The Portland daily press., 1900-02-01

he enters. The old relations are reneweos
though Zllstto adds an intrisu, with
May, the dsughser Of sir George and the
swsssheart Of 8 splendid young Ensiish-
man ramsd Clegg. Zilletto knowing that
Roubiilac wants him to give mp Fran
cesca, offsrs to do 90 on condition that
Roubillsc impsrsonats priest and mar
~ him 90 Mary. In his desperation Hou-
hiilao agrees and the secret marriaas
takes place. After the ceremony, how
esvr, Zletso breaks bis word TO Roubii-
lac, and the hitter lies In wais In the for
est to lin his persecutor. when ziiletto
and N sry meet near Rnubillse's hiding
place they encounter CisRa. The men
quarrel. The Englishmsn hurls the
venstians against the very tres which
conccals Roubiliac, and the latter takes
this opportunity to thrust his dagger In
to the Villains heart. 10 II night and
Clerg does not witness this aot. A mo-
ment later Clegg Is discovered standing
over the body with dagger In hand by
Sir George Talbot, and Is no cussd OF
murder.
In the meantime Roubiliao has fed
away. He finds lbs wife dying In little
Village near the sea, Francesca makes
him oonSess>~ths murder TO q priest.
which no does in q strorg scene after his
wife's death. As q peaanoe he 10 dlrecsed
to return to England, holding the dagger
reversed in his hand rs the sign CT the
cross, and there 90 nfess his crime. 1t
is the year of the greut plague, and rs
Roubiilao makes his confession he dies
Of the dread dissass. His death and
ntonement lift the blight Of ths plague
and Clegg and Mary are reunited.
Robert Mantsll In the part Of Bernsdo
10 fitted perhaps. better than In anything
he has yet e ssayed. The story IL gloomy
but intensely interesting and holds It's
hearers vise-lIks. There Is not that
lack Of oontanity In the story which
marks and mars most dramatizations.
The plot has to do with the lives and
loves Of two couples who might have
lived happily had they not been crcssed
by an evil genius In the shape Of q hbsr.
tine who finally meets Jost death after
destroying the happiness Of all with
whom he comes in contact There were
many instances Of artistic acting and
the play was staged most sumptuoualy.
Tonight will conclude the enjoy msnt OF
Mr.. Mantell In The Dagger and The
Cross.
BURTON HOLMES TONIC HIT.
The first In the series Of illustrated leo
ures to be given by Burton Holmes mt
City hall occurs tonight, the opening
lecture being on Manila. Those who
hsse not already secured their seats
should DO 20 at once, at Cressey, Jones 81
Aliens, as these lectures promise to be
the event of the season and should not be
missed BY anybody who can attend. Mr..
Holmes opened his course In Boston
Monday night and the papers Of that oity
spoke In the highest praise Of beth lecture
and lecturer, while the beautiful oolored
stsreoptioon views aud moving pictures
were q re violation to the large audience
who were present. 1t is hoped that Port
land will give him the hearty welcome no
90 richly deserves. 2ea
GRIMsEY ME BOY.
James b. Maokis, "Grimssy Me Boy, !"
In "Grimes Cellar Door," will be the at
traction at the Portland theatre for three
nights and the usual Tuesday and We'd
nesday matinee, commencing next Mon
day, when Hoyt's famous comedian VIII
appear In the character OF BILLY
Grimes" who own the oailar door.
Mackie has mad, fame and fortune with
this funny show, and Is surrounded by q
clever company, beaded by Louise San
ford, iats connected with Hoyt's forces.
THE ARTISTS RECITAL.
Mr.W. J. henderson, the musical critic
of the New York Times, thus wrote OF
piano recital of MIR. Arthur Whiting.
who appear At the Artists' Recital. un-
der the auspices Of the Rossini club. Fri
day svning:
The musical interest Of the past week
was large. tut the chief pie asufe to the
oonnoisseurs was Afforded ty the piano
recital Of Mr.. Arthur Whiting. This
was one OF the entertain menis to which
the serious lover Of music can sit and
listen with unailoysd delight To say
| that IL to say that 1t WINS something far
out Of the common order. For there are
very few entertainments which do not
contain somotnln& 10 Oubnu w ounoy
the real lover of music. In his effort
| to interpret the meaning Of the composer.
| Mr.. Whiting made the Instrument sing
from beginning to end q the work. He
rever found It necessary to pound on the
piano a. II no hated u, neither did he
discover any need Of playing SO fast that
those who heard him we're dazzlsd.
he amply sought out the musical
thought of the composer and aang them
| to his audience with . beautiful vocal
tone. This IL the true end Of musical
| performances ca. and tbs lstsasr to music
| should ever keep 1t In mind. 1t Is u
good rule always 20 distrust any per-
| Romance which smazes you. You may
| be sure the tsohnios Of the performer
have got between you and the n,usio.
| When, however, tina technics only make
the r,uaio more beautiful In itself IL IA
time to stop and consider whcther you
are not In the presence OF an intsrpre-
ter. MIR. whitipg's performance waz
| full OF pure singing tone.
WEDDINGS.