The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-25

Of Admiral Dewey's flagship, the Olympus
The picturesque life of q Portuguese
colony In China was Interestingly por-
trayed.
Canton was next visited and its points
OF chief interest described. The consular
procession, the human tide in Canton
street, q panorams OF thu junk and sam
ran suburb and . departure Of Mandarins
in Sedan chairs were among the most
striking of the pictures shown.
The next lecture will be ON "Moki
Land, % which was one Of the best in last
winters course. The remaining three
lectures will come on alternating Thurs
days IN February.
NOTES.
n. Y. Dramatic Mirror says:
A case of smallpox was reported at the
Iowa Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan
Among the guests was May Hosmer. lead
ing woman OF the Chase Stock company
at the Auditorium. Miss Hosmer had
been vaccinated, but that didn't prevens
her being detained at the hotel. BY drop
ping note to passer-by she sent note
TO Manager W. p. CHASE OF the Audi
torium, who secured doctors certificate
of Miss Hosmer's vaccination and an
order for hen release. She played at the
theatre that evening. Miss Hosmer s
troubles were not ended, however. Three
other hotels refused to admit her because
she had been at the infected house, and
after the performances she despaired OF
finding lodging for the night. At this
junoture Mrs. X. ID. Horwick, proprietor
OF the Wellington Hotel, having heard OF
Miss Hosmer plight, ssnt for her and
offered her an apartment ana every atten.
ton. The quarantine at the Iowa Hotel
has since been raised, and 1t Is said that
case was not smallpox, but chicken pox.
HildA CLARK was unable TO leave Kan
sas City with The Bcstonians. and spent
last week at the Coates House there with
an injured knee In a plaster cast. She
moved about only with this aid OF crutnh-
&c Her physicians hoped that the might
join the company in fortnight, and de-
clined to permit her to try to resume her
work before then, as she awished 10 do
Miss Clark's mother and her sister, Cora
CLARK, are with her.
Mrs Fiske opened her engagement at
the California Theatre, San Francisco,
on January 81, to the capacity OF the
house In spite OF rain, and her stay In
that city promises 20 be remarkably suo-
cessfuL The opening dill was Becky
Sharp." which will MI the greater part
OF her engagement, "Tess OF the ID Urber-
villss" following 1t. Crest preliminary
interest has been shown IN Mrs. Fske
advent TO san Francisco, and her stay
there promises to be notable in every
way. This interest. which has been
shown and 10 beng shown in every new
city OF the West In which she has APP
Feared and is to appear, is quite natural
as result of Mrs. Fiske's achievements
and reputation as an artist in the East.
Several daily newspapers made special
mention on Tuesday last OF the Large
audience" that greeted Miss Rehan In
Nan at a m frhnafrQ
the night before. The Information was
especially interesting. because Miss
hehan was Ill and did not appear that
night.
The proposition to admit women to
mem bersnfp In the White Rats was favor
ably acted upon at the meeting on sun
day evening last. 1t was decided that the
female members will be known as " Kat
lambs The first women admitted were
Lillian Russell, Jennie Yeamaus and
May and Flc Irwin, who were chosen by
a unanimous vote. Over two hundred
applications from vaudeyillians OF the
gentler sex are now on fiie, and will be
acted on in due time. The Rats now. have
a total mem bership Of SOS and a bank
account of SO. 0g0.
Helen Dsurray contemplates an early re-
turn to the stage. Her husband, Lieu
tenant Albert q. Mintsrhalter, OF the
United States Navy, has been ordered TO
service In Chinese waters, and Miss
Dauyray wisheS to play during part, at
least, of his absence.
The Will of the late Sir Arthur SulIi-
van. probated In London on Jan. IL,
shows his estate 70 be worth $272. 635.
Earl Morgan Taylor, of vogel and
Demingis Minstrels, and Bessie Bennett,
a professional, OF Albany, were mar
ried at BATAVIA, y, Jan. 8.
lighthouse Johns song, Dear Mid
night OF Love-" Will De feature OF the
bill next week at Keith's Union Square.
lie win be sung by May DE Sousa, and a
large chorus, aud the act is expected TO
attract good deal of attention.
Joseph Jefferson has written TO the
papers to deny a rumor that he means to
retire from the stage.
Mrs. Lanetry has secured new COM
edy, called "a Great Lady," by Laura
Torubrldge and b. Stephenson.
James Young, the Americ An actor who
is now a member OF Sir Henry Irying's
company at the Lyoeum Theatre, Lon
don, recently gained distinction by step
ping temporarily into the field OF jour
naiism and making an important scoop
over the entire British press. MIR. Young
was resting at the Isle Of Wight when the
transport Canada, bearing Lord Roberts
and his staff, came into the harbor direct
from South Africa The newspaper In
stinct. which MIR. Young inherits from
his father, prompted the actor to become
a special correspondent for an hour. He
engaged launch ana race1 with the re-
porter Of the London Daily Mail for the
ship. He came out second best in the
race, but by chance was the first to en-
counter Lord Roberts on the deck and
was the first psrson In England to shake
hands with the returned soldier. Mr..
Young had his camera with him, and
gained permission to take several pictures
of Lord Roberts with various officers OF
prominence who were on board. These
pictures MIR. Young hastily took to Lon
don and disposed OF to the foremost Eng
lish illustrated papers, in which they have
since bsen reproduce1.-N. Y. Dramatic
Mirror-
William Fayersham, who has been ssri-
ously Ill at his home IN this city since
November. has recovered sufficiently 60
leave his room. AS soon as he becomes
strong enough to travel he will probably
go South for the rest OF the winter.
MASON GIVEN f OUR YEARS.