The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-02
"THE SUNSHINE OF PARADISE
ALLEY"


dramatic composition n. instead OF prov
Ing a bore upon . second hearing, 10 gives
greater pleasure than upon first aoquaint
ance, and Of Denman Thompson and
Geo. W. Ryer.s latest SUCCESS, THE
Sunshine OF Paradise Alisy," which Is In
Its fifth rear, and which comes again TO
the Jefferson, Monday ana Tuesday " can
ba truly said that its good points come
out stronger and in more entertaining
way as one becomes familiar with the
very clsvsriy shown characters which
move about In It. These characters are.
In fact. perfect cameras Of men and
women In the lower walks OF life whom
everybody has seen and whom nearly
everybody has known more or less inti-
mateiy. You viii herr the singing Of the
famous Verdi Ladies' Quartette. and see
the capital performance OF Phila May as
Sunshine, Mrs. Charles Peters rs the
widow McNally, Helen Quincy as Mrs.
O'9rady, John Walsh as Powers. W. J.
Suiiy as o Grady, and John j Flynn as
the lampIighter. This season John Moore
the original DIR. Curtis, returns to the
cast. Geo. p. Armand win again sing
''The Holy CITY," and the Verdi Ladies'
Quartette will have lot or new songs
Election returns will be read between
the acts on Tuesday evening. An ar
rangemept has been made with the tele-
graph company for special wire at the
theatre /, over which the very latest re-
turns will be received.
BENNETT-MOULTO co.
"The Shadows OF Great CITY," O.
sensational and dramatic story OF New
YORK life, Is the bill for Tuesday evening
at Portland theatre. 1t treats OF q oon-
spiracy to deprive the daughter OF o.
wealthy merchant or her inheritance,
which succeeds in that, the unfortunate
young woman dies In poverty. But 1t
Is also brought to naught in the end,
for the granddaughter after living IN OBJ
scurity until womanhood finally defeats
the Vaccinations Of the conspirators and
comes into her own. 1t Is = thrillingly in
tersting story and elaborate stage OF picture
life In the lower as well as the aristocra-
tic quarters OF New York, OF Blackwell
prison and the water side. Vaudeville
speciaities are features of every perfor
nance. Tickets at popular prices, are
now on sale.
NOTES.
Alden Benedict, manager OF the "Quo
vauis' company which will appear at the
Portland theatre this evening, has wired
Mr.. Rounds to have stage all clear; we
use none of house scenery for our Quo
vadis production.
NJ, ~ 4Ax
week says:
Mary Mannerlng seems to have create d
furore among the matinee girls in ST.
Louis. At her matinee performance OF
Janice Meredith there were 20 3 women
In the gallery. A st. Louisia hone of
the few men present at this performance
writes; II never saw such q light as at
the end Of the matinee The girls rush ed
pellmeil over the footlights, through the
parquet and stage entrances, TO see Miss
Mannering. They all tried TO shake
hands with her or embrace her. The
stage hands and management endeAvcred
to protect Miss Mannering from this
mob, but they were helpless"
An actress who had an engagement in
small company resigned recently In order
to accept an engagement from the man
ayers of Blanch Walsh to play a part In
More than Queen. She rehearsed several
days and then the costumes were sent to
her. She found they were much too
small and could not DO altered, The
management requested her to buy new
ones. Five were required, and the actress
could not afford to lay out $500 on the
small salary she was to receive, conse-
quently the manager decided that as the
actress could not wear the clothes she
was not ttted to play the part, and dis
charged her.
Hiiua Spong was SO pleased by her first
trip to the Castle Square In Boston that
she organized box party, which flied
three boxes, to ses matinee OF A Vir-
ginia Courtship.
Elizabeth Tyree deserves place In the
list OF actresses OF power, headed by Mira.
Carter, who smashes oloak, they say,
abou every time that she plays Zaza.
Miss Tyree proved her muscuiarity in
The Maneuvers OF Jane last week. in Bos
ton, when she smashed sofa by the Wig
orous manner In which she shook Blancne
KeIieher. 1t broke up the audience, and
the company and play couldn't go on for
some time.
Marcslla Sembrioh has announced in
Berlin that she Will retire from the stage
at the conclusion of her coming Ameri-
can tour.
Oscar Eagle, stage .manager Of the
Meffert Eagle Stock company at the Tenn
pie Theatre, Louisviile, was seriously in
jured Oct.24, during the oompany's NATL
nee OF Hoodman Blind. Mr.. Eagle, who
played Tom, during the tight with Robert
Wayne, the jack Yeulett, wrenohed his
spinal column and burst blood vessel In
his back A physician was calIed, and
MT. Eagle was removed 20 his home.
Cissie Lotus, who has abandoned q
phenomenally successful career as o yau-
deville star, together with the large finan-
cial returns incidental thereto, In order
to take up work In the legitimate, has ar
rived In New York. She will be men,
Der Of the stock company at Days Thea
tire, and Will make her debut in her new
line OF work In The Man OF Forty on
Nov. 20, Miss LOTUS has received as
much as 81, COOS week for her speciality,
and her services have besn In constant
demand for the past two seasons at an
average weekly salary OF S7UU 1t will
be seen that she Is making a great sacri-
fec, IN order that her artistic ambitions
may be gratifiei. While In London she
was offered q two years engagement Mt by
Henry Irving, but declined 1t, as she will
NOT aiUu fnrs mora than ain0fa Raaann