The Portland daily press., 1883-02-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
LIE VOYAGE EN- Suisse.

l IN FoxAUE Eh BulSsks
The Hanlons appeared at Portland Theatre
In tneir most amusing extraganza in three
acts entitled lie Voyage en- Suisse" to a large
audience last evening. The piece as we have
said, is made up of the incidents of journey
through Switzerland, undertaken by an elderly
individual and his young bride. The husband
Is made the object of humorous attack and
annoyance, by certain assailants-young fellows
and servants-personated by the Hanlons and
their company. Some of the incidents occur
on board sleeping car and some at an inn.
One of the prosecutors is enamoured of the
bride whose lord is thus assailed The Hanlons
personate car hands, custom house inspectors,
and, indeed, assume various DISCUSSES enter
log with the greatest vim and sincerity into
their frolcsome adventure, whereof the ser
'ous purpose is to rescue lady from a bad mar
riage. 1t should be said that the bride herself
who is not yet a wife-connives at their
mischief All along the current of the pro-
ceedings thus indicated there are comic occur
rences-interruptions delays, accidents, etc.,
ard amidst these the Hanlon performers are as
v1g1iant, incessant and restless as SO MANY fire
flies. The situations Of the piece require rapid
changes, q just discrimination as to characters
and highly trained faculty for the exercises
OF the gymnasium. Nor are the Hanlons alone
worthy of praise The other members of the
company ,-Messrs. Carroll, Greene, Arnold,
Sinclair are almost as agile and possess good
deal OF comic power. The concerted music
and choruses were well rendered. The blowing
up OF the Pullman train was capitally man
aged, and all the tricks were neatly performed.
drimmer's orchestra were very happy in their
new selections. Only two more performances
will be given.
ROBSON AND CRANE
Shakespeares Comedy of Errors" is one or
those wild exuberances of wit in which the
poet has given full rein to his fun and fancy,
and made mad havoc with the probabilities. 1t
is one of the most difficult of his comedies to
represent, because it is not often actors can be
secured of sufficiently coDgenial temperaments
to play the two Dromios and the Antipholi.
OF the Performance it must be said that any
thing more delightfully."- and unroariously funny
has never been seen upon the stage Robson
and Crane will appear at Portland Theater,
Monday and Tuefday next in this play, and
the sale of seats will begin this morning.
THE LYCEUM.
The various performers at the Lyceum have
made hosts of friends, and they give an enter
tainment that is very enjoyable. Emma All
bott is very bright and dressy, and Geo. Suns
puzzling feats are well done. OF course Harry
Richmond is just immense.
THE LONGFELLow CONCERT.
There was good advance sale at Stock
bridges yesterday, and we mnst advise our
readers to purchase their tickets for the Long
fellow concert at once, as they will fail TO get
seats unless they apply in season. This concert
will be great novelty, as all of our musica,
societies are to join, and music has been ar
ranged expressly for this occasion. Kotzschmar's
Excelsior will create a furore in itself, we are
told by the initiated. AS trains will run in
from adjoining towns, @ large number of
tickets will be required for our country friends
and our towns people may miss securing good
seats unless they apply at once.
NOTES.
Music and Drama, of New York, speaking
of Archers last organ recital, thus speaks Of
Miss Bryant Of this city.
Much interest was excited by the debut of
Miss Margaret Bryant, young contralto in
whom Annie Louise Carey (Mrs. Raymond)
takes kindly interest She possesses voice
OF exquisite quality, that is deliciously pure
and equal throughout q somewhat extended
compass. Artistic earnestness aud real mnsi.
cal instinct are qualities already conspicuous,
and 1t is pleasant for once to be able, conscient-
iously, to record the combination of vocal and
intellectual qualities in the person of One IL d.
vldual. She sang an aria from Max Bruch's
"Odysseus' with an amount of classical refine
ment that was unexpected in the case of so
young an artistic. She will prove an invaluable
addition to our concert contralti, and her future
success is an assumed fact, as her modest and
unassuming demeanor indicates the real votary
OF art, and there is consequently 10 fear that
her great and real success of yesterday will
Interfere with her studies-a fact that is a
pleasure to chronicle.