The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-11
MUsIC AND DRAMA.
nKNEsr sEToN.rHoMPsoN.


Always interesting, sometinss fascl-
mating, often thrilling, the lecture given
by Ernest Seton-Thompson last night
in the Light BuArd Armory, on wild
Animals 1 Have KNOWN" was far from
the Held Of the ordinary lecturer. The
Immense audience listened with breath
Iess attention 20 tins speaker "A he took
them with him from his shanty door to
tins innermost rscesses OF the forest, over
trails and into uDexplored spots. aud
finally away up into Manitoba, where
the lecture was brought to close BY
& no killing Of a magnificent moose.
with the use OF a stsFeopticon, almost
every sentence uttered by Mr.. Seton
Thompson was accompanied by a pic
ture which so fully illustrated the
thought he was presenting as to make
the listener forgst he was not particiuat-
ing in the actual incident. The pictures
are the result of this gifted mans own
pencil and brush and camera. which are
as much a part OF his bunting and tray
elling Quilt as n gun and a dog. With
remarkable gift for minicry he gave
the pretty trllis and songs Of the birds,
the peculiar banks OF hunting dogs, the
aries of Wild animals, even to the chal-
lenge cry Of the stag of the mountains
Of Europe. Uaion.
The Thompson lecture win be at City
hall, February 16. There was fine sale
of seats at stockbridgs's plano rooms,
Saturday.
MISS COGHLAN "a CHIP OF THE
OLD BIsOUK..'
No name has tesn better known on the
stage in the last thirty years than that
OF Coghlan. Who does not today know OF
that strange man who, In his youth. some
critics called the greatest Hamlet OF all
that the Englisn-speaking stage had
known-nameIy Charles EGGPLANT A
strange man and strange player. but he
had the spark Of real theatrio fire Ia him.
And that ilre has come down to young
girl. his daughter. She is Gertrude
CoghIan She is still In her teens but sne
iEdeemed worthy to nlsy one OF the most
difficult roles ever attempted by any act
ress. AS Becky Sharp In Thackeray's
masterpiece, Vanity Fair" she displays
such genuine ol,yerness, such insight In
to human nature, such actual mastery
of stage craft. that 1t seems sure in her
the Coghlans will "oone to their own
again." Miss Coghlan and her capable
company Of PLAYERS will be seen at the
Jefferson Tuesday evening, February 10.
THE M'AULIFFE COMPANY.
Jere MoAuliffe and his stock company
have received Welcome over the entire
New ENGLAND circuit.
Miss Hszel Pughsley, formerly of Daley's
Fifth Avenue Theatre company, Is said to
be the handsomest leading lady In roper
toire. She Is charming and most attrac
tive and her costumes receive due admira-
tion from the ladies. Other important
members who are responsible for the sue
cess Of the enterprise are: William Ran. =
dali, Lillian Emery. Frederick Malcolm,
Maudie SCOTT, Burt McCann, Edna Mac
beth, Alex Wilson, Thomas Russell.
Archie Deacon, Collins and Madell, Al.
Thomas and Harry Allen. An extra
strong vaudeville programme win be q
feature. The plays selected for the even
ing performance are: "The Electrician,i
MAN ~ wars Ahus OhQcT s3uhAcd W
ders," Heart OF the Storm" and "The
Great Diamond Robbery The matt
nees Will be: southern Chimes" "Ca-
mile, "Romance OF An Actress a II
for Gold" and "UDjustly Accused {"
Monday night VIII be observed as ladies'
bargain ticket night.
PHELAN STOCK COMPANY.
A glance at the list OF PLAYS to be pre-
sented by the Pheian Stock Company
during their engagement here at the
jefferson all this week commencing
Monday, February 1l,and at the roster of
the company engaged to interpret them,
gives rise to the thought that = decided
change has been made in the past few
years In the style OF entertainment present
ed by the popular priced companies that
tour the country. 1t Is not many years
ago that with six or seven "hook plays
a good stout prop" box and ten or
twelve people the repertoire manager
considered his company complete. These
few years have, however, wrought o strik-
ing change, as instance the case of Man
ager Phelan. whose company numbers
twenty-five people.
NIX. BURTON HOLMES IN TIES
sally.
The next lecture to be given by Mr.,
Burton Holmes In his series at City hall.
Thursday evening. will Dc on ''The Won
ders OF Thassaiy, from the Vale of Tsms
to the Monasteries in the Air" No lee
ture could possibly offer greater con.
trast to the others In his present series
than this; few are the travellers who
have visited the unbeaten paths OF the
Thessalian Plains, and fewer still are they
who have been privileged to sojourn for
a time with the Monks of the Meteora
in their Monasteries, built on almost in
accessible orags many hundred fest above
the level of the surrounding plains.
HAROLD BAUER.
Mr. Harold Bauer, the eminent plan
lat, win give piano recital at Kotz.