The Portland daily press., 1900-10-23

improved upon this season that it is now
beyond doubt the most stirring piece
OF stage realism and ingenuity ever seen.
anywhere. The machinery for this scene
has been improved upon so as to carry
the effect to the point of bewiIdering COM
pleteness. There can be no doubt about
any part of this statement, for the SUCCESS
achieved by the production heretofore,
and the big revival this season are ample
proofs of it's perfection. The County
Fair will be at the Jefferson next Thurs
day.
FROHMAN'S STOCK COMPANY.
Managers Calm & Grant announce for
the attraction at the Jefferson Theatre
the first half Of next week, Daniel Froh-
mans stock company, formerly the Ly-
ceum, now OF Daly's Theatre New York.
A repertoire of three plays will be pro.
duced, ,-the most successful of the COM
pany's recent New York season. They
are ''Wheels Within Wheels,'' by r. Q.
Carton, 1.-THE Manoeuvers of Jane" by
Henry Arthur Jones, and "The Am
bassador," by John Oliver Hobbies, (Mrs.
Craigie) Mr.. Frohmans company
this year contains John Mason, Charles
WaIcot Philip Cunningham, Grant
Stewart. John FindIay, VIM. f. Owen
IL, S. Tabor, William Courtenay, Albert
HowsoD, William Eville, Fred Cour-
tayne, Jameson Lee Finney, Hilda
Spong, Elizabeth Tyree. Mrs. WaIcot,
Alison Skipworth, Minnie Bowen. Ger
trude Henriques, Blanc ho KeIleher,
Rhoda Cameron. Eva Vincent, Mrs.
Hart jackson and others. The advance
sale VIII begin for the subscribers Thurs
day and the general sale Friday of the
week.
HOT OLD TINE.
It is exceptional to find a musical farce
comedy playing to increased receipts on a
return engagement, for the reason that
much of the fun in pieces of this kind is
derived from surprises in the situations
and lines, while few people care to look
at any particular speciality more than
once. An exception to this rule, how
ever, may be observed in the Rays big
Eastern "Hot Old Time" which Will
come to the Jefferson on Friday and
Saturday and Saturday matinee. This
is the fourth year Of "a Hot Old Time, !"
and without a single exception, night in
and night out, the audiences have been
larger and more enthusiastic than ever
before. At the present rate it seems as
if the clever farce would equal in long
evity such standby successes as ''rhe Old
Homestead, "Shore Acres" >" Camille"
ana "East Lynn" plays that never
seem to die.
LEONORA JACKSON.
The ticket sale for the Leonora jackson
concert at Kotzschmar hall, opened yes
terday morning with a rush and a fine
house is assured. Miss jackson is one OF
the great violinists of the day. She was
been very successful in Europe as we'll
as America. She Is supported by a strong
company Of eminent artists. Tickets
are now on sale at St0ckbridg ge-s piano
rooms. Call at once If you desire good
seats.
A RARE TREAT
The mu sical and literary people of
Portland are looking forward with an
L tic ipation TO the musical evening ar
ranged for Wednesday of this week at
the Y. NJ. g. A. hall.
Mrs. Paulire Clark Of New York, who
has what is pronounced one OF the finest
contraltO voices which the country has
produced, viii be heard to good advant-
age, and Mrs. Louise Harnett talks on
India are received everywhere with great
pI eas uIe. and enthusiasm. She has a
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varied knowledge OF life in the inner
a nd most exclusive circ le OF the harems
of India gained from her life as an
adopted daughter OF the house OF a Hindu
/ nobIeman, where she superintendent the
education Of two native princesses.
Tickets are on sale at Loring, Short &
HarmOn's.
The Boston Herald says OF d. Ffrang-
con- Davies ''EIijah;" Mr.. Davies has
been heard here before in the music of
the prophet, He is now, as before, very
4 decl amatory and intensely dramatic.
Now and then he fairly thrills by the
| depth OF feeling he brings to bear on the
/ more 1mpassIoned moments of the part
but he speedily neuTalizes the good
effect he may produce by his self-cOn-
/ sciOus ness and his attitudinizing and
his unnecessary by-play when he is not
sing 1t has much Of the appearance
| OF posing, TO retain the attention OF the
| audience, and is more SmiIe-DrOVokinp
than serious in effect. Mr.. Davies is
an artist of such worth as to be able to
dispense with such affectations. He re-
ceiVe d a tremendous tribute of applause
for his really splendid and exciting rem
dering Of us Not His Word Like a
| Fire.
Unusual interest attached to the pro.
duction of ''The Bohemian Girl" given
| by the Metropolitan English Grand ODers
Company at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Tuesday night. Not only was
it the first time that BaIfe's ballad opera
had ever been given at the Metropolitan
Opera House, but 1t was as we'll the first
appearance in New York of Miss de l. US
san in the leading feminine role of Ar
line. 1t was in this role that Miss de
Lussan scored one of her earliest SUCCESSES
of her career. In England it ranked with
her representations OF Mignon and Car
men.
IAN American Gentleman" while