The Portland daily press., 1900-02-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
TIE TYRANNY OF TEARs.

John Drew's polish, ease, versatility
and distinguishes eraces ss a comedian
never found more apt opportunities than
as the tenr-tyrapnized novelist Mr.. Par
bury, In 'The Tyranny Of Tears, F" which,
under Charles Froh mans direction, Will
DO presented at the jefferson ThfaIe
Tuesday evening next-and on that night
only.
IL IL n daintr, even an exquisite o,m-
edy, delightful in lis literature. admir-
able In itsrstory, interesting In Its theme
and SO welt constructed that there Is en-
ascending roalo of excellence through the
progress Of its four acts, each being bet
ter than TIE preceding one, until-ths
acme or play making-the fourth act Is
best of all. That, at all events, is accord
ing TO the consensus of critical opinion.
The play ran n slason In London, for
several months In New York, and has
been welcomed with marked favor every
where else 10 has been presented. Issbel
Irving, Mr.. Draws leading lady, has q
splendid role; Ida Conquest has tbs OPP
portunity of her life; Arthur Byron has
a part that has advanced him many
strides In his profession; Harry Hsrwood
shows once more his good schooling as
character actor, and Frank K. Lamb,
stage manager and good actor, paints q
perfect Portrait Of q perfect putler. Ar
tistic generosity will be found evidenced
In the stage settings.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
The new Elroy Stock company will
commence weeks engagement tomor-
row night. presenting for the opening bill
that grand scenic production Northern
Lights Mr.. 4. Frank Burke, who Is
we'll known In this section of the ooun-
try, having played here with the Paul
Banner, Cotton King. New South and
silver King companies, will be seen to
excellent advantage as John SwiftwinG.
the ed ucated Indian. He is physically
suited too the role, and has made a
special study OF the character, having ex-
oelIant opportunities while at the differ
emit Indian reservations while in the eu-
pioy OF the government, He has proven
himseif a very capital actor. being versa
tile, q conscientious worker and OF
social disposition. In addition to first
clGss dramatic company Manager Eiroy
as engaged several novel vaudeville novel
ties to introduce bstween acts including
Moran and Mcclellan, a song and dance
team introducing something entirely new
In that line. Robt. ID. Harris in opeTatic
selections, r. L. Parkinson in songs and
stories OF his own. and Horace Clarke In
black facs specialties. Owing to the
length of the plays and the speciaities
introduced between acts, The curtain
will rise at s p. H., and at p. m. at the
daily n a.Iness, which will commence
Tuesday, the repertoire for the balance
of the week will include the Land OF the
Midnight sun, A Secret Enemy, The
Cotton Spinner. A Spring Chicken. A
French Romance, and Friends. AS usual
with this company the opening perform
apce will be ladies' night, and from pres
emit Indications the theatre viii be test
ed TO Its capacity.
THE LITTLE MINISTER.
1t is easy to zee why The Little Mimic
tar was the dramatic success Of the season
last winter and enjoyed the rarely
euualled run of thres hundred nights.
The play Is simply delightful. Of
course last evenings audience at tho
Jefferson did not have this privilege Of
seeing Miss Aaude Adams In the play
which was written expressly for her. but
after all ''ths plays the thing and pr e.
sentsd as 1t was by company entirely
competent, those present passed most
delightful evening. Authors who dram
nt.zs books are nevsr able to follow more
than the bnrest outlines Of their story
hut after the first act and the first scene
Of the second act Mr.. Barrie DOESN'T even
try to do that but gees Oh on another
but smost charming tangent. The
Babbie is not quite the Babbie Of the
novel. the character partakes rather more
of the ingenue, but she Is most lovaole
Babbte for all that Gavin Dishart fol-
lows little more closely the man OF
which the story tells. The play has ntne
of the tragic element of the book, either;
IL is a comedy pure AMI simple, but II
Mr. Barrie ever wants to write another
sto.y Of the Little Minister there w3uld
be none who has read and heard these
two efforts who would say him nay.
1he cast, as mas uedn saios 10 poAioSi'
competent one and the play suffers moth
ing In their hands. but Miss Thlrston "a
Babbie rather outshone her fellow
players. Mr. HArds' Gavin Dishart vas
a fine piece of acting and MIR. Devere as
Rob Dow and Mr.. Powers as Thomas
Whamond gave true ideas Of what the au
thor intended them TO be.
In MOKI LAND WITH BURTON
HOLMES.
The lastl lecture of the series. by MIR
Burton Holmes will be given at City Hal
next Thursday evening, the subject being
.Moki Land This is an absolutely
new lecture In every particular. teine