The Portland daily press., 1881-05-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

THE CARY-THOMAs CONCERT ABANDONED.
The Cary-Thomas concert will, probably,
have to be abandoned This is not through
any fault of Mr.. Ira G. Stockbridge, but, ap-
parently, through some quarrel of the parties
in Boston. Miss Cary, through her Maine
agent, Mr.. Stockbridge, had arranged for a
concert in Portland on the 18th of May. She
had always been DESTROYS of singing in con-
cert in Portland with the Thomas orchestra
and, therefore, when her Boston agent, Miss
Ober, made arrangements with Mr.. A. Z.
Peck, the agent of Thomas orchestra, to give
joint concert on the above date in this city
Mr. Stockbridge, in most gentlemanly man
ner, sacrificed his own interests for the fuf-
therance of the desired object. The public in
Portland, quick to respond to the great attrac-
ton offered, came forward and bought up all
the seats except very few, which wonld
have been disposed of by Monday next.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Stockbridge received
kilograms from Miss ODER and Mr.. Peck to the
effect that the concert would be given up,
Miss ODER saying Miss Cary was at his DISPOSE
ton if he wanted her: Mr.. Stockbridge could
get no reason for this course from the parties.
OF course, under the circumstances, Miss Ober
and Mr.. Peck are guilty of very shabby con-
duct, and the Portland public will remember
it, A concert may be arranged for Miss Cary
with other talent, but this is not probable UNI
less Miss Cary changes the determination ex-
pressed by her to the effect that she will not
sing accompanied by a piano. All through
this affair Mr.. Stockbridge has been very gem
tlemanly, and he is entitled to sympathy and
support on the part of our public. Later in
the day Mr.. Peck telegraphed he was trying to
get Nine. GerSter and other talent to fill the
gap, but what Portland bought their tickets
for was the pleasure of hearing the Thomas
orchestra
On Friday evening, May 9th, Miss Lolita
will appear at Portland Theatre as MAY
Wildrose," in her new play of "Heart-Ease,'
and on Saturday evening the charming spec
ialty play of Musette will be given. New mu-
given and two packed houses will greet the
universal favorite. The sale of tickets will
commence at Stockbridge's on the 10Th inst.
The recent musical festival at New York was
moderate financial success, and the profits are
now estimated, although the accounts are not
yet all made out, as $4,000 andperhaps $4,000.
The result is considered gratifying, inasmuch
as the giving of the festival was an expert
ment, and Dr. Damrosch's associates are SO
pleased with it that they have formed an in
corporated society for the purpose of repeating
these performances in years to come. The
chorus, also, has taken steps to preserve its Or
ganization. Nine. Gerster received nearly
one half of the whole sum paid to the solo
singers; her charge was $1,000 for five concerts.
Campanini was paid $4,000. Miss Cary came
next on the list The cost of the organ was
$1,000 The receipts of the festival were about
$4,000.
Signor Tagliapietra and several other MEM
bers of the italian opera company to which he
belongs have been in the clutch of New Jersey
Justice. They were so delighted with New
castle, Del, where they sang on Friday last,
that they determined to speud two or three
days there. On Sunday they went fishing in
the river with as much innocence as is consis-
tent with violation of the fourth command
ment, but they had only just got their tackle in
order when the New Jersey fisheries police boat
swooped down upon the unsuspecJing baritone
and his friends and carried them off to Salem
for trial Upon the assurance that all charges
and damages would be paid the prisoners were
allowed to depart on Monday morning.
A dispatch from Lowell to the Boston Jour
nal says that Miss annie Louise Cary had en-
gagged to sing in the AmDhion's annual concert
there Thursday night, but having, on her way
there. seen in an evening paper the death of
an intimate friend, she returned directly to
Boston, causing serious disappointment to
the club and the large audience