The Portland daily press., 1899-04-07
MUSIC AND DRAWN
THE sTowAwAY.

The popular and successful melo-
drama, "Ths Stowaway." was presented
at Portland theatre last night before
large audience that demonstrated its APP
prevail of The many thrilling scenes aud
strong well developed nlimaxes by ire
quent applause, curtain calls being de-
manded after every act The play has
been seen in this city several times pre-.
vious TO last nights performance, but on
no former occasion has more adequate
production of the stirring drama teen
given. Managers Davis 81 Keough have
engaged we'll balanced and capable
company of players to interpret the va
rious roles, the most Of them artists We'll
versed in character requiring creations.
There is Dickens-like atmosphere per-
meating the play, the majority of the
characters being skillful creations of the
low life of London The staging of the
piece is especially commendable, the most
notable scenes being the first act St sitting.
representing tridgetto ''close" London.
and the fourth act where the action OF
the play occurs on the deck of yacht IN
the English channel. This scene is vivid
ly realistic with the hull Of the yacht
rising out of the water, with its tall spars
and set sails that are lowered and fuTled
during the progress of the act The
most thrilling incident of the play occurs
In the second act when the noied reformed
burglars Spike Hennessej AMI Kid
Mccoy blow open real safe in full view
of the audience Although all the cha
acters were impersonatsd In the most
oommendable manner word of especial
praise Is due Miss Flor nse baker for an
effective and ar istic performance in the
character of Althea Dale. Frederick
Kensil was also manlylan convincing
at Tom Ingliss, while the Charl s kther-
ipgton OF lie Milthern coull scarcely De
improved upon. Dickey Dlals, the
"stowaway," was capita ly imPer sopatea
by james Mitchell, whose peri rmance
was particularly free from exaggeration.
The "Chuoky'' of Miss Libby Kirk, was
another attractive character, anu The
many excel mt qualities of the newsbo
were demonstrated in maj n Il that en-
listed the admiration of the audience.
tinues toda, and tomorrow, afternoon
and evening, and lovers of melodrama
will md much TO delight and admire In
this tine old play, whose engagement
should prove one of the successes of the
season.
DELLA FOX'S NEW VENTURE.
Theatre-goers will he curious to see
Della Fox in an entirely new role in an
sntirely new production. Her appearance
here is always All event of interest ami
moment, for she is firmly esta olisheu
favorite. he new comedyis quite pre-
tentious affair and is said to be beauti-
full presented 1t employs some 40 or
80 selected persons. among them num-
Der O: the most prominent professionals
of the period, men and women The
play is saiu to be a diamond. set in with
musical brilliants. IL is spicy, but clean,
depicting swell young bachelor life in
New York with all the glitter and glory
of that sort Of thing. The atmosphere
is of lilies and champagne, hut there is
not line nor a suggestion of indeoenoy.
Miss FOX is one of those artists, TO her
credit be Ii said. who does not deem 1t
essential to incorporate suggestiseness
in Production to make il go 50,