The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-07
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


Miss Kate Reynolds succeeded in turning
the heads of several people in Philadelphia on
her first appearance there on Monday. The staid
North american says: "The laughter of such
woman is Infectious At first we thought it a
little coarse, then hysterical, but finally all
hands appeared to make up their minds that i,
was thoroughly natural and spontaneous
laugh, set Off by superb teeth, bright eyes, dim
pied cheeks and superb FORM .sss So
The opera season at the New York Acade-
my will open September 25 with 'Ione;" MAJ
zoleni and Bossissio in the principle roles.
Springfield, since the completion of its OPP
era house, luxuriates in amusSments. The
Rayels are to be there from September 18th to
the 18th ssi1,-e.a,s6
The next session of the Penobscot Musical
Association will be held in Bangor, commenc
ing on Tuesday, Sept 18th. The Mendelssohr
Quintette Club will be present, with Mrs. j. s..
Gary, and other musical celebrities Mrs. Gary
is the daughter of Isaac Harlow, ESQ.,, former
ly of Paris in this State
MIR. Hackett has raised $4,000, the sum
named for the Shakespeare monument in Cen
trail Park .sl g0E
3 "A western musical critic says that Mr. G.
w. Morgan, the organist "can dig, kick tramp
pull, thump, jerk and jam more music out o.
the bowels of that instrument than we ever
supposed was in it, Il II EialasasI3
Madame Grassau Lucille Maurel), the
Oldest actress on the French stage, is just dead
at the age of 76.I She was native of Lyons
and came out with great ecldt, in 1906, at Milan
in the company of the Imperial French Thea
than IN tha IF
roy of Italy. She played for upwards of fifty
one years. g4.o,
1t is said that new drama by Alexandra
Dumas is soon to be brought out in Paris
Admirers Of Wehlis beautiful piano play
ing, will be glad to learn that some of his finest
compositions are soon to be published.
Everybody knows the rage for red hair
which has lately prevailed in Paris. Teresa'
new song in that city is called @The Venus in
Carrots ~. fs7... q =. s.i5,
-Toulon, who has been probably the most
admired fiute-player of his age, has recently
died at Nantes, France. He was for MANY
years principal flutist at the Grand Opera, Par.
is, and has written vast quantities of music
well known to amateur and professional flute
players. His name is familiar to MANY of "
from having been seen on concert programmes
Miss Bateman is making her farewell pro
vincial tour in England previous to her depart
ure for America. WI ..'.. i'.a ssie
Mr.. Mckee Rankin, who was one of the
Howard Atheneum company last season. is
now leading man at the Arch Street Theatre
Philadelphia. The critics of that CITY are
much pleased with him, and think he resembles
Lester Wallack. .ssa
Miss Emma Mitchell made her ssfirst and
only appearance" on the stage at Cincinnati
last week, at the. benefit of her sister Mary
Mitchell Maggie is the only genius in the
family, however 1osl2Ai = Siofa'G
Miss Reynolds is playing yerv wide
range of parts in Philadelphia, appearing one
nightia, 1.-THE Sea of Icey the next as s.Romeo.,,
then as Camille" and the same week as ssyio-
lante" and LADY TeazIe." -liaf ee Is
The New York Olympic win omen in . saw
weeks with new burlesque, said to be written
by Mrs. John Wood. Isl ~,
1t is said that Mr.. Fletcher is about to pro-
duce at the London Lyceum dramatic version
of Scots FBride of Lammermoor." in which
he is to personate Edgar of Ravenswood.
Carl Formes is giving concerts in Cb;caoo
The title of the new sensational NAV
Arrah ma Pogue-the scenes of which ave
laid in Ireland-signi6es the Maid Of the K; s.
The heroine, by kissing her lover in nr;son
manages to communicate to him plan Of 90,
CAPE which is successful a y %
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