The Portland daily press., 1900-06-25
popularity of this fine organization. Per-
formances will be given every afternoon
and evening during the week.
A CASE OF EXTRAVAGANZA.

popularity OF this me organization. Her-
formances will be given every afternoon
and evening during the week.
BENEFIT CONCERT.
The friends and sympathizers OF Capt.
Harry Towle of Shepley camp, Sons of
Veterans, who lost an eye and was other
wise seriously injured by an explosion of
acetylene gas, have rendered him a benefit
in Y. NJ. G. A. hall and on next Friday
evening the following talent will appear:
Emerson Male Quartette; Mr.. Fred A.
Given, violinist; Messrs. Gilchrist broth
ers, vocalists; Mr.. John j. Carroll fancy
club swinging; Mrs.Will Lewis, soprano;
Mr.. DILL sleight of hand; Mr.. Thomas
Morgan, tenor; Mr.. viii Lewis, baritone;
Mr.. John W. Barbour, autoharp and har-
monica; Mr.. r. l.. Whitcomb reader: Mr..
+. A. johnson, pianist.
Tickets are for sale by members of Bos-
worth and Thatcher posts and Relief
corps, Cogawesco tribe of Red Men, Shep-
ley camp and Ladies' Aid society and at
the store of the Il. l.. Merrill Hardware
company and II. l.. Whitcomb 81 Co. 1t
is expected that good sum may be real
lied from this concert.
MCCULLUM'S THEATRE.
Commencing tomorrow night and con-
tinuing every afternoon and evening dur
ing the week, the attraction at McCul-
lum's theatre will be a magnificent pro-
duction of 1.-The Lost Paradise" pow
erful drama in three acts by Ludwig Full
=. ia,
the American stage by the distinguished
dramatist, H. C. De- Mile, co-author
with David Belasco in The Wife,"
| The Charity Ball" MEN and Women"
and other notable successes. The presen-
tation will be remarkable for It's accura-
cy to the original production, made In
Chicago All the scenes will be built
after the original models and the aces
series will be complete in every detail.
The first and last acts are laid in the
fashionable home of wealthy manufac-
turer near b oston and give scope for ex-
uuisite costumes and elegant furnishings
that win be taken every advantage OF.
The subject of the play is the all import
ant one Of capital and labor, and IL is said
that its treatment is so skillful that
neither side can take the least offence,
while 1t is made perfectly clear that each
have rights tina. the other should respect
The story, however, is one of absorbing
interest and many of the situations are
thrilling in the extreme. brief syn
oposis of the principal thread of the story
Is as follows: Andrew knowlton, the
owner Of the knowlton Iron Works SO
idolizes his daughter, Margaret, that in
order to minister to her pleasure he has
plunged into debt and become embar-
rassed. AS superintendent of the works,
young Reuben Warner has contributed
much to their success. He is the inven
tor of a dynamo but the invention has
been practically stolen by Knowlton who
believes that it was the work of man
who died before making known his dis
covery. Warner is in love with his EN-
ployer's daughter and so refrains from
making known the fact that he is the in
ventor. At the time Of the opening of
the play the men ara threatening to
strike and after several stormy scenes the
strike is declared. Warner in the mean
time has declared his love to Margaret
and been spurned because Of his lowly
position. In the exciting scenes which
follow he eventually triumphs showing
that Ralph Strandish, to whom Margaret
is betrothed, is an adventurer, causing
her to discover that she has loved the
workman all the time and happily set
Ting the strike. AS the lovers announce
their betrothal to MIR. and Mrs. Knowl-
ton, through the windows the smoke is
seen to issue from the tall ehimneys of
the works, the fires having been started
by the night crew, and the curtain falls
on one Of the most brilliant plays
written during the last quarter
of a century. There are q num-
Der of characters IN the play Of minor inn
portance that lend coherency, color and
atmosphere to the story, and the full
strength Of the fine McCullum COM
pany will be utilized In this prssenta-
ton. Mr.. Robert Wayne, the handsome
and talented leading man, will make his
first appearance with the COMPANY this
seas On in the role OF Reuben Warner and
Beatrice Ingram will again appear to her
friends and admirers from behind the