The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-27
The New Musical Critic.
Boston Transcript

The new musical critic of the Cranberry
Clarion was great card. Nobody who
gazed upon his gossamer limbs, his specta-
cled orbs or the air line crease which divided
his hyacinthine locks into equal sections on
either side his bullying brow, could doubt
this for an instant.
The managing editor, an earthly creature,
however, had his doubts about the ethereal
young man; but as the musical critic had
come well recommended, the managing edi-
tor stifed his doubts and showed the young
man his desk.
The first job the young man was given was
to do the opera on the opening night He
sailed forth in stunning evening dress, with
full score under his arm and his heart
bulging with melodious anticipations.
Returning, and having finished his cri-
tique, he took it to the managing editor, who
babe him sit down and read The stuff aloud.
The young mans soul was terribly shocked
that his splendid composition should be
called ''stuff.' However, he began, with
as good grace as he could under the circum-
stances, as follows:
'sThe iuneful sweetness of the maestro's
chef d'euvre was never interpreted with
more engaging esprit d. corps than by the
artists in this melodious aggregation. The
chromasic tihts were iaia on Win prodi-
gahty Oh ierVor lnat suoilmated the appoggl-
tura ana apotheosizeu Tue contrapnhtal tono
waves ,.. :.
Hoid az! exclaimed Ihe managlng edl-
ssMeanw calculated the musical critic;
now DO you suppose know? I've done
work for the great dailies, and nobody ever
asked me what | meant. Shall go onY'
The managing editor nodded, and the
young man proceeded:
AND apotheosizea inc contrapuntai tone
waves Win uynanc expulsion. olgnora
ocreecno"l, the pilmest prima donna, was
Ia ner pest VOICE, improved as II was Dy
siignuy catarrhal snaulng wnicn eradlcated
enose lncisi v, murinurs winch tckie only
Tue ears Oh tne amateur ioyer Vi Tue warning
muse, Her enuohpoiht was granny eHec-
i've, anu no Worus can nope 10 ueplce the
calaciysmlc eHect OF nef doice Iar hlente IN
tne oraVora passage ID the seventeenth
par
dont calch on worth cent, sadly
mufmured the managing editor; but as
you have worked on the great dallles, 1 sup
pose It's all rlght. !.
Inc young man SAID yes" and went
on;
" -
lacked WIFI consuihihate apiolhs, advanced
IN coluinh ny uiylsion cl seu III mass, ana
carried Inc works OF Inc great !, maestro by an
adrq 2n movement OVEN IN ecnelon. !, AZ o.,
was there a battle-scene IN the operas'
lnnocentiy inquired tne managing eaitof.
battie sceneg e1claineo the young man,
contemporary. 10, slr no oatIie other
t ti tne iofceiui CONNECT oi iyricai acous-
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ue l.p i i, ,,,.au
DuI ehe SiinidA " III, Lnelinoooe sianueol
was as,aiiieu wnen m,ie. nohio' .ls elsra-
contraito, eneeleuIne is,. 1ne coisisn ll f'.
ness q ner tunetui Tongue was snmet1rng
astounding IN us cas,ra-uivan eHecls. Inc
chiaroscuro OF her adanle-andagio was com
plementeu periectiy W .ne Ialuule Instance
OF her aaaglo-an anle, ana lne Two achieve-
menls togetner coruscalea through the
mouse WIN an tne giAee anu wiIcnery Oh the
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twenty arslcles, ann not Que Oh lneh was eV-
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