The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

-Adah lsaacs Menken has appeared at Ast-
leys, in London, for her benefit, as Wsllion, in
"Black Eyed Seeoosan," as popular actors nro-
nounce it. The London Times gets into an nm
digniti9d excitement, and says that ii proves
that Miss Menken SIS an actress of genuine
merit"
Sax, OF Saxlhorn celebrity, has lust finish
ed another extraordinary invention by which
the sound of all brass wind instruments can he
increased to marvellous extent, SO that hand
OF six instruments can make as much noise az
sixty.
Max Strakosch, with Madame Gbioni Mao-
caferri, and Susini, aud troupe of onerat;c
guerillas, is going ON prolonged raid througb
Canada and the South
Miss Kate Reynolds, at the Broadway The
atre, has brought out "Piccolino,' play adapt-
ed from the French expressly for her. by a pen-
tleman of Boston. She sustains four diff.rent
characters init The Yew York critics all han
die the play very severely.
The Havana public are promised at the Ia
con Theatre new dramatic piece entitled
"The War of the North; or, the Fall of Rich
mond"
-Ford's Theatre was ON Wednesday cleared
of all the theatrical furniture scenery. &c
and the floors are being torn up. The entire
interior of the building is to be remodelled, I'M
der the direction of the Secretary of War. pre-
paratory to the uses of the Bureau of Rebel
Archives and Relics.
Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt Richie has been
engaged by the manager of the Boston theatre
to appear next season in the series of Characters
in which she won SO much reputation ten wears
ago. He gives twenty-five thousand dollars
for eight months engagement The Sout aern
reverses OF her husband are said to be the rea-
son of Mrs. Mowatt's return to the stage.
"A new concert troupe, composed of Nine.
Parepa, the celebrated vocalist, NJ. Carl Rosa. a
young yiolinist, who has received marked at
tention in Germany, and Mr.. Danreuter plan
list, native of Cincinnati, who has studied in
Germany, will commence tour in this country
about the first of September.
The Penobscot Musical Association will
hold its eighteenth annual session in Norombe-
ga Hall, Bangor, commencing on Tuesday. att
O'Clock, A. M, Sept 26, 1866, and continuing
in session four days, under the direction of Mr.
Scion Wilder, assisted by Mr.. Frederic S.
Davenport, of Bangor. The Mendelssobn
Quintette Club, of Boston, WILDE present, to
furnish their delightful and soul-stirring music.
Mrs. J. s. Cary, of Boston, the pleasing and
popular vocalist will also be present,-and the
Trustees are in correspondence with other &C.
lebrities to secure their attendance.
"A very prompt French dramatist is already
preparing "Armadale" for the stage.
8 'Africaine" has been given thirty times
within two months and half The receipts
for the first thirty performances were, in round
numbers, 800 0OO 8snA
M Drew, a most talented actor, has made
his first appearance upon the stage in Montreal
at the Royal Theatre. The house was crowded,
and his playing was complete success through
out. ese
-Carlotta Patti has been appointed honora-
ry member of the Milan Philharmonic Insti-
tute. Herr, the pianist, has married Mdlle.
Segrette, and Rossini has been very i'll with the
cont