The Portland daily press., 1900-10-18
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


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theatre was greeted with a large and
fashionable audience. This musical
farce comedy is adapted from the French,
with original lyrics by Harry b. Smith,
the music being by Ludwig Englander,
Unlike most creations of It's kind the plot
was really something more than a thread
OF pretexts for introducing the familiar
characters along with a display of pa
geantry, ballets and general spectacular
effulgence and the story narrated the
escapade of the Marquis who falls desper-
ately in love with a celebrated dancer
Thea, whom everybody is rushing to see
in Paris. The Marquis has wife of a
very religious cast of mind who dresses in
the fashion of a Quakeress, ana by chance
she intercepts telegram to her husband
from the dancer and she decides to visit
Paris, accompanied by a lady friend, to
see what manner of woman this flame is
who has ensnared the Marquis. She sue
ceeds in getting into the dressing room Of
the dancer and first encounters the Duke.
who has seen the dancers picture, and
has been charmed like her husband. As
sisted by him she puts on one of the dan
GERS dresses with a view of entrapping
her husband on his visit In the mean
time the Irish Pasha arrives and mistakes
the wife of the Marquis for the real
dancer, and proceeds to make love to her
Complications follow thick and fast, the
Duke continuing to mix up matters until
at the end the trio Of FOUNDERS and the
two women met at the Hotel Me tropole
in Paris, where matters are Strengthened
out and the expected reconciliation be-
TWEEN husband and wife is brought about.
These are but the salient features OF the
plot about which are spread a network of
very amusing situations which stamps
this latest production of farce-comedy as
about the best that has been given us
from his source, and it we'll deserves the
unprecedented success which it has
gained.
The first act opens in a bathing scene
on the beach at Biarritz, where the prin-
cipaI characters are introduced to the
audience and as the Irish Pasha, the
Duke and the Marquis appear the nerve
shattering strains of a German street
band are heard under the leadership of
Jack Bernard, who contributes a good
character sketch. The second act has two
scenes, the first being laid in the star
dressing room of the theatre in Paris and
the second in the salon of the Parker
house. The third act is at the corridor of
the Hotel Metropole. The slttings are
adequate and the music is of light
catchy kind, and some of the ensemb bic
numbers being of a good spirit and vigor,
while the lyric were above the average
OF Thomas Q. Seabrooke, who person,
ated the Irish Pasha, it is sufficient to
say that he had an excellent opportunity
TO display his rare gifts as a comedian
and made the most of them. His first
number "Only a Hundred Girls for Me''
at the start put him zen rapport with
his audience and his humor and inter-
polated jokes were In evidence through
out the performance. His drunken scene
and the one in when he makes love to
the wife of the marquis were notably
good. Win G. Marderville made an ex-
celIent Duke. His immobiIe face, dry
remarks with touches of philosophy, his
good voice, all stamped his characteriza-
tion with delightful uniqueness. His
song Nothing New'' was one of the de-
cided hits OF the evening. Mr.. Terris was
good in the role of the Marquis and Irene
Perry proved her fitness for the beautiful
character of Priscilla, and made charm
ing picture in the various costumes of
the part. Jeannette Lowrie danced and
sang her way into the hearts Of the audi
ence and Bertha Waltzinger In her char
acter of the ballet girl was perfectly at
home, and her voice was heard admirably
In several solos that won liberal encores.
Many OF the airs achieved popularity
and worthy of special mention was the
duet by Miss Waltzinger and Miss Perry
Uncle Remus by Miss Lowrie and Mr..
Ssabrooke; the trio by Miss Waltzinger,
Miss Perry and Mr. MandervilIe, entitled
"Obiect Matrimony;" the doll duet by
Miss Perry and Mr.. Terris; the trio by
Miss LoWrie, Mr.. Mandervlle and Mrs. |
Ferris, and of course Mr.. Seabrooke's !
wish song "Who is Egan' scored most
deserved success,
The engagement ends today with a |
matineesand evening performance.
NINE, SEMBRICH'S ADVICE.
Nine, SeInbrich receives many requests |
from singers ana singing teachers for ad-
vice and other things which take time
and are therefore quite impossible to
give. Some of those who are brought to
her by friends have the privilege of sing
ing before the famous prima donna and
getting her advice and suggestions. This
lucky number already includes enough to
give her fairly clear idea Of the quail
ties of the American voice. "Most Of
those have heard, : she said the other
day, "Were remarkably fine in quality
They were ell OF q kind that made me