The Portland daily press., 1882-11-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA
THE LINGARDs.

Tonight the Lingards will open at Portland
Theatre for two nights, Alice Dunning Lin
gard appearing as Camille Our copious
extracts. from exchanges, from day to day,
have given our theatre going public good
idea of her success in the character. Mr..
Lingard will appear in his specialties
NOTES.
There will be concert at the hall of the Y
M. O. A. tonight for the benefit of the Abys-
sinian chufch. Some of the best of Portland 8
singers will participate, among others Messrs.
Samuel Thurston, John l.. Shaw and George
Thomas Mrs. Doten will read this evening
and Mr.. David Monitor on Tuesday evening
BARLEY Campbell's interesting play, entitled
"The Galley Slave" will be produced at Port
land Theatre next Friday evening by good
company. Mr.. Crones and Annie Ward Tiff
fanny will assume the leading roles.
"Laila,' pleasing operetta in three parts
which has been played In other places with
success, will be brought out in Mechanics Hall
next Wednesday evening, Nov. 10Th. Mrs.
Day has taken great pains in rehesrsng it, and
it should be well patrenized. Miss Annie
Libby viii appear as "Laila, Miss Cora Wood
man as Fairy Queen.
The Schubert Qusrtette are engaged 10 sing
forthe Universalist Society of Yarmouth
Wednesday evening next
Sam Hague's Minstrels will be at Portland
Theatre on Monday and Tuesday, the Goth and
21st
The Portland Minstrels open their season
with an entertainment at Saccarappa next
Wednesday evening at Warren Hall. The
programme which is a most excellent one, con-
sists OF singing and specially acts of the COM
pany, with music by Grimmer and orchestra.
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels will be at
City Hall Nov. 24th
One gains an extremely clear idea OF the
merits of Mrs. Langtry actress from the
criticism that appear in the New York papers
In he Of hos oil De- IL
ssiss hes instinct or Intelligence belonsrins
to the STAGE" but has 'the essential qualities
for dramatic artist" and "true artistic
faculty." She is also deficient in humor'
and sall her affinities are with pleasure and
mtrtb," while there is nothing constrained" in
her acting, which is affected and artificial
and thoroughly 1.-THE manner of a prefes-
sional." She was enthusiastically received"
by an audience which expressed it's gladness In
resounding applause" which was Sat no time
enthusiastic. . AS for her appearance, it is of
that marvellous beauty found OILY in Greek
gems, figures Of the Parthenon frieze, silver
coins of Syracuse ETC., and also of that COM
monplace type (which may be found on our
streets at any time" Her voice is "rich,
pleasing, clear and smooth, ane is of thin
quality, the tones of which are painfully shrilr'
She employs intelligent and appropriate ac-'
ton and is strained and awkward" If Mrs,
Langtry doesn't know all about herself after
this it is clearly her own fault.
1t was a waxwork show in Paris, so the story
runs, that Marie Van Zandt posed herself in a
vacant niche as wax figure, There soon
came along lofty lady, who looked at the
charming face for a minute, and said, $50 this
is Mile. Van Zant, is it? Quite pretty but no
likeness. | never would have recognized it if
1 hadn't been told"-and here she stopped, for
the face was grinning at her, aud the wax fig
ure was bounding along the aisle, to the be-
wilderment OF the critic and the delight of the
crowd