The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MISS MUTTON,

MISS MUTTON.
While Miss Thompson is an sdmirable &C.
tress, devoted to her art, and ader3s any char
acter she may assume, it is iu Miss Mutton that
her emotional powers find their broadcast scope
ard that she gives the fullest satisfaction to
those who attend the playhouse with much
the same interest that connoisseur visits q
gallery to gaze on a grand painting. There is
this difference, that in the former case one has
before him the living, breathing portraiture
and in the other only the skill of the Inner.
1t is unnecessary for US to go over all the vari-
GUS situations in which the actress rose to the
occasion and fairly electrified her audience; we
should only recapitulate what we said of the
representation last season. Suffice it to say she
was called before the curtain after every act
Her support appeared to better advantage Than
on any night since the engagement began. Mr..
Wooderson. who cannot play fop. did act
Monsieur BeliD. the old tutor. very we'll Miss
Lewis was a fair Nine. de Ia Tour, and Master
Dixie was very natural and easy Paul. Miss
Baker assumed the part of Jeanne creditably.
but she was a remarkably well-oeveloped child.
The aude nee was large and enthusiastic.
At the request of many of our leading cti-
zens, Miss Thompson will reappear in Portland
next Tuesday evening, as Parthenia in "Ingo-
mar" supported by Mr.. W. E. Sheridan. ore
of the best actors in the country, and, until last
week. the leading man of the Chestnut street
Theatre, Philadelpnia.
SONGS AND BALLADS
Miss Charlotte HAYES will deliver her lee
Friday evening. Speaking of the lecture the
Boston Advertiser says: The subject of her
lecture seemed to attract people, for this one,
next possib y, to Hymns and Carols, goes the
most to the heart The lecture was diversified
by the reading of several old ballads which she
gave with marked eff.c Her versatility was
shown in the reading of two Scotch ballads,
ooe pathetic and sad, called s'The Mitherless
Barn, and the other, arch and rollickiDg,
BE have yourseI Before Folk" She also read
another humorous Scotch poem, "Get up and
Bar the Door," Her dialect is good, her facial
expression fine, and her voice melody. 1t is q
delight simply to listen to her. Another
marked feature was her reading of an Iceland
ic poem, "Tbe Escape of Sir Vernon" which
cal portion was furnished by Mr.. John Orth,
who played aiNorwegian cradle song adapted
by himself for the piano, and Mrs. Ipsen of
Copenhagen, who sang several Swedish and
Norwegian sOrgS IN a manner which fairly
| electrified the audience.
Mrs. Fanny Halves will furnish the music at
the lecture in this city accompanied by Miss
| Adams.
NOTES.
Another Pinsfore COMPANY is coming. The
Laurent-Csrelli Company who were so success
| tul III the Ga,etg Thrater, Boston, have written
| for terms for City Hall, for Thursday. Friday,
| Saturday, May Is. 16 and H.
Mr. w s. Beckett is in thu city. He re =
| turned from Europe last week and will ma he
bis first appearance in concert. since his return,
at the benefit to Mr.. Mosenthal, leader of the
Mendelsohnn Glee Climb of New York. He
| sano Of 81 MARKS N last Sunday
The Amat-u rs will bring out Our Boys +" in
Portland Theatre, May 22d, 10 aid of benevo-
| lent object.
The Boston Pinsfore Company will appear
at City Hall pext Wednesday afternoon and
evening and Thursday evening.