The Portland daily press., 1901-02-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA
PORTLAND THEATRE.

The O1d, Oia STORY ureW tWo Ahe0
audiences to Portland theatre yesterday
afternoon and evening the attendance at
the matinee being one OF the largest and
most fashionable gatherings at that play
house In several years. The members
OF the splendid company are rapidly be-
coming great favorites and the applause
that greeted each one yesterday was
highly compli mentary to their apiilty.
'"rhe Old, OLD story" is play that dis
MAYS the ex cepticnal talents OF the oom-
pany for 1t is plain to the most lnirequenV
theatre .Coer that It Is the delicate touches
OF light and shade, such As the true artist
gives that makes the pretty drama SO In
tensely interesting. The oossuming OF
the ladies Ia exquisitely elegant.
The reception held on the stage by Miss
Garter yesterday afternoon was most
enjoyable affair and more than four nun
dred beautiful pinks were distributed rs
souvenirs Large audiences are assured
for today.
CHARITY BALL.
by special arrangement with David BE-
Iasco the beautiful play, Charity
Ball, will be presented at the Jefferson
theatre. next Monday and Tuesday, req
ruary goth and goth.
"The world condemns woman IoI ohs
false step, jet deems the man worthy 20
offer himself In marriage to another'
NO truer words were ever spoken than the
above, takenfrom one OF the many beau
tiruI lines In this play which comes to US
next week.
MIR. Max RosenHeld of Chas. Froh'
mans staff, who represents MIR. Belasco
in this production, will arrive in town on
Friday and will be enter tained by the
Morea8s during his stay.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
Though many years have passed away
sin oe the curtain rose for the first time
on "The Old Homestead" we have 1t
still with us, ranking as one OF the
strongest drawing attractions on the
American stage There seems to be some
peculiar magic hidden between It's lines
with magnetic foroe sufficient to make us
visw it every time the chance is offered.
May be IL Is because the piece is like the
lbetAly W NAASh "0ANN~ Ne-SA-
vacation time to seek calm and peace Of
It's care-freed meadows. However, be that
as it may, 1t attracts US and we go, and
probably win continue doing so as long
as Denman Thompson cares to present
1.-The Old Homestead"
Denman Thompson will accompany the
production this year, ana appear as
"Jncle Josh" at the jefferson, next
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
NOTES.
| Mr.. Isaac B. Rich OF the Hollis Street
| Theatre, has received letter showing
| the successful conclusion OF the engage
ment of MISS Maude Adams in IL All.
/ gon," In PittsburR AT the matinee last
/ Saturday the receipts were S3Oi9, and at
night $3643, making a total OF 5000 for
the single day.
Miss Olga NethersoIe sailed Wednesday
for London. Her departure was hurried,
and followed the result of q conference OF
her PHYSICIANS. She has been Ill for some
time, and the doctors say thst surgical
operation Is necessary. The operatlo
viii be performed in London 1t is moi
expected that Miss Nethersole will retorr
to the stage for year.
Announcement Ia made of the marriage
or Gustav Luders, the composer OF ''Ths
/ BurRomastsr,' the present ATTRACTION n
! the Columbia, to Mrs. Grace Gorslint
Barret, widow of l. Il. Barret, the son o
| the president OF the Bank OF Kentucky
| MIR. and Mrs Ludsrs will sail for Europs
early in March, and the young composer
will devote much OF his time on the othei
/ side to the music OF two new operas FOL
which he has commissions.
Clyde Fitoh's name is upon the Tip oi
every New York playgoer's tongue. he
has four plays on Broadway and perhaps
the best discussed OF these is Lovers
Lane'', his first endeavor in the field o.
rustic drama. 1t is fragrant with thu
scent of apple blossoms, rather than th'
heavy sickening door OF orchid which per
! vades the social problem play
1t is probable that Grace George viii
soon have a new play by Clyde Fitch
Her fancy inclined toward role tina
should depict famous heroine of histor.
but Fitch is OF the opinion that the ultr
romantic and the play adapted from be
tween book covers, will speedily declin
in favor. He Will likely provide for Mis-
George a comedy drama, satiriztng aneS
the foibles OF ultra fashionable society.
Bstsy Ross, the little Quakeress. who's
hands sewed the first American flag, VII
J be the heroine OF graceful little lov
story when the new revolutionary ro
nance bearing her name, is staged Il
Philadelphia by VIM. A. Brady ant
\ Joseph Il, Grismer the coming spring
II George Washington and other sturd!
patriots of the revolutionary period vii
be characters In the new play.