prosperity in New York and met with
a wave of popular approval which is very
unusual in the case of melodram tic
product ms. The pieos aEounds In start
ling situations and thrilling incidents
and is filed with such an array of good
things that 1t keeps an audience spell
bound from the rise to the fall OF the
curtain. 1t IL said to tell story of hu-
man heart interest in an intens sely dra-
matte manner, and is also said to have
the exceptional merit Of consistency both
in plot and story. Many of the incidents
wers taken from real life by the author,
MIR. Lee Arthur. who was soldiers In the