The Portland daily press., 1884-11-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

YOUTH.
oThe spectacular melo-drama of Youth - as pre-
sented by the Boston Theatre Company, is familiar
to our theatre-goers. Last night audience of
good proportions witnessed the play, and gave
many manifestations of pleasure The BATTLE the
departure of the troops and the other strong fea-
lures Of the piece were given in realistic manner
The music was given by the orchestra from the Bos-
ton Theatre, and the xylophone playing was espe-
cially good.
The personnel of the splay differed from that of
the cast of several seasons ago. Mrs. Barry, Miss
Kingman, and Mr.. Redmund were no longer at the
fore, but Mr.. Frazsr-Coulter acted Frank Darling
ton with intelligence and force, Miss Rachel Noah
that of Mrs. Walsingham with grace and feeling
and Miss Grace rhomes that of Eve with consider
able power of fascination. The other parts were
fairly distributed. Miss Alice Veaze, Bangor
young lady whose stage name is Alice Verner,-
took The role of Alice Wenlock with proper simple
ity and without exaggeration.
The High School Cadets Of this city, under COM
maDd Of Lieut. Nickerso gave their famous silent
manual, with their old time skill, during the prog
ress of the play.
Nine. Nilsson gave her farewell concert in Lon
don before sailing for America in the Royal Albert
Hall, Wednesday afternoon. The great hall was
crowded with fashionable and most enthusiastic
audience. The artistic event of the concert was a
trio, which was superblv sung by Mime. Nilsson
Miss Minnie Hank and Nine. Trebeln The male
soloists were Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr.. Charles Santley
and Signor Foil.
An effort is being made to build new theatre in
Boston, and the site proposed is covering sever
al small estates lying between Washington. Bowl
ston, fremont and Avery streets. Application was
recently made to the inspector of buildings for
permission to erect on this site theatre capable
of seating 800 persons, the entrances to be from
Washing, on and Avery Streets The auditorium
however, was to be in the second story, plan of
construction which is strongly dsapproved by In
speetor Damrell and the permission to build was
net issued 1t is possible that tie projectors of the
place of amusement may modify their plans
snd carry out their intention OF building
Speaking of the new baritone of the opera company
now singing "Tannhauser" at the Metropolitan
Opera House, the Tribune says: "rhe former rep
resentative OF beautiful singing in the representa-
tion was Herr Robinson, baritone, and the Wolf
ram Of the evening. He is gifted with a voice of
great beauty and power and his vocal training has
plainly been much more thorough than that of any
other artist among the whom DR.. Damrosch
them His part in the opera is largely lyrical and
he WAS therefore, enabled to exhibit his powers to
good advantage, though not, we fancy, to their
best Perhaps he will give even greater pleasure
when he is permitted to sing music less cloaked in
sombre melancholy than that of Wolfram"
This is what that journal says of Twelfth Night'I
Its chief beauties are Miss Ellen Terry Viola,
and Mr. irving IS Mavolio. Both these perform
admirsble-the latter especially So it be-
ing in truth the first embodiment of this eccentric
being seen here of late years. since the time of
Walcot and Gilbert in the character, that has
made him an actusl human being, capable of feel
ing passion and suffering PAIN well of causing
| mirth and pointing moral. Mr.. Irving presented
him with vivid distnctness and firm execution and
with wealth of delicate tracery of subtle mecL
| ism to which his more thoughtful auditors gave
quick response of delighted appreciation, but to
which no more than passing reference is possible
now. He was several times recalled, the letter
scene in particular, eYokipg hearty laughter Miss
Terry in Vioa presented beautiful image of boy
like grace, and she delivered the with fine in
telligence that descended into and penetrated and
illumined every line. But her performance bad
| less than was anticipated of poetic charm and of
| that half-coEcealed sadness which, mingled with
Viola's glee makes her so pathetic, we'll as be-
wtchng. 1t best in the element of PLAY fulness
| and in the comedy treatment-and most engaging
piece of work. More of this matter cannot now be
| spoken. 1t sufices for the moment to record for
the revival of Twelfth Night good success aud
one that ustifes the thoughtful endesvor and Law
| ish uberality with which it has been made,