The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-03
Dramatic and Musical Gossip.

Foreign actors and actresses have always
been ambitious to appear on the American
stage, both for money and reputation; and
te= -srs>s,~ss-r5 THEATRES, C0uccrJS anu operas
have displayed as much anxiety as those they
have employed. Now the tables seem to be
turned in some degree, and American actors
are to play in foreign tongues; especially is
this the case on the lyric stage. Many Amer
ic sns sing in Italian, but few, very few, take
plrt in spoken drama in which their own
vernacular is not used.
1t is rumored in dramatic circles that Chas.
Pope, well known member of the theatrical
profession, will soon perform at the new Stadt
Theatre in German plays in New York city.
de has already performed in German at San
Francisco in Schiller's Robbers. 1t is also
said that favorite actress, Miss Ada Clifton,
is studying for the German stage. Madame
Methua Schiller is now playing at the new
5sadt Theatre with success.
Mrs. D. 2. Bowers is playing in the Boston
Theatre with E. l.. Davenport. Miss Rose
Eytinge belongs to the company. Avonia
Jones is pleasing the Memphis people with
her performances.
Miss Olive Logan is soon to appear on the
boards at Cincinnati, Woods Theatre. Helen
Western is at the Howard Ather @um, Boston
At az exhibition of Costello's Circus on the
Memphis bluffs recently, tho Sons of Malta
appeared in full regalia. This ridiculous Or
der is about extinct in New York, but seems
RI d,uriSh Of fho = L. In ha hr,,1 Z.
will soon die out there.
Mrs. Richie, better known here as Anna
Cora, has been making sensation in Florence
in private theatricals which she has got up
there.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Forrest will not
p " any engagement Ia Boston during the
winter.
Gounod, who was reported to be insane, is
writing music for Madame Ristori. On dit
that be is also rewriting the last two acts of
Morielle.
Some OF the London musical celebrities are
said to have discovered that the human voice,
v,ry strong and sharp, when singing near it,
will crack drinking glass. Why not-when
the drinking glass has cracked SO many hu-
man voicesP Whiskey and tobacco will in
lure the best and strongest musical voices, SO
actors and actresses must see to it that the use
of these articles does not compel them to say
tleir occupations gone.
Carlotta Patti has met with great success
at Alfred MELONS first concert 10 London
rnis Patti family are remarkable for their
musical powers.
Mr.. George F. Bristow is said to be at a
new work on an opera called Columbus This
must BIZ fruitful theme, and if Bristow's gem
ius is equal to the task of composing song
with chorus of sailors that shall truly repre-
sent the feelings of the great Discoverer and
his crew when land was first seen, he may i'm
mOrtalize his name.
Amusements, since our war commenced,
have been largely patronized, strange as it
may appear to some who only look at the
surface of things. This rush to theatres, con-
csrts, operas and shows of various kinds. can
be accounted Tor on philosophical principles,
but we have neither time nor space for such
discussion at this time. The fact is patent to
all. The public heart is excited, and is con-
stantly searching for fuel to keep up that ex-
citemest. Peace, substantial and honorable
peace, would allay all these excitements and
induce the masses to seek employment in all
the departments of industry.