The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-27
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Incog.

The most entertaining, we'll balanced
performance Portland has enjoyed this
season was afforded last night at Port
land theatre by Mr.. Charles Dickson and
his company of players to a highly APP
preciative audience, even if it's numbers
were not as great as those which have
greeted more celebrated plays.
The little curtain raiser "The Salt Gel
lar" and Mrs. Pacheco's force comedy
''Incog'' furnished the bill. The former
is from the German of G. A. Corner, and
it amusingly shows how slight a cause
can precipitate quarrel between new
ly married couple, although they have
in their ignorance of the many tribula-
tions which beset the marital pathway,
vowed never to exchange angry words.
The characters were taken by Mr.. Dick
son, Mr.. Yorke and Miss Maud Hislan
with great skill and they were warmly
applauded.
The story Of ''Incog'' is the story of a
young man, driven from home by his
father for refusing to marry his ward. He
persists in hisH determination to marry
the wards companion, determines to re-
turn incog SO as to be near. the object of
his affection. To this end he DISCUSSES
himself so as to resemble a photograph
which he has picked up. Unfortunately
the photograph is that of one of pair
of twin brothers who cannot be disrin-
guished from each other, one of whom
has wife and the other sweetheart
living in the same house. The brothers
both arrive, of course, shortly after his
appearance. Tt is upon the complica-
lions that arise out of this situation that
the play and the fun turn. The dialogue
is very bright, and the acting by Messrs.
Dickson as the disguised son, Franklin
Garland and Reddick Anderson as the
twin brothers, Mr.. Connolly as the gen.
eral, hIr. Gustave Yorke as the doctor in
the insane asylum, Miss Haslan as the
ward, Miss Louise Muldener as the weep
ing widow, and the other characters by
the other members of the company, was
very clever. The laughter was constant
and the curtain called twice at the end
of the second act.
GilmOre's Concerts.
Gilmore's band gave two concerts at
City hall yesterday, complimentary to
Mr.. Ira c. Stockbridge. The entertain
ments will not add much to that gentle
mans bank account, for the attendance
was by no means what it should have
been. Mr.. D. W. Reeves, the new direc-
tor, was in charge of the band, and they
gave several Of the familiar numbers
that they have played as a concert pro-
gramme for the last three or four years
well, but not with the life and animation
that the sight of a large audience would
have impaired. Nine. Linde sang we'll
and was eneored, as was Princess Dol
gorouky, whose violin playing aroused the
audience to great enthusiasm. This was
the afternoon programme. the band Civ
ing for one encore, ''Ta-ra-ra Boom
Decay"
Overture-Semramais ........... Rossini
Gilmore's Band.
(a-Melody in Observation-Disclosures. Rubenstein
}b-Advance and Retreat OF the salvation
GiImore's Band. = - VI
scena-Ill Trovatore, for Cornet and Bar :.
lGOno NerQl
Messrs. Clarke and Whittier.
| Solo for Contralto-Page Aria, from Faust
Mme Rosa Linde.
| Gems from the Opera of Robin Hood. De Koven
GilmOre'S Band.
barltOne song; :...-............
Signor Tagapietra.
| Rhapsodie Hongroise :..,..................Ls List
Gilm0re'S Band
Princess Lilly Dolgorouky
| National Anthem-COlumbia Gilmore
March OF the 22d Reg't, N. Y. S. N. g.. Reeves
Gillnofe's Band.
The evening performance was better
| attended than the matinee, and the band
seemed to feel more inspiration from the
| increased number. Several encores were
| given.
| The Old Homestead.
The excellent company headed by Den
man Thompson, theEoriginal "Joshua
Whitcomb." will appear at Portland
theatre tomorrow, Saturday and Satur-
day matinee. 1t would seem that the
people will never tire of this New Eng
land comedy which tells such a truth
full story of every day life in such an en-,
tertainlng way. There is not feature
about it but what all can recall similar
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