The Portland daily press., 1889-01-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Miss Myra Goodwin, with her excellent
company Of comedians, will appear at Port
land Theatre, In E. X. Kidder's ISIS" on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. There
was good advance sale of seats yesterday.
The New York World says: 1.-The young
star has most certainly made most favor
able impression. Her specialties are ex-
ceedingly pleasing, and her makeup In the
many characters which she assumes is artis-
tic"
THE NINTH sTocKBRIDGE.
Speaking Of Mrs. Alice j. Shaw, the cele-
brated whistler. who will appear in the
Stockbridge entertainment, Wednesday eve
ming, the London Vanity Fair says: Whist
ling is dreadfully easy accomplishment to
the boy In the street, but as fine art il is
uncommon. Indeed. never imagined there
was any kind of art in it, fine or otherwise,
until l heard Mrs. Shaw whistle an air from
one OF my favorite operas. The notes came
out with a. clarion distinctness, and as
pleasant 10 hear as the song of ripe-yoiced
musician. while the absolute novelty of the
performance multiplied its charm. An ex-
ceptionally handsome and winning presence
no doubt contributed to Mrs. Shaw's success,
and she may count on cordial welcome next
season..
Remember that tickets for the Stockbridge
Popular course, which embraces the great
Gilmore Jubilee concert; the American
Opera Company; KEENAN,. the Siberian
traveller; the Spanish Students, and other
talent, can now be secured.
Whether Patti sings three notes lower
than before OF not. there is a young lady
pupil of one Of Boston's resident vocal
teachers who can sing higher than Patti
ever could. Her voice is phenomenal one,
and she takes B Hat above in alt The
young lady Is studying faithfully under one
OF the best instructors. with the intention of
appearing In opera. She resides in the
vicinity of Boston and comes of musical
family.
Fritz Giese, the first cello player in the
Symphony Orchestra, was missed from his
place Saturday night. The cause of his alb
sence was an accident which he met with in
New York, injuring himself slightly and dam
aging his 5000 cello. The cello was made in
1851 by AntOnius Stradiarius, and was OBJ
tanned by my father from Charles Schubert
the celebrated cello player, who died In st.
Petersburg many years ago. My father was
cello player and a friend Of Schubert's,
and on one of the latter's trips through Hol-
land my father saw the Instrument and
wanted to buy It,. Schubert would not sell
It, but agreed with my father that his will
should be SO made. that the cello could be
purchased for a certain sum, and so, upon
Schubert's death, the instrument came into
my fathers possession. always wanted il
after became judge of instruments. and
on one of MY trips asked my faith sr to let me
haveit. Knowing my strong desire for it.
he said he would give 1t to me IL would
take II as my share Of the inheritance.
consented gladly, and have had 1t now for
many years 1t Is my favorite. i should not,
however, have been without good instru-
ment, even had this one been lost, for have
several good ones, and among them
Nicholas Amati Of very sweet tone made
about 1850. The Stradiarius is the best,
though 1t was one Of the first style be
made, rather broad and full than long and
narrow, like some of his later ones"