The Portland daily press., 1900-02-19

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In the very nsmss Of Ward and vokes
whistler 10 is bscsus, thess two fsvo-ft'
come diars have become so thoroughly
identified with fun In all its CLASSES or
not. or WHISTLER one Immediately thinks
Of ridiculous 'Percy and Harold" sketch
they did s, long, II Is hard 20 say. Ger.
tain 10 Is, however, that these comedians
have solidIy established thens lives rs
experts In the fun be siness. and the an
aounoemsnt Of their coming generally
means good business for the theatre ~
which they appear.
They bring company u forty people
and n complete scenic dress for the two
acts In which the flour walking takes
plaos. IL Is said that the Ward and Vokes
management havs eolipsed all their pre-
vious efforts along che line Of rioh dress
ing. and that the wardrobe Of the present
| Offering 10 Simply stunning. There Is
large chorus OF pretty gilrs and suoh
well known farce comedy principals ss
Lucy Daily, Margaret DAILY vokes. The
Chicago Ladies' Quart stt,, Hattie Ber-
nsrd. VIII West. George Sidnsy and John
W. karly; 20 that 1t will be seen that the
company Is almost identical with the one
seen In Ward and Vokes's run OF two
months In Chicago during tho past sam
mer. During Yelled Prophet week "The
Floor Walkers" attracted to the Century
theatsr, st. Louis, the largest wesk's
attendance In the history Of that theatre.
There are nearly twenty musioai and
vaudeville numbers in the programme to
he Off red.
REOPENING OF JEFFERSON.
There Is general rejoicing among the
thsstrs-goers Of Portland that the Jefer-
son rsopeps tonight under its new man
aesmsnt aftsr an intsr-regnum Of two
weeks, which, however, has been most
piontaoly spent In an all around house
cleaning. Messra. CABIN and Grant come
here with q most snviabie reputation In
abs theatrical field, ind sd that OF tbs
senior member OF the firm 10 world
vide Thsy promiss to bring to the j fer
son the class OF plays to which the house
10 entitled and so far as their bookings
have bean made public they are certainly
keeping their promises. Ward and Vokes
are ops of the strongest
sattraotions In the farce oomedr
iius in the country and a. Port
land play .goers understand this, the new
management Is surs to be encouraged by
foil benches on this their orening night
1.-THE LITTLE MINISTER"
Says an exchange: "There are two
GLASSES of people to be found in the audi
fnh. Vystla nints,,, Shz., x~xhz
have read 1t In its novel form, and those |
who have not. Thus, thsn, always .ar.s s |
great question. WHISTLER the novel or |
the play Is the more attraotivef 1t Is an |
undeniabie fact that no work OF fiction
heretofore dealing with Scottish life, |
pcss IS the charm Of 'Tdo Littls Minis
ter Whether IL has been turned into |
dramatic form In manner t, lit fas-
tidious tssis or not, is an opsn question:;
but nobody denies that the play is a
charming one from beginning |
to end. 1t may not follow exactly the |
lines OF the book, Tut where II has diff |
fersd from the original romance, 1t GER
tainly has done 50 with spirit of i'm
proyement. Things have been so turned |
that there has not been the least sVspen- |
sion of insert st from beginning to end"
The mere announcement Of Its coming |
engagement means every ssat sold long |
before the company arrives. Nr. Froh- |
mau who has given ps 50 many sxcellen. |
play S, and companies. has gone to great |
deal Of trouble and expense to select the |
proper people TO portray the very dim !
cult characters In this beautiful Scottish |
story. 1t will be ssen here at the Jeffer-
son next Saturday matinee anci night |
and already the demand for seats shows |
that the company and play will be thor
oughly appreciated by our theatre goer s,
and that they will be greeted by q repre-
sentative audience and one that Will
crowd the theatre.
AL FIELD'S MINSTRELS.
The Al. q. Field Greater Minstrsls
which play at the Jefferson, Wednesday
ars noted for the many features Of their
performance. In addition to this big min
ssrei bill they have q list of spesialties
which would make an evenings enter
bainmsnt. This popular company 10
larger and better than ever before. The
people have confidence In AL q. Field
and his popular show. His success 10
For fifteen ysars he has ascend
ID the ladder Of fame. each succeeding
year presenting better show than the
lreceding year. 1t Ia no surprise to see
him at the head of the line rs caterer
10 the public. pretty musical novelty