The Portland daily press., 1882-09-15

COQueIcOb. III. Olsphdih
Veontine. ..... ........ Miss Fannie Hall
Aoustlque....... ...... ....Mlss Annie SoineiFihs
sTooKBRDGEs COURSE.
The advertisement in another column gives
full particulars of the concert and lecture
course under the management of Ira Stock
bridge. The sale of seats will commence at
Stockbridge's music store tomorrow morning
at o'clock. The numbers will be given out
at o'clock.
RENTz-sANTLEY.
The Harrisburg, Penn, Telegraph says of
the Rentz-Santley troupe which will appear at
Portland Theatre, Monday: "Those who Wis
tied the Grand Opera House last night were
delighted with the performance of the Rentz'
Santley novelty and burlesqe company. There
were many entertaining features of the per-
Torrance, and the audience show ed its appro-
baton of the various participants by the most
liberal applause" Seats ready to-day
LAWRENCE BARRETT.
At the sale of seats tomorrow for Lawrence
Barrett's performances of Shylock and David
Garrick, to be given at Portland Theatre next
Tuesday there will be great rush. Mr.. Bar
rett has gained renewed health and strength
by his European trip, and will take hold this
season with increased vigor. The company IN
support is substantially that of last season.
JOE wHEELoCK AS WARDoUR.
Joe Wheelock appeared at Detroit Monday
night in "Richard Wardour" reconstructed,
and the Detroit Tribune says: Mr.. Wheelock
has been frequently commended in these col
umns as an actor whose art is so superior as to
raise his representations far above the level OF
mediocrity. The charm, the breadth, the
strength and the magnetism of his acting
were again demonstrated in this new role. He
came tardily upon the stage in the hrst act TO
find cold and apathetic house, but his en-
trance transformed Indifference into Gales
cent sympathy which increased into glow
under the infectious ardor OF his Inspiration.
There have been few more intense moments
in Detroit Theatre than those IN which ne
held his auditors entranced by the charm OF
his reading and the destinations OF his facial
expression while telling in the ice hut the
story of Wardour's misery and the revenge1ul
eagerness of his hate. Mr.. Wheelock swayed
his house without apparent effort while ne IN
the meantime sat motloness and with folded
arms 1t was remarkable exhibition OF quiz
ct restrained dramatic power. lie ID all the
more entitled to this praise in view OF the fact
that whatever interest the performance pos
sessed was centered aim est wholly IN him
alone.
After danning the pay as weak melo-
drama, the critic says: "The comedy is thrown
into the body of the matter in chunks and IS
SO indlgestible as to give one the mental dys-
pepsia to recall it. The love sentiment IS
mawksh the introduction of the characters
awkwardly contrived and the piece, in hne,
critically considered, failure save for the Ell
forts of Mr.. Wheelock, Nr. LOOMS, Mr.. Free
man, Miss Lillian Joyce, Miss Amelia Watts
and Mrs. Post and the exhibition of some pic
turesque scenery representative OF the ICY
north Clever actors and an inventive stage
carpenter, however, cannot atone for the I'M
projections of Wardour which will be repeat.
ed again this and each succeeding evening OF
the week.
Miss Latham of Peaks Island will give
concert at City Hall, on the 28th inst, when
she will make her debut. She is said to possess
an excellent contralto voice ard has studleo
hard under Nine. RudersdoH and others. ohe
will be assisted by the Portland Concert Com
pany-their first appearance-by Miss Marion
Osgood, the Boston violinist, and Miss Addle
Reed, soprano There should be tirst-rate
house.
| besides Introducing the people of America to
the alteration of the sunfower and the lily, is
apparently desrous of founding new system
of dramatic criticism. He attended the per
Torrance of play at New York, the other
night. aud at its close sent note 70 tne cniel
actress in the cast, commencing her work IN
general, but asking her ito consider whether
the formal black and red horizontal stripes IN
the lining of her cloak in act five did not De.
| stroy by their observation-disclosures the effect OF
her drapery and the long lines of her figare?'
and if she did not think "a plain dull red color
would give the same color effect without the
distraction of q commonplace pattern?' This
idea is worth carrying out, SO that hence1ortn
we NAV not inquire whether play is well
done or not, but whether this actor did not de-
stroy the effect of gloomy passage by wearing
red necktie, or whether that actress would
not have given better expression to her JOY
in certain scene if she had worn polka-dot
dress instead of a striped one. A critic on
this ''lay'' would get the credit of possessing
an immense amount of subtlety and be consld-
cred very deep fellow indeed" For all that
MI. Wilde's criticism is a just one, and good
deal of the effect many actresses might pro-
duce is lost by an ignorance of the artistic tit
ness of things.