The Portland daily press., 1874-12-18
The De HIurska Concert.

A large and fashionable audience gathered
at City Hall last evening to look at and listen
to Mile lima De Murska the great artistic
whose phenomenal voice has earned for her the
title 'the legitimate successor of Jenny Lind"
People came with high anticipations, and left
with words of extravagant praise upon their
lips. r.
Mile De MuraSka is q singular looking
woman. Her frame is Slender, she is fragile
looking, there is not even a suspicion of color
in her ghostly pale face, her hair is nearly
white, and her dark blue almost purple eyes,
look coal black by gas light, and are in start
ling contrast with her blonde skin and hair.
Her phenomenal voice, the great range OF
which enables her to easily surmount the high
est notes of the scale, has been so extensively
written about that it needs no description.
She made her first appearance in the familiar
ssBel raggio" from the "Semramide," which
is admirably suited to her voice. In this num-
Der she not only exhibited rare technical merit,
but deep and inspiring refinement OF senti'
ment as WELL In response to storm OF ap-
plause she gave simple Hungarian song. her
second number was with Ferranti in the duet
"Crispinoe Ia comare," brilliant piece OF exc
cution, and given with fine dramatic power. Sig
nor Ferranti is suffering with severe cold, and
was horribly hoarse, but was, as usual, full OF
hilarity and fun. On account of his indisposi-
ton he was excused from second appearance,
though certain ill-mannered people in the au-
dience continued to call for him until they
were Kissed down. Mile De Murska's third
and last number was Gounod's Gave Maria"
with violin obligato by Monsieur Sauset,
and with Signor Braga with the cello and
Madame Sauret at the piano. Mile De
Murska's perfect phrasing, and breadth, express
sion and finish of style were very noticeably
displayed.
Madame Carreno-Sauret looked more ma
tronly than when here in in.. her maiden estate,
but was as brilliantly and darkly beautiful as
ever. She appeared with Sauret and Braga in
a trio in c minor from Mendelssohn, in fan
taisie upon Don Juan with her husband, and
alone in nocturne from Chopin, playing with
refined taste and pleasing grace of style.
Herr Habelmann received cordial welcome
and most enthusiastic recognition. His re-
markably strong, clear and sweet tenor created
quite furore, and in,response to an encore to
his first number, Abt's "Verlegenheit," he gave
the "Geliebte." His second encore was an
English song, in which his fine phrasins was
conspicuously apparent.
Signor Braga played with much feeling
and delicacy of sentiment, and exhibited COM
plete command over the finger board of his
cello. Ee was very warmly greeted, and was
pursuaded to appear again in response to an
importunate encore.
Monsieur Sauret exhibited the perfect into
nation, brilliant execution, and general mas
terry over the violin, for which he is justly cele-
brated But he lacks that indescribable some
thing, certain personal force, which goes to
the making up of great maestro
In place of the Fantaise de Ballet set down
for him on the programme he gave Ballade
Polanoise by Vieuxtemps
Signor Mario played what accompaniment
fell to his lot with spirit and correctness.
As WHOLE the concert was one Of the best
ever given in Portland, and has added another
to the number of excellent musical entertain
ments given by the Army & Navy Union.