The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-02
DAILY PRESS.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1871.
Clara Louise Kellogg Singing TO the Ta-
same.
PORTLAND.

Clara Louise Kellogg Singing 10 the Ia
sane.
During her visit to Hartford, last week
Miss Clara Louise kellogg and her troupe vol
unteered to give Datinal entertainment I,
the inmates of the insane retreat, which cam,
Off on Thursday afternoon, and the feature.
of which are thus described: 1
Miss Kellogg, with her sharp, grlish ewes
feil Tor moment to studying the different
characters composing her audience On the
'front.' seat there were three or four Jadv ma
u 'sle1ts, very young and beautiful, and elegant
ly dressed, They might grace prosee1ium
box on any grand opera night. Their dia-
monds sparkled brightly, even at midday. and
they gosslped and laughed just as all intelli-
gent ladies do at the opera. Further back in
tne nall We're many interesting characters
men whose only fault was their organs of NH.
loprogenltlveness, or their bumps of destruc-
tlveness too much for their bumps of con.
scientlousness. The facial expressions and
queer attitudes assumed by some of them
formed an interesting study. Some were
downcast and sedate, like rocks after hard
days work in the midst of an equinoctiaI
storm; while others hung their heads to one
side, like the pensive drake as he stands oa
the bank thinking of the numerous young
family sporting in the brook, and wondernS
how he is going to be able to bring them ali
up, and teach them to walk in the path a
proper duck or drake should go. Randolfi
and Fessenden opeIed the concert with Lhe
duet from MARTHA" singing in their best
style. Miss Kellogg then went upon the stage
and sang the "Polenaise" from 'sMgnon." As
soon as the last clear notes had been sung she
looked up to the ceiling and said, 'This is
splendid hall to sing in" Up to this time the
audience had been quiet and dignified, save
the ladies OF the front seat, but this artless
expression OF the favorite drought down the
house." She was encored on the spot, and
when she at last descended from the stage the
little hall was fairly shaken with applause.
Randoli then sang Beloved Eye" and Fes-
sender followed with "You and II Miss
Kellogg then chatted with the pianist in Ital-
ian, AID Carozzi struck the accompaniment to
the Hunting Tower duet, which was sing
by the tenor and baritone. Miss KelllooS
then sang her favorte French laughing song.
accompanying herself on the piano. The pa
tients nearly went into Mysteries over this,
and the singer seeing the effect laughed all
the more naturally, till the other members of
the troupe declared she had never sung so
well before. Several more selections were
sung, and the pianist showed his skill in So
10 performance, after which the audience re-
tired perfectly happy. DR.. Butler remarked
that Miss Kellogg's medicine was better than
any In his dispensary, and only regretted that
it was so scarce an article. He then conduct
ed the party through the spacious building,
and took them out ON balconies where the
landscape views were gorgeous. Several of
the lady inmates were introduced to the
American prima donna, who conversed with
them as any lady would speak with another