The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-10
Art, Music and the Drama.

Mrs. Levy minnie Conway will appear as a
soprano in her husbands new troup.
The anniversaries of the births of Donizetti,
Bellini, Spontni and Carafa, and of the deaths
of Mendessohn, Rossin Click and Schubert
occur this month
Henry j. Byron is expected to visit America
during 1876, with Mr. George Colman and Miss
Emily Fowler. They are to proceed in July
on tour through the States, returning to the
London Olympic about Christmas next year.
The Paris correspondent of Appleton's Jour-
nal says that Mile. Schneider forgave the di.
rector with whom she had the lawsuit recently,
and who replaced her by Mile. Aimee. 81 can
not go against Scripture" she said, hi sera
beaucoup pardonn6 parce gull Amee."
Charles Mathews, the celebrated English dra-
matte author and actor, is seventy-two years
old, lacking few weeks. He has been forty
years on the stage. OF late years his voice has
lost power but in every other respect he seems
to be as hearty as ever He is now on a pro-
fessional visit to India.
A correspondent of the New York Sun asserts
that Miss Kimberly, who was said to be the
author of the words and music of II Want to
be an Angel" cannot lay claim to the air. 1t
is borrowed from the Spanish, and as long back
as thirty years it was played in Havana by the
military bands, with the peculiar movement so
much affected by Gottschalk in 'Bamboula"
and other compositions of Creole origin.
1t appears that the six pictures recently ex-
hibited at the Goupl Gallery, comprising speci-
menssby Alma Tadema, Meissonnier, Jules
Breton, and other celebrated artists, and which
drew so large a concourse of spectators. were
shipped to the purchaser, Mr.. Stebbins, of Par
is, on the unfortunate steamer L'Amerique.
They are, however, insured for SCI, 900 in gold,
so that the owner will sustain no pecuniary
loss.
Miss Susan Denim, the actress, died in Bluff
ton, Ind, last Saturday, from the effects of
fall received while playing Leah" in Indiana
polis three weeks ago. Miss Denim was born
in Lombard street, Philadelphia, March %
1885, and her debut on the stage was made in
that city, as the Child, in "Pizarro'; both soc
and her sister Kate afterward appearing at the
National Theatre as dancing fairies The sis
ters, few years later, met with much success
in starring tour through the country. Miss
Denim and her sister were among the first stars
that visited California. OF late years she has
been travelling through country towns with
company of her own.
1t may not be generally known that the
only Italian opera company at present in this
country is under the management of Miss
Adela Phillips. The troup includes eight
or ten excellent artists, several of whom have
appeared with Miss Phillips for the first time
in hiscountry. Miss Phillippss sister Matilda,
recently appeared as La Cenenentola in Ros.
sinis opera with brilliant success. The Rich
mond Inquirer says of her, ''Miss Matilda Phil
lipps was surprise. True, much was expected
of her. but it can be justly said that she fulfilled
expectations. Her voice is a remarkably pure
and melodious contralto, of wide range, and
peculiarly effective both in the upper and lower
registers. Until the last act there was hardly
an opportunity of judging of her vocal powers;
but when she finally came forward, arrayed for
the first time in her queenly robes, she thrilled
her auditors with ar outburst of melody that
captiyated all. An encore was insisted upon,