The Portland daily press., 1884-11-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
YOUTH.


OF all the plays which the Boston Theatre Com
pany has presented in this city during the past
three years, Youth is of the best and its per-
formance in Portland season ago was success
in every sense. It is full of telling situations has
agood dialogue, is spirited in action, and has all
the elements which go to make up an effective and
realistic mvlo drama. The views of Beechly church
in summer and winter are good; the Thames is
shown in pretty set, with moving panoramic eff
feet; the yard of prison is display ed with vivid
realism in its details of prison uniform and urison
work. Especially and strikingly good is the fifth
scene, where ''troopship'' receives the soldiers
and departs with them, military band. a drum
and fife corps, and relocated regiment conspir-
ing to make the stage brilliant and at the
same time. At the intrenchment in the sixth tab
1eau, is witnessed of the most spirited and ef-
fective hand-to-ha fights that we have ever seen
upon the stage. Portland Theatre should be filled
tonight.
ORGAN RECITAL.
In spite Of the storm, q good.sized audience at
tended the organ concert at Congress square church
last evening, and were afforded musical treat of a
character too infrequently heard in Portland Mr.
Carter by the artistic rendering of the organ num-
bers showed himself worthy of the high reputation
he enjoys. Especially noticeable was the dndante
from Beethovens Fifth Symphony. with its rich or
chestral eoloring; Kullak's Pastoral introducing
many beautiful effects, and Meyerbeer's March
from LIE Prophetic. Mr.. A. E. Pennen sang Sancta
Maria with organ obtigato, with power and fine ex-
preston, and to well deserved encore gave "Ihine
Eyes so Blue,' By Lassen. Miss Brown owing TO
cold. was unable to appear, and Mrs. Morrison ilcd
her place on the programme, rendering Gayotte
from Mignon in an acceptable manner The Lost
Chord, with organ 06tigGto, was finely rendered by
Mrs. Morrison, and Mr. Pennell, in his final num-
ber. gave capital rendering of the aria from
L44trjcGiRe.
NOTES.
A New York despatch says the trustees of the
actors fluid have completed arrangements for BEN
ets for the fund.- which to be given at the vari
Gus theatres in the large cities throughout the
country on Dec. 4th.
The remaining performances of Pinafore aud
the Grand Duchess at the Peoples Theatre should
draw tull houses. Only three nights moro remain
in which to see this talented company
dainty little figure, clad in rose-cclored wrap
per, tripped across room at the Clarendon Hotel,
In New York, Monday, with bright smile of vel
come lighting up her delicate festures, crown ed
with wayy golden hair. 1t was Mile Emma Neva-
da,-Miss Emma Hexom, of Nevada, who lVft
New York nearly nine years ago, comparatively un-
known. and returns as well known opera singer to
divide he honors of the season with Madame Patti.
She arrived early in The morning on the Aurania,
with her father, DIR. Wixom, who was with her dur
ing The day. Mlle Nevada will appear at the Acad-
envy, Monday.
A well-hlled house greeted Mile. Steinb lch, one
of Mr.. Mapleson's new mezzo sopranos, on hei first
appearance at the Academy OF Music in New York,
Monday evening, when she took the part of Leono-
nora, in La Favorita," The audience, however,
was more cold than critical, and the reception Civ
en- to the singer was not generous as her merits
would have demanded. But while Mile. Steinbach
did not cause disappointment the score of her
voice or technique fault miA hit be found because OF
lack OF dramatic force and fire, which was largely
redeemed in the strong passages of the last act
which, perhaps, the actress had been holding her.
seif in reserve. In the final scene with Fernando,
she unquestionably furnished performance of sus-
tanned intensity and pathos. Mile. steinbach was
well supported.