The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
GEM THEATRE.


With the two performances today the
Gem theatre will close the most success
full opening week in its history. The com =
pany has made a most excellent impress
sion and the production. OF that delight
fully wholesome play "A Peaceful Val
leyi has drawn to the house very large
and well satisfied audiences.
Last evening large parties from the
several islands took advantage of the boat
provided them by Manager Cooling and
materially swelled the crowd which went
from the city. A. very pleasing feature
which was given the members Of the
company by the yacht club which was
anchored off Peaks Island.
M'CULLUM'S THEATRE.
The shadow dance at the end of the first
act and the May pole dance ut the COM
mencement of the second are incidents in
the performance of "Fanchon, the
Cricket presented at McCullum theatre
this week, that will prove particularly
delightful to the children and the entire
performance is one that will be found
especially pleasing by the older thea tire
goers.
Next week Manager McCullum presents
Henry Guy Cartons brilliant comedy
"a Gilded Fool" Manager MoCullum
prom Uses this to be the most pretentious
production OF a comey he ever offered his
patrons.
NOTES.
The New York Dramatic Mirror discus
SEES editorialy the suit brought by the
manager of a theatre in Lowell against
"a paper In Boston TO recover alleged dam
ages TO the sum of SIS, 900 for reflections
upon the conduct of his house, which the
Superior court of Massachusetts decided
in favor of the defendant newspaper, and
closes as follows:
There is lesson In this controversy for
many managers that imagine that their
business Is a private business and
that contend that they have the same
latitude, and are as free to do as they
please, as persons engaged In commercial
pursuits pure and simple. The theatre
manager, whoever he may be and
wherever he may be located, Is answer
able In many ways TO the public whose
patronage gives him a living or enables
him to acquire wealth. The newspaper
stands between the public and the the
atre, as it stands between the public and
other institutions. and must have free
! dom TO criticize whenever criticism OF
management Is pertinent. The Massa-
chusetts court has in so many words
enunciated this principle of public poll
cy, and as a rule 1t Will be found that
courts everywhere, unless they are
trammeled and partial, will continue to
enunciate it,
The Bostonians expect to make an elab-
crate revival of their old success Robin
Hood while Blanche Walch is to be ex-
| plotted in a new play.
Elita Proctor Otis and her mother will
leave June l6, for a summer trip abroad.
j. +. Wagner and Vincent Il. Fether-
stone, treasurer and ticket agent of the
Hollis Street Theatre, Boston have gone
to Kennebunkport Me-, for the summer.
Lillian BIauvelt viii be the prima
donna at the Worcester Musical Festival
| In September.
Marie Cahill, whom Frank Mckee has
engaged to play one Of the leading roles
in the company supporting the August
| family, possesses real ability as come
dienne. A genuinely funny, refined ar
tiste is very rare and there are not more
than three such women on the American
stage. Miss Cahill possesses an addition
al advantageous can sing
Mary Mannering and her husband,
James X. Hackett, have gone into the
wild woods of Quebec to remain till the
middle of August. Miss Mannering
will begin rehearsals of Janice Meredith
the last week in August.
| Pretty and shapely chorus girls who
can sing and dance are in great demand
in New York and competition among
managers to secure them Is very sharp.
Ben Teal has practically made corner
in the most attractive for the K1aw a. Err
hanger attractions. He viii use 100 In
Foxy CUTLER" so In The Rogers
Brothers In Central Park and 60 with
the August family He began making
his engagements eight months ago.