The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
DAD IN HARNESS.

Chaa. A, Watson, the agent for tho
"Dad In Harness company, which
comes to the por.l,nd theatre for three
nights, commencing Thursdsy, Jan.
IIth, tells rutner an amusing story con-
osrning the ladies of Hampstead 1t
seems the lmoiss have declared their In
tention Of building new theatre. The
mean men have promise to take up the
projeot more than once. but 10 has ended
in talk. Ire women of Hampstead say
that there will be no talk with them
not much,
The only structure that resembles q
playhouse 10 the town Ia Liberty Hall
In the sum ner 1t is used as town hall.
o,iahooss, engine house and Baptist
church. In the winter months 1t has
leon used for amateur productions Of
"Unole Toms Cabin" but now that
BIZ Jones. the owner Of the hall. has
used the stage to store his pumpkins. tire
woman are indignant and have decided
to build real theatre. a COMMITTEES
waited upon Mr.. Jones and demanded
the immediate removal Of the pumpkins,
bet he refused.
The last performance that was given 10
Liberty Hall was East Lynne" present.
ed by the IIempst sad Women's Club and
the Library association. The town had
lust boa BIT a new hook and ladder truck
and 1t had been stored behiud the scene.
While the se,ond act was approaching
a climax the municipal watering trough
In trent Of the postcfiice got afire ard the
Henri stead Engine company rushed into
tie hall, pushed back the scenes anu
dragged the hook and ladder truck out
The audience had t, adjourn to make
rcom for the passage Of the machine, and
there was a great uproar.
TIE BURTON HOLMES LECaUREs.
The Burton Holmes illustrated lee
lures, which are to be given In City hall
five Thursday evenings, commencing Feb
ruary Is, cannot fail TO prove Of great
Interest, and promise to be the event of
the season In Portland, judging from the
advance sale of course tickets at Cressey,
Jones Il Aliens. The first lecture In the
course, will he Manila, and will be finely
illustrated with moving pictures as we'll
as beautifully oolored stereoptieon views
or this lecture the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
of recent date has the following:
As many people as could get within
Association Hall lssi night paid very
intere sting visit to Manila and the Phil
ippipes. They were personally oondact-
ed by Burton Holmes Of Chicago, in the
first OF a series OF five lectures which Mr.
Holm es is tt give wsekly under Institute
auspices. The lecture Of last evening Is
the result Of two months spent In and
about Manila during last summer, and It
may be fairly said that, In the pictures at
east, no suoh illuminatlve presentation of
the life and manners In the Philippines
has reViously been given In Brooklyn"
THE GREAT BREACH OF PROMISE
TRIAL.
Those who enjoy a Hearty laugh win
have ample opportunity to do 50 by at
tending ths great mock court trial to be
given under tine auspices Of Bramhall
ledge, No. 8. x. of p, In City hall on
TUES lay evening, January 16tb. The
court will be composed of leading Port
land people with the exception OF two
disting uished attorneys from MAssachu-
setts who have been engaged to respect
lively prosecute and defend the case. 1t
is alleged that one of our prominent oiti-
zens, by mistake. SO he says, paid oonsid
cradle attention to one Of Portland's fair
daughters. 1t would seem that ths Wild
ow IL the mistaken one, for she claims
that he has left her for another, but there
is no mistaking tie fact (i) that he will
have to stand as defendant IN first
class breach of promise cis,, as the result
of his mistake. The trial will be a
grand object lesson, and with Its thrilling
scenes and refined fun will be an occasion
long to DO remembered with pleasure by
all who have the good fortune to lie pres
emit