The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ISsH1yoGUE.

1soAA fO0OtA'
'Inshavogue"- will be produced at
Portland Theatre Friday and SATURDAYS
romantic. full Of poetic sentiment, and over
flowing with wit and humor. Sir Roderick
and Lady ODwyer have a daughter, Kate.
who is in love with young army officer,
Harry Darlington But her cousin, Ulick
Burke, is scheming for her hand in order
that he may obtain her wealth. All are
present at Sir Roderick's castle for the cele-
bration of Kate'S birthday. During the fes-
tivities an old piper arrives. Molly O'Mara,
the belle of Botheen, quick witted peas
ant girl, discovers the piper to be Brian
Mcguire, known as the much dreaded SIN
shavogue" during the rebellion of 1898. She
warns the piper to be careful, but Ulick
Burke is witness to the affair and resolves
to use Brian's danger to serve his own pur-
poses. Harry Darlington, having asked for
Kate In marriage, Is told by Sir Roderick
that he has secretly adopted her, she being
in reality the daughter of poor dead peas
ant woman whose husband had fed to for
eign land. Burke prevails upon Brian to as
sumo the position of the lost father and
claim Kate as his child. Brian does so and
Sir Roderick acknowledges his right. He
leaves Kate in her home and takes up his
abode with them. at Burke's' commands
Brian withdraws his promise. Molly
O'Mara endeavors to battle Burke, but all to
no purpose. Brian takes Kate to a lonely
hut, where Molly and her sweetheart,
Thady, follow. To keep her in his power
Burke suppresses all her letters to the cas-
tie: but Molly, suspectlng this, finds Harry
Darlington and brings him to the hut, FOIL
| ing Burke and exposing his duplicity. Two
tanks and 1000 cubic feet of real water are
used in the great waterfall scene in ''Insha-
vogue"
WHEEL CLUB MINSTRELs.
Tonight occurs the opening performance of
the Wheel Club Minstrels at Portland Thea
tire. A large crowd will be present. The
solos in the first part will be by singers IA
voiably known to the public, and there will
be chorus of 30 voices. The first part ends
| with the promenade of the swells of the
"COlored Four Hundred" Among the spec
ial features of the second part will be selec-
tions by the Imperial Mandolin and Guitar
Club. banjo playing by Barnum and Glynn,
fencing contest between Professor Benz and
Mr.. Benson. club swinging by Professor G..
r. Lee, singing by a selected quartette. pa
rade of the Lime Kiln Band, and the fall
meet of the "Darktown Wheel Club"
Watch for They're After Me-"
HOME TALENT COURSE.
A question has been asked by one of our
citizens. who are the Ladies' Cecllian Quar-
tette that are to open the Home Talent
Course? Well for information we will say
Miss Lizzie M. Brown sings first soprano,
Miss Clara Merrill Haskell sings second So
prano, Miss Nettie May Morrison sings first
contraltn. Mrs. Jennie King Morrison sings
second contralto, and as soloists stand at the
head of singers.
| This will be the programe:
Quartettee Legends. Observation-Disclosures ohring
Ladies' Cecilian Quartctte.
Mr.. Thomas j. Somers.
| Piano Solo-Le Bal Polonaise. Rubinstein
| Miss Alice Abbott.
| Song-A Golden Argosv Hope Temple
| Miss Lizzie M. Brown.
Reading-selectsd
mrs. Jennie King Morrison. ''0ai'0
ouartette-Polka Bonds %S,;;sa oesten
Mr.. Thomas j. Somers.
Reading-Selected.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Miss Alice Cushing.
Song-AnSwerS. .-........................ RObyn
Miss Nettie May Morrison.
Quartette-Annie Laurie. ........... Buck
Ladies' Cecilian Quartette.
THE KINDERGARTEN.
"The Kindergarten is a medley of horse
play, song and dance, and evidently amused
the large audience last night. Mr.. Macy
was agile and funny as the professor. Clay
ton White made good grinder, and Ben
Dillon sleepy bow. while Mamie GilrOy
danced well as Ivy Magee, and the other
characters were we'll taken.