The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MRS. LESLIE GARTER.

Mrs. Leslie Carter will devote only tine
present season TO "Zaza, ''and the only
opportunities this city will have OF seeing
her In the part will be offered at the
Jefferson Theatre, Monday and Tuesday
nights. AS the heroine of David Blasco's
great play, she has won the greatest
triumph known to the American stage In
many years. 1t was in England that she
achieved finally the critical verdict that
gave her the first place among the Eng
lish-speaking actresses of today. Now
she comes among us to say farewell In
the part through which she has risen to
greatness, and we venture the prediction
that Monday and Tuesday nights the
Jefferson Theatre will scarcely hold the
people eager to pay tribute to her splsn-
dl art. The original cast, scenery and
effects, as seen In both New York and
London, win be brought. The evening
curtain win rise at o'clock sharp.
CORSE PAXTON STOCK co.
TIE Jefferson yesterday was fairly well
filled by the presentation OF "Tne Runa-
way Wife, by the Payton Stock Co.
Miss Edna Earle Linden in the title role
was all that could be expected of the part
and her costumes werr imply magnifi-
cent but not too beautiful for the oharac-
ter, as is sometimes the case. The house
was nearly crowded to the doors last
night by a large audience to witness the
drama "Taken from Life" or "Falsely
Accused" All the members of the com.
pany take prominent parts In the piece,
most prominent OF all was Miss Linden,
beautifully costumed and In part ex-
actly suited to her style OF acting. MIR.
VIII Cor bett as Walter See, an artist,
poor and humbis, was very satisryirg
MIR. Richard Crolius in his part as Titus
Knott and In his speciality was extremely
funny, as he is always Is and captured
the audience with his local hits. The
Flood Brothers In their vaudeville act
before - performance are clever and ara
well worth while getting in early to see.
The Three Sisters Cardownie In their
international dances are pleasing and in
struotive, especially in their reprensenta-
tive Scottish and Irish dances. La Petite
Fredericka is cute and Jere Sanford
with illustrated songs brings forth ap-
plause by his rich melodious voice.
This afternoon the company win pre-
sent the comedy drama "a Desperate
Game' and tonight the beautiful ro-
mantic drama, "Her Lord and Master"
Cook-oHURCH COMPANY.
TheCook- Church company. had two large
and pleased audiences yesterday at the
Portland theatre. In the afternoon they
presented that very successful melo-drama
"Land of the Midnight Sum-" and In the
evening IAN Actors Romance. MIR.
J. Harvey Cook took the part of Harold
Davenport in u very capable manner. ably
assisted by Miss Lottie Church as
Florence Hastings, William X. DAILY as
jack Hoodford and the other parts were
In capable hands. The company is one OF
the best In repertoire and ID worthy OF
large attendanoes. For this afternoon for
the first time this season, "A Soldier OF
the Empire will be presented and this
evening one OF the most realistic and ak
citing plays In the weeks repertoire viii
hold the boards, 1.-THE Midnight Alarm. T"
NOTES.
Speaking of the play which Mrs. Fiske
is TO produce IN Chicago, her manager
says: "In the first place, the play Is BY
Henrik Christierson and not by Suder-
mann, as has been enormously published.
1t was simultaneously produosd In Stock
holm, Sweden, the home OF the author,
and in Copenhagen, Denmark. and IL
made such an impression thas it went at
once into the hands OF the Berliue~Thea-
ira, Berlin. IL was jointly adapted from
r. fka Suva dfah Inv fa am a M
and found in Miss Parsch -Grsvenberg, q
noted actress OF that theatre, q congeniai
interpreter OF the title role. The play
proved the hit of the season, and is now
in the repertoire Of nearly every theatre
of note in Europe outside of France"
You may try, but you never can beat
Chicago. says the Dstrois Free Frsss. 1t
is reported that the people of that town
gave enthusiastic support to s'Ihe Prin-
cess Chie," ON the ground that her royal
highness' name IL an n-abtreyiation OF the
name of tbs METROPOLIS Of Wind.
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