The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
McCuLLuM.s THEATRE.

II there were any who doubted the In
dividual or collective talents Of McCul-
Ium's stock company a visit to the cosy
theatre at Cape Cottage the past week
was all that 1t required 10 make II APP
parent that such doubts were unfounded
for a better performance Of "Fanchon the
Cricke.,," has never been given In Port
land by any travelling or permanent
company. May HosIner, the new lead
ing lady has made an excellent impress
sion and her characterizations will be an
ticipated this summer with much pleas
ure Thomas Reynolds mnde many new
friends last week, besides winning new
plaudits from the old ones, by his clever
impersonatlon of stupid boy. The play
selected for production, commencing
with tomorrow evening and continuing
every afternoon and night during the
week, is Henry Guy Cartons famous
comedy, "A Gilded Fool" written
especially for Nat @. Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott. IL is delightful come
dy, written ins MIR. Cartons best vein,
and can be said to fairly scintilate, so
brilliant is the dialogue and pointed
the wit. 1t is in no sense satirioal, or
coarse, but bright, interesting play In
which all the characters are persons OF
culture, wealth and refinement and who
enact chapter of their lives that have a
parallel in the lines of most people liv-
ing in New York society and having CON
nection with the men who indulge in
4 the yicissitudes of Wall street. The
principal character, originated by Mr..
Goodwin and to be enacted this week by
Mr.. Reynolds, Is a young man named
Chauncey Short, who by the death OF an
uncle, has suddenly become immensely
wealthy. Not being adapted to his new
conditions, and not knowing OF what use
to put his money to, he starts out to
''blow 1t in" He is making a very
good success In this direction when he
meets and falls in love with Margaret
Ruthnen, a character created by Maxine
Elliott, and to be played at McCullum S
theatre by May Hosmer. He receives
| little encouragement in his love affair
until Bannister Strange, partner in
the banking business of Ruthnen and
! Strange. induces him to invest his money
| in partnership in that firm. This he
readily does, only to learn that his sup
posed benefactor is an INSCRIPTIONS
! speculator, who has brought the firm to
the verge of bankruptcy by his embezzle-
ment of trust funds. Finding himself
almost trioked out of his fortune, he at
tempts TO save it. Rising TO the emer-
gency he not only RECEIVERS his own for
/ tune but Mr. Ruthuen' S also, and Incl
dentally wins the girl he loves for a
wife. Tickets can be obtained in adj
vance at Sawyer's store, Monument
square.
RIyERTON PARK.
The first week of the season at River
4 ton Park closed with an immense audi
ence in attendance. The show given last
week was first class in every respect and
| If the management is able to maintain
the stan dard of excellence established by
the company that appeared the past week
this season at Riverton should prove
most profitable one. The Royal Hun
garian Court orchestra has made an ex
cellent impression. The work of this
orchestra the past week has been charac-
terized by precision, pure information, adj
mirable phrasing and unusual intelli-
| gence and unanimity, and Portland peo-
Pile may well congratulate themselves
upon having such a superb musical orga-
nization among its summer attractions.
In addition TO the daily concerts on the
stage of the Rustic theatre there will be
another fashionable vaudeville show Civ
en- by the New York Vaudeville stars,
representing the elite of the vaudevilles.
Foremost among the performers to APP
pear is Mr.. IL. V. Fitzgerald, in unique
speciality, description of which may be
CLEANED from the following notice that
recently appeared in the Worcester,
| (Mass.) Gazette:
! II. V. Fitzgerald is presenting an act
at the Park theatre this week which is
entirely novel for Worcester and it one
of the most ingenious and effective seen
| here in long time. 1t is of the same
nature as that with which Fregoii sur
| prised New York year or two ago. he
| acts a short farce called 1.-The Country
Store, playing all of the seven or eight
/ parts himseif,a proceeding which necessi-
tates some 20 almost incredibly quick
| changes in costume and character and
not little talent for ventriloquism.
Others to appear on the programme
are John Price, singing comedian; the
Cartons in refined acrobatic speciality ;
the Parques, trick bicyclists, and the
Knox Brothers, musical comedians. 1t
is flrst-class list OF artists and one that
can be depended upon to give an inter
esting entertainments. Performances
will be given every afternoon and eve
ming and the whole is entirely free to pa
irons of the cars. Those who desire can
obtain reserved seats Immediately in
front Of the stage at the Casino, for
which a small charge is made.
THE GEM THEATRE.
1t is singular but nevertheless a we'll
established fact that reputation in any
particular line creates an equal amount
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