The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
! SURPRISES OF DIVORCE.

-4s,.- % r. SURPRISES OF DIVORCE.
Mr.. Arthur Rehan's famous company of
comedians win appear at Portland Theatre
this evening. The approach of this de-
lighted organization is always welcome.
Like breath of fresh, pure air are their
visits after the deluge of trash nowadays
stamped comedy. The adaptation of "Sur-
prises of Divorce" which has had almost
year of continuity as performed in Paris has
proved equally acceptable in London. In
its adaptation there is an amazing abun-
dance of ingenious comicality, and memory
does not recall an evening OF heartier or
more nearly incessant laughter. The au
thors have struck out vigorously and inven-
lively into queer contrivances of complica-
tlon, and these began to develop within
quarter of an hour after the action began,
The couple were separated Immediately by
means of divorce. Then the ex. husband
married again. Next, the ex-wife welded
her previous partners second wife's father.
Keeping 1t In mind that some Of the parties
TO these proceedings were unknown to one
another, that several outsiders were brought
into the complication, and that all were by
circumstances assembled under one roof,
and the reader may conceive that game
like fifteen puzzle ensued. Laughable in
cidents were sequence that never for mo-
ment Jagged. Not a situation was over
worked before another succeeded it, Few
OF them were anticipated by the alert and
experienced first audience. They were sur
prises. With all their wildness of whimsi-
cality. too, they were not, IL separately con-
sidered, beyond possible occurrence. Ar
ranged In singularly rapid succession, they
left no time for anything but a thoughtlessly
merry reception.
d. v. LA COURSE.
The second entertainment In the Deering
Village Improvement Association will occur
az Lewis Hall, Woodfords. tonight. The
programme will be as follows:
oaartette 89ays More Prof L. l. Ryerso9
r Schubert Qusr tette.
me me DDeDaStng Society ...Prof. L. l.. Ryerson
Chant Remember Thy Creator. =. ..... Rhodes
O,.., Schubert Quartete.
Dlet-Harmonica and Guitar. ...:.Prof. Ryerson
Charlottesville Bridge" ..........,.... Macv
ras,.,, Schubert Quartette.
1cuuy Iauoraina... .......P Prof. Ryerson
Mocking Bird. ......................Pr Ryerson
Biddys Appeal to the Judge RyersOn
Schubert Quartette.
Humorous Selections. .............. Prof. Ryerson
Insnsn Ohufcn Cnof Service. ......P Prof. Ryerson
ENTERTAINMENT AT wooDFoRDs..
There will be an entertainment given by
the Woodford's Clark Memorial Sunday
school at the church at 7.30 o'clockItonight.
consisting OF songs, recitations and dia-
logues, and the formation, and parade of
"Toy Company"
NOTES.
The Journal, speaking of the Bohemian
GILL;. performed by the Juch Company.
says: The Queen Of Miss Macnichoi was
commendable all through, and she easily led
In the rendition Of the opera. Yet her part
was not an important one, and she has little
to do compared with the other artists. Her
singing Of bliss Forever Past" gained the
only hearty applause of the evening""
"Old Jed Pf0uty," with Richard Golden
IN the title role. will be at Portland Theatre
next Wednesday and Thursday.
The first recital by the Rossini Club will
ROssini Hail. r.