The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
rHE LYCEuM coMPANY.


"The Merchant Of Venice" leads itsslf
admirably TO stage effect. The joint man
ager Of the Lycsum company took fun
advantage Of this fact. The etaRiug WAS
pretty and appropriate. while the oos-
tunes were ut once gorgeous. costly and
strictly in kssring with the time and
spirit of the play. Ths company 10 an all
round. first class one. without biemish
and without weak spot. The Pertia OF
Miss Ellie hext and the Shylook oil Mr..
Edouard D'Oizs wsrs interpretation
found only amongst the masters Of the
play actors art. Mas Hext has . psrfect
conception OF tbs dsaioate. yet strong and
persuasive character OF Portis, It's hu-
NOR, its pathos, Its tenderness and It's
boldness. In the court sosne she ives
particularly strong. and. together with
Mr.. D'Oize as Shylcck. brought down
the house repeatedly. The Shylock Of
Mr.. D'Oize was . most admirable intsr-
probation, combining the plausible sio-
quencs Of the suitor-at-law with the
crafty cunning Of legal money lender.
He LOGGED his part from head to foot.
and In svsry voice and gesture betrayed
q deep study Of the true inwardaess OF
the master. Ths Lycsum company. will
appear at the jefferson tonight, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.
Gothold's Gigantic Vaudeville Stars
viii hold the boards at Portland's popu-
lar theatre for three nights and us
ual matiness, commencing to-day,
April 10th. Both press and public pro-
nounos the above company one Of the
BEST On the road, and . glanes se the
names of thoss who will appsar VIII con-
Vince you that rioh treat 10 In store Tor
all who attend. Read them carefully,
commencing with the ever popular trio
that made N instantaneous hit at River
ton Park last summer. The Pas Ma La
Trio, consisting Of Raymond, West and
Sunshiue.in black face comedy Will POSI-
lively appear. Othsr stars In this oom-
pany are the Fetching Brothers, . refined
musioa act; Dawey and Fontea, Irish
comedy sketch: Mack and Maria, 10 q
rural sketch. IA Rubs's Visit; Alvin
the Tramp. juasier; Bert Hale in songs
and dances; Winstanisy and Sullivan,
Bobby Winstaney, tho champion clog
dancer Of the word. and Denny Sullivan,
the champion clog dancer Of Ireland,
holders Of the worlds champion belt and
lag gold medals, and trophies; Geo. Wan
Go, the black magician, the only rival Of
Prof. KsllAr and Nine. Herman. A one
act farce comedy BY Messrs. Mack and
Raymond. entitled Breach Of Prom
iss," will CLOSE the performance.
TOWN TOPICS.
Fashionable boarding house life often
furnishes scenes ana sayings that ara
called funny. But the real thing II
hardly equal to stage productions based
upon them, nor a. ughable. What, In
this respect, II said to be 'sholding the
mirror up to nasure." with various ex-
aggsratsd phasss, 10 the farce comedy
Flown Topics which 10 one OF the
most popular CT its kind. This play will
be presented at the Portland Theatre on
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM SO.
william Gilistts's "Secrst Service"
made such tremendous stir bath In this
country and in Knsland and placed the
author upon auoh q lofty pinnacle of
fame, that the Hssrary and dramatic
world anxieusly waited for something
new from his psn. That somsthing Dame
and it 100 was enormously successful. It
came In the shape Of the comedy "Be-
eauss she Loved Him So which ram all
last season at the Madison Square
theatre, New York, and all last summer
at the principal theatre In Chicago and
which 10 to be presented u the Jefferson
nsxt Thufsday aftsrnoen and evening
with company that viii give full and
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