The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-07

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We, nerg's Castor was excellent, wax
Miss Lola HawthoI ne was all that coS1d
be desired as the maid Nanine. Frank
Andrews deserves praise for his concep-
ton of the part Of ArmaDds father, and
Mr.. Hazeltine made good Count DE
Varville and Fred TruesdeIl was a salts
factory Gustave, while Miss Macdonald, |
Miss Spinney and Miss Kent deserve |
mention.
One matter is worthy of special note. |
Following the example of Miss Rockwell. |
whose enuncia tion was extremely clear
and distinct, all the players spoke their
lines so well that they could be under
stood in every part of the house.
Camille viii be the Offering at the Gem
theatre at the remaining performances OF
this week.
McCULLUM'S THEATRE.
So pleased have the large audiences
been with the clever performances OF
"Incog" at McCullum' IS theatre this week
that many expressions of genuine
greet are heard because the season closes
Saturday night. The company must get
away to their winter engagements OF
the season would be extended another
week.
/ Two large theatre parties will attend
this evening and very merry evening
= Will be enjoyed by all who attend. The
: Portland Ladies' Orchestra, composed OF
p 80 popular and talented young society
t women, VIII occupy seats in the orches-
: ira, and Manager McCullum has consent
ed to- the orchestra playing a special pro
gramme of popular airs that the young
ladies will sing between the acts. The
s Columbian club OF Peaks island will
Y also attend in compliment to Mr. Harry
a Stanley, one of their.members. Tomor-
9 row night the usual closing ceremonies
+ viii be performed.
I OTHER PEOPLES MONEY.
Hennessy Leroyle in ''Other Peoples
Money is announced for next Monday
night at the Jefferson. If this attraction
is not one OF more than ordinary worth Il
would not be in its third successful year.
There must be something of merit in It,
o otherwise the theatre-g oer would have
O turned from it long ago and the manager
would have placed it on the shelf. There
:. fore, if there was nothing else to recon-
mend this play which, by the way, is
comedy of the bright and snappy kind, the
fact that the public had accepted it and
the management has reaped a financial
harvest from it's presentation for some.
! thing over two years, would be suffic
lent guarantee of its worth and would
Justify even the most carping critic II
sayi ng that the author has written we'll
and the actor has successfully exemplitieo
: his ideas to a marked degree otherwise
: why the continued prosperity of the play
q NOTES.
'sNIarceIIe,' - the naw play by Eugene
I w. Presbrey, in which Blanche Maisf
D stars this season, is in rehearsal. Mana
f. gers Joseph Brooks and Ben stern are
r very sanguine of It's success. They de-
i scribe 1t as, a spirited drama, full OF &C
= ton and incident, with part especially
we'll adapted to Miss Walsh, who WILL
q play Marcelle Du Varney, a descendant
= of the Huguenots. 1t viii be presented
in five acts.
It The native born singer predominatef
d in the Metropolitan English Grand Opera
l. Company. Minnie Tracey IS an albany 9aIl,
girl. Grace Golden was born IN New
. Harmony. Posey County, Ind. Joseph 3
n Sheehan, Clarence WhitehilI, Chauncey
q Moore, Francis Rogers, Forrest Carrsanc
Harry Hanlon represent the east, far west
and middle west of America. Several o.
II the artists whose names bespe9k foreign
j. birth are Americans -Helie deLussan was
r. born in New YORK. as was Frieda stem.
der. Rita Elandi is the stage name OF
. Amelia Louisa Groll, born in Cleveland
Us LLOYD D'AubIgne is a member OF Ia
l. nous Huguenot family which settled IL
:. Virginia Leslie Walker and William
PAUL. are Englishmen. Lemrier9 Pr1nglt
% ia an Australian. Philip Brozel Is &
n Russian who went to England at ar
At early age to be educated Phoebs
:. Strakosch was educated in an English
y convent. Louise Meissnnger sang fol
s. several years in England with the Car
il Kosa Opera Company. Elsa Marry Is a
20 | German girl and IngebOrg Ballstrom
native of Sweden Both have sung ire
n ouently In concert in English AMI arr
,e thoroughly conversant with the language
G. Mr.. Homer Lind, who viii be remem
Y. bered for his skilled portrayal OF Beck
- nesser in the production OF III
~ Meisterstnger' at the American IN eatr
is last October has been engaged for tn
!. Metropolitan English Grand Opera Com
~ pany, Mr.. Harry Davies, who scored
y success as David in the same proGuctloI
ID has also been added 10 the forces TO be
Id heard during the season OF Engllsl
r. OPERA