The Portland daily press., 1901-01-08
MUsIC AND DRAMA.
THE KENNEDYs.

THE KENNEDYs.
The Kennsdys. supported BY good
repertoire company, opened weeks en-
eagement at the Portland theatre lass
evening, presenting the strong comedy
drama entitled "The Fugitive" Mr.
kennedy and Miss Nellie Kennedy have
many friends In the city and they were
present in large numbers to welcome the
players who, since their last appearances
hare. have surrounded themsslves with
many new faces In the cast among whom
are Messrs. Brinsley, Stout, Bannister,
Graham and a Portland boy, MIR. Butter
neId, white among the ladies are MISSES
Evans, Hassou aud Miller.
The play afforded Mr.. Kennedy goou
opportunity to show his exceiisnt ooms-
DIV work and his portrayal was genuine
mirth-provoking one. In the ieau,ns
female part of Lillian Weston, Miss NeiIis
Kennedy acted with her usual Nisaoiy
and pleased her audienos, willis tne
snpnort given by others was quite aue-
ouats speoialties were introduced dur
ing the action of the play ana the comlcai
coon songs Of MIR. kennedy sccrsd MT
Banpieter and Butterfield showed up
we'll in character songs, ana Miss Miller.
who has a good soprano voice, rendered
sone solos which wero heartily encored.
Tonight complete scenic production
of "Faust" viii be given with "IracKeu
Down. for the matinee blu.
wAIrE'S COMEDY co.
waite's Comedy company are making
their annual visit to the theatre Roers
of this city and their initial play at the
Jefferson theatre last evening was Hugh
Gibson's strong one entitled "Just Be-
fore Dawn" MIR. Waite's ability Tor
providing the public with good produo-
tions, supplemented with a long list Of
entertaining specialties, is we'll known,
after his several engagements here, ana
to dwell upon the fact ts quite unneces-
sary. NO better evidence or this Is need
ed than the warm welcoms which was
accorded his company on the opening
night by a very large audience ana an
enthusiastic one as we'll. There was ire
ouent applause and interest never
Jagged from the first to the final curtain
unrolded by a competent cast. The pro-
duction was in every way worthy, while
the granu orchestra, is an attrac'
tion in itself, and the long list Of catchy
speoiaIties we're up to the high standard
set by the organization in the past years.
Tuesday afternoon the company Will
present "Queena, and In the evening
the attraction viii be 1.-The Man from
the south" Both of these plays are
strong ones and large house at each
performance isdoubtless assured.
MAINE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA.
AT the Festival OF '9S. Mime. Charlotte
Maconda made very favorable impress
sion on her audience, which she further
emphasized in 100, and now, after near
Iy two more years of study and expert
enoe, she is naturally better than ever.
Mr.. Chapman says she was received with
great enthusiasm through the West,
where she has recently been on a concert
tour, and her presence adds much of in
terest to the concert by the Festival Or
ohestra, to be held at City Hall on the
2lst inst.
This concert promises to be one OF un'
usually fine quality, and is 3 matter OF
interest not only for our local public.
but for that of Western Maine as we'll.
Unfortunately City hall stage is not
large enough to accommodate the chorus
singers who would like to come, and
as 1t is also necessary Ito consider the
Balance OF parts, only a proportional
delegation can be allowed from the differ
ent choruges.
THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES
The sale OF seats for the Burton Holmes
course OF lectures opens next Thursday
morning at o clock at Cresssy, Jones
Il Aliens. Numbers will be given out
at O'Clock. The public need no intro
duction to this celebrated lecturer for
the hearty welcome that was accorded
him last season places him in the front
ranks with Portland pee pie. His open
ing lecture will be 1.-The Edge Of China, "
a subject of more than surprising in.
terest just at this present time. This
will be followed by "Moki Land, I"
"Paris EXPOSITION, Wonders of Thessa-
ly," and "Oberammergau.
NOTES.
Elizabeth Tyree and not Katharine
Grey has finally been selected to ''oreate >
the role OF Selma White In Leo Deitrich-
stein's dram atization OF Judge Grants
"Unleavened Bread"
Saws New York despatch or Satur-
days date: 1.-The emu Of the present the
atrical season will probably witness the
death OF combination vaudeville shows.
AT a special meeting OF the Association
OF Vaudeville Managers just held 1t was
unanimously decided not 10 BOOK any
com binatlon attractions next season.
Without bookings in tine theatres repre-
sented at the meeting such attractions
cannot exist.
In Mrs. Fiske's progress westward
playing between Chicago and Denver,
she appeared in cities in four states. She
played to capacity" In every city, and
everywhere was greeted with enthusl-
Hasm. .er season in the West promises
to be memorable one from every view
point. In many of the oities in which
she will appear between now and May
fNel-a. ~ haa