The Portland daily press., 1881-10-20
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE MAscorTE.

Last night Mains Opera Troupe appeared
in 1.-THE Mascotte' which had already been
produced In Portland by the Corinne Merry
Makers and thelIdeal Opera Troupe. 1t was
quite evident the company was not as familiar
with Audran's popular work as with those OF
Won Suppe. The prompter's services we're
more frequently called into requisition and the
conductor found good use for all his energies.
Notwithstanding the lack of drill and study
the opera received fair presentation, and
several of the numbers aroused great deal OF
enthusiasm.
The cast of the Mascotte did not include
either Miss Barry or Miss Reignard Both OF
these ladies enjoyed the performance from the
orchestra chairs. To Miss Rose Leighton was
assigned the role of Bettina, to Miss Reynolds
that of Fiametta. Mr.. Vincent Hogan was the
Pipno, Mr.. Cooper, Frederick, Mr.. Ryse, Lor-
EMO and Mr.. Van Hoaten, Rocco.
Miss Leighton was very pretty Bettina
and she acted with spirit. Her enunciation
was clear as bell. and, while her singing
lacked somewhat in shading, still she aender-
ed the music allotted to her very acceptaDly.
In the scene aid dance with Pippo in the sec,
ond act both received deserved encore, and
act, their voices were much better modulated
and the song was given with much better Ell
feet than in the first act where it was encored.
Miss Reynolds was good Fiametta.
Mr.. Hogan, the Pippo, possesses some very
sweet notes in his voice, and, if at times it
lacked strength, yet it was OF good quality.
He might have made rather more of the char
acter Mr., Ryse as Lorenzo, and Mr. Van
Houten as Rocco, were the life of the opera
with Bittina, and frequently CONFUSED the
NIr nod Ettla To do ocE rad-
eric, but did that little fairly. The choruses
were somewhat uncertain, and therefore the
ensembles lacked something in snap and hre;
the best OF them was that at the end OF the nrst
act, which was very well given, when the cur
tain was raised in response to the demand.
The delightful waltz in the first act failed
somewhat in effect The orchestra was good,
and the opera, although not as we'll costumed
as either ''Boccaccio'' or ''Juanita," was well
enough dressed. With frequent repetltions
the "Mascotte' will probably receive as excel
lent treatment as the other works in the COM
pany's repertoire.
We understand the company will return in
the spring when it is to be hoped twill be bet
ter patronized.
KELLOGG CONCERT.
This evening the Kellogg concert will draw
a large and brilliant audience to City Hall.
Miss Kellogg will. of course, receive cordial
welcome. All will want to hear Miss Pease,
the favorite Boston contralto. Adamowski,
the violinist, will be listened to VITA pleasure,
as will Herr Liebling, the pianist. Bri noli
will meet many old admirers.
sf'LISS.
Miss Anna Pixley. as "M'liss," is well
known to theatre goers here. Tomorrow
night she will crowd Portland Theatre with
her friends in this city McDonough, OF course,
will be Yuba Bill.
NOTES.
A correspondent makes the curious mistake
of seeing in Mrs. Barry the Jennie Winston
who did Boccaccio last year. and says that her
name has been changed by subsequent mar
rage. As there is difference of at least Is
years in the ages of the ladies,and as Mrs. Bar
ry has been known to concert goers here
abouts as Flora Gary and Flora Barry for at
least 20 years, it is droll that any such mistake
could be made
Mr.. Gardiner, advance agent for Oliver
Doud Byron, is in town. Mr.. Byron will be
here the 18th and 18th.