The Portland daily press., 1888-01-12
music AND DRAMA.
PARK GARDEN.

PARK GARDEN
Be sure and improve the chance to see the
remaining performances to be given by the
excellent variety company at this favorite
place of amusement. The Yodel of Barr
and Shilbyden is excellent; the juggling and
balancing by Majelton is as good as can be
seen anywhere; Miss Mary Wentworth
pleases in her vocal selections; Mr. Downie
is capital wing dancer; and the lest of the
company make up an admirable entertain
ment.
GILBERT's OPERA COMPANY.
Get your tickets now for the performances
of Boccaccio, Mikado and Iolanthe to be
given at City Hall Friday and Saturday.
Stockbridge has good ones ON hand. An ex-
change says that not only are the principals
satisfactory, but that the chorus Is line, the
operas well staged and costumed, and the
orchestra strong and well drilled.
HI HENRY's MINsTRELs.
Hi Henry's famous premium minstres will
entertain the Portland public at Portland
Theatre on Friday evening There was
good sale of seats yesterday. There are
twenty-five good artists in the company and
the exchanges speak well of them.
OLD FOLKS CHOIR.
The concert to be given by the Old Folks
Choir at Congress Square church vestry Fri
day evening for the benefit of the Samari-
tans, should an will draw good audience.
Dr. j. M. Buzzell will lead the choir.
THE WORLD.
Tomorrow the sale of seats for the per-
formances of the World will be held at Port
land Theatre and the performances will be
given on Monday and Tuesday next The
play will be given in six acts and eight tab
leaux and $4,000 has been expended on
scenery and effects.
DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA.
For long time past the Amateurs have
been rehearsing the bright and tuneful OPP
era of the doctor Of Alcantara," which was
the first production of Julius Eichberg, the
well known Boston musician, and Ben
Woolf, who wrote "The Mighty Dollar"
Last evening the first presentation of the OPP
era was given at Portland Theatre in the
presence of very brilliant audience, COM
posed Of many of the musical and fashiona-
BILE people of the city, and personal friends
of the performers.
The scene of the opera is laid in the house
of DR.. Paracelson. Carlos, the son of Senior
Balthazer, has fallen in love with Senorita
Isabella, the doctors daughter, but Isabella,
Spanish fashion, has been betrothed to a
supposed stranger to her. Carlos serenades
his sweetheart, and the mother, nearing the
music, is told by her daughter that she loves
Carlos, and refuses the strangers hand
Under cover of present to IneZ, ISabela's
confdant, Carlos is carried into his sweet
hearts house in a basket and c0nceals him.
self The doctor and lnez in trying to hide
the basket from Lucizia, drop it in the river
and then learn there was man in it. Inez
screams and the police, under Don PompOs0,
put both under surveillance. While the doc
tor and Inez are shaking over their supposed
crime, Carlos enters and is suspected by
them of being a police spy When he says
he is Balthazon's son they are rejoiced and
offer him glass of wine which, being one
of the doctors drugged wine, plunges him in
a swoon. The doctor conceals the body in a
sofa, on which Senior Balthazon, who has
and Isabella, has to pass the night. When
he is asleep, the doctor and IneZ enter to re-
move the body from under Balthazar, who
awakes, and starts up in fear. Carlos, by
this time recovering from the effect of the
opiate, contrives to get out of the sofa, and
his father, meeting with him in the dark,
utterS a cry of alarm, which terrifieS the
doctor and Inez, and also attracts the neigh
bors. Mutual explanations take place, and
Isabella and Carlos prove to have been low
ing at cross-purp0ses, as they were, from the
first, intended for each other by their respec-
tive parents.
The Amateurs are to be congratulated up
on the admirable manner in which they pre-
scented the opera. Not only was it properly
staged and costumed but special feature
was the orchestra, whose admirable accom-
paniment under the direction of its conduc-
tor, Mr.. Duncan, was delight to musical
ears. 1t was composed of twelve amateurs
and six professionals, and shaded Its music
with taste and skill. The choruses and en-
sembles, although but few, were rendered
with spirit and precision, that at the close of
the first act being notably praiseworthy.
There were several concerted numbers in
the opera that received excellent treatment,
notably the Good Night" quartette in the
second act, and the exceedingly well acted
and sung duet timo of the two porters
Sancho and Perez in the first act.
The principals all merited the applause
and encores they received. Mrs. Duncan, as
Isabella, had an opportunity to display her
powerful flexible voice to great advantage
Miss Alice Allen, as Donna Lucrezia, not
only acted well but rendered her music with
great taste, her enumerations being especial
ly clear. Miss Randall made very effective
Inez and sung the part sweetly. Mr.. Arthur
Wilkinson, as DR.. Paracelsus, was very
anu sing, and ne took the part at short no.
tice owing to Mr.. Fred Talbot being called
out of town: Mr.. Bradley exhibited his well
known abilities in the part of Balthazer.
Mr.. Nickerson. as Carlos, displayed sweet
tenor of considerable power, and assumed
the character in the true spirit of cavalier.
Mr.. Waterhouse was exceedingly happy as
the old Dogberry of an AlguaZie, and, as we
have said before, Messrs. Merrill and Payson
were capital as the parties. The ladies all
received many handsome floral tributes.
The Portland Mandolin and Guitar Club
added much to the serenade in the first act.
The charming little operatta Trial by
Jury" was given by the same cast, who
made it such a success last year, viz: Miss
Alice Wood, Messrs Talbot, Bradley, Pay
son, Mansfield and Warehouse, and they re-
peated their former triumphs Miss Wood
was honored with two beautiful bouquets.
Mr.. Harry r. Virgin is entitled to much
credit, as the president of the company, for
the successful production of the operas.
They will be repeated tonight.
FOURTEENTH sTocKBRIDGE.
Mr.. Stockbridge presented to his Portland
patrons programme of rare excellence last
evening. 1t consisted of Mr.. Leland t. Pow
ers, impersonator, in Sheridan's comedy,
"The Rivals" assisted by the Boston Ideal
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. 1.-THE
Rivals" is bright and sparkling and gives
Mr.. Powers an opportunity to display his
many qualities. He takes the part
of eight characters. The BostonI Club
played a number of pretty and
popular selections, and were frequently
encored. The selections from Erminie, and
the artistic banjo juggling of Mr.. Grover,
deserve mention.
Lieut.. Peary's Expedition.