The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-16
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
JUSTIN ADAMS,


JUSTIN ADAMS,
Tonight Mr.. Justin Adams, supported
by his stock company, will begin an en-
gagement at Portland theatre Tonight he
will appear in drafted" An exchange
says:
The G: a; r, boys were much
tested their appreciation by liberal ap-
plause. The piece mirrors the genius of
Mr.. Adams all through 1t and it is said by
the manager that 1t has met with warm APP
prevail wherever it has been produced.
The work Of Messrs. Adams and Bellair
and the Misses Burnham and Hillman was
prominent last night by the manner In
which each entered into the spirit of the
play and made the characters assumed by
them reality. In the fourth act an op-
p0rtunity was given for ,me speciality
work which consisted Of selections by the
male Quartette. solos by different members
OF the company and a recitation by Mr..
Adams. His selection was appropriate to
the play-"Sheridan's ride" and the COM
radeS were enthusiastic In their applause
at its Close The dancing of Miss Burnham
and Mr. Regan was also much admired.
THE KNEIsEL CONCERT.
The last Of these delightful series of SUBJ
scription concerts will be given at Kotz-
SEMINAR. hall tomorrow night. There are
still good seats for tue evening on sale at
Stockbridge' stand they should be obtained
at once.
MISS EMMA EAAES's DEBUT.
The New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal thus speaks Of the debut
OF Miss Emma Eames MRS. Julian Story
In that city Monday night:
''The Abby 81 Grau French and Italian
Opera Company began an engagement of
thirteen weeks tonight at the Metr0p0liton
Opera House. The audience was almost
as numerous as the room would hold In its
boxes and lower portions. There, was
brilliant display OF gowns and jewels. and
an obvious. spirit of cheerful expectancy
was abroad. The managerial promises had
an inspiring ring about them. and the
public had come prepared to be pleased.
The opera was G0unod's "Romeo ct
Juliette," which was sung In French.
Miss Games Is singer OF good intuition
and fine gifts. Her voice is scarcely large
enough for a room like that In which she
was tonight. But Is has an individuality
of color that is as agreeable as the indi-
viduality which marks her acting. Her
most ambitious effort was the arietta In
waltz time in the first act. And In this she
was great disappointment. 1t was heart
less singing and technically imperfect.
Infinitely better from every point of view
aimed at truthful defamation and not at
vocal display. She Is strikingly beauti-
full Juliet.
Moreover. Jean Ds Reszke, the tenor, is
more generously equipped with artistic
obility, histrionic and musical, than with
voice. His brother EdouArd, q basso, with
q quality tending toward the baritone, was
the Frese Laurent Of the opera, and gave
greater pleasure than any other male
member OF the cast outside Of the tenor
Inc audience was generous In its express
sions OF great approval Of the work of Miss
Eames and the brothers De Reszke.
The New York Tribune agrees with the
Journal correspondent
The Times says: "Miss Games Is the
p0ssess0r of a sweet and and full soprano
voice, OF timbre about midway between
that Of the most plentiful kind of colora-
ture soprano and that Of the average dra-
matte singer. Her style Is agreeable. She
sang her music last evening In q most
painstaking and conscientious manner.
Her chromatic scale In the waltz song was
one of the cleanest and most finished bits
OF colorsture singing lately heard in this
city. AS already intimated, Gonnod's
Miss Eames's acting is quite equal to the
demands made upon 1t In the part. She
sang the duets with Romeo very tastefuIly.
and was warmly applauded.
The Herald says: "Miss Eames Is not
an actress of remarkable parts. but she is
so very graceful in face and figure, so per-
feet type of the ideal Juliet That her very
lack OF animation IN certain scenes seems
70 M the part 1t was not until she
reached the waltz which Nine. Patti has
made so famous that Miss Eames made
decidedly favorable impression. The
really beautiful quality of her voice. which
Is wonderfully pure, true and bell-like, to
use a:much abused adjective, quite cap
tured the house. The waltz was so much
assured by applause, Miss Eames sang it
Infinitely better than at first
NOTES.
The last performance of "McKenna's
Filtration" drew another large and en-
thusiastic audience to Portland theatre
last night.
Bear 10 mind the Jack FrSyt reception at
Chestnut street vestry tomorrow evening.
capital entertainment will be given In
the evening.
Mime; Albani. Of the Abbsy-Grau Grand
Opera Company, Is suffering at Chicago
from severe cold and sore throat, and her
place will have to be filed in New York
next Friday evening.
Fritz Giese, the we'll known 'celloist. 40
well known In Portland, who met with
serious injury to his arm some time ago.
mad successful operation performed Mon
day upon the injured member, and it Is
hoped that he will in short time regain
its perfect use.
On Friday and Saturday, the 25th and
18th. "The Great Metropolis" will be the
attraction at Portland theatre.
Messrs Barry and Brennan were en-
tertained Monday evening, after the per-
Torrance at theatre, by Portland Lodge Of
Elks, In their new rooms.
William GormaE Wills, the well known
English dramatist is dead, at the age of So.
He wrote the "Man O'Afrlie" -Lawrence
Barrett,s fav0rite play that he produced In
Portland several times--sCharles l" which
irving brought E0ut, Jane Shore" In
Wnicn ,1eneyleve Ward made such a hit at
the Qld Rnrflor,d