The Portland daily press., 1900-03-01
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
SAPTiO.

ShpnO was Fepoabeu NJ the EoEeiaHo
theatre last night before another exceed
ingiy large audience and one Of good
quality, too. The piece was we'll played
and appeared to Re enjoyed BY the audi
ence. BY the advice of the city marshal
some of the more Questionable parts
were eliminated.
This afternoon "Sbali We Forgive
Her. strung aud interesting drama,
will be presented by this capable COM
pany. Tonight ''Ths Land of the Mid.
night SUM-" play tha: has always
pleafed patrons of the theatre In this city
will bs cast with the full strength
OF the company and staged with all the
original seensry and effects, making one
of the best scenic productions ever seen
in this city at popular pri,ss.
A feature that was very. pleasing to the
lady patrons Of the Elroy company was
the carnation reception that was held
after the matinee performane Tuesday
afternoon when over 500 ladies' passed
across tie Portland Theatres stage and
were receive by Miss ChoAte and Mr..
Burke.
BENNETT AND NOULION.
The originators Of the prevailing popu-
lar price craze, the Bennett and MouIton
company. will oner new Iepe, toire. a
first GLASS orchestra (their own), a car
load OF scenery, etc., and the best acting
company ever organized for repertoire.
This is the company s 20th annual tour
and over 6, 900, 900 delighted patrons have
Witnessed tteir performances duiing the
past 10 years. Their business In this city
has always been phenomenal and early
spplio alton for seats viii be necessary.
HIS EXCELLENCY.
"His EIcellency, the Governor. the
latest of Charles Frohman's farce come
dies, is proving one Of the most successful
and popular productions of the season.
and the Park theatre, Boston. has been
crowded to the doors all last week with
delighted and apprsciative audiences
Not only has Mr.. Charles Frohman
stagsd the piece In most artistic man
ner, hut he has also provided an excel
lent company. Miss Ethel Barry ymore
makes perfectly natural character as
the Coun tess de Gex, "a woman with a
past" who. while dsftly concsaling the
fact, plays the assumed character with
da,ntint ss and ueftnees which robs Il
of all approach to vulgarity. Her charm
ing and faoinsting individuality was
never perhaps quite so marked as in
this particular role. MIR. ossph Holland
is also very artistic as bis Excellency.
and their supper. Is all that could be de.
sired.
GUSTAVE FROHMAN COMPLI-
MENTS PORTLAND.
Gustave FIohman while In this oity
yesterday primarily in the interest Of
''The Girl from Maxim's," whioh comes
soon to the jefferson, grew entertain
ingly retrospective during a CHAT with
the PRESS. Mr.. Frohman recalled his
first visit TO Portland in the T0's when
Mecbapics' hall was the only piacs OF
anu sement the city could beast OF. In
thoss days ID was necessary to rent the
hall for stipulated sum payable invari-
ably In advance. The city authorities had
10 bs interviewed and . Individual license
bcDuCGus Ahefo was bAs pc'RcA
those daysl in the modern acceptance OF
the term. True. there were few tsnc7s 8
aud harms that bills could be posted on,
but the work of suoh posting deyolved
upon the agent of the attraction, who
Was assisted by some local man who
furnished the pasta. Autographs which
today are 30 numerous and so varied In
SUBJECTS and sizes and which range from
8 to cents per sheet. In those days cost
40 cents sheet, and 'isps,ial scenery
carried by the company" had not be-
come . haeknsyed expression In tn Q
vsrnaoulAr OF the advance representative.
The Georgia Minstrsls was the tirst at.
traction thai Mr.. Frohman brought to
Portland, with q SALARY list all toll OF
less than three hundred dollars. and
Mr. Erohman recalled with . smile tins