The Portland daily press., 1875-03-17
Art, Music and the Drama.

Mr.. w. S. Gilbert has written a new three
act fantastic comedy
The present idol of the Paris stage Is Mile
Roussiel, and Nj. Arsene HOussaye says she
| will visit the United States within the next
twelve months.
| Mr.. Neuendorlf of the Stadt Theatre. New
York, seems to be the only musical manager
who promises great things for the next sea-
son. He has engaged already Nine. Pescha.
Leutner, Soprano and Theodore WachteI, ten
| or, and may have Brandt, contralto and Betz,
| basso.
| The London Observer says that Miss Eliza.
beth Thompson, author of the celebrated pig
ture, ''The Roll Call" is engaged upon an
other painting of which the subject will doubt
less afford good scope for her powers, namely,
1.-The Field of Quatre Bras" This action, 1t
will be remembered, began in field of rye,
and it is said that, with conscientiousness
worthy OF tbe pre- Raphaeltes, Miss Thomp-
son had crop galloped over in right military
fashion, to enable her to make true study of
| trodden corn.
The Lone House on the Bridge" is the cur
rent attraction at Hooley's Comedy Theatre,
| Chicago This old melodrama (from the Frenchl
which used to be very popular, contains two or
| three attempted murders and one actual muir
| der, number of abductions, case of arson,
| and hand.to-hand encounters innumarable.
| One remarkable feature of the play is that
the hero is killed twice during the course, and
| cheerfuly comes to life again each time.
John S. Moray is adapting the new Partisan
success, "Rose Michel" for the New York
| stage.
Sims Reeves, who by the way, is nearly 60, Is
thus talked of by a letter writer, who saw him
at Brighton "To look at Sims Reeves across
the pier, one might take him for 2j, but for the
| solidity and massiveness OF his figure, which
| de6antly divulges the passage Of more than the
| years of youth. His hair is so beautifully dark
so artisticaly swept in graceful curve over
white brow; his mustache droops so gracefully,
| hiding the subtler revelations of time about
| the month in veil of raven black. Seeing
him thus, one could easily fancy that the days
/ OF his triumphs were not yet ended days
| in which romantic young ladies smile en.icing-
| ly upon him, send bin bouquets, and sweet
| scented and idiotically -worded billets doux.
| But nearer we see that, il Sims Reeves has
quaffed of the fountain of youth, he was not
careful enough in the act to wipe tho muddy
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spray from his hair, or the white foam from
| his face. There they are yet, looking Cor all
| the world to those who have brought sharp
| American eyes in among the pomps and vani-
| ties of English fashionable life, like Batche-
lor's hair-dye and Iearl-powderI'
Mr.. Irving's Hamlet is criticised in q Lon
| don paper by q Puseyite correspondent, who is
| scandalized at the manner in which Ophelia's
funeral is conducted. 1t appears that the
| priest wears white cope and green chasuble,
| when he ought to be in simple black cope
and biretta. The crucifier also carries the pro-
cessional cross incorrectly, it being held side
ways, so that the shorter arm points straight
| in front of him.
1t is now stated positively that Madame AIDE.
lima Patti will visit the United States next fall,
under the aupices of Messrs. Max and Maui
rice Strakosch.
A letter from Rome says, "Liszt after long
| eclipse, has reappeared in the concert of the
Internationa. Art Club He played duet with
| NJ. Sgambati, his favorite pupil, already su-
| perior master Of the instrument. The music
was perhaps somewhat obscure as to sense, but
| striking, astonishing, marvellous as to execu-
ton. The applause was enthusiastic Liszt was
dressed as an able. His hair, which has be-
come quite white, is still very long. The eye
glass with which he followed the notes was
constantly falling. His touch is still prodi-
gy, and the keys seemed TO fly to the ends Of
his fingers. The ladies, in particular, were
rapt in admiring astonishment as they were
forty years ago."
| A Danish translation of Goldsmth's "She
| Stoops to Conquer has recently been acted at
Copenhagen. The translation was made in 1875,
| and is called (our readers will be glad to learn)
| 'Fejltagelserne'
| "rrinculo'' says in the Arcadidn that the COM
| mendation bestowed upon "The Shaughraln'
| is unquestionably merited. 1t has more acta-
BILE merit than any play Mr. Boucicault has
written for years. But the accident of an ex-
| traordinary cast had great deal to do with it.
| should like to get the opinion of somebody
who sees that play performed year from this
date in England. There hasn't been so nice an
adjustment of parts, and so many clever people
together to play them, in several seasons.
Fechter is playing in Philadelphia to full
houses, and with all his old fire and vgor.
Obenreizer, Claude Melnotte and Louis XI.
| have been acted.
'"The Creation will be the Easter oratorio
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| Zandt will be the soprano.
The new musical college, whose project If
| fulfilled, will rank New York with the first
cities ,f the world in this way, would seem TO
| he a fixed fact. None of the papers intimate
| who this benevolent person is, but a cores
| pondent of the Boston Advertiser tells US that
his property is in real estate in New York city,
and owing to the depression which has con-
| tinued since the panic, is not at present worth
| more than $5,OOO,OOO. The hippodrome build
| ing now covers the land which he intends to
buy, being the entire block between Madison
and Fourth avenues and Twenty-sixth and
| Twenty. seventh steets. The price is 81 600.
| 900; but negotiations are under way with the
vanderbts, by which 1t is hoped to get the
block more cheaply. The proposed building,
| which will cost about S500,OO0, will not cover
| the entire square, but will leave strip on
| Fourth avenue 200 feet long and 100 in depth
This will be used for stores and offices, not i'm
mediately connected with the conservatory.
| The founder of the institute, whose name still
| remains a mystery, is just so years of age,
| healthy and hearty old bachelor. His will is
| so arranged as to bequeath certain amount of
money to his relations, to be paid out of the
| yearly income of the estate. When the full
amount is paid, the interest will thenceforth
accrue to the college. He has chosen theodore
| Thomas, it is said, for the musical arrange
ment of his plans.
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