The Portland daily press., 1891-10-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
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THE ORGAN RECITAL.
Inc early season and beautiful summer
weather stlii prevents large attendance at
tue congress Square organ recitals and vet
they are very attractive. The "Berceuse. %
composed by Mr.. Duncan, proved n lovely
composition and was flatteringly received
MISS Knight sang delightfully."- as she always
does. Both artists were encored.
THE CHOIR FESTIVAL.
Preparations are being made for a
great musical event in Portland
the latter part of this month. 1t will be the
first annual festival of all the vested choirs
In the Diocese of Maine. There will be in
TINS notable gathering one hundred and 6fty
DoyS ana nifty men, from Portland. Bruins.
WICK, Bath, Rockland, Lewiston, Gardiner.
augusta and Bangor. The festival will
special music for the occasion is now being
rehearsed by all the choirs named.
'NIoBE."
Ike Boston Globe has this to saw Of
"Niobe." which will be given for the first
time here next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings: There is scarcely a sentence or
situation In "Niobe" which is not breezily
merry. The comedy is constructed on novel
and original. With rare tact everything of
an extensively suggestive nature has been
avoided; every burst of applause and every
roar OF laughter Is won by means wholly
fundamental idea of the piece, showing
creek civilization In contrast with happen
lngs In a Fifth avenue drawing room. is ex-
ceedingly funny and cleverly contriyed are
the complications ensuing.
JOSEPHINE CAMERON.
Speaking Of Josephine Cameron and her
company who will appear at Portland theatre
tonight, the Buffalo Courier says: FORGET
Me-Not," Henry Merivale's sensational
drama. Miss Josephine Cameron appeared
In the title part of the drama at the Star last
night Her work and that of her company
showed Intelligence and pains. Nobody can
teii Just what makes page of Ruskin glow
with genius. Ii genius could be defined and
copied, any body might be a genius. The
words that Ruskin uses, anyone may use.
But nobody can be another Ruskin. The
forms and methods employed by Mary An
derson may be initiated by aly player, but
they do not make her another Anderson.
The quality of histrionic genius transcends
all critical analysis. In Miss Cameron's
work there Is manifest severe study"
NIGHTS FRoLIC.
Speaking of Miss Helen Barry and her
company who will open the Stockbridge
popular course tomorrow evening for two
nights, the Hartford Courant says: "Miss
Barry has had distinguished career on the
stage: She is royal looking woman. in
credit regina" as Virgil says. She is every
incn queen. and 1T Is as a queen of comedy
that she takes rank In England with Ellen
Terry and Mrs. Kendall. She created the
Tom Taylor and w. S. Gilbert. AS a man.
ager she has produced some of the most i'm
portant plays of the epoch. The fame
OF her costumes has gone abroad,
Every year she visits Worth and Felix at
amples of their art. The enormous duties
which she paid to the New York custom
house on the dresses worn by her in Che
nights Frolc" were the theme of long con-
tlnued comment In the press. Her uniform
artist specially employed by NJ Felix for the
costiliest gowns of Nine. Sarah Bernhardt.
her scenery, painted expressly for her pur-
poses by Mr. Vocytln, Is carried in a special
car, and SO great is her love of realism that
sne mas bought two dogs for the capital scene
OF the second act of "a Nights Frolic" One
OF these dogs. which are st, BerDards coming
direct from the Hospice on the St. Bernards,
mountain, Is called Knight and the other
clusively of artists Miss Barry does not
Delieve In the policy of "a star and a COM
pany OF sticks There is not one of the
ladies' and gentlemen surrounding her that
has not attained prominence In some walk of
the profession.
Mr.. John WEIGH has gone to New York for
three months musical study.
The Portland Singers, Harvey Murray,
conductor, began the rehearsal of Whitney's
Dream Pictures" Friday night.
Misses Hattie johnson and Mabelle Stafford
will give concerts in York county the coming
week. Miss Stafford will return to the Bos-
ton School of Oratory this fall.
1t appears that Jack Royal of the Sixty
second" a play written for Harry Lacey by
A. z. Wheeler, better known as Nym Crinkle
has achieved pronounced success. 1t is
romantic military play in five acts and a
prologue, with scenes on the Hudson river
the tunnel In Manhattanville, the Manhattan
iron works AID an armory. Its action is
during the period of '63, principally in New
York and from all accounts IL bids fair to
win fame and cash for author and actor.
The farewell performance of "Robin
Hood" by the Bostonians in Philadelphia,
was made particularly pleasant for George
rockingham. A few Of his many friends TOOK
advantage of his last appearance as Friar
Tuck to present him with a testimonial of
their regard. Accordingly. after one of his
funny scenes he was called to the footllghts
and handed. by the leader of the orchestra,
ike miniature ham. 1t was a scarf pin,
made of heavy gold, enamelled to represent
the choice specimen of the article that has
made Cincinnati famous. 1t looked like
polied ham and across 1t was band in
Scrihpd HFrothinu