The Portland daily press., 1900-09-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


WOOD today, and arrangements have bean
made to have this band stay in the evening
and give grand military band concert.
Lh1s VIII be novelty which win attract
many people, as full brass band must
De heard under the most favorable condf-
lions In front of that fine sounding board
on the stage of the Underwood auditori-
UNI. Besides the band concert there will
be the regular entertainment by the
vaudeville people who have become so
popular with Underwood audiences
during the week. These are the Tlookars
with their trained pig and wonderful
baton manipulating, the DeWolfe sisters.
coiored vOcalists, Burke and Boothman
the latter giving an excellent exhibition
Oh sklllful harmonica playing For a
s 2aour Gay trip there is no better place
than Underwood.
HERALD SQUARE COMEDY COM
PANY.
The handsome young actor, James
Dunkin, who takes tn leading roles In
the Herald Square Comedy Co.. which
appears at the Portland Theatre all next
week, is not so we'll kown by theatre
goers In the east as In New York and the
middle west, where he isideservedlv popu-
lar on account OF his uniformly ffne work
Young Dunkin always makes d hit with
his audieuce, for the reason that h in
Uerprets his roles in such a natural, un-
affected manner. that one forgets that
IS looking at play instead of incidents
IN real life. A splendid voice coupled
with line physique and natural grace
or manner is bound to make him favor
tie.
He is surrounded this season by a
nj n 81 obi
OF standard and new plays, splendidIy
costumed, and with new and effective
scenery leaves little to be desired of the
part OF theatre goers, who want the best
CAMILLE AT THE GEM.
There is one thing sure, the fremont
Stock company are well sustaining the
reputation they made in Boston and
maintained during their three weeks
stay with US Camille is by far the best
play they have given us yet, while every
body said they had never seen anything
so finely played as Aristocracy'' and
the town went wild over it. 1t is not
to be compared to Camille Miss Rock
we'll should certainly be seen in the title
role as she is simply great. The great
character is played to perfection and such
elegant dresses as she wears are seldom
seen on any stage. This afternoon and
this evening are the last chan ces to see
this great performance, 1t should not
be missed. Next week is the IasC an
close Of the season. In honor Of the sue
cessfuI season a special bill has bean ar
ranged that viii please all classes of
theatre-goers, The beautiful three act
drama, "Alone," and the one act farce,
1 II
sale.
FAREWELL TO THE FADETTES.
At Underwood yesterday the Fadettes
completed their IL weeks engagement
and gave their closing concerts under the
most favorable conditions, They had
dinner party at noon, a great many OF
their old and new friends being present.
The casino dining room was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, and the din
ner was a pronounced success, being a
fitting finale to a most prosperous sea-
son at this fine park, where the music of
this superb orchestra has been thorough
ly appreciated by many thousand patrons.
Most of the ladies will stay at CascO
| Terrace during the coming week, and
next week they have under consideration
a short trip through Maine, in which they
Will play in several cities, il the neces-
sary arrangements can be made. Later
they will play for the winter under the
management of the Slayton bureau of
Chicago, opening at Glen Falls. N. Y,
and then going into Canada They will
then tour through all the princ1apl ives
tern states, probably returning to Port
Iond fo, ~ cr7,,771ac15c cooco uhou on
away with the kindest wishes of all who
have enjoyed their music this summer
and in previous summers. No one has
word to say of them. except in the high
est praise of them, individually, socially
and musically.
"HEARTS OF OAK"
The scenes of Hearts of Oak are lai d
on the coast OF Massachusetts, near
MarbIehead, and the characters are types
of the hardy seafaring men and women
who abide in that locality. " Hearts of
Oak is fully up to the standard of ex-
| ceIIence esta b1ished by James A. Herne
in his ashore Acres and "Sag Harbor.
s'Hearts of Oak" comes to the Jefferson
on next Friday and Saturday and Satur-
day matinee.
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY.
Though the stringency of the times has
compelled an army of theatrical ventures
to retire from the field. many meritorious
organizations are meeting deserved sue
cess. Among the money makers of the
season is the sterling comedy "Other
People Money now being exploited by
Mr.. Hennessy Leroyle, and which will be