The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-08

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PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 6, 1870.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The 18th session of the New England Annp
al Conference of the African M E. Church
assembled in the Bethel Church Thursday
morning, June ID, Bishop Jabez Campbell.
d. D., presiding. As is usual, the conference
was opened by devotional exercises, conducted
by the Bishop The session promises to be an
extended one, but as Providence is beautiful
place, one can afford TO stay.
There will be change MADE at Portland.
and another man sent to the Mountfort Street
Church. No particular fault is found with
Rev. Mr.. Thomas only that he is not the man
for the place. 1t is expected that some mat.
tiers of interest will come up to-day and Thurs
day; if so, will report it, The meetings Sab.
bath were of great interest, and called out
crowded houses. The discourse of the Bisbon
was powerful Subject, "The great deliver
auce of His people, and the Deliverer,
most eloquent and earnest discourse.
The weather has been beautiful thus far: inst
enough Newport fog" at night to lay the dust
for the next day. X.
To the Ed. tor Of fire Press:
AS not few of your readers are interested
in the welfare Of Miss Annie l.. Carl the
American contrato now singing in London
let me say that she has recently sung in the
great hall of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham
with distinguished success. II is not an easv
thing for a contralto voice to fill hall that
will seat 10000 people, but Miss c. did it. and
in manner that secured great applause.
In the latter part of July Miss Carl will 90
Baden to fulfil an engagement, and in October
will come to New York to sing in concerts with
Miss Nilsson who will come to the United
States in September. Miss c. will remain in
this country two years; the second wear to
sing with Patti in opera.
1t may be you have not seen any of the mott.
ces of Miss CARTS first appearance before n
London audience at Court Garden. Here is
what the critic of the London Times saws of her
deout: The voice of Mdlle Carl is rather n
meSzo soprano than con-rdlto; but that she
can use IL 10 good purpose was at once made
apparent in the opening scene of the PRO
logue, by her easy delivery of the air, 'Nella
1atal dl RImini memorable guerra,''-whch
relates how, after being saved from death by
Gennaro, Orslnl is visi ed by the apparition of
what one of the Operatic English versions of
Lucrez5o BOTyid describes as "a gigantic old
man, clad IN black robe However, as
might have been expected, it was not until the
scene where the famous drinking song I'll Sc
gretO per esser felice," occurs that the success
OF the new conner was decided. Here Mdlle.
Carl exhibited both dramatic spirit and local
fiuency, wisely RETAINING, by the way, from
any, attempt at Initiating that wonderfully
prolonged and wonderfully rounded off shake
on the high note, just before the last return of
the theme, with which Alboni used to move
the audience into extacies ofdelight and night
ly win double encore" There was no
high shake" in Mdle. Carts version of the
6rindisi (any more than there is in Donizetti's)
and no double encore" resulted; but the air
was well and unafiecledly sung, and the single
encore awarded to the last couplet was
hearty and unanimous"