The Portland daily press., 1876-03-28
Art, Music and the Drama.

Aimee IS coming over again in June. She
and any number of others will play at Pnia-
delphia.
The Boston Handel and Hayden society il
making ready for complete performance of
the st. Matthew passion music of Bach, April
o.
The setting by Berlioz of Shakespeare's s
"Much Ado About Nothing" as an opera,
under the title of Beatrice and Benedick," has
been performed at Welmar to oblige Listz
They are ''reviving'' Berlioz at the crystal
palabe concerts in London.
The sold Man of the Mountain in the
Franconia Notch, is to be be represented at the
Centennnial by q painting by David johnson,
the New York artist. The painting belongs to
Richard Taft, of the profile House. 1t is the
largest landscape Mr.. johnson has ever painted,
being five feet high, and about four feet wide.
Mile. Belocca, the famous Russian contralto
who short time ago made her debut in Paris
in Italian opera, leaves Europe under an en-
gagement with Mr.. Strakosch, and will make
her debut in the Royal Academy of Music on
Easter Monday. At the same time Miss Min
ME Hauck will be heard, and an opportunity
will be afforded the public of New York TO see
European studies.-MuSic Trade ReUie,o.
A forthcoming new play by Mr.. d. R. Locke
and Mr.. Charles Gayler hes frequently been
mentioned in the newspapers, The piece is
called "Iuflation." and as Mr. Locke is its
chief author it is entirely proper that the
scene should be laid at the familiar "Confedrit
x Roads" and that the portly Petroleum V.
Nasby should be the principal character
When this play is first produced at the Buffalo
Academy of Music on the 9th of March, Mr..
John W. Jennings, will impersonate Nasby.
Two or three years ago the picture of the
season at the English Royal Academy exbibi
tisn was Mr. Millais's "Hearts are Trump PSI
three young ladies playing whist in con-
servatory. The young ladies were the three
Misses Armstrong, and their father having
lately failed, this portrait group was sold
fortnight since by auction, fetching the COM
paratively small sum of $65OO. 1t is reported
that the artist received $25 900 for the work
Miss Nelson is winning no end of praise in
London for her spirited acting in Tom Tay-
lor's new play of "Annie Boleyn;" but the
critics are growing in q shocking way at the
pretty Mrs. Rousby's personation of "Marie
Stuart at another thaater. They beseech her
to rescue her acting from the clutches of trav-
esty. Both these ladies have been supposed to
rely chiefly for their ''effects'' on their good
looks and their good clothes, but Miss Nelson
has certainly the advantage when real acting
ability comes to be considered She is to appear
as "Annie Boleyn" next season at Booths,
New York.
Julius Eichberg recommends that musical
children begin violin practice when nine or
ten years of age, never at that time playing
more than 45 minutes daily. They should
previously be able to read music, as the COM
bnation of this instruction with the other is
too severe task. Contrary to the popular
idea, Mr.. Eichberg says that in many cases
extremely long arms and fingers are an abso-
luto hindrance, to violin playing; too finely
tapering fingers are also unfavorable. Many
young pupils, he says, shirk the use of the
fourth finger on account of its shortness and
lack of strength, In order TO overcome this,
very great mischief is often done to the pupils
hand by inexperienced teachers. There is
danger that, by special and fatiguing practice
this finger may be stiffened forever.
The Palette Club of New York was organized
In the following manner: A number of artists
about twenty -fve-agIeed to meet every
Saturday night and subscrib twenty-five cents
each TO buy keg Of beer. Over the beer they
discussed art tropics, and had jolly good time.
After awhile the club grew in size and popular
ity, and the New York Academy made an eft
fort to crush it, but failed, and afterwards
number of the Academy members actually
Joined the "persecuted club The Fraternity
was regularly organized, and the initiation fee
of $5 was charged, with monthly subscrip-
tion of 81, Now the intiytion fee is S25, hav.
ing been gradually increased from $5 to that
sum, and its membership is up in the hundreds.
Cooper Institute receives all its art professors
from the Palette Club. AT its monthly soirees
all the fresh pictures by the artist members are
exhibited.