The Portland daily press., 1881-09-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.



Tonight "Corinne's Merry Makers will ap.
pear at Portland Theatre in Audran's spark
ling opera of "Oivette." The Folio saws:
Little Corinne appeared at Oakland Garden
during the month of August. Among the
operas she appeared in was "Olivette," the inn
PRESERVATION she gave to the heroine being ex-
ceedingly clever and vivacious. She seems to
be under good training, and is saving her voice
in some OF the trying passages without marring
the effect" Her company is said to be very
good and includes little Leila Farrell OF this
city. Tickets are ready at the box office.
PASSIONS SLAVE.
Next Friday and Saturday John A. Stevens
and company will appear at Portland Theatre
in his play of Passions Slave,' which is said
to have had great run in New York and
elsewhere. On Saturday night the ''Un-
known" will be presented.
NOTES.
The Campfire" will be produced at City
Hall next Monday and Tuesday evenings.
. John Mccullough began his first engage
ment, since his return from Europe, in ST.
Paul last Monday night, the 9TH, playing Vir-
ginius to good house. j. Yorke Stevens, an
English actor. made his American debut as
member of Mr.. McCullough's company
Mr.. Henry B. Main has returned from
Europe, and his troupe will Immediately be-
gin rehearsal of "Quavita," the new opera,
which is TO be the novelty of this organiza-
ton season.
One incident in "Un Patriotic" NM. Oar
tets and Gerard's drama, founded on Cooper's
Spy" and now running at the Paris Gaitee,
would astonish American play-goerS. 1t Is the
rescue from prison of Lieut.. Duncan by two
friends disguised as monks This in the revo-
lutionary warl
We shall go to see Hobbies" with great
deal OF interest, since Jeanette Reifferth is to
be the fairy" of the piece. If Nat Goodwin
attempts to carry her off the stage on run
ring swoop, as he did slight Jennie Weathers-
by, something will break, and something more
than roars of laughter.
Most of the leading singers and artists have
left London. Nine Nilsson, accompanied by
her husband, nj. Rouzeaud, and Nine. Marie
Roze and her husband, Mr.. Henry Mapleson,
are Studying at Mont Dore. Mr. Arthur Sui
Ivan has been enjoying cruise with the
reserve squadron, as the guest of the
Duke OF Edinburgh Nine. Patti is
staying at Aix-les Bains, and Mr.. SAINT
ley has gone to Italy. Mr. Robert Browning
aud his sister started last week for the south Of
France, en- route for Vienna. "Oaida' is very
i'll with diphtheria in Paris. She is being very
tenderly nursed by an old Irish woman, who
is devoted to her. Miss Braddon (Mrs. Max
welD is at Broadstairs a place which is SO
much associated with the name of Charles
Dickens. She is hard at work on play for
the st. James Theatre, in which Mr. and Mrs.
Kendall and Mr.. Hare will appear.
Owing to some legal complications the full
import Of which has not been made public, the
name Of Mr.. G. A. Byrne was removed from
the editorial columns of the Dramatic News
last week, and it is reported that Mr.. Gus
Heckler has been placed in charge of the
paper. Mr. Byrne, it is said, intends, in con-
nection with Mr.. Leander P. Richardson,
starting another paper. to be called "The Dra-
matte Review
Says correspondent writing of the forth
coming production of Patience by the D.
Oyly Carte company: Miss Roche, who plays
the aesthetic Lady Jane, weighs in the neigh
borhood of 300 pounds, and has voice of
power in proportion Imagine this big lump
of woman sitting by the margin of lake, in
the sad moonlight, accompanying herself on
violoncelo''
Miss Kellogg's concert troupe is now
completed, and as officially announced, it
consists of Miss Clara Louise Kellogg So
prano; Miss Alta Pease, contralto; Sig
Brignoli, tenor: Mr.. T.. Adamowski yio-
linist; Herr S. Leibling, pianist, and bari
tone new to this country in the person of Sig.
Miranda who is said to possess an except ion
ally good voice and fine presence.