The Portland daily press., 1900-09-27

BLACK PArTIJ rRoUBADouRs


BLACK PATHS Troubadours offered a va
rieUy entertainment which starts off with
q A0rOlcal apsurdity entitled "a Dark
Oo"h Frolo on the Rialto." and oontin-
ulng with a group of speciaIties CON
ciuues with what is termed an operatic
Kaleidoscope, In which several familiar
selections are given. Miss Jones (Black
Fa6Ui), singing the leading part.
The farce is really bright with new
drolleries. although there is the usual
excess OF nonsense. 1t introduced al
most the entire company and was a oooo
sklt for the latest coon SONGS. AMONG
the worthy OF which was Just a Little |
Niger" which was rendered very sweet. !
ly by the little Misses Green and Forcen
We also had Rag Time Liz" by Sadie
Jones, and Irving Jones set the crowd
Wild by his rag time numbers such as
" All Birds Look Like Chickens to Me-
lie Is clever variety star and held the
INTEREST throughout, giving us in part
second Get Your Moneys Worth - etc.
Ihe dancing by the several members
MADE decided hit. In the second d.
vision The Troubadour Sextette, " did
work which was very commendabIe and
the Watts gave as a musical sketch which
was one of the best things of the eve
ming, Miss Watts's action being artistic.
while her voice rang out spIendidIy.
Miss NelIis Goff's trombone solo was ex-
cellent and the cake walk was expound-
ed by several couples quite amusingIy.
or course a marked feature was the
singing OF Miss Jones, who had high
soprano voice which was heard to adj
vantage and being recalled she sang most
feelingl@ My Old Kentucky Home"
In the operatic portion Miss Jones was
assisted by Sarah Green, Messrs. Richard
son, Lightfoot, Garland, Byrd and chorus
ana the selections were all sung pleasant
ly and very modestly. The work of the
chorus was notably good, their voices
blending with splendid effect and gave
evidence OF good training.
/ A large audience was present and
everybody seemed to enjoy the entertain
ment immensely, testifying their appreci-
alton by frequent and vigorous applause.
The troubadoursl win give another per-
formance this evening which will be
well worth attending.
ROMANCE OF COON HOLLOW.
Among the dramatic stars who OF late
years have been tempted by the high
salaries to enter vaudeville, has been the
popular little actress OF the Maggie
Mitchell and Lolita type, HLizzie Evans
Miss Evans has. however, decided to
return to her first love, and Will be seen
in the leading character OF "a Romance
of Coon Hollow" which is announced
at the Portland theatre two nights, Fri
/ day, September %. Family matinee Sat
urday. The play viii have the advantage
3 of handsome scenic production, no
, house scenery being used, an excellent
] supporting company, a male quartette
/ Of vocaIists, and "hot' troupe of
plantation dancers.
8 DAVY CROCKETT.
"Davy Crockett viii be seen here
practically the same as 1t has been pre-
sented in all the large cities of the coun-
try. Scenery. is carried for complete
production. Davy will menu the saddle
as usual and Eleanor Vaughn will fire
his heart in her rendition of Lochinvar
Baby Croc kett will miss the Squirrels
eye. but Will introduce a number of spec
ialties to make up for that. ''Davy
Crockett plays here at the Jefferson next
Monday night.
WHY SMITH LEFT HOME.
Among the many good things in the
list of the Jefferson attractions this sea-
son, is -Broadhurst's comedy why Smith
Left Home which opens an engagement
of two nights and a matinee, In the COM
pany are many artists of more than pass
ing note, including Douglas Flint. Rose
Hubbard. Eugene Redding, Nellie Mas
kell, Augustus Mortimer, Lizzie May u
mer, Frederic Roberts, Frank Craven,
EIeenor La Sale, Jennie Engle. Bessie
1 Bruno and Charlotte Love.
Mr.. Broadhurst has done much clever
work in the line of farce, and his "Why
Smith Left Home,'' contains some well
defined and nicely designed character
studies.
NOTES.
Nine, Schumann Heink is the only
singer at the Worcester Festival who
takes no part in any of the oratOr1os.
1.-The Belle of Bohemia had it's New
York production at the Casino Monday
night. The book is by Harry B. Smith,
who has made an excursion into the old
familiar comedy of Errors" The two
Dromios OF his book are a photographer
of bohemian proclivities, named Klotz,
and rich brewer, DinkeIhauser. The
music is by Ludwig Highlander.
Miss Viola Allen scored hit Monday
night at the National Theatre, Washing
ton, as Dona Marie Dol ores, in I'm the
Palace of the King" This was the for
NAL opening of Miss Aliens season In