The Portland daily press., 1882-01-14
MUSIC THE AND DRAMA.
KEENE, THE TRAGEDrAN.

KEENE, THE TRAGEDIAN.
| The tickets for Keene's performance of
Richard, to be given Monday night are SELL
| ing we'll at Portland Theatre. We have al
ready referred to the comments made on the
Interpretation by exchanges and published the
cast. Tuesday he will appear as Macbeth and
the Richmond Dispatch says:
Rarely, if ever, has been seen in this city a
| finer representation of the barbarous chieftain,
who first comes to notice as fiery chivalrous,
brave man, but who, following the dictates of
fate, falls to the lowest depths. Mr.. Keene
captivated the audience last night when he en-
tered the Stage with helmet on head and axe
swinging from his wrist, and he never re-
leased them until his task was done and part
concluded. No scene of the play was more
powerful in its impressions than that OF the
courtyard, where the preparation for the muir
der OF Duncan was made, and the awful results
following it, "Sleep no more, Macbeth doth
murder Sleep" fell from the actors lips and
struck upon the ear of the audience in tones of
the deepest despair. In the banquet scene
Mr.. Keene has ample room in which to display
his remarkable powers of imagination, and his
acting IN the fancied presence of his victim
was awe-inspiring in the extreme. The closing
acts were carried out without the slightest loss
of vigor, and the last closing struggle OF the
usurper was highly realistic.
PORTLAND MINsTRELS.
The Portland Minstrels will appear at
Grand Army Hall next Wednesday evening.
This organization includes Ed. Armand,
George W. Elwell, Fred and Willie Lopez, j.
Flaherty, Pete Condor, Johnnie Greeley,
Eddie Clary, j. III. Symonds, Messrs. Carey
and Doyle, and others. The programme will
consist of negro specialties, songs by a lady
ouartette and other features of interest. Grim
mer's full orchestra will furnish music.
WEBER CLUB.
The concert given by the Weber Club at the
st. Lawrence street church last evening proved
very pleasant occasion. Notw outstanding the
unpleasant weather the church was nearly
filed The concert opened with the selection
'sOn the breeze by the Weber Club; followed
by the duet son bank, by Miss Merrill and
Mrs. Pratt. A solo, rendered by Mr. FL. L.
Houghton was sung with much feeling. The
song Little Mountain Lad' by Miss Merrill,
displayed very fine soprano voice. All her
notes were very distinct and clear. She was
greeted with a rapturous encore and responded
with the ballad "Twickenham Ferry" Miss
Clara Cobb played the accompaniment with
much feeling.
The Weber Club are meeting with contin-
ued success. Next month they will sing at
Hallowell and they have other engagements
during the season. Mr.. Morgan, the conduc-
tor of the Weber Club, is worthy of common
dation for his interest in the club and in the
advancement of music in Portland.
NOTES.
The Tableaux of Erin will be presented at
Portland Theatre the oath and 25th.
The Advertiser learns that the Edouin COM
edy company will soon appear at Portland
Theatre. in t'Dreams in a photograph gall
lery."
PATHS three Cincinnati concerts produced
$28 600
Dan Maguinnis, the Herald correspondent
iu "Mcnael Strogoff, was presented in Provi-
dence with gold pen and pencil.
Mr.. Alfred De SIEVE, young and brilliant
French violinist, has formed concert COM
pany with Miss Daisy Hall, and W. I'll. Sher-
wood the pianist.
Music, a Review, says that concerts don't
pay in New York That two concerts given by
the Philharmonic Orchestra of sixty picked
men, assisted by well known vocalists, cost
$1,000 and the receipts were 5000. A lady
who wished to debut, was told by Mr.. Dittman
that unless she had money opay the loss, even
with the Thomas Orchestra, Campanini and
others, she couldn't draw expenses.