The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
WEBER CLUI

There was large audience present at City
Hall last evening and all appeared much
pleased with the entertainment The club
favored the audience with several selections,
and showed that they not only possessed good
voices but had been well drilled sby their in.
structor and conductor, Mr.. John Morgan.
They shaded their music well, and while they
did not get out quite as full tone in the forte
passages as might have been expected, there
pianissimo was excellent. They were several
times encored. The best number was "Hark!
the Merry Drum" (given by the Temple
Quartette lately in which tenor solo by one
of the members displayed fine voice and
much expression.
Nine. Criticos, is Portland lady, who we
understand, has resided in Italy several years,
where she received musical instruction, and
married an Italian gentleman. She has
voice of good compass and possessing some
good notes; voice that in the right hands
could be made a good deal of. Her style,
however, is crude; more like person who
has heard great deal of good singing but
doesn't know how to initiate It perfectly. Her
last selection, which lacked delicacy of deliv-
cry, was greeted with an encore. We have
not the least doubt that Nine. Criticos with
good teaching, good taste, and hard study,
would make an excellent singer.
Miss Margaret Bryant sang "The Jewish
Maiden by Kucken, superbly. IShe delivered
it with dramatic simplicity, and q pathos,
worthy of the highest praise. Her lvoice is a
rich naezzo-soprano, of two octaves compass.
and she possesses an admirable style In the
"Und Voce" of Rossini, she executed her diff
cult scales with a liquidity, and a cleanness,
that showed careful study and excellent
teaching, and not single note from the A to
G sharp was slurred. She was enthusiastical-
ly encored.
Miss BERTHE Webb showed remarkable exe-
cution for girl of her age. Her position was
good her bowling firm and graceful, her tone
full and strong. She played the difficult sew
enth air of De Beriot with skill and with deli
cacy of touch. She was encored after all her
numbers.
Mr.. Watts voice did not appear to as good
advantage as usual. He possesses noble
bass but last night it sounded rather smoth-
cred. He can sing great deal better than he
did. He was encored however. a4
Mr.. Kotzschmar accompanied acceptably.
DEACON CRANKETT.
The Albany Argus, speaking of "Deacon
Crankett, ,, says:
Mr.. Habberton could not have used the bril-
liant talents God has given him to better pur-
pose than in writing Deacon Crankett" as
pure, as elevating play as ever was penned.
It contains not the slightest taint or breath or
suspicion of the questionable immortality that
heretofore has seemed to be inseparable from
which this beautiful idyl Indignantly refutes.
No one can witness deacon Crankett'' with
out feeling nobler and better for it. Full of
the motives that move, and the purposes that
actuate modern men and women, its tone and
tendency, through every line, and in every
scene, are as pure as purity itself.
Joe Wheelock has gained an enviable repu-
tation in this play for his Joe Thatcher. The
tickets are selling rapidly and Friday night
will see q fine audience at New Portland The
tre. $50 i 4l. r. ~
HOSPITAL CONCERT.
The concert which will be given at Union
Hall in aid of the Maine General Hospital to-
night will be worthy of our best musical tai
ent. The following will be the programme:
Mrs Goudy, Mrs. Chase, Mr.. stoekbridg,,
Mr.. Coyle
- Mr.. Noyes. ''''''''''' '''~
The Nightingales are Singng.... ........Abt
Miss Bryant.
Piano Solo--Carnival Sport at Venice Schumann
Miss Blanchard.
Yeoman's Wedding Song .....-...... .Poniatowski
Trio-Ye Shepherds Tell Me- ....... Mazzinghi
Mrs. Chase Mrs. Cloudy, Mr.. Coyle
McGregors Gathering. ........ ............... Lee
Mr.. Stockbridge.
Miss Webster.
The Two Grenaders. ............ ........ .Schumann
Mr.. Coyle.
All! SEstinto Ancor :. :. ........ Mercadante
Mrs. Morrison.
See the Pale Moon... .............. .Campana
Messrs. Stockbridge and Coyle.
TF y NOTES.
Prof. Soucier Twill give piano recital at
Rossini Hall on the afternoon of Dec. 15. The
programme will include selections from Liszt,
Chopin, and Gottschalk. Tickets for sale at
Stockbridge's.