The Portland daily press., 1882-05-16
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
THE rRoupApouRs.

THE TROUBADOUhS.
Portland Theatre was packed last evening
with brilliant aud enthusiastic audience
who applauded and encored almost everything
in that delightful extravaganza "The Brook.
That remarkably attractive quintette OF art
lists, Misses Nellie McHenry and Ray Samuels,
Messrs Salisbury, Webster and Gourlay, with
their quips and cranks, eccentric dancing,
singing, and merry laughter, although some
what beisterous at times, still kept the audi
ence on the top-wave OF merriment and carried
them with them to the fall of the curtain.
rhe piece has been improved considerably
in the first act, since first presented here, and
is now one of tho best plays OF the kind known
to the stage. OF course Nellie McHenry was
host in herself just as bright, sparkling ana
witchy as she can be. Miss Samuels Is quite
pleasing Gourlay is awfully funny, Webster
is a much better actor than he used to be, and
Salisbury is admirable, and brings down the
house as usual with the tramp Inc "Iorpeqo
and the Whale" from "Ollyette nad 10 Do
repeated three times.
To-nicht the new play of "Fun in a Green
Room" will be presented. The piece is said
to be OF a character that bubbles over with
comical and absurd situations, sparkling dia-
logue, pointed hits, excellent slnging-oper-
attic, sentimental and comic; dancing OF the
neat order and Of the most grotesque descrip-
ton, recitations and feats of the pantomime
clown. In short, it is a conglomeration OF
bright, rollieking dashing, flashing pleasing,
side-splitting fun and humor, both clean and
wholesome.
The Portland Theatre will close JUNE 1st
Miss Milliken and Miss Bartlett will sing
the solo soprano parts in the Creation when
brought out BY the Haydns; Mr.. Will Stock
bridge, tenor; Mr.. j. B. Coyle, Jr:, bass, and
Mr.. Thomas Adams of Lewiston, baritone
pads Band IN th. Boston Casino this
Mr.. Lindall in the American Band OF Boston,
Mr., e. Aubrey at the Old Orchard House, and
Mr. Brooks at the Appledore.
Frau Amalia Friedrich MateIna, the prima
donna in whom Wagner was delighted to tnd
an artist equal to the personation OF Brun-
hide. and whose appearance at the recent
musical festival in New York was one OF It's
notable features, is to sing IN concert st MUSIC
Hall, Boston, on Friday evening, June 3, and
Saturday afternoon, June 4.
Ristori will play in this country next year.
The Buffalo Bill season Melted 100000.
The correspondent Of the Sunday Herald
says "Materna is as jolly as-well, as Annie
Louise Gary, whose entrance in the artlste's
room, in tthe Seventh Regiment armory on
Saturday afternoon, was the signal Tor general
kissing upon both cheeks, embraces in the
spontaneous and ELUSIVE foreign manner, and
all the osculatory embellishments OF welcome
and sa good time" Everybody was glad to
see Cary, and Gary was glad to see everybody;
She Rugged all the artistic boys and kissed all
the artistic girls, meanwhile half purposely
speaking in hoarse whisper that indicated
the siege OF illness she had been combating.
After she had been received with positive
rapture by the audience, however, her voice
rang out with all its wonted clearness, clarion
like, and filling the vast spaces of the armory
A difficulty arose between Mr.. Charles e.
Leland and the Curtis company, at Albany, on
Friday last which ended in the abrupt stop,
page Of "SamI Of Posen." Mrs Leland and
the agent of the company both made explana-
lions. The sheriff attached the money in the
box office and the audience withdrew.