The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-13

Nine ROze has within the past two years
aenieVed the highest rank among.dramatic Sc
pranos, and two prima donnas of the first order
would be more than any manager in America
would venture out with. Nine. Rose sings the
TietJens repertoires, which includes the greatest
and most tragic roles. Mile Albani maintains
her standing IN the opera, and has been a great
er favorite in London than ever. She has been
or late winning tIiumphs in oratorio in the
great towns of Norwich, Birmingham and Bris-
tol Mime, Ethelka Gerster Gardini, who rose
like star at the beginning of the London sea-
son, has been considerably deprecated of late
10 make up for the first Over-rating of some
enthusiasts. She is Hungarian and only 20,
very pretty, with childlike face, large lam
pent eyes, and beautiful hair hanging down her
shoulders in heavy braids. Her voice Is won
derful but not yet formed nor is her acting.
but, If she is not ruined by unwise manage.
ment, she will probably be great singer
The 'lost arms of the Venus of Milo have
plainly enough not been found yet NJ. Dous-
sault, who met Brest, the discoverer of the
Venus in Athens, 30 years ago, has published
in Paris sketches made under Bresfs direction
OF the statue and the arms as unearthed. The
arms were lying at the foot of the statue; and
the left arm which was bent. held an apple in the
hand, while the right appeared to have stretched
doWn to grasp the drapery. Toe latter Is the
arm that was Host; of the, former, the Louvre,
1T is believed, possesses two fragments.
An art dealer in Chicago who was anxious
to exhibit Moore's picture of The Almeh; or
Dancing Girl of the Alhambra, has finally de-
cided that some portions of it are little too
suggestive to suit the taste of the dilettanti of
that city, and therefore declines it. 1t is now at
tne studio OF the artist, but will shortly be
sent to San Francisco for exhibition.
Theodore Thomas will henceforth stay in
Man VonIr,
May to September between Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis.
RosenthaPs new picture, "a Boarding School
Alarmed, has been on exhibition IN Berlin,
where it was much admired. 1t will be in the
United States in few weeks, and will proba-
Dly be exhibited in Boston at some time during
the present season. 1t is owned in San Fran
cisco.
The Dutch and Belgian artists have opened
in the Hague an exhibition in water-colors
which Is said to give a good representation Of
the style of art now popular with them. The
pictures are all marked by chilliness and ab-
sence of warm color which makes a somewhat
dreary impression. There are no blue skies,
but the skies are all dark and heavy, and
scarce a ray OF sunlight is to be found At the
same time there is much delicacy of touch and
good appreciation of color, if the color be
only in low tone.
New American comedies are coming Petro-
leum V. Nasty Locke and Mr.. Richardson of
the.New York Independent are collaborators in
one which is to be putlupon the Boston stage in
the fall A. G. Riddle a Washington lawyer
and novelist has written anotherea satire on
| society at the capital. The Literary World
which tells us these things recommends the
Erckmann- -Chatrian novel "Friend Fritz for
dramatzing; but that has already been done
in France, and the play translated from the
French and tried in English without success.
Maggie Mitchell has $4,000 worth of prop
erty at Long Branch, where she resides. She
is Al years old, aud has two children; her hus-
band, it is well known gave up his business in
Cleveland to become her manager and steward,
which furnishes work enough for one man.
| If stop practicing for one day, notice 1t in
my playing; if stop two days my friends no.
tce it; II stop three days, the public notice it,
-V0R BuLoD.
Isuppose you know that L recognize but one
| in music-namey Beethoven; all others are
| surroundings. gS.-Iheodore Thomas.