The Portland daily press., 1883-03-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
NORMANDY CHIMES.

/ N0hMAND1 CHIMES
! The Ideals can congratulate themselves on
the audiences they have drawn in Portland
during their season of three performances, and
deservedly So City Hall has been packed at
each entertainment and the net receipts must
| show something handsome. Last evening
| Normandy Chimes" one of the prettiest and
| most sparkling operas known to the STAGE was
| presented and most worthlly. There were Of
| course some few short comings, but as whole,
| the opera was satisfactorily rendered. Several
| of the most familiar airs were warmly encored
and the artists responded. The strongest feat
ure of the performance was Mr. Whitney's
Gaspard. 1t was powerful piece Of acting,
while it isneedless to say his singing was de-
lightfnl. Miss Stone was bright and full of
chic as "Sarperlette while Miss Timer was
coquettsh and charming as Germaine. Mr.
harl was good as the Marquis, and Mr. Nor
sell sang the romantic music of Jean with
nucn sweetness and evidently made himself a
favorite with his audience Messrs Frothing-
nam ana Sturglss We're pleasing as the Bailli
and Notary. The choruses were all good and
both the servants chorus and the castle chorus
were encored. The orchestra accompanied ac-
ceptably and the opera was well mounted. Mr..
Stockbridge ID to be thanked for the excellent
amusement he has afforded music lovers
MARGARET MATHER.
Miss Margaret Mather will appear in Port
land March Goth, 9th and 2Sth as before re-
ported. She is the new dramatic star and will
draw three crowded houses. The Boston
Traveller said of her Juliet
"If in the first realization of loss it was felt
that Juliet was buried in Adelaide Nelson's
grave second thought assured us that art is
eternal and immortal, and does not die with
the artist; that the passionate poetry and inn
agery OF that character would find new and
lifting Interpreters. That under favorable con-
dltions Margaret Mather may prove herself
one of these seems probable. Nature has been
lavish In many ways in giving her special en-
doWmentS for the stages to these she has add
ed admirable training and high personal
ideal OF achievement. In her impersonation
of last evening no outward detail of stage
business was ignored, and in many instances
these details received artistic treatment at her
hands. Her costumes are simply of marvel
ious beauty and worn with a natural grace
Her poses are effective, and the expression of
sentiment is exalted TO finer quality in that
she never exaggerates an effect.'
PAT RooNEY's COMBINATION.
An exchange says:-A crowded house greet
ed Pat Rooney and his excellent company at
the Academy last evening, and though the
performance was similar to that given on for.
mer occasions in this city, the enthusiasm was
none the less hearty, or prolonged on account
OF it. Little Kate Rooney was, of course, the
star of the evening" and the cordial reception
she received showed the place she held in the
hearts of the audience. Pat was as original as
ever and pleased everybody. Chas. Ell. Hoey
gave some marvellous exhibitions of his In
dian club swinging, and the performance of
the Stirk family on their bicycles was wonder
ful, winning merited applause. The remand
er OF the company did well and fully sustained
the reputation Mr.. Rooney has SO long enjoyed.
Next Tuesday Mr.. Rooney's company will APP
pear at Portland Theatre
THE LYCEUM.
But three more opportunities remain to see
the taking performance at the Lyceum. The
house is crowded every night.
NOTES.
Bosworth Post have engaged Charlie Collins,
who will appear at City Hall in Reward the
last of April.
At the Bowdoin Grammar School in Boston,
on Myrtle street, in the year 1870, were three
little girls whose ages then ranged from ten to
twelve years, who have since become we'll and
favorably known in the dramatic profession
Portia Al5ee, who has played Eva for several
seasons in "Uncle Toms CABIN Ada Gil
man, who was for some time connected with
the Boston Museum, a petite parsonage of the
Lolita type, and Georgia Cayvan, who has won
so many laurels throughout the country in the
last few years.