The Portland daily press., 1875-03-12

mas much OF the talent of her great sister Ra-
chei, nut none of that strange creatures incor-
rect habits, while she is of frail physique, as
| Rachel was.
| Offenbach is ffty-four years old. He looks
very unlike the idea one forms of him while
listening to his compositions. A slightly built.
refned-looking gentleman. with general as
pect of ill-health and of acknowledgement is
the outward presentment of the composer of
Genevieve de Brabant." Up TO this time he
has written some eighty operas, comprising
| $50 acts.
| MADDOX Brown, the English pre- Raphaelite
artist, has recently completed an oil painting
titled "Byron's Dream" 1t represents Byron
at the age of 16 or II years, seated with the
lady of his love- Miss Chaworth, on hill in
Amnesty park. Miss Chaworth has rich, au-
burn-tinged hair, which falls over her should
ers; her gray straw hat is danged by It's pink
ribbons from her right hand She is looking
out for her lover, Mr.. Musters, who married
her about year afterward, and who is per-
ceptible at a considerable distance below, gal.
loping toward her; he is in hunting costume,
and waves bis handkerchief as he nears the
hill. The left hand of Miss Chaworth Is light
ly touched by Byron's left. Byron, with part
ed lips, contemplates fxedly her straining,
half-averted face. His head, with its closely
curling bright-brown hair, is uncovered; his
straw hat lies on the ground, along with dog
whip. The young lords celebrated Newfound-
land dog, Boatswain, black and white, is
couched at his feet.
Rogers, the sculptor, is at work upon a statu-
ette of The Shaughraun and his dog Tatters, to
be presented 10 Boucicault.
Kingsley's "Hypatia" has been dramatised
by w. G. Wills, and the leading role win be
played in London by lady who recently made
sensation under the name of Mrs. Fairfax.
The Cecilia society and the Harvard SYM
phony association Of Boston have produced
Schuman's paradise and the PERI" for the
first time in this country before the public,
though the Parker club gave 1t at private
concert in 1863 The Advertiser thus describes
the effect of the work on the audience that
crowded the Music hall: cat the end Of tho
first part it was plain that the audience was
little disappointed and just little weary; the
second part brought with it general lighting
up of faces, following the awakened and
quickened interest; and at the close of the can
tata-scanty as the applause had been-ths
sense of satisfaction was evidently deep and
general. This is as might have been expected.
There is certain strangeness, far-off quality
in Sehuman's genius, a remoteness from the
beaten track of human thought and feeling.
which is seldom attractive or comprehensive
at first. With familiarity comes admiration,
and, soon after, sympathy. The truth and
beauty of his music is less upon the surface
than it is-we think we may say-wlth any
other great composer. For the best traits Of
| this masters mind and his writings are deli
cacy, poetic insight, and rare and strange
subtilty-traits which naturally lie below the
superficies" The performance was called Of
remarkable merit Mrs. Fl. M. Smith, Miss
tia Welsh (whose singing 10 described as
'an absolute revelation of beauty") and
George l.. Osgood were the principal soloists.