The Portland daily press., 1900-04-21
Music AND DRAMA.
GOWN TOPICS.

Town Topics drew another good sizsd
house last evening at the Portland
theatre and ths audience seemed to enjoy
It. Ths aim Z I The company Is to maze
rs may laughs as possibls In two hours
and half and they suc esdsd we'll far
1t was continual laugh from tbs start
to 1nisb. Mr.. W. Ii. Mack IL the star /, {
the company ally sssis.s BIZ Mr.. Willie
Dulsy and Mae Phelps. CT this ether
M N bsrs Mir. J. Ii. MoMAhon rs Hiram
Quick, Charlss E. Graham as Sid
Krau,s b Iok Shifter as Cinos aud
Nedra Perry as Mrs. Quirk were very
lively all through the EVENING. per-
formancs will be givsn this sfsernoon
wi b a final pei Jrmsr co this evening.
THE ONLY WAY.
The engagement of Henry Miller In
''The Only Way" at the Jsferson
theatre. Mondsy, April s3, has stimn-
lated. quite naturally, interest IN Charles
Dickens novel, "A Tale Of Two Cities. !"
This story Is ON q higher literary plane
that any ether story the famous English
novelist wrote. 9hsre 10 dignity and
bsauty In 1t that are NOS to he found In
the noveiists other work. Next to
Cailyle's mastery history Of the French
Revoiption, this Dickens navel conveys
the most vivid and clear impression OF
the sRsign of Terror that has been pre-
duced by an English writsr.
THE sUfEaBA.
Hanion familiar fp o'acle the sver-aew
"s uperba" re-tmhellishtd and refur-
n ished for the season, shoYld do nice
bus insss at the jefferson where 1t opens
next Thursday evening fer . run Of three
nights and matinee. but few OF the
old features have been retained in the
pisos, and q mum bsr of effective novelties
hare been introduced.
A TRIP no CHINA TOWN.
"a Trip to Chinatown" was presented
at the JEFF srson theatre last night to
good audience and by better than good
company. When "a Grip to Chinatown
was originally produced the same prsdic-
tion that Was made for all Of Charley
Hoyts plays was rshashed for it to the
eff ct that the taste for suoh faroical skits
was merely fad Of the day. But aftsr
running two seasons throug hout sum m Or
AID winter and ten years subsequently,
on the road the impression has come to
prevail that as . popular amusement
anything Hoytian has no equal. His
stories are all easily understood end ap-
Or, atsd and opportunities for the intro
duotion Of Epeoialiiss are CT the best. The
company that MIR. Fred Wright has pre-
vi led in this Instance is replste with
pretty girls and elsver ones. Skilltul
dancers and tunsful singers, specially
pertormanc of the highest grade and as
a star feature Harry Gilfoil. Whose for.
sunes have been cast with "A "Trip 10
Chinatown" from its first pre- ssnation to
the present day. As ''Welinnc Strong"
MIR. Gnfoii was unotious, and his special
ties numerous rev and artistic. Miss
Folk was the new Biirt, and she was
"new'' enough for even tie ting maid
to SO gushing q widow as MIRA. Guysi."
The cake walking dance WAS one Of the
hits Of the evening, executed by Miss
Folk and VIII Philbriok. Tbs singing
speoialt!es were numerous and or uniform
excellence.
matinee and evening performance OF
"a "Trip to Chinatown" will conclude
ita story in Portland. At the matinee
prices will be only SEVENTY live, hfty and
Twenty live cents.