The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
GEO. W. MUNROE.

Portland theatre had q good sized At
tendance last night to see Geo. W. Nun
roe In his mirth provoking wash lady
Mrs. B. 'Shsushnessey. comedy brim
full Of laughter from start to finish
and II one can judge BY the laughter
that Mr.. Munros created every body was
satisflsd. Mr.. . Munroe will give .
special matinee this afternoon for the
benefit of the ladies and children with
the final performance this evening.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
will be the opening bill OF the Elroy
stock company at the Portland theatre
on Monday, February %. The talented
actor Mr.. j. Frank Burke will he seen
to excellent advantage as John swift
wing. the educated Indian. The sosnery
for this production 10 ali special ana
psintsd from photographs OF tho Little
Big Horn Valley where the senon Oh
the play takes place. In addition 70
nav scenery the management has add
cd q wealth of gorgeous costumes. nns
stage accessories and intricate mechani-
GAL effects. making the company one oil
the most complete on the road today.
There viii be daily matlnees commend
inr Tuesday as usual with this oonpa-
ny, Monday will be ladies' night.
PIANO RECITAL
On Wednesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. J. H. True, State street, Mr..
Harold A. Loring Of the Faelten Piano
forte school Of Boston gave very enjoy
able recital. About forty gussts were
present.
At ten O'Clock delicious refreshments
were served In tbs dining room. The
tables were beautifully decorated with
day break pinks and azalias. The follow
ing programme was given:
Haydn, Sonata In Major
Chopin-Valse In A-fiat major; Ma
zurka in A-minor' MaxuSka In o.
major; MAzurka in B-das major.
Donizstti, Sextetts from "Luoia."
Wagnsr-Pilgrim's Chorus. o Star of
q risa-ioh iiebs dioh, LYRIC pieces.
Lebisrre. bohemian Caprice
Came. Russian Mazurka
"THE TYRANNY OF TEARS"
will be presented at the Jefferson theatsr
Tuesday night next by John Drew. The
announcement OF . visit from Mr.. Drew
10 always Of commanding interest. The
good, the clean, the wholesome. the re-
freshinv, the pleasure.loving. the INTEL
lect- satisfy ing In stage work Is expected
and realized whers this polished actor
and his associates are concerned. The
tour which Mr.. Drew has now begun
will be the longest Of his career, oontin-
uipg until late In the summer and ex-
tending to the Pacific Coast. "Ths
Tyranny Of Tears will be the only play
employed, and this fact alone is highly
illuminativs Of the Frohman and Drew
faith In 1t.
The play 10 described as 80 comedy OF
temperament" by Its author. Haddon
Cham bers. 1t Is admitted to Do elegant.
", even brilliantly written, an to be so
admirably constructed that while the
first act Is good, the second 10 better; the
third act hsightens the interest. and the
fourth act Is best Of all. Its theme will
To found OF absorbing interest to both
sexes. Briefly stated, the story mainly
concerns SUCCESSFUL uovelist anu NE
wife. The husband is devoted; the wife
,s loyalty itself and love personitied, but
she carries her Affection to the extreme Of
wanting her husband all to herself at all
times. To accomplish this she becomes u
petty domestic tyrant. with love as the
scsptre ana tears as her army militant.
Her iachrymal ducts work over time. She
cries whenever there seems doubt Of her
gaining Q point, until at length she has
literally wept away her husbands
fsiends, taken him from his clubs. de-
priysd him of all outside social he. In
jured his self-respect, and brought to him
the conviction that he 10 that most
humiliating of all things. hen-pecksd.
But the worm turna The last watery
straw does Its proverbial work. The
tyrant goes TOO far, - do all tyrants
even tually. It IL with the subsequent re-
bslIion and Its consequences the greater
portion Of the story has TO do. Woven In
1t IL the very original lovs-makins Of a
travelled cynio and lsvsl.hsaded type
writer. Isabel Irving, Ida Conquest,