The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-01
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA:


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A suite of rooms has been retained at the
Falmouth Hotel for Minnie Hauk. the prima
donna, who arrived last night from Boston
accompanied by her Husband, the Chevalier
Hesse-W artegg, and her mother. With the
exception of about score of seats, City Hall
has been sold out and the favorite singer will
be greeted tonight by as fine and large an au-
dience as she is accustomed to sing to in New
| York or Boston.
Her programme contains among other
pieces her celebrated "Echo Song" of Tau
bert, which elected so much enthusiasm
wherever she sung it, The London Daily
Telegraph told the following amusing incident
regarding this song; At reception given by
the Prince of Wales where both she and Ad-
elina Patti, a friend of hers, were present,
the Prince asked Patti to sing the "Echo
Song" Patti, however, declined and point
ing to her colleague, who happened to pass,
she remarked that she did not desire to in.
trnde upon Minnie Hanks domain. The
echo Song is not remarkable on account OF
| any display of vocal fireworks staccati and
| shakes Of the old Italian school; but it affords
| an opportunity to show the absolute control of
| singer over her voice, changing suddenly
from fortissino to pianissimo, and the So
colled mezza yoce, IN which Minnie Hauk has
| nosrival.
! Another favorite song of the programme
will be the "Habanera" of Bizet's grand
opera of Carmen" which she crested at the
| Imperial Opera House of Berlin, in London
NOUS. Handel's CANCELS ever bright and
| fair" is also among her list of songs.
Minnie Hauk will wear at the concert to-
night cream colored satin dress, with Span
L. III a. l. XNT~ ~
after the latest fashion.-an item which may
| be of interest to the fair portion of the audi
| ence.
The artist will leave Portland on Thursday
morning for Louisville, KY, and will con-
tinue her successful concert tour through the
Western capitals. returning to New York in
December, where she will most likely Join
Her Majestys Opera Company again Tor few
nights. dozen OF autograph albums have
been awaiting the fair prima donna at the
autumnal fog and autograph hunters are the
only plaques celebrated people have to contend
with now.
The following will be the programme;
Piano ESolo-March Julienne. !. Meyerbeer-Iiszt
Mr.. Sternberg.
Romanza Lovely Marie, from .sUndine". .Lortzing
Mr.. Fessenden.
'i''-'' Signor Campanari. - : D'NN-i'
Angels Ever Bright and Fair ;.........H Handel
Mme Hauk.
signor and Nine. Campanari.
Echo Song iYci Eckert
S Gayotte. Sternberg
o Pia1i0as0 (sylvis s;:,:,:r. DeliDss-steraboFg
() G sieh NIGHT NIGHT ....op 1, No. 1, Nicholai
(O Das Hirtenmadchen. ....op IA, Josephson
Mr.. Fessenden.
10y Habanera (Carmen) ................ -. Bizet
Violin Solo-Spanische Dance. .Sarasate
Sgnor Campanari.
Er glish Song The Rhine Maiden -, ...... Smart
Mr.. Fessenden.
Duet for violins. -. :. Weber
Signer and Nine. Campanari.
THE LYcEUM.
There is complete change of programme
and actors at the Lyceum Theatre this week.
Among the new attractions are Retardo and
Shaw, the female impersonators; Randall and
Woodson, song and dance artists and acrobats,
and others. Miss Ida Mortimer Wally Gibbs,
Little Carrie, Fred Mortimer, and the rest of
the company remain and good entertainment
is provided. Don't forget the free matinee, for
ladies and children only, to-day
HAZEL KIRKE.
This popular play, as presented by the Mad-
son Square Theatre Company, requires no az
tended advance notice at our hands. The play
has been performed at Portland Theatre for
two successive seasons, and always to the de-
light of the large audiences. That the houses
tomorrow and Friday night will be equally
large there can be no doubt The tickets are
selling well.
wAsHBURN's GIGANTIC ENTERPRISE.
