The Portland daily press., 1900-01-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
A MAN OF MYSTERY.

A MAN OF MYSTERY.
"a Man OF Mystery," mslodrama In
four uc.s by Mark Il. Swan wHs given lite
initial presentation ut the Portland
theatre last evening. This audieno" is
kept on edge from the moment that the
curtain rises Unit is final fall for the
play Is a story of systematic villainy.
which in the enl brings Its punishment
through the skilliul offices OF a trsinsd
detective who Ia made principal In the
love story viii, h the plot develops.
The peraonagos In whom this hearer Is
the most Interest ID are n bad young man
Of good family, with knaok OF hypno-
tlsm who gnss by the nnme Of che
"Shadow" in criminal circles and th Q
alert detective. who is known to the trade
as "Luoifer."
AE important incident Is a hypnotic
safe burglary. In which the wicked
Shadow influences his uncle, the owner
OF the safe, to open 1t by nsans OF the
combination, and to turn over the con-
tents.
The play is well staged and capably
att3d. Mr.. Van kenzi, took arit honors
and played bis pnIt we'll. jerome keanan.
as the detective, Lillian Ames as an i'd
ventures and Marie Leslle as tough
girl followed closely In the favor Of the
audience. MIR. Molls and MIR. Richards
were highly suocesslul in low comedy
parts.
Marie Leslie caught the crowd by her
coon soLgs and L. ID. Miles shone In the
specislties,
The play will bo repeated this evening
and tomorrow night with u special We'd
nesday matinee.
BURTON HOLMES.
The coming lectures by Mr. Burton
Holmes, the talented lecturer and travel
Ter, possess every ingredient of interest,
both for those who seek Information on
matters of up-tu-Iate affairs ana for those
who find the chief charm Of his lectures
| in his Photographic achievements. In
Manila and Japan, both of which be
visited the past sumner, there Ia Away S
Gn inexhanstible fund of the picturesque
and beautiful, both In the lands them.
selves and In the Inhabitants. Bo,h of
these lectures will bs given here in the
course New and Appropriate motion
pictures. besides hundred or more mag
niHosnt colored stsrsoptIcon vieSa will
illustrate each le5ture. His dates here
are at City Hall for five Thursday
evenings. commencing Feb. Let. Course
tickets ara now ON sale at Crsssey, Jones
a. A LIENS.
MULDOON'S PICNIC.
Laugh and the world laughs with
you" lhe proper time to start In for
fresh supply of uproarious hilarity will
he ;'Muldoon's Picnic at the Portland
Theatre Thursday evening. on which
occasion IN lldoon's Picnic" will act as
somethiug more than a gentle persuaGer.
Try this presrrip tion and throw out all
of your other medicine to the winds.
THE IRISH ALDERMAN.
II you want to see thu Irishman as he
10 In some OF the most laughable and
ludicrous phases of New York city life
mot the stereotyped bum and burlesque
OH his nationality OF the variety stage
genius, go to the Jefferson tonight ard
tomorrow's matinee and evening, when
Charles +. Mccarthy will irresistibiy
impersonKts him IN the rich and rat
Ting fares co nedy 1.-THE Irish Alder
man.
DICKENS'S STORIES ON THE
STAGE.
The dramatlzation OF Dickens "Old Gu
riosity Shop" is to appear at the Jeffer-
son next Thursday, Friday and Saturday
matines and evening. The first act takes
place in tine "Old Curiosity Shop"
and tho scenic artists and the property
men have spared neither time nor
money in their Efforts to reproduce that
historic spot as Dickens described it in
1870. The second act Is laid In Sampson
Brass's office, In Bevis Marks, aud here
again the utmost attention is paid
to details and al tistio and historic 40
curacy. The third aot occurs in tie
Jolly Sandboys" inn. on the road to
Southampton. 1t Ia a typical country
tavern, with Its taproom. its "har,"
and Its earthsn mugs and "ohurch ward-
ems" In the last act there are two
scenes. One shows Quilps wharf at
Tower hill, and the other two give
view OF Swiveller's lodgings.
NOTE.
A. V. Hanley of the "Fsir Virginia"
company was In tina nity yesterday.
E-FALsE ALARM AZ W0ODFoRDS...
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