The Portland daily press., 1889-12-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
JED PRoUTY.

A Maine + lay. the scenes laid In a Maine
village, with the chief figure former Maine
character. assumed by an actor who, If not
born nthe State, has been for years resi-.
dent, no wonder that it drew a very large
audience to Portland Theatre last night. As
for Richard Golden, as Jed Prouty, he is the
good, brave, tender. unsophisticated old
man who has spent all his life In the Maine
hamlet In makeup, in eccentric move
ments, tricks of voice and gesture, he was
the veritabe old Jed that used to keep the
Bucksport tavern. and who gave as good
dinner for less money than can be bought at
Parker's today. He kept the house either
laughing or In tears, in sunshine or shad-
| ow, all the time he was on the stage, and his
creation was excellent. The support was
| first rate. Go tonight and see the play. The
curtain was called vigorously last night.
sA,a THE TYRoLEAN SINGERS.
Hans Lechper's Tyrolean Troupe gave
the third entertainment in the VIA.
course last evening at Lewis Hail. and the
concert was charming from the start.
NOTES.
Nat Goodwin is rehearsing Leander Rich
| ards0n's and VIM Yardley's new comedy,
| THE Nominee" which will soon be pro-
| duced.
Gossip has il that Mrs. Langtry and her
husband have made up' and are now living
! happily together.
Nine. Janauschek, the distinguished tragic
actress, will close her dramatic career in this
country at the New York Grand Opera
House Saturday night.
LIiback's Double Piston EngIre.
When Mr.. Lidback, the machinist invent
ed his wonderful double-piston. jarless en-
CINE. 1t was with the intention of applying
it, mere particularly. to the running of dy-
namos, although Of course its characters
tics OF compactness and extraordinary ra-
pidity and evenDess of motion render it ex-
ceedingly effective in any kind of work per.
formed by engines especially in the reyolv-
ing of propeliers as evidenced by the re-
markable speed attained by the Mount De-
sert steamer, provided with one some time
ago. Last Monday, Mr.. Lidback perfected
the method Of applying this engine to a dys
namo, invented and patented by W. II; Chap
man, electrician Of this city,. One shaft, about
fonr feet long. Is made to revolve by the en-
! CINE, and In turn causes the dynamo to re-
! yolve, A speed of 1000 revolutions. amin
| ute can be attained. This is more than is
necessary or desirable for adynamo, and
MI. Lidback has completed the arrangement
Of governors TO maintain. about $50 revolu-
lions per minute. The combined engine and
dynamo now completed at the machine shop.
is already bought and paid for by the Chica-
go & Northwestern railroad. to generate the
electricity for lighting train of cars. The
whole affair is only feet long. q feet wide.
and as many high. 1t will be placed in the
baggage car. The engineer of the steamer
Partisan took occasion to inspect this mech
anism M onday. Tie said it was the inten-
tion to light all the steamers of the Allan
line with electricity and that he should rec
ommend this invention of Mr.. Lidback's as
the best for the purpose he had ever seen.
The engineer of the Sandman was equally
enthusiastic in praise of it. A letter was re-
ceived from Thomas A. Edison, recently,
| saying that he should send an expert to ex-
| anime the invention, and should buy one IL
II proved all that 1t was reported to be.
| Webster q Comstock of Chicago have
| bought the right to manufacture these en-
| gines In all the States except New York,
Pennsylvania and those of New England,
| paying the Lidback Company a royalty.
| Fourteen of these engines are now In pro-
| cess OF construction at the machine shop.