The Portland daily press., 1879-10-22

and recently known as the tenor of the Pap
penheim troupe, while his voice is worn and
in passages sinks almost to a whisper, yet he is
most artistic in his methods, and, in concerted
music was at times brilliant. His rendering
of Wallace's air "Star of Love-" introduced in
the second act, was sung with a fervor, power
and style that displayed hardly any of his
voices defects, and all of its Beauties and was
most heartily encored
Misses Schirmer and Poole respectively dis
played beautiful voices, as Catarina and
Diana. Miss Schirmer's flexible soprano IS
especially adapted To this ford music, and
she also introduced a Tyrolienne by Mr.. Ad,
ans and Balfe's '1m merry, merry ZulgCra,
receiving persistent recalls after each. MISS
Poole possesses q contralto that was heard 10 nile
advantage in the trio in the. third act with
Miss Schirmer and Mr.. Hay Mr.. Felch was
good Rebolledo. The choruses were all rem
dered with precision, and while occasionally
little rough, and the climaxes ended rather
abruptly still they were as rule very wen
given The acting was not as good as lne
singing but nobody expects fine acting from
opera artists and it was good enough, mucn
better than most companies. There was per-
haps little stiffness to the courtlers III the
salon of the palace, but taken as whole we
shall not often see as good representation Oh
English opera in Portland Mr. Mulaly led
his orchestra with skill and, if his foot was
heard at times. it was more to prevent errors
than to rectify them. We have no doubt that
the troupe will do well at the Globe Theatre.
ART PICTURES.
Another good house greeted the hospital en-
tertainment last night, and tho undertaking
is probably pecuniary success. Some OF the
successful hits of the previous night were re-
peated Bobby Shaftoe was received with en-
thusiasm and his pretty bride received a hearty
encore in her solo, which was rendered charm
ingly Cochette, the countryman at the art
gallery, and the fan drill were equally well
received in the second rendering. Little Jack
Horner danced his hernppe without the
tableaux, and was loudly called for. Titians
Daughter, the Chocolate Girl and Lii with her
dove, from the Dresden gallery were again
given and again encored, as was also DIANA
Vernons. OF the new pictures, Consolation
and ''Sewing on the Button" were particularly
fine The Child's dream of nursery lore, gave
a series of pictures, Cinderella, Goody Two
Shoes, Bopeep, Golden Locks, Morgiana,
Bluebeard's wife and sister Anne, Enchanted
Princess, etc., which were lovely pictures,
though hardly characteristic enough for the
audience to catch them all, but Mr.. Bartlett
troubles himself less about the sentiment OF
the picture than the color and posing, ana
many of his effects are marvellous. 1t is well
worth while to have him here once year to
get hints in artistic effects for our home enter
tainmentS.
FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
The tickets are selling rapidly for the per-
Torrance of GA Fool and His Money to be
presented tonight at Portland Theatre by
William Warren and several members of the
the Boston Museum company. The farce OF
"a Comical Countess" will also be given. The
Boston Journal says:
ga Fool and His Money proved in
humorous dialogue and situations one OF the
brightest things from this prolific playwright.
Like "Our Boys" and, indeed most OF Byron's
comedies, it depends for effect mainly on spicy
and epigrammatic dialogue 1t has, however,
the additional merit of seizinga striking theme
for hnmor, in the circumstances OF a servant
suddenly put in possession of his masters
wealth, and an heir presumptive descending
to the post of footman The idea, though
not new, affords ample scope for broad and
original humor. Mr.. Warren in the part OF
the butler, "Chawles," who has met the sud
tune, was the life of e.piece. A droller or
more mirth-provoking performance has not
been given in Boston for many day. Ii Mr..
Warren had never given us a more whimsical
and altogether enjoyable embodiment than
this, he nightly fairly take rank among the
leFSUlOSU VI COilCuldllo.
THE EMMA ABBOTT COMPANY.
To-day at 8 o'clock the sale of seats for the
performance of the Emma Abbott Opera
Company will commence at Army Navy
Hall. The names of the principals and the
opera that will be presented will be found in
our amusement column.
The stage director OF the Emma Abbott COM
pany has been telling tales out OF school,. He
says, about the getting of the chorus: Miss
Abbott is so awfully particular she insists up
on combination OF voices and virtue NOW,
any one who knows about collecting chorus
knows how hard that is. 1t seems as II all the
good singers had a spice of the devil in them,
and the screechy ones are angels OF innocence;
but Miss Abbott says "Now. mind, I'm not
going to have a chorus that pairs off like turtle
doves as soon as we are on the road but men
and women who know how to behave them
selves"
''And how did you succeed? asked your cor
respondent
'iWell, /" said Mr.. Tams, Frightening, mp,
sit was pretty tough work, but out OF 2oo APP
plcants succeeded in picking out number,
branded them on the brow V. |. Virtue and
innocence), and turned them over to Miss Alb
bolt; but don't want such another ]ob, ne
ended, with decided shake OF the head
THE ExILEs.
The Boston Theatre company will produce
the Exiles at Portland Theatre next Monday.
They will bring the scenery, dogs and all the
paraphernalia with them. Tickets VIII De
ready Thursday morning.
THE LONDON OPERA COMPANY.
The London Opera Company, advertised to
appear at Portland Theatre Friday and Satur-
dav, changed their route and notified Manager
Curtis, yesterday they would not be here. The
money taken for tickets will be refunded.