The Portland daily press., 1889-01-08
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE PoPULARS

THE PopULARs.
The second entertainment in the "Pops"
was given at City Hall last evening by the
celebrated McGibeny Family. There are
sixteen members in the troupe. male and fe-
male. including Mr.. and Mrs. McGibeny, the
father and mother. and two members con-
nected with the family by marriage. Eight
years ago the family gave concert in Port
land, and very much delighted those who
then heard Them now their eight years
further practice has improved them exceed
ingly. All the members, from little Master
Dockie, the clarionet. player, to Mr.. Hugh
McGibeny. violin soloist, show much artistic
and musical ability. In both orchestral work
and solos great excellence is shown. Many
Of the numbers were encored last evening.
This was the programme:
Decentralization" Wallace
Family Orchestra.
Double Quartette.
le anu S1fc6estra
Kinder Song-"Fairies' Serenade' ..........D. X.
String Quartette-" Mnuet. 14th Quartette. Mozart
Hugh. Viola, Allie and Victor.
Cornet Duet-"I would that my love,'
Miss Viola McGibeny and Miss Hugh
sopp-"Bop white aMcdioeny. DIX
Master Leo. = - 'N'
Violin Solo-"Souvenir de Haydn. Leonard.
Mr.. Hugh McGibeny.
Coopers' Chorus. ....... From Opera of Boccacco
Family Chorus.
Orchestral Selection-"Polish Dance,n.
Scherwenka
Song-"Over her Knee. Scotch Air
Trombone SOlo-"Surf Polka" Steinhauser
Mr.. Fred and Orchestra.
Ladies' Charlottesville Birds Message. Suck
Musical Realing-"The Monte Musk, Arranged
Miss Allie McGibeny.
Male Ouartette-"Wandering Down -
Maclwannahan.
j. B. Hugh, Victor and Fred.
Dand rythian onicRss,tep, .;.......'''. hamsdei
The piano accompaniments were delight
fully played by Mrs. Hugh McGibeny. To-
night a second performance will be given
outside OF the course-with an entire change
Of performance. Tickets should be secured
at Stockbridge's during the day.
KEEP IT DARK.
keep it Dark" is musical farce comedy,
written by George Hoey, is one of those
amusing trifies like Hoyt's musical farces,
that depends upon barlesque. to great de-
gree, for success, joined with bright music,
catchy songs and dances. Last night the
audience at Portland Theatre was evidently
well pleased judging by their applause. w.
7. Bryant, as Jasper Vaseline, the liver-pad
man, is very funny. and his grotesque dance,
at the close Of the second act, brings down
the house. Miss Lizzie Richmond shows her
self handsome woman and clever actress,
while Julia Wilson-who was "Tot' for so
long time in Josh Whitcomb"-is as bright
and dashing as ever. James Beyins and
Edward Halstead are clever comedians. Go
and see the play tonight Grimmer furnishes
this programme:
0yerture-Bohemian Girl. Balfe
Medley-How Delightful ....................C atlin
THE JAPANESE VILLAGE.
The Japanese Village entered on its second
week, yesterday, at Congress Hall, and all
who have not visited this curious and in
structive entertainment should do so at once.
If you can't go in the evening, go in the af-
ternoon. The Sanford Girls orchestra furn-
ish music.
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Excellent seats can still be secured at
Stockbridge's for the Symphony Orchestra
concert to be given at City Hall, in the reg
ular Stockbridge course, tomorrow evening.
Mr. Kneisel, the concert master, will con-
duct. This will be the programme:
Fantasia for violin, op. Prusch
Harp and orchestral accompaniment.
o. (G-Angels Whisper .Somnunarcht
songs 49, t6-Song of the Ball. .Gillet
String Orchestra.
''''' -'' : Flute tsi solo by MIR. Mole.
Selections from Gotterdamerung. Wagner
Segfrieds passage to Brunhelde's
Rock The song of the Rhine Daughters.
PORTLAND PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
The Portland Philharmonic Orchestra will
give their first public concert in Mechanics
Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 23d. This
organization is the outgrowth of the amateur
orchestra that so acceptably accompanied the
opera club in their performances at the Port
land Theatre last season, since which time
the membership has been increased to thirty
performers and the rehearsals continued I'M
gramme will include the Allegro Moderate
from Schubert's Symphony in B minor and
the barcarole for piano and orchestra from
William Sterndale Benefits Fourth Con.
ccrto, with Miss Philbrook as the pianist.
The other soloists have not yet been an
nounced. The entire house will be reserved.
and the tickets may be had as usual at Stock
BRIDGES. The orchestra will be composed of
twelve violins, two violas. one cello, two
bassos. two flutes, two clarionets, one oboe,
one French horn, two comets, two from
honas 0ne kattla drum and 0na snara drnm