The Portland daily press., 1900-01-10
nUsIc AND DRAMA.
GEORGE WILSON'S COMPANY.


1.-THE Criskst Co the Hearth. and
"Harbor Lights were the bills at the
jefferson yesterday. "Harbcr faghts"
| Is comedy drama Of life ON the knsiish
coast Mics Hamilson ~ Dsra Vans and
Mr.. wiston ss David Kinslcy. . naval
officer, we're sxeeIlent. Mr.. Wilson, Who
plays the part Of Tim Dorsster. YVES vsry
amusing.
The Coiuubsa Comedy -Four, Miss
Louise Hcrner and Lama Hows's ladies'
orchestra are among the specialtiss The
orchestra gives concert half On hour
previous to ths rising Of the eurs~in.
1odsy the bsl 10 Forging His
Chaius," or "A Social Outlaw" and
tonigrs the roaring farce comedy In
three acts .'why Dudley was Hypno-
tized," with Mr.. Wilson In the tisls role.
MISS MARY SANDERS.
One of the peouliaritiss of Dickens
works was that while he dsxcribed with
minute detail ths streets end houses In
London In which he laid the scenes Of his
famous novels 10 was often difficult TO
locate them. "old Curiosity Shop itself
has never been fully identified. "Bevis
Marks" whore sampson and Sally Brass
ana the Marchioress lived, did exist and
the "als house," where Swivsller pro-
CURED the famous banquet with which
.the small servant" RECALLED herself, held
forth at the corner Of "Bevis Marks"
and St. Mary Are. ME-. Witherden's
office was probably In Brownlow street,
q neighborhood famous Tor Its solicitors.
In "oid Curiosity Shop" Dickens never
clearly defines the direction In which
Grandfather Trent and Little Nell esd
but later 1t IL stated that they were in
the West Of England. hence probably near
Southampton. All these little but very
Important details have bean unearthed
by Mr.. seymour. who 10 staged
for Mr.. X. E. Johnston the version
Of the book made by Mr.. Harry
p. Mawson for Miss Mary Sanders, who
will appear ut the Jefferson theatre, Jan.
IS, 10 and 20, playing the two 70 les,
"Little Nell and the Msrohioness. Har-
old Hartseli will play Fred Trent. John
Jack, Grandfather Treat; VIM. Seymour.
Mr.. Garland; p. Aug. Anderson. Daniel
QuIip; Charles Stanley, Sampson Rrass;
Aubrey Beattie, Kit Nubbles; Anne
Caverly. Sally Brass; H. ]. Holiday,
MIR. Coldin; Mary Mackenzie, Mrs. Quilp;
Lilly Eldredge. Mrs. Jarly; Moliie
Rsvsll, Mrs. George, md Max Figman
Dick Swivelier.
DAD IN HARNESS.
The excellence of performance Ii sup-
posed to depend entirely upon the author
and the actors. Enough said. dad In
Harness. exosls in both. from the mere
fact that Kenneth Lee, the author, and
the company engaged to interpret the
lines, have received naught but the high
est of commsndati on. Among those who
are engaged to portray the several charac-
tiers Is that versatile comedian, Otis
Thayer, known for his clever impersona-
tion of Ben Bascon In "The Tarrytown
widow" next comes Beatrice Mckenzie,
a bright soubrette who recently played
the pert of "Flora" In the Herald Square
Theatre production Of "Hotsl Topsy
Turvy," Florence Elliott recently with
the bride Elect" company, Lillian
Geroms Martin, engaged Cor next season
TO create O new part with Sol Smith Rus
sell, Chas. Avery this season with "An
Easy Mark" Co., Edward Wonn, Robert
Robson. Gertrude Chamberlain, recently
with Walter Jones' company, In the
"Gay Debutante.'
Dad In Harness Is booked for dates 1t
the Portland theatre, beginning Thurs
day evening next
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES.
The Washington Evening Star of reosnt
date, has the following to say OF Mr..
| Burton Holmes illustrated lectures:
Mr.. Burton Holmes, traveller and leo
| tursr, inaugurated this season In Wash
ington yesterday afternoon, taking q
stereoptioon and word pictures. on trip
from Vancouver, b. c., TO Manila. the
latter city's name was the subject Of the
lecture, which Was an interesting and
timely one throughout. MIR. Holiness
discourse was deliberately illustrated with
oolorsd camera views and motion pictures
The pieturss In most instances were
taken by the lecturer himself, the color
| work In the stereoptioon slides bsing
done by Miss Katharine Gordon Bresd.
MIR. Holmes described briefly and COM
prehensively the trip across thu northern
fholuc, nuu tuhouku tnc "a VI Shph" w
Nagasaki harbor. Arriving at Manila
the traveller stated he found Admiral
Dewey on the verge Of beginning his
journey home. The scenes attending
vera described and a picture Of the sd
miral's embarkAtlon shown. Portraits OF
| the late Lieutenant Brumby and Ensign
| Caldwell of the admiral's staff were In
teresting features of the stereopttcon pro-
| gramme. Mr.. Holmes paid q tribute to the
American soldiers In the Philippines, and
from his descriptions and picturs the
city Of Manila was made familiar to all
Of his hearers. A large ana distinguished
audisncs created Mr.. Holmes, among
those present being the Duke Of Argyll
and Adjusant General Corbin."
Mr.. Holmes will give series OF i've
Illustrated lectures In City hall. CON-
mencing Thursday evening, FsbruAsy
LIST. Tickets are now on sale ut Cressey,
Jones & Aliens.
| NOTES.
| Harry S. Alward, who was press agent