The Portland daily press., 1900-11-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE.

Portland bnettreY pAecoheAH8 Ao% e,'o $50
time at popular prices, Hoodmen's Blind
The play Is changed each night during
the company's stay.
The Chester pal Times. March Is,
says: 1.-THE Opera HOUSE was thronged
and many people were turned away last
night, the occasion being the annual ap-
psarance OF the popular Alma Chester and
her excellent company Of competene play
ers. The play presented was "Herminie,
or the Cross Of Gold . Miss Chester TAX
Ing the lea ding role OF Herminie In
manner which fully demonstrated her
versatility ana superior power OF deiinea-
ton. Between the acts some-of the most
enjoyable specialties ever witnessed here
were introduced by the European sensa-
lions Little Annie Ladell and her father
In their wonderful acrobatic staircase
novelty illustrated songs by Fred Woo d.
bury; original comedy creation By Dillon
and Garland; VIII j. Kennedy. in pleas
ing witticisms and Little Joey, child ar
tist. The regular daily dime matinee
Will dominance Tuesday when the price
of admission is 1920 to all and any lady
can secure reserved seat for 10 cents by
checking same at box oifice, before p.
m. Monday.
CoRsE PAXTON COMEDY Co
On Monday evening, November 20, the
ever popular Corse Payton Comedy Com
pany with new lot of plays added to It's
repertoire, with carload Of special new
scenery for each production, carrying all
OF its own furniture, bric-a- brac and
properties, and with a company selected
by Mir. Payton from the best ranks OF the
profession, will begin one weeks en-
gagement at the Jefferson Theatre pre-
senting one OF the strongest plays OF
modern times. The Prodigal Daughter
has never before been seen In
repertoire, and Mr.. Payton pays larger
royalty for the use OF this play than could
be afforded by any of the less successful
managers.
The people engaged by Mr.. Payton for
his Comedy company this season win be
headed by j. Frank Burke leading man,
and the public's fayorite leading lady,
Miss Florence Hamilton, whose abilities
as an actress are acknowledged by all,
and whose beauty Of face and form at.
tracts the widest attention. Miss Hamil-
toms costumes as well as the rest Of the
ladies' OF the company are creations OF
the dressmakers art, and Will set the
style wherever they are seen. Monday
night ladies l5c, with ladies' tickets,
PHELAN STOCK co.
The Phelan Stock company at the
jefferson yesterday the matinee:bill beirg
the well known drama LADY Audley's
Secret" and the evening bill. the thrill
ing drama "In Sight Of st. Paul's."
The play presented tonight Is William
1illette's great comedy success "Too
Much Johnson and at the matinee "a
romantic comedy drama "a Southern
Romance"
NOTES.
Messrs. Moore end O'Brien of the
jefferson theatre have been awarded the
contract for furnishing programmes at
McCullum theatre the next season.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Christie Mcdonald to MIR. William Jeifer-
son, the youngest SOD OF Mr.. Joseph
jefferson. Miss Mcdonald is at present
the Ieadingslady OF Mr. Peter +. Daley s
company in Hodge, Podge g. Co." Miss
MoDoLald Is Boston girl, and has been
on the stage six or seven years. She
began in the chorus of a comic opera COM
pany, and rapidly advanced from the
back to the front row, and soon played
several summer engagements at the
fremont Theatre, in Boston, and then
was secured by Mr.. Francis Wilson for O
prominent part in one of his productions.
MIR. jefferson, who resembles his father
very much, has been quite successful In
several Of the same roles.
The topical answer to the question
what shall we do with our boysp'
would seem, says the London Mail, to be
"Teach them to be dramatists, If you
cam NJ. Rostand Is said to have already
received al2,000 for III Aiglon" from
Mime. Sara Bernhardt, besides the fees
he is receiving for the version being
played by Miss Maude Adams In America
The play has been produced only few
months, anu the author will probably
receive more than 100000 before its
popularity finishes. The dramatist re.
ceives percentage of to 10 per cent on
the gross receipts OF the theatre at which
his work is played. An average West
End theatres receipts vary from, say
ESQ a week for a failure, to 81, COO, and
in some cases e., 000, a week for a success
IL is only necessary to quote these figures
TO give q very good idea or the play
wright's profits. Moreover, he takes ~no
FISK. 1he tIhuaScr may Auso uc0fiAJ VI
a production, and the author receive
94O0 or $500 for his work-a great deal
more than a FAIRLY successful novel yields
its writer.
Miss May Irwin will probably lease the
Bi1ou Theatre, New York, and change
its name TO "May Twins Theatre Miss
Irwin plans to begin her next seasons
engagement at the Bijou In September
and may revive some OF her old successes.
She win remain at the house the greater
part of each season, leasing 1t during the
few weeks that she Will go on the road
perhaps to Miss Amelia Bingham.
Judge Thomas has decided in favor of
the theatres in Denver. In the cases
brought by Dean Hart to prevent Sunday
theatrical performances there.
Miss Alice Esty, one of the recent adj
ditions to the forces OF the Metropolitan
English Grand Opera Company, Is a
native OF Boston, and received her musi-
cal education chiefly in this country.