The Portland daily press., 1882-01-30
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
cHANnLFR,s RAND.

CHANDELIERS BAND.
Tomorrow evening the first concert Will Do
given in Chambers Band course at City Han.
Nine. Urso's reputation is SO we'll established
here that the mere mention of her name will
attract a large audience Mrs. Fannie Hawes
has reputation as a soprano singer equal to
any in New England. Mr.. Will q. Chandler
will display his proficiency as q clarionet
soloist. The following will be the programme
Overture to "Zampa' a'......................H .Herold
Chandler's Band.
Air Varie -Clarionet Solo. thornton
w. e. Chandler. va.
Ernani Involami .....-.-....''Ne Nefui
Mrs Fannie Halves. ,,,,ou,.us,,,
Russian Airs w NlenlaWShi
Nine. Camilla Urso.
Deserter's March. -. Arranged by Fred ter Linden
Chlndler's Band.
iuA' = - Chandier;s Band.
Concert Polka for four coTnets. farioW
Messrs. Tyler, Lindall, Moore and BROOKS: r,o,
She Wandered Down the Mountain Side. .,..,.Ciay
Mrs. Fannie Hawes.
The celebrated Thema and Variations on
the G-string only, upon the prayer 1,.ro,;r;
Nine. Camilla Urso.
Observation-Disclosures .........,' sSuppe
Chambers Band
BARRETT.
Next Wednesday the tickets for the Bariele
performances will be ready at Portland
Theatre. We regret that Mr.. Barrett has
chosen the 'sLady of Lyons for the matineer
no matter how good his Claude may be, since
the Lady OF Lyons" is not drawing card
here except under exceptional circumstances,
and wish "Richelieu" could be substituted.
Mr. Barrett's advent is eagerly looked forward
to by the theatre going community
NOTES.
The musical and dramatic editor of the CHI
eago Tribune lately accepted position on tne
Herald and the various reporters were detalieo
to write up the theatres. Here is the religious
editors account of the Abbott Opera Company
in Ezra Diavalo'':
"a large congregation was highly edited
last evening at the Grand Opera House by
choral service given by Miss Emma Abpott, as
sisted by a large choir. The services consisted
Of scenic oratorio, entitled Era Dlavalo. .wnIch ,
being interpreted means Shun the Devil. The
work, although undoubtedly beneficial IN lis
fsnal results is rather too liberal for the ortho-
dox Miss Abbott sang her music very pretliy,
but we would suggest that her costume pc aad-
ed TO somewhat. Mr.. Castle, the tenor OF the
choir has voice, which is not what 1t ought
to be. The choristers did some very good work
and several chants were very well rendered.
We detected q desire on the part OF some OF the
congregation to applaud They evidently had
forgotten where they were. In the second part
of the oratorio there was an innovation which
even the unorthodox were unprepared
for This consisted of Miss Abbott taking OH
some of her outer ha6iliments and going TO Ded
before the congregation. We disapprove OF
such actions very much, and fall TO see now ex-
hibitons of the kind can benefit the church
in the slightest. We were glad to note that
while she went through these actions many OF
the brethren in the congregation, especially the
older ones in the front pews, closed the sight
on the stage from their eyes by means OF dou-
ble-barrelled arrangement, which seemed to
cover both eyes completely. Tonight Miss Alb
bott will sing in cantata entltled Chimes OF
Normandy"
ssMusic," saws one of the correspondents,
wants to have classical composition, and Jot-
ted down what he thought the music meant.
The programme gave the following description
of Wagner's "WaldwebenA which the cores
pondent didn't see until he had written his
own idea out:
"The young hero, Siegfried has iast slain
the dragon Fafner Some of the blood falls on
his hand; he pnts it to his mouth, and the
taste enables him 10 understand the language
of birds. The leaves rustic overhead, and the
sunlight glances down through the branches and
uuiyers on the ground. Siegfried falls to mus
ing sadly on the mystery OF his birth. Sudden
ly the, lovely notes OF bird sound overhead.
The bird tells him that beautiful maiden,
Brunhilda, is asleep the summit of
mountain surrounded by fire. Only he can
pass the flames unnamed who has never learn
ed fear To learn fear is Siegfried's aim, and,
with passionate burst OF eagerness, ne plds
the bird lead him to the fiery mountain"
This is what the correspondent wrote:
ssA youth wanders into the garden. Amid
the vegetables he walks, while the birds sing.
Suddenly his eye falls upon watermelon. sHe
is attracted to it, despite long and sustained
note of warning upon the trombone). lie ap-
proaches it, he toys with it, they fall. He then
begins to move sadly On his sin. de moves
uneasily. Hc means. He cries aloud in
voice which is almost a cream. His agony is
expressed in long sosteRato upon the piceolo).
His dolour becomes greater. He writhes IN
pain. Suddenly, with a passionate burst OF
eagerness, he goes for the doctor.
Mr.. Joseph Wheelock will visit Frank
Curtis this week. Can't he be induced to play
one or twice before his return?
The Dramatic Times Philadelphia cores
pondenJ says: "Mr. Curtis has done just the
thing to injure the value of Saml of Posen,
by allowing it to be doctored The play in its
original shape was by no means perfect
piece of stage work, but was much superior to
its present shape The greatest damage is
done to the climax of the third act, which has
been completely spoiled There has also been
introduced few old time gags.
The Times says; "Miss Dora Wiley, whom
we last saw as Nine. Favart was incompara bly,
Miss Lewis superior, and yet Miss Wiley was
by no means an ideal Madame Favart: Ii
takes not alone a good singer, which Miss
Wiley is, but an accomplished comedienne,
which Miss Wiley is not, to do the part
justice"