II Mr.. Washburn's gives as good a variety
entertainment on Saturday night at Portland
Theatre as he did five years ago, then all
holders of seats will be amply repaid. He
promises better one and therefore there
should be large sale of tickets.
coLoRED JUBILEE SINGERS.
The Tsnnessean Jubilee Singers gave con-
cert in Congress Hall last night. They rem
dered many of the old and new campmeeting
melodies. Tonight their last concert will be
given.
NOTES.
Manager j. K. Tillotson makes some
changes this week in the cast of his company
supporting Maude Granger in the Planters
Wife," Harry Lacy, late Of the Madison
Square, will become leading man, vice Sir
Randall Roberts, and Charles Bowser, the orig
inal Pittacus Green in Hazel Kire,f' will sue
coed Mr.. j. W. Summers in the comedy part
of Simeon Simcoe.
November 18th and 14th the Lingard com
pany will appear in Camille" at Portland
Theatre. The Baltimore American says: "We
have had Rhea and Davenport, and Rogers,
and others, but none of them gave us such
conception of Camille as did Mrs. Lingard.
Many persons said they had really never seen
the character in its true light before. So ut
tery did she lose herself in the part that at
times the tears ran down her cheeks in tor
rents. Certainly, she gave masterful rem
dition of Camille"
This is how the Aurora (nl.S critic criticised
Clara Louise Kellogg: "Kellogg's diaphragm
has evidently not, like wine, improved with
old age Her upper register is upstairs near
the skylight, while the lower register is closed
for repairs. The aforesaid Kellogg performed
her triple act OF singing, rolling the eyes and
speaking to some one in the wings at the same
time. Her smiles at the audience were calm,
but determined; but her smiles at the 'feller"
hid behind the scenes were divine. Her sing
ing, when she condescended to pay attention
to the audience, to my critical ear (the other
ear being carefully folded up) seemed to be a
blending Of the fortissimo, crescendo, damfino
or care, either. Her costume was a harmoni-
ous blending of the circus tent and balloon
style, and was very gorgeous, barring ten
dency to spill some of the contents out at the
top"
The Boston Gazette correspondent says
speaking of Mrs Langtry Admirers say
that her photographs do not do her any kind
of justice, for her beauty comes as much from
her expression as from her features. As l
heard foreigner say, "Yas, she has pretty
face, but that eez not all. 1t eez re attach Of
re head All! 1t eez re attach" Meaning by
that that her head is beautifully set on her
shoulders A friend of mine met Mr.. Tillot-
son, Mr.. Abbey's manager, on Monday, and
asked him what he thought of Mrs. Langtry
"She is exquisite, my dear sir; you never saw
anything half SO beautiful; she exceeds my ex-
peetations." He went little further down
Broadway and met Mr.. Brooks, of Brooks &
Dickson. Mr.. Brooks had been down to the
Arizona to meet the Wyndham party, so of
course he saw Mrs. Langtry. "Well, what
did you think of the beauty" Beauty" ex-
claimed Mr.. Brooks. "She is pretty, bat you
can pick out five thousand prettier right here
on Broadway. She won't hold candle to
Miss Chalgrove, who supports Mr.. Wynd-
ham," Ny friend laughed, for he had seen
Mrs. Langtry in England, and knew very
we'll that she was beauty. Turning corner
he ran into James Morrisey, the inventor of
the abbott kiss" $50 you saw Mrs. Lang
try, and what do yon think iof her?" why,
dear old boy, she's no beauty; sheS has no fig
ure at all; she can't hold candle to Emma
Abbott for figure" SIS she as pretty as Miss
Abbott2" "Now come, dear old boy, you're
joking me, yon know you ars," and the in
ventive genius walked sadly away The re-
suit Of all this interviewing and advertising is
that the auction sale Of seats for the Langtry
performances was largely attended.
The French Lecture Course.
The third in the French course of illustrated
lectures at City Hall will be given next Mon