The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
COLES CIRCUS.

To-day's Coles Australian circus will ex-
hibit in this city. We have. SO fully set forth
the many advertised attractions, and copied SO
extensively the glowing notices from ex-
changes in regard to the superiority of this
menagerie and circus over others, that it
would seem unnecessary to do more. There
will probably be a large attendance from the
country as well as the city. The procession
will take place at 10 a. m. The performances
at and p. m. at the foot of Green street.
KELLOGG CONCERT.
Thursday, the goth, the grand Kellogg con-
cert will be given at City Hall. The advance
sale has been large at Stockbridges. The
Boston Journal says of the concert given at
Music Hall:
.sThe fair prima donna has returned to us
with all her brilliant powers OF voice, and her
singing on this occasion aroused great enthusi-
asm. The other members of her concert COM
pany also shared literally in the hono-s OF the
evening. The audience was by much too
kind, in fact, encoring nearly everything, SO
that fifteen numbers became twenty-five, and
a concert which should have ended before 10
o'clock was prolonged until twenty minutes
past thatAhour. That the recall were not al
WAYS discriminating was shown by the fact
that one of the best things of the whole con-
cert Mr.. Adamowskis tine rendering OF Sar-
recognition accorded to sdozen other num-
bers. The concert company is certainly one OF
the strongest that has come before our public
for many seasons. 1t includes besides Miss
Kellogg, Miss Ala Pease, contralto, Signor
Brignoli, tenor, Signor Tagliapletra, baritone,
pianist, and Mr.. Adolph Close, accompanies"
DONNA JuANITA.
Mains opera troupe in donna Juanita" at
rrtt- orrAt araon
on the 18th, 18th and 10Th. Speaking of Mrs.
Barry in the principal role the Boston Globe
says:
ssThe writer had the pleasure of witnessing
the above named opera in Munich, the pre-
sentation of donna Juanita" being long
time previous to its first performance In bos-
ton. 1t is something to be unaffectedly proud
of, such an excellent rendering OF a difficult
work, and especially SO since the performance
outranked those in the German capitals.
"Donna Juanita" was given many times dur
ing the season of 1S8081 at the Carl Theatre
(the Court theatre) in Munich, under the di-
rection of Franz Tewele. The Rene Dufaure
of the Munich cast was the charming and
pretty Fraulein Schlager, an artlste as unllke
in personnel to Mrs Barry as could well be. lt
is not too much to say, admirable as the frau
lein Schlagers impersonation was, that Mrs.
Barry's presentation is emlnentiy superior.
Possibly this is not true as regards the musical
performance-for the Fraulein Schlager pos.
sesses phenominally lovely contralto voice
but in action and development OF the charac-
ter Mrs. Barry stands out easily superior to her
German sister artistic. The hoydenish and
mischievous requirements OF the role OF Rene
seem especially to fit Mrs. Barry's powers
while in the heroic moments of the perform.
ances a coupling of grace with ,manllness
is made which is not one Whit snort OIL tne
highest excellence"
"My Partner" at Portland Theatre the 14th
and 18th.
Mliss, the Vokes family, Grayson opera COM
pany and patience" will be in Portland this
season.
At the Kellogg concert the quartette from
Rigoletto will be sung by Miss Kellogg, Miss
Pease, Signor Brignoli and Signor Tagiapie-
ira. Half fares will be taken on Maine Cen
trail, Grand Trunk and Portland q Rochester
roads. There was good sale OF tickets yes
terday.
The Boston journal says, speaking of the
concert in the Bay State course:c"The great
feature of the evening was Miss Cary's sing
ing She appeared, on coming upon the stage,
to be suffering from a slight cold, but her
voice showed no effect of it, being. as beautl-
fully clear, strong and resonant as 1t has ever
been heard. She sang first song from Max
Bruch's "Odysseus," and in response to an
encore gave Scotch ballad with great sweet
ness and beauty. The first thing in the enter
tainment was her singing of Sullivan's beauti-
fol song 'The Lost Chord" with piano and
organ accompaniment, which was grandly
given and aroused the audience to such APP
plause that it had to be repeated. Her rem
dering of the strong finale of this song was as
if inspired, and to be forever remembered"
Speaking of Rossi's Hamlet the same paper
says:-"Rossi has natural physical advantages
in this particular role. The most striking inn
preston of his Hamlet would seem to be its
unity as conceived, a noticeable consistency OF
thought and histrionic force welding the per-
Torrance into complete whole. The charac-
ter is studied in the fullness OF its meaning
throughout, and every phase and expression is
made subservient to the model preconceiyed
Rossi's Hamlet is not mosaic of strong dra-
matte effects arranged at intervals, but is an
even current flowing on as with a purpose IN
its proper channel and swelling in fullness and
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