The Portland daily press., 1883-10-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.


will be favored the coming winter with
musical entertainment that can compete with
the concert given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, at City Hall, last evening. The
various numbers on the programme were not
selected as severe classical compositions in
tended by mere for musical people of the high
est culture, but they were all Of that character
that is emtrrced In the term ''the best music"
they we're all calculated to educate the taste Of
the public, they were happily arranged on the
programme, and, what is more than all, they
were played superbly. AS a testimonial to the
orchestra the great audience sat throughout
the two hours as quiet as il in a church, except
when they broke forth in long continued ap.
plause. Mr.. Henschel has reason to be proud
of his men, and the orchestra OF their conduc-
tor. The drill last evening was worthy of
Theodore Thomas. The bowling in unison, the
smooth and finished tones of the brasses, the
body and delicacy combined of the strings, the
excellent quality of the wood-wind, the general
coloring and shading. the quick response to
the gesture of the leader all these things were
marked A musician who has heard the or
cbestra frequently said 'they are srrpassipg
themselves tonight"
1t is unnecessary to dwell at length on each
number of the programme. The march from
Rats Lenore symphony-which was last play
cd here by the Thomas orchestra lat the
Tietjens concert If we are not mistakenly
captured the audience and compelled the first
genuine enthusiasm of the evening. Its wierd
aud fantastic effects, combined with
Its very marked time, appeal at once
to the Imagination, and the hearer
fancIes be sees the troop of demons
pursuing the unhappy knight. Immediately
following this came the bright, sparkling over
ture to the merry Wives of Windsor" with
its theme like love song, continually inter
rupted by the maddening, vitohing strains of
Spanish dance. Gounods funeral march of
marionette, proved one of the oldest
duaintest and most delightful numbers on the
programme. The overture to civilian Tell''
was magnifcently rendered-the cello solo
most feelingly played by Mr.. Muller-and ftlv
closed this splendid concert.
Miss Emily Winant possesses mezzo
soprano voice OF good quality and power, and
graceful and pleasing harper, and both Miss
Winant and himself were most cordially re-
ceived To the credit of the orchestra and
sololsts be 1t said no encores were accorded
Anolo 10 ono iea1ur6 tpat Will nave to be
remedled in City Hall if audiences are expec-
ted TO sit out concert in comfort. That cleo
URIC light over the stage must go If not all of
them. 1t is enough to ruin the sight to have
to Sit staring at those great white arc lights all
OF an evening; The temperature of the hall
was very comfortable in the centre but people
about the corners complained of drafts.
KEELoGa CONCERT.
The Kellogg concert will prove one of the
musical of fba
Theatre should be packed to its fullest cana.
city Friday night. Miss Kellogg's reputation
is too well established to require an extended
notice from us at this date She is, our ex-
changes say, in excellent voice this season,
and has delighted her audiences wherever she
has appeared. Nine. Carreno Ia one of the
most popular and finished pia1ists In the
country and always pleases the most cultivated
musical people. Ferranti, the buffo singer. ia
great fav0rite. Mr.. Rhodes is the yiolinist
OF the troupe and will no doubt be we'll re-
ceived. Tickets should be secured at once.
CAMPANINI
The critic OF the Boston Transcript speaks
of Campanini's debut Monday as follows:
The condition of Campanni's voice was sad
surprise to his admirers. have never heard
him sing Faust SO poorly. The melancholy
truth is that his voice is not so good even as it
was two years ago. There was always huski-
ness or cloudiness in many Of his notes, and
his rest of year has not improved his voice
He sang with great refinement and taste, but
in the stronger passages his voice wonld not
respond to demands made upon it. 1t gas, in
fact, almost painful to see him try to throw
the old ringing quality into the notes of his
upper register. Even his A-fat could hardly
be heard i'm the back of the house above the
orchestra, and in concerted music be was at
sad disadvantage. In the Hobbies and smoking
room I heard many expressions of regret that
he should have so little left of his once fine
voice.. 1t was patent to the audience before
he had sung i've bars of the duet in the first
act that he was in a bad way, and the rest of
his performance only intensified this opinion
His inability to throw any life into the
moderately high note was strikingly illustrated
in the trio before the duet, where it was only
with the greatest exertion that he touched the
note at all.
The New York Tribune saws: 1.-THE fears
which had been generally felt that Sig. Cam
psnini would not show c. M lete amendment
OF the faults which were so conspicuous during
his last season lat the Academy of Music were
unfortunately realized. Occasionally the old
time sweetness and again occasionally the old.
time manly ring were apparent in his notes
Dut tney were always weighed down by the
evidences of labor, and the brilliancy OF the
upper notes with which he used to fire an au-
dience into uncomfortable enthusiasm, was
gone. The rest of year which he has taken
has not repaired the ravages of the last five
years.
MAPLEsoN's NEW VOICES
Speaking of the new voices Mapleson brought
out at the Academy in New York Monday the
Tribune says: "Sgnor Vicini possesses tenor
voice which, without being extraordinarily
winning in the quality OF its tone, is of suff.
Gent strength to command respect 1t gives
evidence of thorough training, and is capable
OF showing to better advantages, perhaps, than
it did last night. Signor Vicini has the un-
fortunate habit of singing, one might almost
say, with clenched teeth, a defect which is
scarcely counterbalanced by singularIy clear
and distinct enunciation. The basso, Signor
Cherubni, has voice which will make its
owner useful member of the company.
NOTES.
Dan Maguinnis and company will be at
Portland Theatre on Friday and Saturday,
Nov. ID and Sd, in lille Reilley."