The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-10
MUSIC AND paAMA.
THE eIRL FROM MAxIM.s


"Ths Girl from Maxim's' drew the
large house that was expsoted ct !. the
jefferson last evening. This much adver-
tissd, much talked about faTos, did not
provs TO be nearly as broad rs was ex-
psgtsd. Those who went 10 see u with
tbs expectation of seeing Eomeshins very
wicked and very naughty, did not see
what ttey expected 10. They found 1t
TO be no worse than many adaptations
from this French which have appeared
here lately, and It was very funny at
tln,es, though there Is a good deal of
horse play In 1t. or course II 10 not fsce
from suggeztivensss, not drawn ON puri-
tsnical lines and perhaps not a play
which everyons would care 60 see. 1t
is Frencby TO an extrcme and yet those
who may find something In It's stun
tion TO raise blush. thoEe who squirm
a trifls at some OF the things which
are said CT done, laugh, too, at some OF
the ridiculous mix-ups which occur.
The company which produced 1.-The
Girl from Msxim's" Is an unusually
good one. Merri Osborne. who appesEs
as Pralins, Is as charming rs ever. The
part ut, her like glove and she makes
the most of 1t. W. j. Ferguson plays
DIR. Petypont, and he displays ths troubles
of that unfortunate man TO the utmost.
Joseph Alum as ten. Petypont, could
not be excsllei In his portrayal OF POM
Io-s irascibls Frenchmsn.:AlfredK Klein,
as the Duo de Vslmont, q vapid, mamA's
hey. is one OF the funniest characters in
the piece. "The Girl from Maxim's"
may be Eesn at matinee today and Will
b. repeated again in the evening.
CORSE PAYION.
1t is often said OF Shakespeare, the I'M
mortal bard, that he never repeated,
That is the difference between him and
Corss Payton, as the latter does, and
therefore will repeat his exquisite per
formsnces again at the Jefferson, conf
m n sing with Monday matinee, March
18th. he will open his second engage
ment with that BEAUTIFUL play "Aristocra-
cy.'' 1t Is useless for us to tell of this
excellence of everything connected with
Corss Payton. as our readers airs rs we'll
posted as we are. The only change that
will occur Is In the vaudeville acts which
will be entirely new. Among them may
be mentioned the Len ton Bi Others, who
will play their first engagement In this
oountry since their return from Europe,
where they have just concluded long
engagement with the Barnum circus.
They ara considered the greatest Of acro-
bats.
bURRILL COMEDY co.
The next attraction at the Portland
IN sstre will he the Burfin Comedy 90 m
pany. supporting the emotional actress
Laura Hubert, in repertoire of scenic
Productions. Following kis the list of
plays for the week Monday, A Flag of
Truce; Tuesday. The EHsign; Wednes-
day, Saved from the Sea; Thursday,
Michael Strogoff; Friday. Infatuation;
Saturday, a new play which has not been
named yet. Daily matinees will he Civ
EN-, commencing Tuesday. Prices during
this engagements ara 10, 20 and 800, dur
Aug the evening, and 10 and 20 cents for
tte matinee performances. Monday eve
ming, Ladies' night, ana each lady pur-
chasing her ticket between now and Mon
day p. m, oan secure the best seat In
the theatre for Is oents. Specialists are
introduced between the acts by we'll
known VAUDEVILLE stars. Special induce
mentI are offered for every performance
during the engagement.
BENNETT AND MOULToN.
Portland theatre with the Bennett and
Moulton all star company, continues to