The Portland daily press., 1901-02-19

NkEALuE8a
Mr.. Basea added to the performances by
snetr clean work and Miss Nelson was
sweat and winsome and acted prettiiy the
pars Nora Arkwright. Ths play was well
resolved and each act accorded several
curtain calls. The audience this after
noon viii probably be safii cIentiy large
Go MI the theatre to the doors. The
will present every lady and
child present at this performance with
half pound hox of Sawyers choice con-
Wednesday evening the lady
patrons VIII also re presented with
similar box Of hon-bons. 10 the lovers OF
1.-THE Land Of the Living"
Will prove a tine treat. The company
viii change the bill Thursday night and
present the ravorite comedy drama "Tne
Old, Old Story" Reserved seats are sell
ing rapidly Tor the entire week.
oBERAMMER9AU AND THE PAS
SION PLAY.
The last lecture in the series being
given by MIR. Burton Holmes at City hall,
will be on the Passion Play OF Oberam-
mergau and the village itself ana Its oiti-
zsns. This lecture will bs given next
Thursday evening. MIR. Holmes spent a
number OF weeks in Oberammergau and
the neighboring country, studying the
daily life Of the villagers, seeing them In
the fields and at the carving bench, as
we'll as in the garb of Biblical characters,
on the stage. With the keen artistic per-
oeptIon for which he Is celebrated, MIR.
Holmes win reproduce faithfully and
sympathetically, tho many impressive
scenes of the great tragedy. and also give
many valuable glimpses into the simple
home life of those who enact the prinoi-
pies roles in tho play. itself. The still
pictures are among the finest of MIR.
Holmes's 5 many line Photographic aohisve-
ments, and there will also be shown a
large number of motion pictures, also
taken by him In this. famous village.
Tickets on sale at .Cressey, Jones and
Aliens.
MISS COGHLAN IN VANITY
FAIR"
One OF the most widsly read novels Of
the universe Is Thaokeray's Vanity
Fair" and its success as a play Is not to
be wondered at. When it was announced
some months ago that Miss Gertrude
Goghlan, daughter Of the late Charles
Coghlan, was TO imparsonate Becky
sharp In a dramatization Of this splen-
did work, it caused much comment in
the literary world, and people looked for
ward TO the forthcoming production with
great interest and expectations, aud 40
cording to the excellent reports that have
been coming from different cities, none
were disappointed. The play was given
magnificent production, with beautiful
scenery and costumes, and a company
made up OF first class talent was engaged
to support the pluoky little woman in her
undertaking. According TO reports she
has been playing to crowded houses every
where, and 1t is safe to say that her en-
gagsment at the Jefferson will be most
profitable one Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings.
CARLO BUoNAINTUL 49,
The many friends OF Carlo Buonainici
will be delighted to know that he Will
give a pianoforte reoitai at kotzschmar
nall. Tuesday afternoon, March 9th at
clock.
HAROLD BAUER,
A human touch like that Is worth
tons OF talk.
Although Mr.. Bauer played at times
with tremendous force, quite as loud as
anyone we have heard here, he never
once struck through his tone; never once
.'poun ded."
His tone was always elastic, having
never degeneratsd to mere pounding
His sense of rhythm is impecoable.
MIR. Bauer IL plainly great artist
(Boston Transcript
Tha recital Ia at kotzschmar hall,
Tuesday evening, February l9tn. seats
should be purchased at once
NOTES.
Manager Henry L. Abbsy used to tell
a good story OF May Irwin's ready wit
Abbey said: 1--WE both ohanced to Do de-
positors in ana victims of bank which
suspended payment few years ago. Like
others when the news OF the disaster be-
came known we hurried of TO the bank
TO pick up what information We could,
ana coming down the steps from the
offices into the stree t, Miss Irwin's foot
caught in the mat and with some difh-
Guilty she managed to save herself from
falling. L was entering the building,
and seeing the misstep, l ran up, saying
Il hope you have not hurt yourself.
'Oh, no, thank you, she replied, Il only
lost my balance
The agitation In favor of the payment
of union wages to the orchestra and stage
hands, says London paper, has been
carried a step further by the holding OF a
mass meeting at Batterssa, at which it
| was resolved not to patrOnize the shake
gpeare Theatre until the management has
made satisfactory arrangements with the
| Musicians and stage Workers unions.
/ The rate of pay demanded is TWO shill-
/ ings a performance for stage workers ana
six shillings for musicians, and 1t Is pro-
/ posed TO enueavor TO pursuade the work
| ing CLASSES not TO patronize any theatre
where wages are hslow this amount
More famous players than were ever
before combined In "Uncle Tom 5 CABIN
/ have bsen engaged by William A. Brady
/ for his mammoth spect aeuiar revival OF
| ths antebellum drama Mt the New York
| Academy OF Music, March 4 The cast
includes Wilton Lackaye as Uncle Tom,