The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27

sents a wonderful and thrilling perform
ance on the flying trapeze and Spanish
web. Jones and sutton, a brilliant and
refined team OF sketch artists, viii also
be in the hiIl and amusement lovers may
anticipate in their performance all the
enjoyment they want. The act OF this
clever duo abounds in the most entertain
ing features. Halbert, a comedy juggler,
skIllfully manipuIates the most absurd
objects IN an amusing manner ana his
crayon drawings, made with lightning
rapidtty. are said TO be very interesting
here are other acts besides those men
toned and the concerts OF the Royal
hungarian Orchestra. IN all it VIII be q
great show.
FOR FAIR VIRGINIA AT MCCUL-
LUMs.
The engagement Of Mr.. and Mrs. Russ
Whytel, and their beautiful and success
ful romantic drama for presentation at
McCuIlum' theatre this week commend
ing tonight is the most impor.
tant and attractive event or the season
at McCunum's theatre. Mr.. and Mrs.
1
IN which they have successfully appeared
for four seasons, and Mr.. McCulIum and
the talented members of his company
viii complete the cast. The comedy Of
this drama is OF the most sparkling and
refreshing nature ana is skillfuly blend
ed with the pathos of the story, a
synopsis Of "For Fair Virginia is as fol.
lows. Virginia Esmond is a Southern
woman whose husband, Edward Esmond,
is Northern man. At the breaking Out
of the war they are visiting his people
in New York. She is a woman of strong
Southern convictions, and after numer-
Gus vain efforts to persuade her husband
to espouss the cause OF the South. she
returns alone to her Virginian home. Her
husband together with his little son,
Julian, and his sister, Nell Esmond, ra-
joins her IN few days, and she again
urges him to cast his fortunes in with
the South He is as firm in his Union
convictions, however, as she is in her
love Tor her states cause, and, IN vio-
lent scene, she bids him go to his Northern
friends. In an affecting scene he says
farewell to his little son, whom he in
trusts to the watchfuI care of Uncle Zeb,
typical old negro family servant.
After Esmond's departure. John Laugh
lin, a former sutton of his wife, now an
officer in the Confederate army, seeks to
establish tender relations with Mrs Es-
mond, but is repuIsed with scorn and
contempt. He vows vengeance and be-
comes her enemy. In the meantime Nell
Esmond, the Yankee girl, has met and
is loved by Stephen Dunbar, another
Confederate officer, of the true manly
type.
In the course of the war this Esmond
mansion becomes the headquarters OF
LaughIin, who has become a general.
After n council Of war in the house,
Laughlin and his officers retire, leaving
accidentally important papers on the
table. Little Julian finds them ana
gives them to Nell Esmond, who, after
discovering their important character,
determines to place them in the hands OF
the Union forces stationed a few miles
away. She disguises herself in Old Heb S
clothes, his only suit, and rides away,
locking him in a closet until her return
She is pursued and fired upon by the
Coufederates and receives a flesh wound
in the left arm. During her absence the
papers have been missed by Laughlin,
and he returns for them. They cannot be
found. He accuses Mrs. Esmond of
having them, which she denies in splen-
did scene. The boy here confesses that
he took them, but refuses to tell what
he did with them While this scene Is
going on Nell Esmond has succeeded in
reaching the house and changing her
clothes Laugh lin orders search OF the
room by Stephen ID unbar. Nothing Is
found by him, but soldier finds Uncle
Zeb's coat, with bloody sleeve, under
the sofa, Zeb, during this scene, has
slipped from the closet and entered Nell's
room. Laughlin orders another search
and Uncle Zeb is found and dragged
forth, without his coat. His left arm is
bleeding from a sef-innicted wound by
a pair OF scisso rs, but the subterfuge Is
soon detected by General LaughIin. The
wound in Nell Esmond's arm is also de-
tected by Laughlin, and the roughness
of his treatment of the heroic girl, and
her defence by Dunbar bring about a
powerful situation.
The final act reveals the death of the