Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-17


 | and evening at the American Theater. The company is a strong variety organization and gives fine performance. The afterpiece is very funny.
 W. H. RIGHTMIRE.
 The Rightmire party open weeks en- gagement at Peck's Grand Opera House next l Monday evening. The company numbers eighteen performers, among them Bill Ger main, the celebrated marksman Admission ten cents, reserved seats twenty cents. Tick l cts obtained at the box office.
 JOSEPH MUPRHY
 The play at Carll's Opera House last evening, in which Joseph Murphy and fine company appeared, gave much pleasure to the audience assembled. It was s'Shaun Rhue." and MT. Murphy has made himself famous in it. The play has been given here several times. MT. Murphy grows in pop ularity and power every season. This afternoon ''Kerry Cow" will be given and as it is the three thousand and first perform ance, MT. Murphy will present the ladies at- tending with beautiful silver horse shoe, 8 souvenir of the occasion. These souvenirs may be seen in the window of Hurle's store corner College and Chapel streets. Mr Murphy also plays this evening.
 MARGARET MATTER.
 In the course of criticism of Margaret Mather's performance of "Leah, the For saken," the Boston Herald says: 'The more we see of Miss Mather's acting this season, the more closely we study her methods and aualyze her processes. the more firmly con- vinced we are that she has made a marked advance since her last visit here. She is fast learning the technique of her art, the import ance of repose, the necessity for subordinat- ing details to broad effects, the true relative value of by-play, the difference between nat ulal expression and stilted elocution She is not only learning these, but, what is more difficult, she is unlearning many of the things which last season it was evident she deemed necessary to success, but which were really faults" Miss Mather appears at CarITs Mon day evening.
 JosEFFY's PIAN0 RECITAL.
 Last evening the Atheneum was filled with 8 large audience of such of our inhabitants as are known as patrons of art and culture When the programme showed us that for more than two hours one man playing the piano had undertaken to entrance our senses, we doubted whether any artist could &C., complish this result, but when we saw the youthful pianist approaching his instrument we felt certain from his manner that de- lightful evening was before us. He opened the recital with Haendel's ''Passacaille. and at once entered into the hearts of his hearers by his interpretation of the classical school of the first masters of the primitive piano forte composition. The second part of the programme contained compositions of l Schubert and Beethoven. Josefy, by his l ~nlo Svnr khn @R composers, showed that he fully mssterel l their deep and symphonious style. Part 3, which consisted of compositions of | Schumann, Bargiel and Heyman, and all, so | to speak, poetical pictures. was rendered by him as by an artist sppreciating every shade | and color. His playing of part 4, con- taining the most popular polonaise and noe turne of Chopin, manifested to the audience the great charms of Ohopin's music when rightly interpreted by 8 true artist and in tect we never heard Chopin played as last D1ght. Josefy's own competition, ttAt the Spring" which he played at this stage of the greatly delighted the audience, Tor 1t almost seemed as if he scattered branches of spring flowers amongst his listeners. In the last part of the programme, which consisted of compo. itions of Liszt, he exhibited himself n all his glory and power. The audience Eere spellbound, and we could hear many lk1 N4AoA Ao Ao0 6SE uCA HIS AhS6 uO66g sex- pressing regret that the concert was ended
 Mir. Joseffy in his playing combines gaeat 'ower with an intelligent conception. In is LiAnissimo playing. however, he excels very other living artist.
 The piano at this recital was Steinways& ons' concert grand, an instrument of such erfect, and at the same time delicate me- hsnism, as to respond to the slightest ca- ess of the player. We never heard any ther instrument which brought forth such ones of marvellous power. and which in it's les of ton ecolor. which even in the fortissi-i 10 passages never became harsh or uupleas- nt to the ear. z'