The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-31
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Il. IA new sensational play, called 1The Felon's
Wife, comes out at the Howard Athenaum
this week. eas - ~, -, 90 "a
The me new Memphis theatre opens opel on the
9Th Of September, with Matilda Heron as the
srse ssar.ims1g si3 .sfas seq Vsasss Haf7 gss-2
Rossini's Israel in Egypt" is to be per-
formed in Springfield, Mass, in September. esdf
ICFoneof Maretzelks company, Mdlle Bosis-
sio, is aibelle just turned Of twenty summers.
and has been only three years before the pub
lie. She has, however, sung with universal
success in Turin, Trieste, Malta and Florence,
and is looked upon as a. rising italian star. Her
good looks, it is said, viii commend her before
she utters a note. 'Herwepertoire Is unusually
extensive cummings clear Though the whole
range of modern Italian opera. She was the
avorite pupil of Maestro Peterilla who prepar-
ed her for her dsbe1t. 9'a's' ~ 90
Madam Gossip reports an approaching
match between Bierstadt the artist and Miss
Kellogg, The prima donnasi8 eIaal i asaossI ilgg
The esa Norfolk fYa) Post songratulates Bos-
tonians upon the return Of their fayorite, Mr.
Warren, "and the reposession of the best actor
-Madams Celeste, e who has been called by
Somebody the pioneer Of the broken English
drama, was expected By the Persia she has
given up pieces like. the French Spy" and her.
faSorite drama is nov + The Woman in Red, 4
aversion Of fsGameas n sIdssir9 lisai a yneEa.
Miss Bateman is tobegin an engagement I'M
New York about the first of january yfasaa 7il'
Mr.. g, w. Morgan is giving organ concerts
Pt Crosbys Opera House in Chicago. o
rlf77The Home dostrAal states that Edwin Booth
Will probably not play in New York this winter.
~ james E. Murdoch, the distinguished tragezl
dian, will return to the stage the coming fall.
''-@Lucills Western and James Collier are
about to returnto this country from England,
where they were unable to secure an opportu-
nifty to display their dramatic abilities -
A New York paper states that Mr.. and
Mrs W. J. Florence, who arrived from Europe
last week, VIII play an engagement in Boston,
beginning September IL. e ssss5 y sIss7ll
M. Emile Girardin,s new play is said to
have been very fairly received in Paris, though
the auditors are believed not to have been great
ly impressed with the authors dramatic pow
ers as distinguished from the literary talent
which is displayed. The plot turns on that ia
yofite subject of the French playwright
tery-and is wrought out in al observation-disclosures
full way. Nevertheless, the authors young and
beautiful wife came expressly from Germany
to witness the misrepresentation. y 4 VI q
AN Extravaganza entitled Jeff Davis in
Hoops has been produced at San Francisco.
The opening scene represents the selling of
Jeffs household goods and gods at auction.
Eleven Thousand dollars Confederate scrip Is
pld tor lounge. ~One dollar" cries voice.
Up jumps JEFF. and inquiries in an eager, yet
doubling tone, Specie p eyes" comes the re-
spouse, like a clap of thunder, and the reply.
sSoId" follows with the alacrity of fash Of
lightning. $3.50 a-i4' g an'D r. Z
IN 1.-THE New York Post says; ''AIr. Klein of
this city, won, The third prize at the German,
Schutzenfest, in Philadelphia, recently. The
first prize-a sayen-octaye piano-forte - was
won by Mr.. Seelar, and the second prize by Mr.,
Cramer, both Of philadelphia. Las {